Results for "Groovy Moments & Melodies"

Andrea Zacchia

Andrea Zacchia, born in 1984, is a jazz guitarist and composer who seamlessly blends melodic sensitivity and innovative sound research. He honed his craft at the University of Music in Rome and Fonderia delle Arti, developing a distinctive musical language that effortlessly spans modal jazz, post-bop, and contemporary influences. As a leader, Zacchia has two albums to his name and a track record of diverse collaborations. He has graced stages and studios alongside esteemed musicians and has collaborated with diverse  Italian brands of music gear.

Groovy Moments & Melodies

By Tuomo J. Autio

Label: Prophone Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Muistan Kesan; Eleanor Rigby; This Guy's In Love With You; Bumpin'; Boss City; Toiset Meistä; Chim Chim Cheree; Golden Earrings; Besame Mucho; On Hetki.

Tuomo J. Autio: Groovy Moments & Melodies

by Chris Mosey
September 17, 2011

The word groovy probably derives from the groove of a record in pre-digital days. It first appeared in print in Really The Blues, the 1946 autobiography of jazz clarinetist Mezz Mezzrow, and became part of hippy terminology in 1965, when Simon and Garfunkel recorded “We've Got A Groovy Thing Goin,'" and the following year, when they ...