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Passport
"Le Querce Jazz" Fifth Edition
Country Club "Le Querce" Sarrottino (Catanzaro, Italy)
03/09/2011
Four characters from large individual technique performed Wednesday in the third round of "Le Querce Jazz" at the country club "Le Querce" by Sarrottino. Pietro Tonolo, Joe Chambers, Jorge Rossy, and Arnie Somogyi, Passport, can be considered a multinational, a jazz supergroup, whereas collaborations that individually have the four musicians. Names such as Gil Evans, Steve Lacy, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Bobby Hutcherson, Brad Mehldau, have left their mark in their careers.
The Passport is a particular ensemble, based on the interchanges between Chambers and Rossy, divide the battery and play respectively the vibraphone and the piano. Leader and gregarious whilst at the same time, always with the humility of musicians of great thickness, never over the top. Jorge Rossy, proves to have two different souls in the approach to his instrument, almost shy piano becomes more whimsical and impressive when taking in hand the sticks and sit behind the drums.
Conversely, Joe Chambers towers in his imposing stature, his enormous fascination of jazz icon. On his way to read and interpret the jazz is always discreet and never intrusive, precisely these qualities lead him to be an excellent drummer and vibraphonist. To be convinced of this versatility uncommon is enough to listen to the gentle "Ruth", composed by him. But it's all the concert to be a journey through the music, in which no sound is not overlooked. A successful experiment of making music without unnecessary phrases or superb technicalities.
The presence of Tonolo is as important as crucial to the melodic role that occupies. An example is the initial "Esteem", a song by Steve Lacy, who begins as if sax was seeking the right tone and then fill in a surreal dimension.Intense "Rio", composed by Wayne Shorter, "This is new", by Kurt Weill, "Not so easy", by the same Rossy and spirited bis "JJ" written by Arnie Somogyi.
"Le Querce", Jazz artistic director Giampiero Ferro, exciting performance will last on 31 March at the country club "Le Querce". Will Scott Hamilton, currently one of the most illustrious names in contemporary jazz, to vibrate his tenor sax and the hearts of his fans.
Passport:
Pietro Tonolo, sax
Jorge Rossy, batteria, pianoforte
Joe Chambers, batteria, vibrafono
Arnie Somogyi, contrabbasso
Tracklist:
- Esteem
- Puerta
- The phantom of the city
- Ruth
- Mim
- Rio
- This is new
- Not so easy
Encore:
- JJ
(Italian version published in the Gazzetta del Sud on 12/03/2011 and in Il blog di Giuseppe Panella on 13/03/2011)
