Roma Jazz Festival

35th ANNIVERSARY

Jazz Appeal

From its very beginnings, Jazz has been the sound-symbol of liberty: a sort of cultural melting pot which proposes a richer life through fusion and improvisation. It says, ‘Let’s work together!’ This is “Jazz Appeal”, personified by the likes of Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Chet Baker and many other Jazz icons who found in Jazz their medium of self-expression.

The attraction goes on, and we can still live it today through new melodies inspired by new cultures and their music. Innovation perpetuates the music. Today’s melting pot is populated by new virtuoso artistes and musical improvisers. The music is as dynamic and unpredictable as the times in which it is rooted.

This year on the occasion of our 35^th anniversary we dedicate ourselves to the search for “Jazz Appeal”:  the new aesthetic of a musical form which will last forever despite, or maybe because of its inherent contradictions.

The 35^th Roma Jazz Festival has been conceived and organised by IMF Foundation, in collaboration with Fondazione Musica per Roma.

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17th October

WAYNE SHORTER QUARTET

Sala S.Cecilia 9 pm

Wayne Shorter, reeds
Danilo Perez, piano
John Patitucci, double bass
Brian Blade, drums
Admission Stalls € 30 ,€ 25, € 20

Since their beginnings at the start of the new millennium: “Footprints Live!” (Verve Records, 2003), the Wayne Shorter Quartet have always treated  us to exquisite performances. The quartet, which occasionally features Dave Holland instead of John Patitucci, and Herbie Hancock in place of Danilo Pérez, is among the best live jazz bands around, thanks to a special musical affinity among its members.

Their music is profound and intense; at the same time complex and sophisticated from a harmonic point of view, but also full of a passion which will also appeal to those new to the field of jazz. Their concert could very well develop in an abstract way, or could just as well as stay in an insistent Afro or Latin groove…to go to a live Wayne Shorter, Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade concert is like “Being There” at a live modern classical performance. They will finish their three day Italian mini tour here with us, in Rome.

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8th November

DAVE HOLLAND & PEPE HABICHUELA FLAMENCO QUINTET feat. JOSEMI CARMONA

Sala Sinopoli 9 pm

Dave Holland, double bass
Pepe Habichuela, first guitar
Josemi Carmona, second guitar
Juan Carmona, percussion
Bandolero, percussion

Admission € 20 

The blend of Dave Holland’s stylistic elegance and the gypsy spirit of Pepe Habichuela, flamenco guitar virtuoso, first came about in Seville in 2007. It was a revelation. The sleeve notes of their first and only album (“Hands”, Madrid 2007, released by Dare2 in 2010) quoted the bass player as saying “It was a new world to me”. Holland has been exposed to numerous forms of flamenco like “palos”, a kind of tout court which is venerated in every one of their live concerts. A second guitarist and two percussionists come on stage for the traditional cajòn flamenco.  Their live performances are extremely physical; don’t be surprised if at a certain point, the musicians start singing along with their music- the better to share their personal emotions with you, the audience.

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10th November

MIKE STERN BAND featuring D. WECKL, C. M. DOKY

Sala Sinopoli 9 pm

Mike Stern, guitar
Bob Malach, reeds
Chris Minh Doky, el. bass and double bass
Dave Weckl, drums

Admission € 20

Even though their recorded output has always featured guest musicians (e.g. the well-received “Big Neighbourhood” Telarc,  2009), the Boston guitarist Mike Stern prefers to play live in a trio or quartet. This year’s Roma Jazz Festival presents the 2008 Mike Stern Band: the faithful Dave Weckl on drums, Bob Malach, a devotee of Michael Brecker, on tenor sax and the Danish-Vietnamese Chris Minh Doky, bass player. We expect an expressive live performance from them with the characteristic funky guitar style of Mike Stern, floating above these musical virtuosos. His unique style allows him to create a richly distorted feeling while his lyrical phraseology renders raw energy in the faster  numbers.

