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Nico Gori / Fred Hersch: Da Vinci

By Jeff Dayton-Johnson

Clarinetist Nico Gori and pianist Fred Hersch both played the North Sea Jazz Festival in July 2010 and struck up a friendship riding together on the bus from the performance site to the hotel. Soon thereafter they began a series of duo gigs in Europe and New York. The studio recording Da Vinci captures the strong element of fellowship between the Italian and the American.Gori is most visible as member of pianist Stefano Bollani's group. Hersch, meanwhile, has ...