NEWS

  WHAT'S HAPPENING 

  JANUARY 2024: BIG NEWS. VIRGINIA GENTA IS THE NEW  MOERS FESTIVAL IMPROVISER IN RESIDENCE FOR 2024, THE WHOLE YEAR IN AN INCREDIBLE PLACE, IN CHARGE OF SPREADING SPARKS ON GERMANY (AND BEYOND) 

  SPRING 2023: READY FOR TROGLOBATEM 2023!!! AUGUST 18 19 20 CONTAINER CITY STUTTGART, AS USUAL 

  NOVEMBER 2022: N.1 MELTING MIND ZINE IS OUT! IT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE MASSES AT KARTACLISMA COPY SHOP, BOLOGNA, ITALY, NOVEMBER 25 2022 

  JULY 2022: VIRGINIA GENTA WILL PERFORM SOME CRAZY ART + LIVE SOLO FOR SPRINT, AT HANGAR BICOCCA MILANO, ITALY, JULY 11 2022 

  SUMMER 2021: IT'S AFTER THE END OF THE WORLD. LOOK AHEAD FOR TROGLOBATEM FESTIVAL VOL. 4! IN STUTTGART AGAIN, GERMANY, AUGUST 20/21/22, 2021  

  JUNE 2021: VIRGINIA GENTA INTERVIEWED BY NICK METZGER FOR THE FREE JAZZ COLLECTIVE BLOG. READ IT HERE

  SPRING 2019: GET READY FOR TROGLOBATEM FESTIVAL VOL. 3! IN STUTTGART AGAIN, GERMANY, MAY 10/11, 2019!  

 APRIL 2019VERY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE EXPO "CAMERA MAGICA" BY VIRGINIA GENTA AND CANEDICODA, CURATED BY IN FACT AND IN FICTION! APRIL 18 TO MAY 4 AT SPAZIO CONTEMPORANEA, BRESCIA, ITALY 

  SUMMER 2017 :  GET READY FOR TROGLOBATEM FESTIVAL VOL. 2! IN STUTTGART AGAIN, GERMANY, OCTOBER 20/21/22, 2017!  

  APRIL 2017 : WE RECENTLY DESIGNED THE COVER ART FOR THE REISSUE OF "LIVE '75 " BY TELAIO MAGNETICO ON BLACK SWEAT   

  SUMMER 2015 :  GET READY FOR TROGLOBATEM FESTIVAL IN STUTTGART, GERMANY, SEPTEMBER 25/26, 2015!

  MAY 2015 : AFTER THE MAGICAL TROGLOFEST IN SANTA MARIA IN PUNTA, WE'LL BE GIVING A WORKSHOP ABOUT LATHE-CUTS IN VITTORIO VENETO ON MAY 10 

  APRIL 2013 : VIRGINIA GENTA INTERVIEWED BY JOE LALLY FOR SCENE POINT BLANK !!! READ IT HERE

  JUNE 1, 2011 : JOOKLO DUO INTERVIEWED BY JASON CRANE ON THE JAZZ SESSION !!! LISTEN IT HERE

 

  NEW RELEASES 

 TROGLO lathe cut - 7" - 40 COPIES - Virginia Genta " Suono non buono "  

 TROGLO TAPE  - C46  - 22 COPIES -  Virginia Genta / Bill Nace " Live Rats Week / Live at Ortliebs " SPLIT  

 

  NEXT TOURS & EVENTS  

 VIRGINIA GENTA - AMPLIFIED SAX SOLOS IN MOERS - MARCH 5 + 12 + 19, 2024 

 MELTING MIND - SPRING TOUR - ITALY, SWITZERLAND, HOLLAND, GERMANY - APRIL 17 TO 27, 2024 

 

