The new American tour of Italian trumpeter Paolo Fresu, performing in duo with American pianist Uri Caine, begins today August 31 in Washington, with a performance at the most important jazz festival in the U.S. capital—the DC Jazz Fest.

This long-standing musical partnership, celebrated by critics and always appreciated by audiences, will be presented by the Embassy of Italy in the United States not only in Washington but also at the Steinway Piano Gallery in Miami on September 3rd, and in Boston on September 4th at the Berklee Red Room.