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Stefano Risso
Stefano Risso is a composer, producer and bass player.
His vast production and intense concert activity range from instrumental music (jazz, avant-garde jazz, and experimental) to vocal music, rock and folk, and popular or auteur songs, of which he has always been a keen admirer.
He has written and produced music for the theatre, and has created music projects for several writers and video artists. He has recorded more than fifty albums, many of which he as leader or co-leader (Barber Mouse, T.R.E., Vocifero, Les diables Bleus, HellmullerRissoZanoli to name a few), for international record labels (from Japan to Switzerland, to France, England, German, Italy, and Finland), which have been voted and acknowledged by specialized magazines in each of these countries.
An eclectic and research-oriented artist, he has performed with musicians and groups which differ from each other in genre and form: Stefano Battaglia, Gianni Coscia, Roy Paci, Phil Woods, Francesco De Gregori, Lalli, Meg, among many others. His work has received wide acclaim and praise by critics, and his personal and collective projects as well have been recognized as outstanding by many of the most important specialized magazines, including Jazzit, Musica Jazz, Jazz&More (Svizzera), JazzThing (Germania) , Artribune , and on websites like All About Jazz and Jazz Convention.
He teaches at the “Conservatorio di musica FA Bomporti” of Trento from 2014
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T.R.E.: Altrove
by Neri Pollastri
Non è facile parlare di Altrove, ultimo disco di T.R.E., alias Tri Razional Eccentrico, la meravigliosa formazione composta da Alessandro Giachero al pianoforte, Stefano Risso al contrabbasso e Marco Zanoli alla batteria. Non lo è, perché la musica che il trio ha sempre espresso e che anche qui si manifesta in tutta la sua ricchezza, non è facile da rendere in parole, ma anche perché la formazione è stata per oltre vent'anni tra le realtà più interessanti, originali e creative ...
Continue ReadingStefano Risso: Tentacoli
by Neri Pollastri
"Musica riciclata," la definisce il suo autore Stefano Risso, quella contenuta in questo CD della Solitunes, giovane etichetta dedita ai lavori in solo (clicca qui per leggere la recensione di un altro solo di contrabbasso della label, The Inner Bass di Federico Marchesano). E questo perché Tentacoli raccoglie veri e propri scarti di registrazioni, tutti rigorosamente solo di contrabbasso, e li riassembla, senza alcuna aggiunta né elaborazioni elettroniche, tranne un trattamento di processori di dinamica. Le undici tracce ...
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