  PAST TOURS  

 VIRGINIA GENTA IS THE 2024 IMPROVISER IN RESIDENCE OF MOERS FESTIVAL 

 SINERGIA ELETTRONICA - HAUS TOUR, 11 YEARS OF SINERGIA - NEUE RSDNZ, MOERS, GERMANY - JANUARY 19/20, 2024  

 JOOKLO XXL - PIGIAMA TOUR, NORTH ITALY - OCTOBER 30 TO NOVEMBER 4, 2023  

  TROGLOBATEM FESTIVAL - CONTAINER CITY, STUTTGART, GERMANY - AUGUST 18/19/20, 2023  

 JOOKLO DUO - AT BLURRED EDGES FESTIVAL - HAMBURG - MAY 28 + 29, 2023  

 JOOKLO QUANTIUS - COLOGNE, BRUSSELS, DEN HAAG, BREMEN - MAY 31 TO JUNE 4, 2023  

 JOOKLO DUO - AT MOERS FESTIVAL - MAY 28 + 29, 2023  

 JOOKLO XXL - SPRING TOUR, NORTH ITALY - APRIL 28 TO MAY 3, 2023

 JOOKLO FINNISH GROUP - FINLAND SHOWS - FEBRUARY 3 TO 10, 2023

 JOOKLO DUO - XMAS TOUR IN SWITZERLAND + GERMANY - DECEMBER 12 TO 18, 2022 

 JOOKLO DUO - LIVE IN MADRID - DECEMBER 3, 2022 

 JOOKLO DUO - SUD ITALIA TOUR - SEPTEMBER 28 TO OCTOBER 8, 2022 

 JOOKLO DUO - LIVE A VENEZIA - CINEMA GALLEGGIANTE - AUGUST 26 + 27, 2022 

 JOOKLO DUO - IN THE UK - AUGUST 10 TO 14, 2022 

 VIRGINIA GENTA - EXHIBITION + AMPLIFIED SOPRANINO SAX LIVE, HANGAR BICOCCA, MILANO, ITALY JULY 11, 2022  

 JOOKLO QUANTIUS + SAMARA LUBELSKI - CAROHUANA TOUR, ITALY JUNE 6 to 19, 2022  

 SINERGIA ELETTRONICA - ITALY TOUR, OCTOBER 30 TO NOVEMBER 7, 2021

 TROGLOBATEM FESTIVAL, CONTAINER CITY, STUTTGART, GERMANY AUGUST 20, 21, 22, 2021

 VIRGINIA GENTA - "ZIMMER ZAUBER" EXPO AT OPEN ALM, CONTAINER CITY, STUTTGART, GERMANY AUGUST 7, 8, 9, 2020  

 JOOKLO DUO - PERFORMING AT SANTARCANGELO FESTIVAL, ITALY, JULY 15, 2020

 YADER - NORTH ITALY MINI TOUR, FEBRUARY 20, 21, 22, 2020

 JOOKLO DUO & BILL NACE - ITALIAN TIMES, OCTOBER 22 TO 26, 2019

 JOOKLO QUARTET (Virginia Genta, Topias Tiheasalo, Tero Kemppainen, David Vanzan) - FINNISH GIGS, SEPTEMBER 24 TO 26, 2019

 JOOKLO TRIO (Virginia Genta, Brandon Lopez, David Vanzan) - SKANDITALY TOUR, SEPTEMBER 15 TO 22, 2019

 THURSTON MOORE & JOOKLO DUO - JAZZ IS DEAD, TORINO, ITALY - MAY 26, 2019

 TROGLOBATEM FESTIVAL - CONTAINER CITY, STUTTGART GERMANY - MAY 10-11, 2019

 VIRGINIA GENTA / CANEDICODA "CAMERA MAGICA" EXPO - SPAZIO CONTEMPORANEA, BRESCIA. ITALY - APRIL 18 TO MAY 4, 2019

 FREAKY SHIT FEST - SPETTRO, BRESCIA, ITALY - MARCH 23-24, 2019

 JOOKLO XXL - ITALY TOUR, MARCH 8 TO 17, 2019

 YADER - STUDIO RESIDENCY AT WORM ROTTERDAM + BELGIAN SHOWS - FEBRUARY 14 TO 24, 2019

 JOOKLO TRIO (VIRGINIA GENTA, BRANDON LOPEZ, DAVID VANZAN) - SWITZERLAND, GERMANY, ITALY TOUR, NOVEMBER 24 TO DECEMBER 8, 2018

 JOOKLO DUO - FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CHINA! LIVE AT OCT-LOFT INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL IN SHENZHEN - OCTOBER 13, 2018

