Jazz Articles about Tommaso Cappellato

Tommaso Cappellato: Open

by Bruce Lindsay
April 29, 2010

Italian drummer and composer Tommaso Cappellato drives a strong and intelligent quartet on Open, his first album as leader, to create a rewarding and eclectic set of tunes that borrow innovatively from hip-hop, free jazz and funk. The album showcases Cappellato's writing talents as well as his percussion skills, while his choice of some exceptional fellow musicians--he formed the quartet in 2008--augurs well for his future as a bandleader. The album's first track, “Nowhere, Now Here," finds ...

Tommaso Cappellato: Open

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 7, 2010

Tommaso Cappellato fa parte di quella ormai numerosa schiera di musicisti italiani che considerano l'esperienza di vita all'estero un fattore fondamentale di arricchimento culturale di uomo e di musicista. Ciò ha portato il giovane batterista veneto ad attraversare Africa, Australia, Giappone e soprattutto a risiedere per ben nove anni negli Stati Uniti, in particolare a New York. Qui ha intessuto una fitta rete di relazioni personali e musicali, divenendo una presenza frequente della fervida scena Downtown. La partecipazione di musicisti ...

Take Five With Tommaso Cappellato

by AAJ Staff
July 24, 2009

Meet Tommaso Cappellato: Italian drummer and composer Tommaso Cappellato always strived to leave his mark as the founder and creator of numerous musical situations. His curiosity for different styles and continuous will for research led him to travel and explore various countries in the world to meet, learn from and collaborate with influential musical artists.

During his nine-year stay in New York Cappellato completed his education at the New School University where he studied with notable artists such as Richie ...