Michele Manzo "Spirits" 4tet feat. Tim Armacost

 JANUARY 20-27 2012

Michele Manzo (guitar) 

Tim Armacost (tenor & soprano sax) 

Marc Abrams (bass) 

Tommaso Cappellato (drums)

Venerdi 20 - Ventotto Di Vino - Roma

Sabato 21  - Music Inn - Roma

Martedi 24 - Cantine De L'Arena - Verona

Mercoledi 25 - Exwide - Pisa

Giovedi 26 - Q Club - Padova

Venerdi 27 - Le Rive Jazz Club - Cartigliano (VI)

Welcome Two Thousand Twelve!

Well here it is, the so longed for (supposedly) end-of-the-world year. Of course now that we will cease to be, human kind is starting to wake up and make sense. Not much but a little bit at least. As for me it seems this last year of existence will be a blast with lots of new projects and musical journeys to look forward to. Trying to squeeze everything before December 21 of course ;-)

The year will start with two brand new groups: in January I will be touring with the Michele Manzo Quartet featuring Marc Abrams on bass and Tim Armacost on tenor and soprano saxophones. Tim, a newyorker, hasn't been in Italy much lately but I'm sure he will soon gather a lot of attention from musicians and jazz lovers. We'll be playing a couple of shows in Rome (January 21st at the legendary Music Inn), Verona (24), Pisa (25), Padova (26), Cartigliano (VI) (27).

After a couple of weeks I'll be again on the road for 2 gigs with a brand new trio featuring the multiply awarded saxophonist Francesco Bearzatti and bass legend Paolino Dalla Porta. February 7 Verona, 8 Pisa.

On February 17 I will be hosted by Centro D'Arte di Padova for a concert with Nesso G along with my peers Michele Polga, Francesco Bigoni and Danilo Gallo.



 At the end of the month I will be flying to New Orleans, LA to record an album with singer-songwriters Richard Julian and Rosita Kess at Piety Street Studios, one of the most amazing studios on planet earth!

Other recordings soon to be out:

- The Minus One, Live in Pisa (+ Stefano Senni & Michael Blake) - El Punto Rojo Records; - Upperground Orchestra [Vynil + CD] (+ Rabih Beaini, Alvise Seggi, Piero Bittolo Bon) - Morphine Records;

That's it for now I don't want to anticipate too much, the world might not want to wait to end.
Peace and Serenity to all! The earth is still a grandiose place.

December 2011 Dates

Photo By Giulia Faccio Froio

Two Not One - The Music Of Warne Marsh & Lee Konitz

Nico Gori (as, cl) Mirko Guerrini (ts, bs), Stefano Senni (bs)

01 - Al Leon D'Oro, Zero Branco (TV)

03 - Blackmail, Prato

04 - Quid, Brescia

05 - La Taverna Del Conte, Monzambano (VR)

Silvia Manco Trio - Tribute to Frida Kahlo

Silvia Manco (vo, pn), Andrea Lombardini (el. bs)

09 - Music Inn, Roma

11 - Cantiere Jazz, Roma

Marco Ponchiroli Trio 

Marco Ponchiroli (pn), Marco Privato (bs)

15 - Cantine De L'Arena, Verona

Kicca & Intrigo

Kicca (vo), Oscar Marchioni (hm), Francesco Bearzatti (ts)

21 - Sartea, Vicenza

24 - Swing Bar, Conegliano

Stefano Bedetti 4et

Stefano Bedetti (ts), Alfonso Santimone (pn), Stefano Senni (bs)

26 - Torrione, Ferrara

TWO NOT ONE

TWO NOT ONE
The Music of Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh & More

Nico Gori (alto sax)
Mirko Guerrini (tenor sax)
Stefano Senni (bass)
Tommaso Cappellato (drums)

Il quartetto “Two Not One” prende spunto dallʼapprezzato quanto arduo repertorio della scuola che fa capo al pianista Lennie Tristano. Due suoi allievi, seguendo lʼesempio del maestro, sviluppano il linguaggio del Cool Jazz sovrapponendo sofisticate melodie su strutture armoniche di canzoni “standard” americane. Sono i sassofonisti Lee Konitz e Warne Marsh che per anni a venire continuano ad approfondire il mondo sottile di tale particolare linguaggio. Nico Gori (apprezzato ospite nel concerto bresciano di Fred Hersh a Jazz in Eden) e Mirko Guerrini (collaboratore stabile di Stefano Bollani) esplorano, sviluppano e aprono questa tradizione cosi affascinante e cosi poco affrontata, accompagnati da Stefano Senni al contrabbasso e Tommaso Cappellato alla batteria.

