Federico Ughi and Steve Swell

Federico Ughi is an artist based in New York with a particular interest in improvisation.

He has performed or recorded as a composer, drummer, and electronic musician with such artists as: Daniel Carter, William Parker, Steve Swell, Steve Dalachinsky, Fantastic Merlins, Nathan Hanson, Matt Lavelle, Reuben Radding, Sayuri Goto, in New York and Cinematic Orchestra (Ninja Tune), and Bloody Riot in London, the UK and Italy.

Federico Ughi has toured throughout the USA, Europe, and the UK, performing in many festivals and venues including: Vision Festival NYC, Improvised & Otherwise Festival NYC, Zuid Nederlands Jazz Festival (Holland), Copenhagen Jazz Festival (Denmark), Brighton Jazz Bop Festival (UK), Relay Festival (UK), Total Eclipse Festival (UK), The Knitting Factory NYC and CBGB in NYC.

In early 2001 Federico Ughi established 577 Records in Brooklyn, New York as an independent record label, through which he promotes his own work, as well as that of selected artists who particularly inspire his artistic vision.

Steve Swell

Steve Swell is a landmark figure in the world of improvised music.

Born in Newark, New Jersey, he has been living, working and performing in New York City for most of his adult life. In an effort to find his own voice on his instrument and to learn to write and arrange in a style of his own, he has sought out, performed and recorded with many of the world's finest composers and improvisors. He has recorded and toured with such diverse jazz personalities as mainstreamers Lionel Hampton and Buddy Rich, to so- called outsiders like Anthony Braxton and Jemeel Moondoc.

Swell first came to public attention performing with Makanda Ken McIntyre in the multi- instrumentalist's concert at Carnegie Recital Hall in 1985. Later, Swell came to international attention while touring in Europe and recording with alto saxophonist Tim Berne and his group "Caos Totale". During this time Steve also toured and recorded with Joey Baron's "Barond

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