Italian Jazz: Aldo Romano, Danilo Rea, Rosario Bonaccorso Live in France (2011)

Three italian great artists together for an excellent concert July 22, 2011 at Jazz Festival in Porquerolles (France). In the program the group is presented as "The Italian Jazz Dream Team".

The drummer Aldo Romano is well known for his collaboration with many international jazz stars as Dexter Gordon, Michel Petrucciani, Johnny Griffin, Keith Jarrett and many others.

Here you can see his Flower Power Trio with the french pianist Baptiste Trotignon and Rosario Bonaccorso at Festival of Jazz & Wine of Peace in Cormons (Italy), 2010, Octobet 22.

Danilo Rea is one of the best italian jazz pianists and played with Chet Baker, Lee Konitz, Joe Lovano, Joe Scofield and many others.

In the following video a solo piano concert at Umbria Jazz 2008

The bassist Rosario Bonaccorso well known also out of Italy played with Pat Metheny, Elvin Jones, Benny Golson and others.

In the following video you can appreciate him also as leader of his quartet with Andy Gravish (tr), Andrea Pozza (piano) and Nicola Angelucci (drm).

Here below the link to see the whole concert

Aldo Romano, Danilo Rea et Rosario Bonnacorso au festival Jazz à Porquerolles:

Jazz in Italy: Phil Woods meets the italian Big Bang orchestra (1988)

In July 1988, during Umbria Jazz Festival, Phil Woods was playing in a club and the Big Bang orchestra directed by Mario Raja, including some of the best young italian jazz players, had a concert at Morlacchi Theatre the 15th evening. Thanks to Paolo Piangiarelli, of Philology Records, the day after Phil accepted to be guest for the fist album of the orchestra.

Personnel:

Phil Woods (clarinet, alto saxophone);

Marco Rinalduzzi (guitar);

Giancarlo Maurino (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone);

Mario Raja (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone);

Maurizio Giammarco (tenor saxophone);

Roberto Ottini (baritone saxophone);

Flavio Boltro, Marco Tamburini, Paolo Fresu (trumpet, flugelhorn);

Danilo Terenzi, Hal Crook, Roberto Rossi (trombone);

Danilo Rea (keyboards);

Enzo Pietropaoli (bass)

Roberto Gatto (drums).

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