LISTEN at: http://www.mirkoguerrini.com/two-not-one-4et/

SHOWS

December 1 2011 - Leon D'Oro, Zero Branco (TV)

December 3 2011 - Blackmail, Rignano Sull'Arno (FI)

December 4 2011 - Associazione Culturale Quid, Brescia

December 5 2011 - Taverna Del Conte, Monzambano (MN)

November 2011 Dates

03 Remembering Miles 4et - Tavagnacco (UD)
David Boato (trumpet), Matteo Alfonso (piano), Simone Serafini (bass)

10 Michele Manzo Trio - Abano Terme (PD)
Michele Manzo (guitar), Marc Abrams (bass)

Stefania Tschantret 4et Tour
Stefania Tschantret (voice), Joel Holmes (piano), Stefano Senni (bass)

11 Blackmail Jazz Club, Rignano Sull'Arno (FI)
13 Take 5, Bologna
14 Auditorium Le Notti di Cabiria, Anzola nell'Emilia (BO)
15 Torrione Jazz Club, Ferrara

16 Carlo Atti & Friends - Risorta Osteria del ReFosco, Padova Jazz Festival
Carlo Atti (tenor sax), Danilo Memoli (piano), Davide Garattoni (bass)

Antonio Gallucci 4et
Antonio Gallucci (tenor & soprano sax), Alessandro Lanzoni (piano), Gabriele Evangelista (bass)

18 Antonio Gallucci 4et - Rovolon (PD)
19 Antonio Gallucci 4et - Bar Astra, Vicenza
21 Recording, Cavalicco (UD)
22 Recording, Cavalicco (UD)

Remember Frank?
Jordi Grognard (tenor & soprano sax, bansouri flute), Nicola Lancerotti (bass)

27 Cafe' Roskam, Brussels
28 Recording - Brussels
29 Recording - Brussels
30 Bonneffoi - Brussels

October 22 2011 at SMALLS in NYC

BLACKGROUND TRIO 

LIVE AT SMALLS

Last time I played a gig at Smalls Jazz Club in New York City in April 2009 was definitely one of the most fun I've had. It included myself on drums, Aaron Goldberg on piano, Omer Avital on bass, Michael Blake on saxophone and the wonderful Leena Conquest singing on a couple of tunes. You can listen to it here: http://www.smallsjazzclub.com/index.cfm?eventId=1540

I will now return to that magic spot with a great project I've recently been a part of, along with the legendary Don Byron on clarinet and tenor saxophone and amazing piano player Fabrizio Puglisi.

The show will take place on Saturday October 22 2011 in the AFTERNOON (4-7pm).

The club is located on 183 W 10th St. in the heart of Greenwich Village. The gig will be streamed on the club's website so it will be possible to watch us live anywhere in the world in realtime.

LIVE VIDEO STREAMING

Michele Polga Meets Fabrizio Bosso

I'm very excited to be playing with this wonderful group led by saxophonist Michele Polga. This project started as a quartet in early 2010 with mr. Polga on tenor saxophone, Luca Mannutza on piano, Luca Bulgarelli on bass and myself on drums. By the end of that same year it became a quintet with the addition of trumpeter Fabrizio Bosso. There was an immediate alchemy between us five and by the second gig the band was already smoking. That's how Michele decided to release on CD a magical night of great inspiration and excitement. The album is entitled "Michele Polga Meets Fabrizio Bosso - Live At Panic" and was released just a few months ago on Abeat Records.

