Musica da cucina a partire dal 2007 ha effettuato circa 300 concerti in tutta Europa e oltre suonando in teatri, case, ristoranti, mense, orti pubblici, scuole, nursery, gallerie d’arte, rassegne e festival di vario tipo (musica sperimentale, cinema, teatro, enogastronomia).
In Evidenza: – Opening act per le Amiina – il quartetto d’archi dei Sigur Ros – durante i loro Tour Europei in Italia, Germania ed Austria (2007 e 2010)
– Collaborazioni e performance con il Milano Film Festival e l’Associazione Esterni (Milano, 2007-2009)
– Sonorizzazione dal vivo del film muto “La chute de la maison Usher” di Jean Epstein (1928), per il Morbegno Film Festival (Morbegno – SO, 2007), e per la rassegna cinematografica Esterni per il Cinema Gnomo (Milano, 2009)
– Sonorizzazione del film non muto “La Luna Nera” di Louis Malle (1975) (2011)
– Partecipazione alla Rassegna “Territori in Festival”, organizzata da “Il Gastronauta”, a cura di Davide Paolini per Radio 24 (Montecatini Terme – PT, 2008)
– Concerto nell’ambito della Rassegna “Viaggiatori di Note”, tra gli ospiti anche Petra Magoni e Raiz (Ischia – NA, 2008)
– Sonorizzazione dal vivo presso la Città dell’Arte – Fondazione Pistoletto (Biella, 2008) – Partecipazione all’evento di Apertura di “Linz città culturale d’eruropa” (Linz, Austria,
2009)
– Partecipazione al Festival Soulfood; performance al Teatro Eliseo di Roma a fianco di Enzo Pietropaoli e Don Pasta (Roma, 2009)
– Collaborazioni e concerti per SlowFood, tra cui la manifestazione internazionale Cheese (Bra CN, 2009)
– Sonorizzazione dal vivo nell’ambito della mostra di Daniel Spoerri presso il Museo d’Arte contemporanea Villa Croce “Daniel Spoerri: Dai Tableaux-Pièges agli Idoli di Prillwitz” (Genova, 2010)
– Partecipazione al festival MONA FOMA ad Hobart, Tasmania (Australia) organizzato da Brian Ritchie (Violent Femmes) condividendo il programma con artisti del calibro di Philip Glass, Nick Cave, Amanda Palmer, Jon Rose (Hobart, Tasmania AUS, 2011)Italian musician FABIO BONELLI (from Morbegno, a small town near the Alps) started the project Musica da Cucina in 2005, with the idea of translating into music and evoking through sounds the atmosphere, the warmth and the intimacy of the kitchen; a special place where people spend a long time of their existence (at any stage: as children, adult and elders) and where stories, traditions, culture, gestures, emotions, smells and scents blend together to create a world of its own, as magic as very much connected to daily and material life.

With an approach that is both playful and serious and holds together spontaneity, improvisation and a high level of musical skill and detailed research on sounds, Fabio Bonelli rides the line between song structure (led by instruments such as guitar, accordion, clarinet) and sound textures (realized with the creative use of kitchen tools/objects such as: kettle, dishes, glasses, pots and pans, cutlery, tin foil and anything that Fabio would find in flea markets or old dusty attics…). The result is a music project that stands on its own – as the two cds (the first sold out, the second just released and already acclaimed) testify – and reminds of indie-lo-fi songwriting such as the first Sparklehorse or of folktronica acts from Morr Music catalogue or of a pop version of Einsturzende Neubauten…..

It’s in the live dimension that Fabio Bonelli/Musica da Cucina expresses his best, the performance being a poetic, mesmerizing and scenically powerful experience for the listener (who is also invited to take part to it, towards the end). Since the time it came to life, Musica da Cucina has played hundreds of concerts all around Europe and in very different types of spaces and contexts: houses, restaurants, cellars, gardens, schools, theatres, clubs, art galleries, museums, food and wine festivals.