 JOOKLO DUO - BACK TO GREECE (ATHENS & THESSALONIKI) - SEPTEMBER 28 TO 39, 2018

 JOOKLO DUO & METTE RASMUSSEN - RESIDENCY IN COPENHAGEN - SEPTEMBER 11 TO 25, 2018

 BRANDON LOPEZ, VIRGINIA GENTA, DAVID VANZAN TRIO - LIVE AT ROULETTE, NEW YORK CITY - SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 

 MAITRES FOUS + RAYMONDE - FRANCE & GERMANY TOUR, JUNE 15 TO 22, 2018

 SINERGIA ELETTRONICA - ITALY SHOWS, MAY 3 TO 7, 2018

 JOOKLO DUO & METTE RASMUSSEN - ITALY & SWITZERLAND SHOWS, FEBRUARY 23 TO MARCH 3, 2018

 JOOKLO GANG - ITALY SHOWS, DECEMBER 2017

 TROGLOBATEM FESTIVAL - WAGENHALLEN, STUTTGART, GERMANY, OCTOBER 20/21/22, 2017

 JOOKLO & RICCARDO SINIGAGLIA - EUROPE TOUR - SEPTEMBER 2017

 JOOKLO ZAPPA - EUROPE TOUR, MAY 6 TO 28, 2017

 TROGLOFEST - CASE DEL VENTO, CHIESUOLA DI RUSSI (RA), MAY 6, 2017

 JOOKLO NEW QUARTET - ITALY SHOWS, FEBRUARY/MARCH 2017

 JOOKLO DUO - LIVE AT MARATHON DER LIEBE, ZURICH DECEMBER 3, 2016

JOOKLO DUO & METTE RASMUSSEN - ITALY, AUSTRIA, SLOVENIA TOUR - NOVEMBER 4 TO 18, 2016

 JOOKLO MOE RASMUSSEN BAND - LIVE AT UNLIMITED MUSIC WELS! AUSTRIA - NOVEMBER 12, 2016

 JOOKLO DUO - GERMANY AND CZECH REPUBLIC SHOWS - JULY 16 TO 22, 2016

 JOOKLO DUO - US EAST AND WEST COAST SHOWS - JUNE & JULY 2016

 JOOKLO ZAPPA - CANADA AND US WEST COAST TOUR - JUNE 17 TO JULY 3, 2016

 JOOKLO & AL DOUM - SWISS, FRANCE, ITALY SHOWS - MAY 2016

 MAITRES FOUS - CENTRAL EUROPE TOUR, APRIL 2016

 JOOKLO DUO & HARTMUT GEERKEN - LIVE IN STUTTGART MARCH 18 + FREIBURG MARCH 19, 2016

 JOOKLO DUO + METTE RASMUSSEN - ITALY TOUR FEBRUARY 9 to 19, 2016

 MAITRES FOUS - FRANCE SHOWS - NOVEMBER 2015

 TROGLOBATEM FESTIVAL IN STUTTGART (Live: HARTMUT GEERKEN W/ JOOKLO DUO, FUCHS FLAMINGOS, EUGENE CHADBOURNE & SCHROEDER, AMANITA VULVA, FRANCESCO CAVALIERE & DAVID VANZAN, FIFTY FIFTY, BEAR BONES LAY LOW, GUNTER SCHLIENZ, SHO SHIN DUO, HEAD OF WANTASTIQUET, KOPFENDE, MINERALWASSER STUTTGART) - SEPTEMBER 25 + 26, 2015

 YADER - BELGIAN SHOWS - SEPTEMBER 2015

 JOOKLO DUO - NORWAY, DENMARK, GERMANY SHOWS - JULY 2015

 VIRGINIA GENTA, CHRIS CORSANO, METTE RASMUSSEN, JOHN EDWARDS - AT KONGSBERG JAZZ FESTIVAL, NORWAY - JULY 2, 2015

 JOOKLO DUO - PERFORMING A SPECIAL SET IN THE FRENCH ALPS (FERME DU FAI) FOR ECHOS FESTIVAL - JUNE 26, 2015

 JOOKLO DUO - CANADA & US EAST COAST TOUR - JUNE 1 TO 15, 2015

 JOOKLO DUO - UK TOUR - MAY 20 TO 25, 2015

 TROGLO FEST feat. METABOLISMUS + SAMARA LUBELSKI + BEAR BONES LAY LOW + GELBA + FRANCESCO CAVALIERE + DAVID VANZAN + LETTERA 22 + TRASHSOUND - S. MARIA IN PUNTA, ITALY - MAY 2, 2015