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11th November

ROBERTO GATTO: HOMAGE TO “PROGRESSIVE ROCK”

Sala Petrassi 9 pm

Roberto Gatto, drums
John De Leo, voice
Roberto Rossi, trombone
Luca Mannutza, piano and keyboards
Fabrizio Bosso, trumpet
Maurizio Giammarco, tenor sax
Roberto Cecchetto, guitar
Francesco Puglisi, bass

Admission  € 15

The short-lived flowering of the Progressive Rock movement was rich both in inspiration and technical ability. A brief candle lighting imagination in a way never before imagined and certainly never forgotten. We are talking about the late sixties and early seventies – were you there? Do you remember Pink Floyd, Genesis, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Yes, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Gentle Giant and Van Der Graaf Generator?’ Here in Italy PFM, Orme, Osanna, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso rendered homage to the movement, some bands like Perigeo e Area developing into jazz-rock. Roberto Gatto, leader of an impressive line-up of musicians will celebrate the era, opening a song book of the memories of all our yesterdays.

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13th November

PAT METHENY TRIO

Sala S.Cecilia 9 pm

Pat Metheny, guitar
Larry Grenadier, double bass
Bill Stewart, drums

Admission € 55, € 45, €40, € 35

For the fall of 2011 Pat Metheny decided to play in a “small band” context, first with Larry Granadier and later in a trio with the addition of bass player Bill Stewart on the drums. Metheny’s most recent recordings were made as solos: “Orchestrion” (Nonesuch, 2010) and “What’s It All About” (Nonesuch, 2011) and confirm his desire to produce a more personal sound. Metheny had already played alongside Granadier and Stewart back in the nineties recording “Trio9900” and “Trio Live” (Warner, 2000)- both inspired, virtuoso recordings, featuring interpretations of classics from the jazz repertoire e.g. Giant Steps by John Coltrane, as well as reworkings of numbers from his own impressive musical. collection.

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13th November

COLIN VALLON TRIO

Teatro Studio 9 pm

Colin Vallon, piano
Patrice Moret, double bass
Samuel Rohrer, drums

Admission € 12

Following his ECM debut (“Rruga”, 2011) Colin Vallon shot to the top in international jazz. The young Swiss pianist, born in 1980, comes from that group of elite musicians gifted with an extraordinary “feeling”. Colin has favoured a trio formation since 1999. The Roma Jazz Festival performance will feature Patrice Moret on bass Samuel Rohrer Vallon on the drums. Moret and Vallon recorded “Ailleurs” (Hatology, 2007) before their more recent work for Manfred Eicher. The trio’s music is like an uninterrupted resonant flow, hypnotic and moving, rendered unique by their crystal spirit.

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14th November

YOUN SUN NAH “SAME GIRL”

Teatro Studio 9 pm

Youn Sun Nah, voice
Ulf Wakenius, guitar

Admission € 18

We are proud to present one of the most surprising artistes of modern jazz. The voice of Youn Sun Nah who is from Korea, but lives in France, has brought her to the attention of international critics thanks to her recordings with ACT Records: her expressive maturity and stylistic elegance leave their trace wherever she is heard. Her enviable vocal technique can be enjoyed in her recent release “Same Girl” (ACT, 2011). In concert, her vocal talents are weaved into brilliant and innovative musical arrangements of Jazz classics, such as “My Favourite Things” by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, as well as more “off the wall” numbers like Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”. Youn Sun Nah will be accompanied by the Swedish guitarist Ulf Wakenius, here in Rome.

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15th November

DANILO REA/FLAVIO BOLTRO “OPERA”

Sala Sinopoli 9pm

Danilo Rea, piano
Flavio Boltro, trumpet

Admission € 15

The fusion of classical/symphonic and jazz music is perhaps the most challenging task any jazz musician could ever take on. We are talking about mixing “perfect music” with the soul and virtuosity of jazz in order to create a new form of musical expression. Danilo Rea (“Lirico” Egea, 2004) and Flavio Boltro have chosen the “less trodden path” by which we mean the interpretation of some of the most popular and lyrical arias from Italian Opera: works by Claudio Monteverdi, Giacomo Puccini, Francesco Cilea, Gioachino Antonio Puccini, Giuseppe Giordani, Antonio Vivaldi and Vincenzo Bellini. They will perform works from their recent album “Opera” ACT 2001 allowing us to appreciate their homage to Toccata From Orfeo, E lucevan le stelle and Sinfonia from the Barber of Seville. Be ready for some surprises…

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17th November

DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER “TO BILLIE WITH LOVE: A CELEBRATION OF LADY DAY”

Sala Sinopoli 9 pm

Dee Dee Bridgewater, voice
Edsel Gomez, piano
Kenneth Davis, double bass
Craig Handy, reeds
Kenny Phelps, drums

Admission € 30 –€ 25

Dee Dee Bridgewater has always had that sort of ‘feeling’ for music which comes from the heart, typified by Billie Holiday, real name Eleanora Fagan, whose voice may now be regarded as a milestone of the blues. Dee Dee got a Laurence Olivier nomination for her performance in the musical “Lady Day”. In 2010 Emarcy released the album “Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee Bridgewater” (featuring Edsel Gomez, James Carter, Christian McBride and Lewis Nash), winning the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Album. We are proud to be able to invite you to experience numbers like Lady Sings The Blues, All Of Me, Fine And Mellow, God Bless The Child and Strange Fruit: songs sung straight from the heart.

