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
8th / 27th 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 35th 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
12th , 13th 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.
triodenbas.com
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28divino, Via Mirandola, 21 – Mobile (0039) 340 82 49 718
28divino.com
Season ticket : €5 – €10
16th 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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pepeauer.com
manudelago.com
Bebop Jazz Club, via Giuseppe Giulietti, 14 – Phone : (0039) 06 57.55.582
bebopjazzclub.net
Season Ticket €5 – €15
19th 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.
madslacour.get-ctrl.com
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Alexanderplatz, Via Ostia, 9 – Phone (0039) 06 39742171
alexanderplatz.it
Season Ticket : €15
20th 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
gregorysjazz.com
Free entrance, €10 minimum drink consumption. Cheers!
20th 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
miccaclub.com
Opening 6pm + Dj Set – Free Entrance
26th 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.
jungleboldie.com
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Music Inn, Largo dei Fiorentini, 3 – Phone (0039) 06 68806751
www.musicinn.eu
Free entrance, €10 minimum drink consumption. Cheers!