The Great Italian jazz band, as an excellent
counterbalance to local trumpet bands. Carlo Actis Dato, a
saxophone player and a showman, makes a visit to Belgrade once
again, now with his 10-member band.
Actis Furioso is the latest of the many wild and amazing
adventures which have taken Carlo Actis Dato around the world,
from Japan to Greece, from Finland to Martinique, from Morocco
to Canada. For this new project, Actis has brought in extra
musicians of extraordinary vitality to expand his famous quartet
into a tentet. In this new musical mix, Actis Dato and his
group pull elements from many different styles, cultures, rhythms,
dances, epochs and more, much more, to offer their listeners
an explosion of emotions, energy, songs, dances, and fun from
places far and wide. It is a decidedly new and innovative voyage
in which the virtuosity of the instrumentalists drives the
creative process in a merry-go-round of music, extemporised
gags, weird costumes and improbable juxtapositions of ideas
and events, all of which however remain constantly tempered
by an attitude of irony and self-mockery. The compositions
have been penned by Actis Dato, whilst the musical arrange-ments
have been meticulously prepared by Piero Ponzo, Enrico Fazio
and Massimo Rossi.
Actis Furioso are:
Luca Calabrese - trumpet
Marco Rigoletti - trumpet
Gianpiero Malfatto - trombone
Piero Ponzo - alto sax, piccolo clarinet
Beppe Di Filippo - soprano and alto sax
Carlo Actis Dato - tenor and baritone sax, bass clarinet
Pino Romeo - baritone and bass sax
Enrico Fazio - bass
Fiorenzo Sordini - drums
Ferdinando Despaigne - percussion
The concert is realized in cooperation with the Italian Cultural
Centre. |