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18th November

ROBERTA GAMBARINI QUARTET “SO IN LOVE”

Sala Petrassi 9 pm

Roberta Gambarini, voice
George Cables, piano
Neil Swanson, acoustic bass
George Fludas, drums

Admission € 15

Roberta Gambarini, born in Turin but now living in America is among the best known and appreciated Italian jazz artists on the International stage, thanks to her vocal timbre; strong and incisive but at the same time warm and smooth as velvet. Her musical interpretation is highly personal- full of swing and fantasy. She uses her technical abilities in a pleasantly accessible way. At the Roma Jazz Festival she is going to give us numbers from her album “So in Love” (Emarcy, 2009), a rich and varied song book made up of standard jazz numbers such as Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Lennon and McCartney’s Golden Slumbers; Here, There And Everywhere as well as film music like Nuovo Cinema Paradiso by Ennio Morricone. We offer you a rich musical cornucopia with something for jazz fans old and new.

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19th November

MUSICA NUDA – PETRA MAGONI & FERRUCCIO SPINETTI

Sala Sinopoli 9pm

Petra Magoni, voice
Ferruccio Spinetti, double bass

Admission € 20

The Beatles are here too! “A naked and essential musical form, stripped to the bone. Minimalism that lets the listener imagine what is not there and apply his fantasy to the raw sound around him”. Singer Petra Magoni  introduced the Naked Music Project with these words in 2003. A voice and bass duo with Ferruccio Spinetti, ‘Naked Music’ is a sort of creative laboratory aimed at the transformation of existing music into new forms. Petra and Ferruccio pay homage to a wide repertoire which includes rock, jazz, folk and Italian music. At the Rome Jazz Festival they will perform numbers from “Complici” (Blue Note, 2011), featuring popular works like Guarda che luna di Fred Buscaglione and John Winston Lennon’s unforgettable Come Together.

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19th November

IBRAIM MAALOUF

Sala Petrassi 9 pm

Ibrahim Maalouf, trumpet
Youenn Le Cam, trumpet, flute
Frank Woeste, piano
François Delporte, guitar
Laurent David, double bass
Xavier Rogé, drums

Admission € 15

Born in Beirut Lebanon in 1980 now living in France, the trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf is possibly one of the most discussed rising stars in the world of contemporary jazz. His extraordinary technique, (he performed Bach’s Second Brandenburg Concerto when he was seventeen) allows him access to a limitless expressive vocabulary which runs in the family: his father Passim Maalouf is a classic trumpeter, his mother Nada Maalouf is a pianist. His repertoire includes Lebanese folk music, jazz, funk, latin and electronic music, a polyphonic melting pot which Ibrahim can keep under control thanks to his musical sensitivity. Lyrical and contemplative, Ibrahim will play numbers from his latest “Diagnostic” (Mister Productions, 2011) for us, here at the Roma Jazz Festival.

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21th November

STEFANO BOLLANI – HAMILTON DE HOLANDA

Sala S.Cecilia 9 pm

Stefano Bollani, piano
Hamilton De Holanda, guitar

Admission  € 25, € 20

Stefano Bollani knows no limits: there is no style, language or repertoire he has not played, and there have been no critical reviews which have not been full of praise for his encyclopaedic musical talents. His many important international collaborations, for example with Chick Corea and Hamilton De Holanda have allowed the pianist to work in many musical milieux, including the fascinating field of Brazilian music, to be experienced in “Falando de Amor” (Venus, 2003) and “Bollani Carioca” (Emarcy, 2008). The deep affinity between Stefano and Hamilton was born from their common love of the works of the Brazilian “greats”. At the Roma Jazz Festival, their only performance in Italy, they will bring to us a concert based on their summer tour.