 JOOKLO DUO - ITALY SHOWS (GABICCE MARE, ROMA, NAPOLI, PADOVA) - APRIL 2015

 JOOKLO DUO + GELBA - ITALY SHOWS - FEBRUARY 2015

 JOOKLO DUO - DEZEMBER TOUR W/ METZENGERSTEIN - ITALY, SWITZERLAND, GERMANY - DECEMBER 13 TO 22, 2014

 JOOKLO DUO - AT METEO FEST MULHOUSE, FRANCE - AUGUST 30, 2014

 VIRGINIA GENTA, CHRIS CORSANO, METTE RASMUSSEN, JOHN EDWARDS - AT METEO FEST MULHOUSE, FRANCE - AUGUST 29, 2014

 SINERGIA ELETTRONICA - GERMANY + BELGIUM GIGS - AUGUST 16 & 17, 2014

 JOOKLO DUO - BELGIUM, HOLLAND, GERMANY, FRANCE GIGS - AUGUST 1 TO 29, 2014

 JOOKLO QUARTET - FINLAND TOUR - JULY 16 TO 24, 2014

 JOOKLO DUO - DENMARK + SWEDEN GIGS - JULY 11 TO 15, 2014

 JOOKLO DUO - NORTHERN ITALY TOUR - JUNE 19 TO 22, 2014

 JOOKLO DUO + BEAR BONES LAY LOW - USA WEST COAST TOUR - APRIL 14 TO 27, 2014

 JOOKLO DUO & BILL NACE - USA EAST COAST TOUR - APRIL 4 TO 13, 2014

 JOOKLO DUO + GELBA - GET THE PIANO TOUR - EUROPE - MARCH 6 TO 20, 2014

 SINERGIA ELETTRONICA - TOURING IN AUSTRIA, SLOVENIA, ITALY - FEBRUARY 15 TO 21, 2014

 JOOKLO DUO AT ALL EARS FESTIVAL, OSLO, NORWAY - JANUARY 9, 2014

 JOOKLO DUO AT COLOUR OUT OF SPACE 6, BRIGHTON UK - NOVEMBER 10, 2013

 JOOKLO DUO + FRANCE - FALL mini TOUR - SOUTHERN FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 27 TO 30, 2013

 METABOLISMUS FEAT. JOOKLO DUO - SUMMER TOUR - GERMANY + BELGIUM - JULY 1 TO 13, 2013

 JOOKLO DUO - UK TOUR - APRIL 2013

 SINERGIA ELETTRONICA - ITALY SHOWS - MARCH 21 TO 24, 2013

 JOOKLO DUO - SWEDEN + DENMARK TOUR - FEBRUARY 28 TO MARCH 3, 2013

 JOOKLO QUARTET - FINLAND TOUR - FEBRUARY 21 TO 26, 2013

 JOOKLO DUO FEAT. HARTMUT GEERKEN AT MUSICHE POSSIBILI X EDIZIONE, IVREA, ITALY, DECEMBER 15, 2012

 JOOKLO DUO - EUROPE TOUR - OCTOBER 2012

 CHRIS CORSANO, VIRGINIA GENTA, DAVID VANZAN - ITALY CONCERTS ! JULY 30 & 31, 2012

 JOOKLO DUO FEAT. ARRINGTON DE DIONYSO - ITALY GIGS - JULY 6,7,8, 2012

 JOOKLO DUO - PERFORMING FOR ORTHOGRAPHE AT VIE FESTIVAL IN MODENA, ITALY - MAY 25th + 26th, 2012

 JOOKLO DUO WITH BILL NACE - ITALY TOUR - MARCH 2012

 JOOKLO DUO - ON TOUR IN SLOVENIA, AUSTRIA AND SOUTHERN GERMANY - FEBRUARY 2012

 JOOKLO DUO - LIVE IN SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, AT APOSITION MUSIC FORUM - NOVEMBER 24 AND 25, 2011

