Ferrara is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It is situated 44 kilometres (27 miles) northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River.

The Ferrara Jazz Club, formerly the “Circolo amici del jazz”, began its activities in the late 1970s. Since then it has given life to rich and prestigious events animated by illustrious names in the history of international jazz such as Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, Michel Petrucciani, McCoy Tyner, George Benson, Wynton Marsalis and many others.

Since 1999, the Ferrara Jazz Club has operated in the prestigious Torrione San Giovanni, a splendid Renaissance bastion (1493) and jewel of the ancient Este walls protected by UNESCO. Within this space – thanks to the contribution of the MIC Ministry of Culture, the Emilia-Romagna Region, the Municipality of Ferrara and Endas Emilia-Romagna – Ferrara in Jazz takes place with a concert series consisting of over eighty concerts from October to April.