Max Ionata (b. 1972) is an Italian jazz saxophonist who plays tenor and is regarded as one of the leading players on the contemporary Italian scene. He moved to Rome in 2005 and has since worked clubs and festivals around the world, alongside names such as Steve Grossman, Mike Stern and Lenny White. In Denmark he is best known for his work with bassist Jesper Bodilsen and drummer Martin Maretti Andersen, who recorded the 2023 album "Like" with him, and for the quartet Max Ionata Special Edition with pianist Martin Sjöstedt.
Max Ionata toured in November 2026 in Sweden with five concerts from 2nd to 7th November, together with Martin Sjöstedt, Jesper Bodilsen and Martin Maretti Andersen.
Max Ionata Special Edition presented the album "Tivoli" at the festival Francavilla è Jazz in Italy in September 2026.
The album "Tivoli" with Max Ionata Special Edition, recorded in Copenhagen, was released on 12th December 2025 on Mingus Records.
Italian jazz saxophonist Max Ionata presents his new project with Scandinavian musicians at KunstSmedjen in Roskilde.
Italian saxophonist Max Ionata takes the stage with Nordic musicians for an international-calibre jazz concert.