Jazz Articles about Pierluigi Villani

Pierluigi Villani: Stanic Boulevard

by Nicholas F. Mondello
February 11, 2019

Stanic Boulevard from drummer Pierluigi Villani and his Ensemble is a very distinctive album which offers highly-textured contemporized original compositions, each from a group member and each of which is performed with superb musicianship and exquisite taste. It is jazz collaboration at its best. “More or Less," the driving opener, delivers a rock-blueish melody reminiscent of Horace Silver. It speaks energetic hard bop, soulfully written and very well-performed. Pianist Miko Maria Matera, guitarist Fabio Pignataro, and Villani ...