 JOOKLO FINNISH TRIO (VIRGINIA GENTA, TERO KEMPPAINEN, DAVID VANZAN) ITALY GIGS FROM SEPTEMBER 25 TO OCTOBER 3, 2011

 NEOKARMA JOOKLO EXPERIENCE AT SAJETA FESTIVAL, TOLMIN, SLOVENIA, JULY 23, 2011

 JOOKLO DUO ON OSLOO BOAT FOR THE VENICE ART BIENNALE, JUNE 23, 2011

 JOOKLO DUO & BILL NACE - USA TOUR FROM MAY 19 TO JUNE 18, 2011

 JOOKLO QUARTET - FINLAND TOUR APRIL 2011

 JOOKLO DUO - UK TOUR FROM MARCH 8 TO 14, 2011

 JOOKLO DUO - LIVE IN ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 12, 2011

 NEW JOOKLO AGE - GERMANY, DENMARK, BELGIUM TOUR FROM NOVEMBER 6 TO 16, 2010

 NEOKARMA JOOKLO EXPERIENCE - PERFORMING WITH MERCE CUNNINGHAM DANCE COMPANY AT BARBICAN THEATRE, LONDON - OCTOBER 26 TO 30, 2010

 JOOKLO QUARTET ( GENTA sx / VANZAN dr / KEMPPAINEN bs / TIHEASALO gt ) - ITALY GIGS FROM OCTOBER 2 TO 8, 2010

 JOOKLO DUO - SARDINIA SECRET TOUR FROM AUGUST 11 TO 18, 2010 + ALBERO ROVESCIATO + DORO BENGALA + SNAKEBRAID 

 JOOKLO DUO MEET SABU TOYOZUMI - ITALY GIGS FROM JULY 22 TO 26, 2010

 JOOKLO FINNISH QUARTET LIVE AT QBICO UNITE XVII AT GLOBAL, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - MAY 8, 2010 + HARTMUT GEERKEN & DON MOYE + FRANK PERRY + SHIGGAJON

 JOOKLO DUO - USA TOUR - NY AREA FROM APRIL 14 TO 19, 2010 + CALIFORNIA FROM APRIL 20 TO 29, 2010

 JOOKLO DUO LIVE AT QBICO UNITE XV AT CAFE DU NORD, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 21, 2010 + COTTON MUSEUM + PHIL MUSRA TRIO

 PEAKING LIGHTS + JOOKLO DUO - ITALY GIGS FROM MARCH 17 TO 20, 2010

 NEOKARMA JOOKLO TRIO - EVO MAGICO IN BELGIUM - DECEMBER 2009

 TROGLOSOUND + QBICO + 8mm - RECORDS EXHIBITION AT ECOLE DES BEAUX-ARTS, LA SERRE 13 # , SAINT ETIENNE, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 24 TO 27, 2009 

 JOOKLO FINNISH QUARTET ON TOUR AROUND FINLAND - SEPTEMBER 22 TO 27, 2009

 JOOKLO FINNISH QUARTET ON TOUR AROUND ITALY - MAY 27 TO 31, 2009

 GOLDEN JOOKLO AGE (AS QUARTET WITH MAURIZIO ABATE) PERFORMING FOR THE MERCE CUNNIGHAM DANCE COMPANY “NEARLY NINETY” IN MADRID - APRIL 29 TO MAY 3, 2009

 GOLDEN JOOKLO AGE CENTRE EUROPE TOUR - MARCH 11 TO 22, 2009

 JOOKLO DUO SOME GIGS WITH GOLDEN CUP - MARCH 7 TO 10, 2009

 VIRGINIA GENTA GUEST IN THE ERIK OSCARSSON QUINTET - NYA PERSPECTIVES FESTIVAL, VASTERAS, SWEDEN, MARCH 5, 2009

 NEOKARMA JOOKLO EXPERIENCE - EUROPE TOUR - FEBRUARY 20 TO MARCH 4, 2009

 GOLDEN JOOKLO AGE + FRANCE !!! SOME GIGS AROUND FRANCE, BELGIUM, HOLLAND - DECEMBER 10 TO 20, 2008

 NEOKARMA JOOKLO EXPERIENCE - ITALY TOUR - NOVEMBER 15 TO 24, 2008

 NEOKARMA JOOKLO TRIO - A BUNCH OF GIGS BETWEEN SPAIN AND SOUTHERN FRANCE - NOVEMBER 12,13 AND 14, 2008

 JOOKLO FIRE QUARTET (FEAT. ANDREW BARKER & TIAGO MIRANDA) PORTUGAL TOUR, FROM OCTOBER 24 TO NOVEMBER 3, 2008

 GOLDEN JOOKLO AGE + SONIC YOUTH ITALY GIGS OCTOBER 9 (MILANO) AND 11 (BOLZANO)

