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Paolo Fresu: When Musician Turns Poet

by Nathalie Tamara Freson
October 2, 2022

Paolo Fresu—a multidimensional artist whose creative overdrive has shaped the Italian jazz scene for almost forty years. With definite hints to Chet Baker and Miles Davis, Fresu has honed a particularly mellow, velvety sound which is absolutely compelling. Even when he tackles coarser, more upbeat tempos, he captivates his listeners with his original approach, switching between ...

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Paolo Fresu Devil Quartet: Desertico

Read "Desertico" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
July 24, 2013

Italian trumpeter Paolo Fresu has always been more angel than devil, though he's fronted quartets that name check both of those respectively heavenly and hellish entities. His horn work is coolly lyrical and spellbinding, regardless of the setting it's found in, but Fresu also has an impish side to his personality that takes over at certain ...

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Paolo Fresu Devil Quartet: Desertico

Read "Desertico" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 18, 2013

Il Devil Quartet offre a Paolo Fresu una dimensione di piena libertà espressiva, nella quale riesce a dare ampio spazio alla sua diversità di linguaggio, dialogando meno con il silenzio e mettendo più note sullo spartito. È per lui un luogo dove poter incontrare degli ottimi compagni di ventura, con i quali intraprendere itinerari capaci di ...