As part of the 2021 DC Jazz Festival, we are pleased to announce the performance of Italian saxophonist Marco Pignataro and his outstanding “Jazzet” featuring John Patitucci on bass, Alan Pasqua on piano, Cory Pesaturo on accordion, as well as emerging young talent Tyson Jackson on drums. Their evocative and powerful music is a blend of modern jazz with shades of Mediterranean, Folk & Latin influences. 

Pignataro is a Soho Recording award winning performer, a D'Addario Woodwind performing artist, and an endorser for Mauriat & Lupifaro saxophones. Marco also co-leads the Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI), the world’s premiere jazz center for musical creativity at Berklee College of Music in Boston.