Jazz Articles about Patrizia Scascitelli

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Patrizia Scascitelli: Open Window

by AAJ Italy Staff
August 3, 2009

Sei brani raggruppati in due minisuite e altrettante composizioni sono i numeri di Open Window, ultima fatica discografica di Patrizia Scascitelli. Originaria di Roma ma da più di venticinque anni residente a New York, Scascitelli è l'ennesimo esempio di talento italico che trova conferme, apprezzamenti e opportunità di lavoro all'estero. Open Window è una finestra aperta bidirezionale dalla quale la pianista e compositrice romana getta uno sguardo sul suo presente ma anche al passato e dalla quale chiunque può penetrare ...

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Patrizia Scascitelli: Close Up

by Stephen Latessa
August 27, 2005

Close Up, the latest disc from Italian pianist and composer Patrizia Scascitelli, features eleven strong tunes from her pen that reveal the mellow strengths of her band as they move from reflective ballads to strutting blues. Echoes of the past are never far from the surface, revealing an affectionate knowledge of jazz history.

Artie's Place was written as an offshoot of jam sessions held in Artie Simmons' Harlem apartment. First Mark Gross gets the chance to lay down ...

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Patrizia Scascitelli: Close Up

by Woodrow Wilkins
January 9, 2005

There are times when it seems jazz is hated in America, where it originated. Outside the United States, however, jazz is appreciated as much as folk, classical and other styles. Perhaps this may explain why some Europeans are among the world's best jazz performers.One of these is Rome native Patrizia Scascitelli, one of the first women in Italy to play jazz. The pianist is at home playing the music that made household names of Don Cherry and David ...