Bobby Watson Quartet to perform in Palermo on 12–15 November for Brass in Jazz
The Bobby Watson Quartet is scheduled to perform at Palermo’s Real Teatro Santa Cecilia on 12, 13, 14 and 15 November 2026 as part of the Brass in Jazz 2026–2027 season, “Musiche del Nostro Tempo”. The dates were announced by the Fondazione Orchestra Jazz Siciliana – The Brass Group.
Introducing the concerts, the foundation highlights the alto saxophonist’s time with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, where he also served as musical director, and his connection to the hard bop tradition. The announcement does not name the quartet’s other members or specify concert times.
The programme continues with trumpeter Yazz Ahmed on 27–30 November and New York Voices on 10–13 December. The foundation describes the vocal ensemble’s Palermo appearances as part of its Grand Finale tour and states that the group will disband at the end of 2026.
Artists announced for January through April 2027 include Raphael Gualazzi, April May, International Gipsy Group with Francesco Buzzurro, Myles Sanko, Alfredo Rodríguez, Keyon Harrold, Gunhild Carling, Jeff Berlin Trio, Aymée Nuviola and James Taylor Quartet.
Alongside the theatre season, the Blue Brass Jazz Club at the Ridotto of the Santa Maria dello Spasimo monumental complex is hosting “I grandi concerti del Brass”, a series of screenings drawing on the foundation’s musical archive. Following the first screening on 8 November, further events are announced for 13, 14, 22 and 28 November 2026, all at 9 p.m., with free admission.
For the season’s concerts, the foundation lists ticket offices at the Real Teatro Santa Cecilia, open Tuesday to Saturday from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., and at the Spasimo monumental complex, open Monday to Friday from 3.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. Further information is available at http://www.thebrassgroup.it.