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25 November

GRAND PIANOLA MUSIC

Sala Petrassi 9 pm

Homage to John Adams
David Moss: Voice and Performance
PMCE Parco della Musica Contemporanea Ensemble
Tonino Battista: Director

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John Adams

Tickets Platea € 15 – Galleria € 15
A musical portrait of John Adams , the talented American musical artist of the late 60’s, one of the most admired composers of our times, presented trough some of his best-known works, ranging from gospel and pop to the grand tradition of American swing music.
“ I went down to take in the rehearsals of Beethoven’s  ‘Choral Fantasy’ and saw the celebrated Austrian pianist Rudolph Serkin seated before a scintillating black Steinway, which looked about six feet wide, and then stretched out to become about 10 feet long in front of him…like a psychedelic cartoon by Peter Crumb.
Then it turned itself into the longest Limousine I ever saw! That was the unusual inspiration for my piece entitled “Grand Pianola Music”, which I wrote soon after this experience. The next year , I quit just about all my  ‘psychedelic encounters’, including Marijuana” says John Adams.

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26th November

BOSSO & GIROTTO LATIN MOOD

Sala Petrassi 9 pm

Fabrizio Bosso, trumpet, flugelhorn
Javier Girotto, soprano and baritone sax, percussion
Natalio Mangalavite, piano
Luca Bulgarelli, el. bass
Lorenzo Tucci, drums
Bruno Marcozzi, percussion

Admission € 15

‘Latin Mood’ is the name of the group put together by the saxophonist Javier Girotto and the trumpeter Fabrizio Bosso. Their latin atmosphere stems from an infinity of south American influences but Girotto and Natalio Mangalavite, both from Argentina, go beyond this and give us a taste of tango and milonga as well, all in a jazz key. We are going to hear elegant and elaborate work and arrangements which can take us from joy to sadness and back again. The sextet (including Luca Bulgarelli on bass, Lorenzo Tucci on drums and Bruno Macozzi on percussion) will play music from their album “Sol” (Blue Note, 2008). This disc is made all the more precious by the presence of Raul Midòn, the numbers being written mostly by Girotto, Magalavite and Bosso. Their repertoire also includes a precious rendition of Osvaldo Farrés’: Quizàs, quizàs, quizàs.
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27th November

TIGRAN TRIO

Teatro Studio 9 pm

Tigran Hamaysan, piano
Sam Minaie, bass
Nate Wood, drums

Admission  € 15

The pianist Tigran Hamasyan, born in 1987 in Armenia but now an American citizen, has become one of the most important figures on the contemporary jazz scene, both with the public and with critics. His fame comes from his most recent recording “A Fable” (Verve, 2011), a solo album full of inspired melodies in the Armenian folk tradition, with the addition of just one jazz standard Someday My Prince Will Come. The impressive thing about this album is Tigran’s meditatively lyrical pianistic approach. At the Roma Jazz Festival he will play in a trio format, accompanied by two splendid co-artistes: the Iranian bass player Sam Minaie (founder of the Axis Trio) and the Californian drummer Nate Wood, of Kneebody fame.

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28th November

PAOLO FRESU-DANIELE DI BONAVENTURA-A FILETTA “MISTICO MEDITERRANEO

Sala Sinopoli 9 pm

Paolo Fresu, trumpet
Daniele di Bonaventura, accordion
A Filetta voices
Jean-Claude Acquaviva, Paul Giansily, Jean-Luc Geronimi
José Filippi, Jean Sicurani, Maxime Vuillamier, Ceccè Acquaviva

Admission  € 20

The album “Mistico Mediterraneo” (ECM, 2011) came about thanks to the collaboration between producer Manfred Eicher, founder of ECM, and the constructive contribution of Paolo Fresu and Daniele Di Bonaventura; a fascinating new experiment blending Corsican polyphony performed by a vocal ensemble called ‘A Filetta.’ This rich vocal dish is seasoned by only two acoustic instruments: Daniele Di Bonaventura on bandoneon and the lyrical phrasing provided by trumpeter Paolo Fresu. In their Roma Jazz Festival performance they will give us a taste of traditional compositions, both sacred and popular, as well as their own original compositions, three of which were written by Di Bonaventura. The A Filetta sextet breathe new life into vocal music, a style rooted in Corsica.

