From July to August, the historic Donne in Blues event returns! Bertinoro presents a major jazz and blues festival entirely dedicated to female artists. Renowned and emerging women musicians will take turns performing in the renewed Piazza Colitto in Fratta Terme.
All events have free admission.
Saturday, july 18th | 9:30 PM, Piazza Colitto Fratta Terme
- Piolanti Blues Trio
This new ensemble brings together three leading figures of the Italian blues scene, taking to the stage with a wealth of experience, passion, and an authentic connection to the roots of the genre.
At the center of this project is Sara Piolanti, a singer-songwriter from Forlì with a rich musical background and important collaborations. Winner of the prestigious Premio De André in 2011, her versatility and ability to convey emotion make every performance unforgettable.
Alongside her is one of Italy’s most respected blues guitar specialists, Marco Vignazia. With 30 years of collaborations with leading Italian blues artists, Marco has a highly expressive and evocative playing style.
Completing the trio is professional drummer Mauro Gazzoni. With experience ranging from jazz to blues, singer-songwriter music to classical repertoire, Mauro brings a rich and imaginative rhythmic language full of nuance and color.
The combination of these three musicians creates a Piolanti Blues Trio that does not simply perform songs, but “looks closely” at them, exploring their nature and nuances, making them their own without stylistic mannerisms.
Saturday, july 25th | 9:30 PM, Piazza Colitto Fratta Terme
- Monetta Trio
Valentina Monetta is a singer born in San Marino on March 1, 1975. She began her career performing with jazz and funk bands between San Marino and the Romagna region. In 2001, she took part in the talent show Popstars on Italia 1, and in the following years she collaborated with several musical projects, including Charme and 2Black. In 2011, she released the mini-album "Il mio gioco preferito".
She is best known for her appearances at the Eurovision Song Contest, where she represented San Marino several times. In 2012, she competed with the song "The Social Network Song (Oh Oh-Uh-Oh Oh)", which attracted significant media attention. In 2013, she returned with Crisalide (Vola), achieving one of San Marino’s best Eurovision results at that time. In 2014, with "Maybe (Forse)", she qualified San Marino for the Eurovision final for the first time. In 2017, she participated again alongside Jimmie Wilson with the song Spirit of the Night.
Valentina Monetta is considered one of the most representative artists in Sammarinese music.
Saturday, august 1st | 9:30 PM, Piazza Colitto Fratta Terme
- Mariapia Gobbi Quartet
Some timeless songs never stop revealing new layers with each performance: they live a life of their own because they carry the history of their time, their authors, and ours as well.
Rimini-based singer and songwriter Mariapia Gobbi, in close collaboration with pianist, composer, and arranger Gabriele Zanchini, leads the audience on a journey far from “standard” jazz, moving through jazz and blues rhythms.
From great American songbook classics to gems of Italian songwriting and explorations into contemporary jazz, the quartet offers its own personal musical statement—dynamic and deeply emotional.
An open-ticket journey along the paths of jazz, where words, music, and storytelling intertwine in a sonic narrative that naturally transcends stylistic labels.
