Evenings on Campus will be launched in style this year with a Jazz night on Saturday at 8.30pm. The 15th edition of this festival will be held on Campus at Atriju Vassalli.

Marc Galea Elektric Band will open with a 45-minute performance. Marc’s EP My Journey is being launched on the night.

Marc is a session guitarist, RGT Registered Tutor, and Principal at the Euro Institute of Music in Hamrun. Besides teaching, he’s involved in recording and playing in several musicals and concerts.

The band is made up of Marc’s closest friends, who always ended up jamming on occasions when they got together. They have just made their name official now! The communication and optimistic vibe when they play is evident in the music. They will be playing Marc’s own compositions and arrangements of other bands’ influences, such Pat Matheny, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, and so on.

Luigi Tessarollo, a prominent figure in the Italian jazz scene, will open the second part of the concert with a Guitar Duo. Luigi Tessarollo, a guitarist and composer from Turin, has performed in the USA (New York and Boston), in Europe (Festival International de Liege, Gouvy Festival, Comblain La Tour – Belgium, Grenoble Jazz Festival, Switzerland National Radio, Italian RAI, Ajaccio Jazz) and in the most important Italian jazz festivals (Umbria Jazz, JVC Festival, Jazz & Image in Rome, Festival Internazionale di Cagliari, Verona Jazz Festival, EuroJazzFestival d’Ivrea, Jazz In’It in Vignola, Clusone Jazz, Bordighera Jazz & Blues...).

Marc Galea and Luigi Tessarollo will play several of Luigi’s compositions and other standard jazz numbers.

Jimi Savage Band will close the concert with his unique style. Jimi has played with many celebrity guitarists like Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Yngwie Malmsteen and others. He was awarded the RGT Guitar Tutor of the Year in 2005 and was a leading contributor to Total Guitar magazine.

Mr Savage has travelled all over world, performing in gigs, conducting master class seminars, workshops and master sessions as a musician/guitarist, and performing at many guitar shows.

After a sold out concert with Marc Galea in Malta last February, Jimi Savage is now performing with his band playing fusion and funk numbers.

After the three performances there will be a jamming session of 15 minutes by the three guitarists.