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29th November

TINGVALL TRIO

Teatro Studio 9 pm

Martin Tingvall, piano
Omar Rodriguez Calvo, double bass
Jurgen Spiegel, drums

Admission  € 10

The trio led by Swedish pianist Martin Tingwall was born in 2006, producing four albums for the independent  Skip Records label, without any changes in personnel. Their cohesion has allowed them to achieve a rare unity of purpose, style and sound. They are musically perfect; three spirits who move as one, cutting down the barriers which are so often imposed upon music by critics. They move from lyrical numbers through romanticism to  psychedelic grooves. During the Roma Jazz Festival, Martin Tingwall on piano, Omar Rodriguez Calvo (Cuba) on double bass, Jürgen Spiegel (Germany) on the drums will give us numbers from their latest recording “Vägen” (Skip Records, 2011), the album, recorded in Italy last March, which flew to the top of the jazz music charts in Germany.

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30th November

ENRICO RAVA & PMJL Parco della Musica Jazz Lab WE WANT MICHAEL

Sala Sinopoli 9 pm

Enrico Rava, trumpet
Mauro Ottolini, trombone and arrangements
Andrea Tofanelli, trumpet
Claudio Corvini, trumpet
Daniele Tittarelli, alto sax
Dan Kinzelman, tenor sax
Franz Bazzani, keyboards
Giovanni Guidi, piano
Dario Deidda, el. bass
Zeno De Rossi, drums
Ernesto Lopez Maturel, percussion
Marcello Giannini, guitar

Admission € 20

This collective of young Italian jazz talents, led by Enrico Rava, will give us their new project inspired by the music of Michael Jackson. Rava himself says: “It all started one evening – June 25 2009, in the Auditorium of Rome. Before our performance that night, Ornette Coleman had played wonderfully, and when we went on stage we just let ourselves go, feeling inspired by the magic created by Coleman which seemed to hang in the air around us. The applause of the audience was still ringing in our ears as we were making our way back to the dressing rooms, where we learned that Michael Jackson had just passed away.….up till then I didn’t know too much about Michael Jackson or his music. Like everybody else I had heard all the malicious gossip. Ever since that emotional evening I have found Michael’s music more and more attractive. Perhaps the contagious riff of Smooth Criminal was what pushed me over the edge. He was a complete artist, and absolute perfectionist, a genius. The band I needed could not be other than the PMJL (Parco Musica Jazz Laboratory). The place, the Auditorium of Rome where everything started, of course.”

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Events

CREATIVE INSPIRATION

Italian Jazz Artists

Arturo Carmassi, Nicola de Maria, Piero Dorazio, Pablo Echaurren, Gastone Novelli, Renato Mambor, Mimmo Rotella.

Opening day: 8th November 2011, 6pm

8^th / 27^th November 2011 – Auditorium Arte – Parco della Musica

“ The piano key is the artist’s pallet. The hammer is his eye, the multi-stringed instrument is his spirit. The artist is the hand which, touching this or that key, sets the human spirit into vibration. It is clear therefore that a harmony of colours must be based exclusively on the principle of a correct choice of keys to set the human spirit into vibration. This is the basis for the satisfaction of interior needs.” (V. Kandinsky, in “The spiritual element of art”, 1912).

Over the years there have been many cases of fusion between Jazz and the visual arts, be they noble or less than noble, great or small, thematic or monographic. The culmination was probably the great “Il secolo del Jazz. Art, cinema, photo, from Picasso to Basquiat” (MART of Rovereto -2008) which took a multidisciplinary approach to this fascinating and complex symbiosis, through painting and cartoon art allied to Jazz music. Turning our attention to Italy we can see how deep the relationship between contemporary art and Jazz music has been. For many artists Jazz is the source of inspiration: just think of the works of great painters like: Renato Gattuso and Giancarlo Cazzaniga or of great graphic artists like: Guido Crepax, Francesco Tullio Altan and Gaetano Cassaro. The idea of a project which throws light on the unique relationship between Jazz music and Italian Art stems from our desire to explore varied roots and common ground.

Our exhibition includes works by Arturo Carmassi, Nicola De Maria, Piero Dorazio, Pablo Echaurren, Gastone Novelli, Renato Mambor e Mimmo Rotella. A rich multimedia alloy composed of two elements: visual art and Jazz music.

