MEDIMEX stays firmly at anchor.
The 2026 edition of MEDIMEX takes place in Taranto, where the programme is spread across 7 venues: the University of Bari – Ionian Department, Teatro Fusco, Castello Aragonese, MArTA (National Archaeological Museum of Taranto), Caffè Letterario, Spazioporto and Rotonda del Lungomare. All from 17 to 21 June.
The University is the main venue of the Conference, with 7 panels on the programme: the venues, policies and audiences of jazz; the next European funds for music; the future of live music and the entertainment code; maps and data on music in Italy; the music scene between the United States and Europe; New York’s CBGB; pop, its legacy and its constant evolution. 2 networking sessions, with 28 professionals[1], are dedicated to the showcase artists.
At MArTA, the exhibition “Roberta Bayley: The Ramones, CBGB’s and NYC”: more than 50 selected shots by the photographer Roberta Bayley, documenting the birth of punk and defining its aesthetic. The photographer leads a talk at MArTA. 5 concerts on the Rotonda del Lungomare: Pet Shop Boys with “DREAMWORLD The Greatest Hits Live”, Agents Of Time, NYC Redux Band playing the music of the Ramones, Slowdive and Suede.
The special series curated by Antonio Diodato, “Le Strade del Mediterraneo” (The Roads of the Mediterranean), returns to the Castello Aragonese for its second edition. 3 artists in concert: Sara Gioielli, Davide Ambrogio, Sami Galbi.
At the Teatro Fusco, 5 Racconti (formerly Incontri & Racconti): “Il mare nel cassetto, the way of Franco Battiato”; “Round About Miles”; “Jeff Buckley: It’s Never Over”; “Musica nella mia mente, Carlo Massarini on Stevie Wonder”; “In cerca della Terra Promessa, Carlo Massarini on Bruce Springsteen”.
15 artists play showcases at Spazioporto: Scannapieco Geremia Quintet, Claudio Suriano, Andrea Marchesino, Taurn, Zoe Pia & Tenores di Orosei “Antoni Milia”, Gabriele Poso, Hambone, Alassane Badboy & The Conquerors, Stefano Palmieri, Malamore, Fra’ Sorrentino, DONBRUNO, Lit Up Fuse, Hate Moss, Lumiero. The University hosts the On the Move showcase. These concerts are joined by a DJ set with DJ Reborn, again at Spazioporto.
The University hosts the lessons of the Medimex Music Factory and of the Hip Hop Lab. The Factory is run in collaboration with Warner Chappell Music. The tutors are Mazzariello, Vincenzo Colella, Keezy, Gianni Pollex, Vincenzo Liguori, Estremo, Gianmarco Manilardi, Ludovico Mar, Gianluca Sibaldi, Filadelfo Castro and Michele Braga. The Hip Hop Lab, coordinated by Reverendo and Django Music, offers under-30s three masterclasses: rap, soul and jazz storytelling (Davide Shorty); calligraphy, gothic flow and street attitude (Gep Caserta); beatmaking and composition (Shablo). The Hip Hop Lab is completed by two “Words Playground” sessions: Murubutu on hip hop and literature; Shablo on beatmaking and entrepreneurship.
The Caffè Letterario hosts 5 book presentations: the Medimex Book Stories series continues.
The façade of the Castello Aragonese hosts the projection mapping show “Hey Ho! Let’s go!” by Roberto Santoro and Blending Pixels.
MEDIMEX radio, curated by Luoghi Comuni, broadcasts every day from the University.
Notes
[1] Arci Bellezza; Belive Events Srls; Monk; Ufficio K Srl; Secolare Festival; Django Music srl; SIGLA Eventi Soc. Coop. / Godot APS; GoMad Concerti srls; Mezzo Festival; Audere Srl; Officine Lux / Povero Ragno; All Things Live Italy Srl; Ozono Factory;Duemilagrandieventi Srl; Associazione Jana Project; Radicanto – Festival di Voce in Voce; Associazione 4’33’’; Festival Popolare Italiano; Associazione Tolfa Jazz; Premio Manente; Associazione Teatro dell’Ascolto; Alkantara Fest; Centro Adrimusic; Moody Jazz Cafè; Empoli Jazz; Al Vapore; La Piazzetta Jazz; Laguna Libre
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