Cecilia Sanchietti

Cecilia Sanchietti: La Terza Via

by Hrayr Attarian
February 9, 2018

Italian drummer Cecilia Sanchietti is an elegant musician and thoughtful composer. Both attributes are amply demonstrated on her second release as a leader La Terza Via, loosely translated as “The Third Side of the Coin." Of the ten captivating pieces that comprise the album seven are Sanchietti's originals and the other three seamlessly fit within the overall conceptual unity of the disc. The leader's antiwar “Not (in) my name" is dramatic and multifaceted. It opens with poignant and ...