NEWS - July 16th, 2006
The Jazz Tales demos are available! I've uploaded four
tunes played by the new acoustic jazz quartet, Jazz Tales. Two of the songs are
mine, and the other two are by saxophonist Michele De Vito. All but one are cut
versions; thy're there just to give you an idea about the group's sound. As
usual, go to the music page, and scroll to the bottom to
find the new section.
NEWS - May 9th, 2006
It's here at last! The third Syntaxis CD, "La Linea",
is officially in distribution starting today, after four years of troubles and
delays. Once again, my bandmates and I had to face big difficulties; it's not by
chance that this work has found its home outside of Italy, on the German label
YVP. You'll find mp3s from the new album on the music page. But you could also visit this page, which links
to the same mp3s, plus it contains the lists of pieces and musicians.
To purchase a copy of the CD online at a reduced price,
please contact me directly.
Here you'll find a
list of distributors for the label. Yes, that good news especially for my
American friends: This album will actually have an American distribution!Last but not least, I've added a page about the Indaco
compilation which came out last year, called "Porte D'Oriente". You can access
it from the record page, or directly from here.
NEWS - March 16th, 2006
Still more news! I've finally been able to upload a portion
of Al DiMeola performance on my song "Amargura". As usually, you'll find it on
the music page.
NEWS - March 12th, 2006
Wailting for the new album... I've uploaded many new mp3s,
which you can reach from the music page. First of all,
"Rewind", the piece for saxophone quartet and electronic music written for
Gianni Oddi's Ialsax Quartet (they've performed it several times); then there's a new
compilation of pieces written for various events; and last but not least, four tunes
written at different times for the Keyboard Corner Compilations, issued by the community
of musicians coordinated by Dave Bryce on the MusicPlayer portal.
I've also updated the Instruments page.
NEWS – March 6th, 2006
A long silence, but lots of news! Thanks to all who have
contacted me to ask what the heck I was doing... Actually, it’s a rather difficult
moment that’s going on, which forced me to increase my teaching activity, and messed
with my life in many ways, with which I won’t bother you. I just want to thank
everybody for their interest, and their patience.
First of all: After a wait that seemed to last forever, the
third Syntaxis CD, "La Linea", is going to be released at last! Before the end
of April, it should be available from the German label YVP. A work I strongly believe in,
with great Italian musicians like Maurizio Giammarco, Umberto Fiorentino, Dario Deidda and
others. I really had to overcome a sea of troubles, including the incredible stupidity of
so-called Italian ‘producers’ who should dedicate themselves to everything
except music... OK, let’s leave it at that. We’re now finally close to the goal,
for this work which I consider my best, at least in the jazz field.
Of course, I’ll
announce the release from the site with every detail, and music to download.Speaking of downloads – Other than music from the new
CD, I’m going to upload many new tunes written in this long period for a number of
different musical situations.
Watch the site.Other great news: The great guitarist Al DiMeola, presently
on tour with Andrea Parodi, has recorded, and played live, my song "Amargura",
originally written for the group Indaco. The CD is called "Midsummer Night in
Sardinia". I hope to be able to upload an mp3 for this song soon.
There’s also a new period of live jazz going on, with a
new acoustic quartet which includes Syntaxis’ drummer Stefano Pacioni and sax player
Michele De Vito (actually, another longtime friend).Almost forgot: To celebrate the release of "La
Linea", we just started recording the fourth Syntaxis CD! It’s to be called
"Lighter", and it will sport a still (slightly) different musical spirit.
See you soon with other updates!