Nicola Angelucci
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Nicola Angelucci is a musician whose talent has won international acclaim, suffice it to say that many of the most interesting and famous leaders of the international jazz scene have chosen him as sideman, among which Benny Golson, Wynton Marsalis, Joey DeFrancesco, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Mike Stern, Bob James… He is a member of Fabrizio Bosso’s Quartet and also collaborates permanently with Dado Moroni, Rosario Bonaccorso, Max Ionata, Bebo Ferra, Paolo Recchia, Olivia Trummer. With over 70 albums to date, his extensive discography not only showcases his unique drumming style, but also, thanks to his three albums as bandleader, his remarkable compositional talent.
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IDENTITHREE
Nicola Angelucci, batteria
featuring
Enrico Zanisi, pianoforte
Enzo Pietropaoli, contrabbasso
Tre musicisti di tre diverse generazioni, tre identità musicali diverse, ciascuna riconoscibile e riconosciuta. “Identithree” intreccia in maniera molto spontanea le personalità e i background differenti di Nicola Angelucci, Enrico Zanisi ed Enzo Pietropaoli. Il trio si esprime soprattutto attraverso brani originali ma anche spiritual e standard della tradizione jazzistica, dinamicamente reinventati, con la naturalezza di chi conosce perfettamente la materia ed è in grado di trarne il massimo godimento per sé e per gli ascoltatori.
DIALOGUE'S DELIGHT
Gabriele Mirabassi, clarinet
Olivia Trummer, piano, vocals
Luca Bulgarelli, double bass
Nicola Angelucci, drums
“Changes” isn’t just a title: it also represents a transformation, an evolution in Nicola Angelucci’s compositions. The Italian drummer, who in his previous discs had accustomed us to the predominance of rhythm and Afro-American influences, in “Changes” devotes more of his attention to melody, to lyricism. And it is precisely this enhanced lyrical constituent that has guided him in choosing his traveling companions for this project: Olivia Trummer, Luca Bulgarelli and Gabriele Mirabassi. Another striking particularity of “Changes” with respect to the norms that prevail in the jazz sphere, is that the album only features original and unreleased pieces, some of which are sung by Olivia Trummer, author of the lyrics in addition to being an enchanting interpreter and pianist. With “Changes” Angelucci offers us a vivid snapshot of the present times, an intense and limpid inner landscape.
Nicola Angelucci is a musician whose talent has won international acclaim, suffice it to say that many of the most interesting and famous leaders of the international jazz scene have chosen him as sideman, among which Benny Golson, Wynton Marsalis, Joey DeFrancesco, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Mike Stern, Bob James… He is a member of Fabrizio Bosso’s Quartet and also collaborates permanently with Dado Moroni, Rosario Bonaccorso, Max Ionata, Bebo Ferra, Paolo Recchia, Olivia Trummer. He has to his credit over 70 discs, of which 7 as leader and co-leader. Olivia Trummer is an outstanding German pianist and singer-songwriter. Born into a family of musicians, she first trained as a classical pianist and later pursued her jazz studies on the other side of the Atlantic, at the Manhattan School of Music in New York. Gabriele Mirabassi’s talent and class has made him one of the most esteemed clarinetists in the world. The Italian artist operates with the same ease in classical music and in jazz. These past years he has conducted an interesting and in-depth research on Brazilian music and South American musical styles in general. Luca Bulgarelli is the double bassist everyone dreams of: a solid and versatile musician, gifted with a refined taste, he unsparingly and masterfully backs up even the most unexpected developments in the execution of a piece.
CHANGES
Gabriele Mirabassi, clarinet
Olivia Trummer, piano, vocals
Luca Bulgarelli, double bass
Nicola Angelucci, drums
“Changes” isn’t just a title: it also represents a transformation, an evolution in Nicola Angelucci’s compositions. The Italian drummer, who in his previous discs had accustomed us to the predominance of rhythm and Afro-American influences, in “Changes” devotes more of his attention to melody, to lyricism. And it is precisely this enhanced lyrical constituent that has guided him in choosing his traveling companions for this project: Olivia Trummer, Luca Bulgarelli and Gabriele Mirabassi. Another striking particularity of “Changes” with respect to the norms that prevail in the jazz sphere, is that the album only features original and unreleased pieces, some of which are sung by Olivia Trummer, author of the lyrics in addition to being an enchanting interpreter and pianist. With “Changes” Angelucci offers us a vivid snapshot of the present times, an intense and limpid inner landscape.
NICOLA ANGELUCCI
QUINTET
Nicola Angelucci, Batteria
Greg Burk, Piano
Matteo Cutello, Tromba
Giovanni Cutello, Sax Alto
Luca Bulgarelli, Contrabbasso
Nicola Angelucci è senza dubbio uno dei batteristi più affermati sulla scena jazzistica italiana. Da diversi anni è membro del quartetto di Fabrizio Bosso e vanta collaborazioni con alcuni dei maestri indiscussi del jazz internazionale come Benny Golson, Steve Grossman, Wynton Marsalis, Joey DeFrancesco, Aaron Goldberg, Eddie Gomez, Peter Bernstein, solo per citarne alcuni. Nel suo terzo album da leader “Changes”, pubblicato nel 2021, Angelucci si conferma anche come compositore, mostrando una vena melodica particolarmente raffinata. Per questa nuova formazione Angelucci ha chiamato, insieme al fidato contrabbassista Luca Bulgarelli, il pianista statunitense Greg Burk, dotato, oltre che di uno straordinario talento strumentale, di una rara capacità di valorizzare qualunque composizione grazie alla sua naturale disposizione all’ascolto e all’interazione. Arricchiscono la compagine i due giovanissimi, ma ormai ampiamente riconosciuti, talenti Matteo e Giovanni Cutello dei quali convince non solo la preparazione e il talento ma anche la determinazione e la loro complicità, che si esprime anche sul palco in un codice tutto loro, fatto di segnali e di piccoli gesti. Gran parte del repertorio, anche in questo caso, è costituita da musica originale composta e arrangiata specificatamente per questa formazione, nella quale si evidenzia con chiarezza quanto il batterista maneggi con perizia il linguaggio del jazz e i suoi sviluppi, a partire dalla tradizione fino alle sue declinazioni contemporanee poiché, afferma, “non c’è modernità senza tradizione”.