The big Jazz

EJE can't miss the appointment with the Latin sound, with the interaction between piano and jazz improvisation: the Negroni’s Trio is one of the most appreciated Latin-American groups, as evidenced by his nomination for the Best Latin Jazz Album.
The main features of the leader Josè Negroni, pianist and componist from Puerto Rico, are an astonishing combination of jazz, classical lyricism and Afro-Latin “punches”.

Stefano Bollani comes back in style to the EJE, ready for a new unpredictable journey between irresistible irony and intense improvisation.

After two tours in the United States and the latest in the United Kingdom, arrives at the European Jazz Expo for the first time Gianluca Pellerito, the sixteen-year-old drummer from Palermo discovered by Peter Erskine, who is deservedly considered the new youngest Italian jazz star in the world.

Music and narration in "Women's Land", the new work by Stefano di Battista, among the best-known national jazz saxophonists, with the special appearance by Gino Castaldo, journalist and one of the Italian leading expert on music. A project born from the wish of this Roman musician and composer to tell and set to music the female figure of the past millennium. All the pieces are devoted to beautiful, brave, and unforgettable women such as Ella Fitzgerald, Anna Magnani and many others. Live with them Jeff Ballard on drums, Jonathan Kreisberg on guitar, Julian Oliver Mazzariello on piano and Francesco Puglisi, on double bass.

Tigran Hamasyan, very talented and young Armenian pianist. Evan Christopher, considered the most important clarinetist of New Orleans, among the greatests of all ages, in the "Django à la Créole" project, a tribute to the legendary Django Reinhardt. Furthermore, from Spain, the Catalan pianist Manel Camp and the LokoMotive Trio together with the “special guest” Luca Aquino and his trumphet. Jazz joins the authorial song giving way to improvisation and magic, something that only a great musician is able to create: the elegance of Sergio Cammariere, performer of unique expressive and refined intensity, and its quintet; Gerardo Casiello, Samnite pianist and songwriter, winner of the Tenco Prize 2010, Debut section; Jean Francoise Baez, one of the most appreciated squeeze-box player in the world, and his trio. He played with some of the most important protagonists of the jazz and Mediterranean scene such as Antonio Placer, Bernard Bruel, Louis Sclavis, Renaud Gracia-Fons. A great musician who well knows how to go beyond the accordeon language without distorting its traditional and popular aspects.

Pascal Shumacher, talented vibraphon player and composer from Louxembourg, establishes himself as one of the most interesting performer of the of the new generation European jazzists. Leader of his quartet, he has produced three albums until today, the latest "Here we Gong" in 2009 under his own prestigious label Enja Records from Munich.

The intriguing acoustic scores of the Gnu Quartet, an eclectic quartet from Genoa that combines the jazz music virtuosity with pop and rock music, improved by the lively performance of Francesco Bearzatti, saxophonist, clarinetist and composer considered one among the best European jazz performers.

Alfio Antico, Sicilian singer and drumer, one of the greatest European players of tammorra, the typical large frame drum of Southern Italy, performer in perfect harmony with his instrument who through rhythm and canto describes the thousands most iconic people of all times between passionate love stories and pure poetry.
The prominent bassist Enzo Pietropaoli, master of the natural language of jazz between improvisation and freedom, is going through a new period of his life. He spent 35 years travelling around the world, playing and recording with many important performers such as Chet Baker, Lester Bowie, Paolo Fresu, Enrico Rava, Michael Brecker, Lee Konitz, and has now decided to play the role of leader of his band formed by Fulvio Sicurtà on trumpet, Julian Mazzariello on piano and Alessandro Paternesi on drums. EJE is going to present their new album produced by Jando Music.