NEU JAZZ
New European Jazz

Last year we focused on “GEZZ” new italian jazz generation. This year for the 35^th edition, the Roma Jazz Festival has decided to widen its horizons and take in the rest of Europe. Thus: “ NEU New European Jazz”, a stage for new European artists, was born. The Roma Jazz Festival was created in the fertile ground of the best Roman Jazz clubs where the best artists are to be found, as well as in the Auditorium Parco della Musica. Our project was born thanks to a synergy and collaboration with International Jazz associations, cultural institutions and European Embassies, with the aim of giving birth to an intense cultural exchange. This was the launch of our voyage over a tide of notes, sailing towards destinations of the heart.

THE PROGRAMME

12^th , 13^th November 10.30 pm – TRIO D’EN BAS – CLUB 28DIVINO
In collaboration with Afijma (Association des Festivals Innovants en Jazz et Musiques Actuelles)

Le Trio d’en bas

Arnaud Rouanet, tenor sax, clarinet, sampler, voice
Samuel Bourille, keyboards, accordion, soprano sax, voice
Yoann Scheidt, drums, percussion, voice

The Trio d’en Bas give us naked music- original compositions, improvisations, startling humour, often based on re-workings of jazz classics, French as well as internationally famous numbers. The trio won the Jazz Migration award in 2010, presented by the AFIJMA and the FDJ, the influential French network for innovative music.

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28divino, Via Mirandola, 21 – Mobile (0039) 340 82 49 718

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Season ticket : €5 – €10

16^th November 10pm LIVING ROOM in: Bebop Jazz Club
In collaboration with the Austrian Forum of Culture in Rome

LIVING ROOM

Christoph Pepe Auer, bass clarinet
Manu Delago, hung drum

‘Living Room’ is composed of Christoph Pepe Auer and Manu Delago. Theirs is a unique performance, a rich dish of Jazz and fusion, a never before experienced sound created by Delago on his melodic and harmonic hung drum, providing a platform for the bass clarinet and sax of Pepe Auer. An evening not to be missed for those wish to experience the hung drum sound expertly delivered by Manu Delago, one of the few interpreters of this instrument which is known throughout the world. Living Room have been on the road with great public and critical success since their birth in 2006.

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Bebop Jazz Club, via Giuseppe Giulietti, 14 – Phone : (0039) 06 57.55.582

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Season Ticket €5 – €15

19^th November, 10pm MADS LE COUR & IM BERUF – Alexanderplatz
In collaboration with the Embassy of Denmark and Denmark Jazz

Mads la Cour, flicorno
Niels Løkkegaard, alto sax, tenor sax
Magnus Hjorth, piano
Petter Eldh, bass
Snorre Kirk, drums

The new quartet “Im Beruf” lead by Mads la Cour have been opening some ears on the Danish Jazz scene. They supply a uniquely energetic jazz, rich in subtle harmonic nuances. La Cour’s original compositions find their inspiration in the rich lyrical fabric of Scandinavian Jazz, enriched by a pinch of New York spice. They somehow manage to plait their own traditional rhythms with spontaneous musical effusions, the result being ….. unique. The musicians share a passion for musical minimalism and improvisation. Rock and Pop fused to create something new. A ‘Strange Brew’ of enchanting grooves and hard jazz.

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Alexanderplatz, Via Ostia, 9 – Phone (0039) 06 39742171
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20^th November, 10pm KARRI LUHTALA TRIO – GREGORY’S
in collaboration with the Embassy if Finland

KARRI LUHTALA

Karri Luhtala, piano
Gabriele Greco, double bass
Paolo Amarisse, drums

Karri Luhtala seduces us with original numbers inspired by Scandinavian Jazz lyricism which somehow manage to evoke the frosty landscapes and rarefied atmosphere of Finland. A wide repertoire stretching from Scandinavia to Stateside swing. This unique musical experience will allow you to hear Luhtala, a rising star in Jazz piano, accompanied by bassist Gabriele Greco and Paolo Amarisse on drums. The trio are back here with us in Italy following their second prize as “best jazz trio” at the Atina Jazz Festival 2010.

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Gregory’s, via Gregoriana 54a – Phone (0039)06.6796386
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Free entrance, €10 minimum drink consumption. Cheers!

