Jazz Articles about Andrea Centazzo

Andrea Centazzo: West Coast Chamber Jazz Trio

by Libero Farnè
April 26, 2016

Andrea Centazzo West Coast Chamber Jazz Trio Paradiso Jazz 2016 Sala Paradiso San Lazzaro di Savena (BO) 18.04.2016 Occasione rara poter riascoltare in Italia Andrea Centazzo, per di più con un progetto d'impronta jazzistica. Il compositore e percussionista friulano infatti, residente da decenni a Los Angeles, nel tempo si è espresso negli ambiti più diversi, dalla musica per il cinema e il teatro alla video art, dalla composizione puntigliosa ...

Andrea Centazzo - Roberto Ottaviano: In a Rainy Day

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 3, 2012

Trentacinque anni dopo il loro primo incontro e venticinque dopo la loro ultima collaborazione, Andrea Centazzo e Roberto Ottaviano tornano a suonare assieme, mettendo splendidamente a frutto le loro esperienze, nel tempo ben differenziatesi ma non per questo difficili da coniugare. In a Rainy Day è stato registrato nel giugno del 2012 a Bologna, ma è poi stato missato, con sovraincisioni, a Long Island. Gran parte del lavoro è interamente improvvisato, mentre alcuni pezzi si muovono a partire da temi ...

Andrea Centazzo: Moon in Winter

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 17, 2011

Moon in Winter mette i risalto le grandi qualità di Andrea Centazzo come batterista/percussionista e come compositore. Le dieci tracce sono suddivise tra duetti, che vedono coinvolti il leader e un musicista a turno, trio, e brani a pieno organico, quelli denominati “Moon in Winter," numerati progressivamente. Ma anch'essi sono organizzati come scatole cinesi che si compongono e ricompongono, frammentando l'organico in sottogruppi che si scambiano, si dividono e si riuniscono assecondando le idee e le indicazioni delle partiture del ...

Andrea Centazzo: Guitars

by Elliott Simon
March 3, 2010

Live improvisation is ephemeral yet creative, a fleeting sonic moment in time that is lost as quickly as sound dissipates through space. Paradoxically, a recording of that same performance is eternally uninspired, each playing being identical to the one before it. For three decades, percussionist/electronicist Andrea Centazzo has been among the most successful at blurring that dialectic. Centazzo blurs lots of things though and in the process he has amassed a daunting archive of releases, many on ...

DEPARTED ANGELS

by Jerry D'Souza
August 7, 2009

Intuition plays the dominant role in the interaction between percussionist Andrea Centazzo and seven guitar improvisers on this set of collaborations recorded over a wide span of time. Centazzo plays in duo and trio settings, occasionally adding another voice. What transpires is an explosion of processes that take the art of invention to a new high. Centazzo has been an active musician and composer for over 25 years, covering a wide and impressive range of styles including opera, ...

Andrea Centazzo: West Coast Trio

by Jerry D'Souza
June 21, 2008

A man of many talents, Andrea Centazzo is a composer at home with classical, jazz and experimental music. As a musician, he plays percussion and keyboards, and is not immune to sampling to add to the impact.

Centazzo's music breathes and reverberates from the input of his band. He calls for an intuitive response to develop the theme and both Kai Kurosawa (guitar) and Motoka Honda (piano) help realize the depth and tangibility of his compositions. ...

ROVA Saxophone Quartet and Andrea Centazzo: The Bay

by Jerry D'Souza
August 24, 2007

Ictus Records was co-founded by percussionist Andrea Centazzo with Carla Lugli in the late 1970s. The focus was on improvised music, contemporary styling and avant-garde jazz. Centazzo and Lugli ran the label until 1984 when the financial burden became too heavy to carry on. During that time, Ictus had a strong catalog with recordings of Centazzo, Steve Lacy, Evan Parker, Lol Coxhill, Gianluigi Trovesi and ROVA. Saxophone Quartet among others.

Ictus was resurrected after a hiatus of thirty years. Several ...