SPRING IS (definitely) HERE

Just came back from a week in Belgium, playing and recording with a new project called Remember Frank?. It was a great week under all circumstances, the weather was beautiful and we had a great turn out at concerts. I especially loved playing in Gent at El Negocito, a small restaurant/bar with live music almost every night of the week. Once back from Gent my friends took me to see the Atomium, a 1958 immense sculpture built for the Belgian Expo. It was an incredible experience, especially because it was dark at night an no one was around. It looked like a never-ending space ship (just like the one in Space Balls!)

I'm back in Italy now with a very intense period ahead, full of local gigs with old friends I haven't seen and played with in a minute. Summertime seems to be very exciting as well with lots of travelling involved.

UPCOMING SHOWS

April 28 w/ Yah Supreme (DJ/vocals) & Bruno Marini (bari sax) - Santa Corona, Vicenza
April 29 w/ Michele Manzo (guitar) & Marc Abrams (bass) - Flat, Mestre (VE)
April 30 w/ Tony Face - Metropolis, Padova
May 1 w/ Rosita Kess Band, Appartamento Hoffman, Comegliano
May 4 w/ Matteo Alfonso (piano) & Marc Abrams (bass) - Enoteca Peppotto, Padova
May 6 w/ Michele Manzo (guitar) & Marc Abrams (bass) - Bar Astra, Vicenza
May 7 w/ Brainless: David Boato (trumpet) & Marc Abrams (bass) - Metropolis, Padova
May 11 w/ Carlo Atti (sax) & Bruno Marini (hammond organ) - Bar Astra, Vicenza
May 13 w/ Jacopo Jacopetti 5et - La Bulesca, Padova

Remember Frank?

Remember Frank? is a musical project of various forms instigated by bass player Nicola Lancerotti and drummer Tommaso Cappellato. Sharing an old friendship, they now form the driving rhythm section of a genuine project that digs into jazz roots and modal music to perform a repertoire of original compositions. The trio includes Jordi Grognard, rising young talent on the Belgian scene, playing reed instruments, including bass clarinet, flute, bansuri and tenor saxophone.

Remember Frank? est un projet multiforme qui représente la collaboration entre Tommaso Cappellato et Nicola Lancerotti. Amis depuis longtemps, ils sont maintenant section rythmique d'un projet qui puise aux racines du jazz pour aboutir à l'execution de compositions originales. Le trio avec Jordi Grognard (jeune promesse du jazz belge, des nombreuses importantes collaborations et participations à festivals à son actif) propose une musique basée sur la reinterprétation de la tradition, fortement liée au swing et aux rythmes africains et indiens, rappelés par l'utilisation d'instruments typiques de la musique modale, comme par exemple le bansuri.

UPCOMING EVENTS

November 27 2011 - Cafe' Roskam - Brussels

November 30 2011 - Bonnefooi - Brussels

PAST EVENTS

April 26 2011 - El Negocito - Gent (Belgium)

April 22 2011 - Sounds Jazz - Bruxelles (Belgium)

April 20 2011 - Le Chat-Pitre - Bruxelles (Belgium)

March 27 2011 - Cafe Belga - Bruxelles (Belgium)

September 24 2010 - Jazz Club, Rovigo (Italy)

September 23 2010 - Bar Astra, Vicenza (Italy)

September 22 2010 - Universita’, Trento (Italy)

May 26 2010 - Le Chat-Pitre - Bruxelles (Belgium)

May 24 2010 - P. D'Artistes - Bruxelles (Belgium)

May 22 2010 - Sounds Jazz - Bruxelles (Belgium)

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