20^th November, 6pm BURLESQUE IN JAZZ – I VELVETTONI – MICCA CLUB
Burlesque show with Jazz Live Band

Burlesque performers: Dixie Ramone, Janet Fischietto
Live Band, I Velvettoni
Master of Cerimonies, Alessandro Casella
Dj Set Dandywolly, Burlesque Expo & Market

Jazz has always provided the ‘kickass’ musical transgression needed to fire up burlesque shows, whose aim was to ridicule by being…. ridiculous! Burlesque in Jazz will give you a “real jazz show” accompanied by a jazz quartet “ I Velvettoni”. Alessandro Casella artistic director of Micca Club, had the dream of taking his audience into the magical New York burlesque scene of the roaring 20’s. His dream has come true, and he wants to invite you tonight. The two burlesque performers will be Dixie Ramone, winner of the Dixie Evans Burlesque Show prize and Janet Fischietto as well as DJ Dandywolly.

Micca Club, Via Pietro Micca, 7 – Phone (0039) 0687440079
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Opening 6pm + Dj Set – Free Entrance

26^th November, 10pm JUNGLE BOLDIE – MUSIC INN
In collaboration with the Dutch Embassy and DIME (Dutch Italian Music Exchange)

Jungle Boldie
Maarten Ornstein, sax, bass clarinet, tenor sax
Tony Ovwewater, double bass
Wim Kegel, drums

Jungle Boldie was born from the collaboration between saxophonist Maarten Ornstein, bass player Tony Ovwewater and drummer Wim Kegel, back in 1985. The name of the group takes us back to the jungle: a sort of metaphysical jungle which represents mystery, fertility and constant development. This is ,in fact, their unique way of interpreting music; an adventure which dares to “boldly go where no man has gone before…. “ Jungle Boldie are among the boldest innovators on the planet.

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Music Inn, Largo dei Fiorentini, 3 – Phone (0039) 06 68806751
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Free entrance, €10 minimum drink consumption. Cheers!

Contacts

IMF Foundation
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Ufficio Stampa:
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Claudia Felici 329. 9433329
Fabio Tiriemmi 329.9433332
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Auditorium Parco della Musica
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Mario Ciampà

Advisors
Luca Mangano
Omer As

Artistic Conception and Direction
Mario Ciampà

with the collaboration of
Flavio Severini

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Francesco Grieco

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Studio Cicchelli

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The passion for jazz in 192 pages

JAZZIT is a bimonthly magazine. It has been engaged for more than twelve years in promoting jazz music in Italy. Published by Vanni Editore, and directed by its founder, Luciano Vanni, it was born in 1997 under the title of “Gezzitaliano”.
Any issue is a collector items, thanks to its in-depth articles, its excellent pictures, and its accurate manufacturing (offset printing, stitched paperbound binding).
JAZZIT offers ample cover stories, articles on the main figures of jazz history, reports on the contemporary scene, and “CD stories”, detailed examinations of the CDs which supplement each issue of the magazine. Each issue of JAZZIT is complemented by a CD, produced by JAZZIT RECORDS, a label whose mission is to let jazz resonate through the most significant recordings of all times. JAZZIT selects the greatest albums by the masters of African-American music, in collaboration with the “Museo del Jazz” (Jazz Museum) of Genoa.The “Guide of Italian Jazz” is a yearly publication, whose 224 pages contain a review of more than 1200 festivals, jazz clubs, specialized shops, labels, distributors, management agencies, music schools, recording studios, publishers and magazines. An invaluable tools, both for jazz fans and for jazz professionals. In 2010, JAZZIT has launched the JAZZIT AWARD. The contest is organized in two sections: in the first, JAZZIT’s editorial staff selects the best CDs, DVDs and books of the current year; in the second, JAZZIT readers vote for the best musicians, arrangers, orchestras, albums, festivals, labels, distributors, jazz clubs, management agencies, publishers, seminars, radios, specialized shops, music schools, magazines, recording studios and many more.
JAZZIT CARD: JAZZIT has created the first network of Italian jazz. All of the subscribers of the magazine receive the JAZZIT CARD, which grants discounts on CDs, DVDs and books in many affiliated shops, price reductions in many festivals and jazz clubs, and special treatments in music schools and recording studios. It also allows to get a 10% discount on the new online shops, hosted on the website www.jazzit.it, entirely devoted to the jazz universe. JAZZIT has a website, which features prominently a rich Multimedia section, with the Jazzit TG (a newscast hosted by Luciano Vanni and introduced by famous jazzmen) and the JAZZIT TV (documentaries and interviews made by our staff). The site also contains a schedule of concerts, festivals, seminars, contests, new releases, music schools and jazz clubs. Subscribers can take part in contests, in which recently released CDs are awarded.