 JOOKLO DUO FEAT. TERO KEMPPAINEN FINLAND TOUR, FROM AUGUST 14 TO 25, 2008

 TROGLOSOUND & ZE DOS BOIS PRESENT : AUGUST 5, 2008 VIRGINIA GENTA & CHRIS CORSANO DUO + SELVA OBSCURA - ZE DOS BOIS - LISBOA - PORTUGAL

 JOOKLO DUO THE HOTTEST TOUR !!! SOUTHERN FRANCE, SPAIN AND PORTUGAL - FROM JUNE 20 TO 29 2008

 NEOKARMA JOOKLO EXPERIENCE WITH HARTMUT GEERKEN TRIBE MEETING IN HERRSCHING !!! 7TH OF JUNE 2008

 GOLDEN JOOKLO AGE & JOOKLO DUO + PEAKING LIGHTS USA TOUR - MAY 2008 - SEE THE TOUR PLAN CLICKING HERE

 JOOKLO DUO WITH TERO KEMPPAINEN ITALY'S TOUR - from APRIL 10th to 15th 2008

 HYPNOFLASH + G.I.JOE EUROTOUR - MARCH 2008

 GOLDEN JOOKLO AGE ATLANTIC TOUR - from FEBRUARY 11th to 21th 2008 

 NEOKARMA JOOKLO TRIO COSMIC FLAMES TOUR - JANUARY 2008

 JOOKLO DUO + SONNY SIMMONS & TIGHT MEAT NOVEMBER 2007 UK TOUR ! FROM NOVEMBER 19TH TO 24TH, 2007

 NEOKARMA JOOKLO SEXTET 15TH, 16TH AND 17TH OF NOVEMBER 2007: IN FINLAND FOR THE QBICO UNITES 9 AND 10 !

 HYPNOFLASH ITALIAN GIGS, MAY / JUNE 2007

 JOOKLO DUO + G.I.JOE EUROPEAN TOUR, FROM APRIL 4TH TO MAY 6TH, 2007

 STROBOSCOPIC DUO + MOVIE STAR JUNKIES FRANCE & BELGIUM TOUR FROM MARCH 13TH TO 25TH (SEE TOUR POSTER)

 NEOKARMA JOOKLO SEXTET TOUR, FROM JANUARY 25TH TO 31ST, 2007

 SANGUE DI TIGRE STARRING IN THE THEATRAL PERFORMANCE "IL FILO D'ARIANNA" - BOLZANO FROM JANUARY 12TH TO 15TH, 2007

 GIORGIO PACORIG / DAVID VANZAN DUO GERMANY-FRANCE TOUR, SEPTEMBER 2006

 ZURICH AGAINST ZURICH FEAT. CLAUDIO ROCCHETTI GERMANY TOUR, FROM MAY 16TH TO 25TH, 2006

 G.I.JOE / ZURICH AGAINST ZURICH / SETH EVIL TRACKS EUROPEAN NOISY TOUR 2006, FROM MARCH 1ST TO 27TH, 2006

 MATHIAS FORGE & CYRIL EPINAT DUO FROM FEBRUARY 11TH TO 26TH, 2006 

 RIGHT MOVES ( NINNI MORGIA / KEVIN SHEA / PETER EVANS ) ITALY TOUR, FROM FEBRUARY 5TH TO 8TH, 2006

 ZURICH AGAINST ZURICH BELGIUM-FRANCE TOUR, FROM OCTOBER 15TH TO 26TH, 2005

 ZURICH AGAINST ZURICH / OTTAVEN FRANCE TOUR, FROM MAY 17th TO 28th, 2005