Results for "Roberto Ottaviano"

Ivo Perelman, Lucas Goicoechea, Charles Mingus, Roberto Ottaviano and More

by Maurice Hogue
October 21, 2020

There's a wide swath of styles in this episode, further demonstrating the incredible depth of improvised music. From an historic live performance in Germany by Charles Mingus, to the powerful saxophone of Ivo Perelman joined by an improvising string trio, to contemporary guitar by England's Ray Russell, to rising stars from Argentina (saxophonist Lucas Goicoechea), to ...

A Jazz Immuno-Booster: Part 1

by Ludovico Granvassu
March 23, 2020

We may still be months away from developing vaccines to tame the threat that COVID19 poses to our bodies. But given the centrality of the mind-body connection for our physical well being, we should not forget that we continue to have music to support our minds during these challenging times. So I have reached ...

Alexander Hawkins e Marco Colonna Duo al Pinocchio di Firenze

by Neri Pollastri
February 26, 2020

Alexander Hawkins & Marco Colonna Pinocchio Live Jazz 15.2.2020 Una delle ultime date della stagione del Pinocchio Jazz di Firenze prevedeva la prima assoluta del duo del pianista inglese Alexander Hawkins--passato qualche giorno prima in piano solo a pochi chilometri di distanza, a Prato per Metastasio Jazz--e del polistrumentista romano Marco Colonna. ...

It Takes Two to Jazz: Part I

by Ludovico Granvassu
February 21, 2020

This week we focus on the art of the duo. A challenging format as one does neither have the complete freedom of a solo nor the support of a larger band. Yet, in the hands of the right artists, it can produce magical music. Happy listening! Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme ...

Roberto Ottaviano

Born: December 21, 1957

Roberto Ottaviano is an Italian saxophonist.

He started extremely young as a self-taught percussion and flute player, but at the age of five he began to take clarinet classes at the Conservatory of Bari, Italy. Influenced by {{m: Lester Young = 11573}} and {{m: John Coltrane = 5851}}, he later chose the saxophone. After studying classical saxophone in Perugia with Federico Mondelci, between the end of the 1970s and the early 1980s he attended several workshops taught by {{m: Evan Parker = 10117}} and {{m: Jimmy Giuffre = 7059}}, undertook harmony and classical composition studies with Walter Boncompagni and attended courses held by Giacomo Manzoni and Luigi Nono. Thanks to a fortuitous encounter with {{m: Steve Lacy = 8532}}, he focused on the soprano saxophone. During a stay in the United States, he studied jazz composition and arrangements under {{m: Ran Blake = 5065}}, {{m: Bill Russo = 144366}} and {{m: George Russell = 3978}}.

Italian Showcase Festival and Fringe Program, Novara

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 26, 2019

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 European Jazz Conference 2019: Italian Showcase Festival and Fringe Program Various venues Novara, Italy September 11-15, 2019 At a time when the ideals of unity and transnational solidarity that represented the founding values of modern-day Europe seem to be faltering under ...

European Jazz Conference 2019 in Novara

by Luciano Rossetti
September 26, 2019

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Photos of the European Jazz Conference 2019 held in Novara, Italy, from September 11th to 15th. The Italian Showcase Festival and Fringe Program featured performances by the Franco D'Andrea's Octet, Gianluca Petrella Cosmic Renaissance, Filippo Vignato, Eloisa Manera, Roberto Ottaviano, Dan Kinzelman and Hobby Horse, Rosa ...

Glenn Ferris Italian Quintet: Animal Love

by Neri Pollastri
June 26, 2019

Animal Love è il primo CD del quintetto italiano del trombonista statunitense Glenn Ferris, formazione che avevamo visto dal vivo lo scorso anno, in occasione di Girone Jazz, apprezzandone le qualità che adesso si possono ritrovare anche sulla documentazione registrata. Ferris è musicista con un rapporto privilegiato con l'Europa e con l'Italia: per anni ...

Wójciński-Szmańda Quartet, Dustin Laurenzi and More

by Maurice Hogue
April 17, 2019

The underlying theme in this episode appears to be ensembles of varying sizes and styles. From Sweden, trumpeter Goran Kajfeš' quartet Tropique blends elements of groove, trance, improv, African with a Don Cherry on top in the new Into The Wild, while another quartet, the Wójciński/Szmańda Quartet from Poland, knocks down the walls of same-same with ...

Metastasio Jazz 2019

by Neri Pollastri
March 12, 2019

Metastasio Jazz 2019 Varie sedi Prato 5-25.2.2018 Preceduto da un concerto del quartetto di Roberto Ottaviano in collaborazione con il Pinocchio di Firenze e da uno della New Talents Jazz Orchestra diretta da Mario Corvini, poi inaugurato ufficialmente da uno spettacolo teatral-musicale--Tempo di Chet, racconto della vita di Chet Baker ...