Jean-Michel Jarre chooses Jazz Open Modena for the only Italian date of the 2026 tour

Jean-Michel Jarre has chosen Jazz Open Modena for the only Italian date of his tour: on July 18, the French artist will bring to the stage a special immersive show of electronic music, technology and audiovisual experimentation, featuring monumental lasers, architectural mapping, giant screens, virtual reality, three-dimensional audio and generative visuals. Designed each time to engage in dialogue with the venue hosting them, his concerts turn the entire environment into a spectacular, perfectly synchronized machine capable of simultaneously integrating synths, sequences, electronic percussion and audiovisual effects. From major outdoor events to clubs and international arenas, the French artist has over the years redefined the very concept of live performance, while keeping intact his drive for innovation and his search for tools capable of making electronic music "visible".

The Jazz Open Modena concert arrives right in the middle of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of "Oxygène", the 1976 album that revolutionized instrumental electronic music with its atmospheric, pioneering sound, selling over 18 million copies worldwide. A seminal work that still influences creatives, producers and performers across generations today. Fifty years after its release, "Oxygène" stands as the symbol of an artistic quest projected towards the future: from analog modular synthesizers to 360-degree immersive audio, from the latest experiments with artificial intelligence to VR concerts with digital avatars, all the way to simultaneous physical and digital performances. The "Welcome to the Other Side" concert, staged inside a virtual Notre-Dame during the pandemic, is one of the most extreme examples: Jarre was actually playing in a studio, while his avatar performed inside a digital cathedral in front of avatar-audiences connected from all over the world.

On October 8, 2026, his new book "Machines by Jean-Michel Jarre: A History of Electronic Music" will also be published by Thames & Hudson, tracing the evolution of electronic sound through the instruments that have shaped its history. Built around his personal collection of more than 80 musical instruments and enriched by contributions from leading figures of the international electronic scene, the book spans over a century of innovation, covering legendary synths, rare instruments and technologies that have helped shape new sonic imaginaries and entire musical movements. Machines: A History of Electronic Music promises to be the definitive handbook of electronic music, set to become an essential reference text for every recording studio and artist in the field.

The Grand Finale on July 18th with Jarre will be preceded by many other extraordinary events at Jazz Open Modena, which from July 13th to 18th will turn the Emilian city into an open-air stage with performances by Diana Krall and Gregory Porter (July 13th), Moby (July 14th), Parov Stelar and Meute (July 15th), Jamie Cullum and Joss Stone (July 16th), and Luca Carboni (July 17th).

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