Giuseppe Grifeo: Chicago Jazz Concerts - Elements of Peace

Giuseppe Grifeo (Italian Jazz Pianist) has two upcoming concerts in Chicago on March 21st (Chicago Cultural Center) and on March 23rd (Elastic Arts Foundation). Our intention is that these concerts can add to a bridge of understanding between Middle Eastern and Western cultures. I have attached a news release detailing the concerts and his musical styles.

I would greatly appreciate if you could consider listing and/or reviewing the performances for your radio shows/web page so that the Chicago Public can be more informed of these events.

Pianist Giuseppe Grifeo - Chicago Tour
Solo Concert Dates and Information
Presented in part by Ferrari Studios
With the support of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura - Chicago

DATES

Jazz Pianist Giuseppe Grifeo Solo Concert Wednesday March 21st @ 7:00 pm 75 minute performance - free admission Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theater 78 E. Randolph Street, Chicago Tel: 312.744.6630 www.chicagoculturalcenter.org

Jazz Pianist Giuseppe Grifeo Solo Concert with live video projections by Marco G. Ferrari
Friday March 23rd @ 9:00 pm
Two 40 minute sets - $10 suggested donation (byob)
Elastic Arts Foundation, 2830 N. Milwaukee Avenue, second floor
Chicago, Illinois 60618
Tel: 773.772.3616

One block northwest of Diversey (2800 north) & Kimball (3400 west) Elastic Arts Foundation, is a sound and vision gallery located in Logan Square. Our mission remains clear: Aesthetics before markets.

ARTIST & CONCERT INFORMATION

Ferrari Studios is proud to present Pianist Giuseppe Grifeo's first concerts in Chicago and the United States, and invites you to attend these extraordinary and powerful performances that will take you on a journey through cultures and emotions.

Giuseppe's approach to playing the piano is characterized by a Mediterranean and Arabic color. He is amongst the few who study the use of the piano in classical and traditional Arabic music (for his research he visited and played in musical festivals in Iraq, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco). Born in Palermo Italy, he currently teaches piano jazz, improvisation and history of music at the Music School of Pavia, Italy. He also composes music for theatre and film productions in Italy and USA.

Giuseppe Grifeo's performances in Chicago will be a meeting and mixture between creative jazz, Mediterranean and Arabian music. He will be combining compositions from his CD entitled A Quite Place in the Universe (1997), a piano story based on the magical and mystical compositions of the extraordinary musician Sun Ra, with his latest CD entitled Che Vi Sia Pace (2006) containing original and rare Arabic arrangements that evoke passion and drama.