Two Friends by michelepolga

UPCOMING SHOWS 

October 5 Ridotto del Teatro Sociale - Rovigo 

October 6 Q Club - Padova 

October 7 Al Vapore - Marghera (VE)

Newsletter September 2011

GIGS

CARLO ATTI & FRIENDS

September 24 - Risorta Osteria Del ReFosco - Padova

STEFANIA TSCHANTRET & ORCHESTRA

October 1 - Piazza Maggiore, Bologna

MICHELE POLGA meets FABRIZIO BOSSO

October 5 Ridotto del Teatro Stabile - Rovigo

October 6 Q Club - Padova

October 7 Al Vapore - Marghera (VE)

DON BYRON, FABRIZIO PUGLISI 

& TOMMASO CAPPELLATO Trio

October 22 - Smalls Jazz Club, New York

RECORDS

Tommaso Cappellato - "Open"

Tommaso Cappellato - "Originals"

Michele Polga Meets Fabrizio Bosso - "Live At Panic"

Bigoni/Polga/Gallo/Cappellato - "Nesso G"

VIDEOS

SOLO IMPROVISATION

UPPERGROUND ORCHESTRA

BYRON/PUGLISI/CAPPELLATO TRIO

TOMMASO CAPPELLATO 4ET

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Poem By A Friend

vanishing reason states a void in the stream of thoughts. a pause.
self recognition stepping into emptiness
improving improvising improbable propositions
take away everything and touch your nose

Francesco Durante Viola

Stadtmusik in Basel

Highlights from "The Minus One" Gig in Basel on August 19 2011

Quartet Minus One August 2011

STARTING!!!

Quartet Minus One feat. Stefano Senni & Michael Blake

August 17 - Alla Poppa, Venezia
August 18 - Padova Jazz Club, Correzzola (PD)
August 19 - Stadtmusik Festival 2011, Basel (Switzerland)
August 20 - JazzWide, Pisa

Last Minute Gig with Richard Julian

Next Monday August 15 I'll have the honor of playing with one of my New York heroes, singer and songwriter Richard Julian. I used to go see Richard perform at the Living Room in the Lower East Side on a regular basis back in 2004. After so much time and through many mutual acquaintances we finally got to meet and play together in Italy. For the evening we will be joined by a few special guests.

Monday August 15 2011

RICHARD JULIAN & TOMMASO CAPPELLATO

CORTE DEI LEONI

Via Boccalerie, 8 Padova

+39 049.8750083

Coming Up - August 2011

Michele Polga Trio

feat. Danilo Gallo & Tommaso Cappellato

August 2 - Caffe' Diemme - Padova

Upperground Orchestra

feat. Rabih Beaini & Tommaso Cappellato

August 6 - Götheborg, Sweden

Tommaso Cappellato Quartet Minus One 

feat. Stefano Senni & Michael Blake

August 17 - Alla Poppa, Venezia

August 18 - Padova Jazz Club, Correzzola (PD)

August 19 - Livingroom.fm Basel, Switzerland

August 20 - JazzWide Festival, Pisa

Originals

I finally decided to independently release an album originally recorded in 2007 with some of Italy's most talented up and coming jazz musicians. It was recorded live in one room at True Colours Studio in Padova and it features 8 of my original compositions.


Tommaso Cappellato (drums & composition)
Marcello Allulli (tenor saxophone)
Federico Casagrande (guitar)
Michele Manzo (guitar)
Matteo Alfonso (fender rhodes)
Andrea Lombardini (electric bass)
Shanthi Kumari Roat (vocals on "World Traveller")

Here's a clip from the studio session playing Nowhere, Now Here:

Summertime... and the living is easy!

So much music played and heard during these last couple of months. It's a very exciting and inspired period of my life where travelling is key for a musical and personal growth. In just a small period of time I was in New York, in Belgium and constantly up and down the Italian peninsula. I played some remarkably cool gigs with Upperground Orchestra, singer-songwriters Rosita Késs & Richard Julian, clarinet player Nico Gori 4et and with a brand new quartet of mine playing my original tunes. Here's an excerpt of the gig with Upperground Orchestra in Eupen, Belgium:

Upcoming Shows:

July 13 ALESSIA OBINO Quartet - Valdagno (VI)
July 14 MARCO PONCHIROLI Trio - Solighetto (TV)
July 20 MARCO PONCHIROLI Trio - Montegrotto (PD)
July 21 MARCO PONCHIROLI Trio - Ivrea
July 22 ALESSIA OBINO Quartet - Brescia
July 24 MICHELE POLGA Quartet - Venezia
July 26 SCOTT STEEN Quartet - Venezia
July 27 SCOTT STEEN Quartet - Portogruaro (VE)
July 28 SCOTT STEEN Quartet - Brugnera (PN)
July 29 SCOTT STEEN Quartet - Valdobbiadene (TV)