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Federico Ughi and Steve Swell

“He just might be downtown's best under-recognized jazz drummer at present.” Downtown Music Gallery, NYC, April 2006 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