Musica da Cucina opened for AMIINA (icelandic band made of Sigur Ros string quartet) on their italian, austrian and german dates in 2007 and 2010 (only in Italy) and was invited to the 2011 edition of MOMA FOMA festival, in Hobart, Tasmania (Aus), directed by Brian Ritchie (Violent Femmes) and sharing the stage with artists like Philip Glass, Nick Cave, Amanda Palmer, Jon Rose and many more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TZESULpWN_w

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Jamaaladeen Tacuma (born Rudy McDaniel, June 11, 1956) is an American free jazz bassist born in Hempstead, New York, perhaps best known for his albums as bandleader on the Gramavision label and for his work with Ornette Coleman during the 1970s and 1980s (particularly in Coleman’s Prime Time band). Jamaaladeen’s 1988 album Jukebox was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1989, but did not win.
Tacuma was raised in Philadelphia and showed interest in music at a young age, performing with the organist Charles Earland in his teens. Through Earland Tacuma came to know the record producer Reggie Lucas, who introduced Jamaaladeen to Ornette Coleman in 1975 at age 19. As the electric bassist for Coleman’s funky Prime Time group, Tacuma rose to prominence quickly; another notable band member included the guitarist Bern Nix. While with Prime Time, Tacuma relied mostly on traditional technique, picking with his fingers. Later works showcase a more rhythmic, thumb-slapping funk approach.

The first three Prime Time recordings (Dancing in Your Head, Body Meta, and Of Human Feelings, all recorded in the late 1970s) feature Tacuma’s work on a Rickenbacker bass, a model popular among progressive rock musicians but rarely used on jazz recordings. He switched to a Steinberger bass in the 1980s, an instrument that helped him create his readily identifiable sound.

Tacuma’s work with Prime Time landed him his most high-profile gig to date: an appearance with the band on Saturday Night Live on April 14, 1979, which Tacuma later cited in Musician magazine as his “best live performance ever”. Work with such artists as James “Blood” Ulmer, Walt Dickerson, David Moss, Chuck Hammer, Kip Hanrahan, and David Murray further heightened his reputation. Tacuma’s first solo album, “Show Stopper”, came in 1983 on the Gramavision label; the album grew out of the jazz/funk style he developed in his work with Coleman. His other works as leader at Gramavision followed that forumala.

In the 1980s Jamaaladeen started to perform with a group called “Cosmetic”. He was frequently featured in music magazines thanks to his aggressive, driving playing style and his angular fashion sense. In 1981 Tacuma received the highest number of votes ever for an electric bassist in the “talent deserving wider recognition” category of the Down Beat magazine critics poll.

In the 1990s and 2000s, he has maintained a lower profile. His relatively infrequent recordings in these years include CDs of duets with saxophonist Wolfgang Puschnig. However, Allmusic cited Mirakle, a recording that features Tacuma, drummer Grant Calvin Weston, and guitarist Derek Bailey as one of the “most important recordings of year 2000.” In 2006, he returned to the jazz spotlight with an appearance on the World Saxophone Quartet’s Political Blues.Jamaaladeen Tacuma (born Rudy McDaniel, June 11, 1956) is an American free jazz bassist born in Hempstead, New York, perhaps best known for his albums as bandleader on the Gramavision label and for his work with Ornette Coleman during the 1970s and 1980s (particularly in Coleman’s Prime Time band). Jamaaladeen’s 1988 album Jukebox was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1989, but did not win.
Tacuma was raised in Philadelphia and showed interest in music at a young age, performing with the organist Charles Earland in his teens. Through Earland Tacuma came to know the record producer Reggie Lucas, who introduced Jamaaladeen to Ornette Coleman in 1975 at age 19. As the electric bassist for Coleman’s funky Prime Time group, Tacuma rose to prominence quickly; another notable band member included the guitarist Bern Nix. While with Prime Time, Tacuma relied mostly on traditional technique, picking with his fingers. Later works showcase a more rhythmic, thumb-slapping funk approach.

The first three Prime Time recordings (Dancing in Your Head, Body Meta, and Of Human Feelings, all recorded in the late 1970s) feature Tacuma’s work on a Rickenbacker bass, a model popular among progressive rock musicians but rarely used on jazz recordings. He switched to a Steinberger bass in the 1980s, an instrument that helped him create his readily identifiable sound.

Tacuma’s work with Prime Time landed him his most high-profile gig to date: an appearance with the band on Saturday Night Live on April 14, 1979, which Tacuma later cited in Musician magazine as his “best live performance ever”. Work with such artists as James “Blood” Ulmer, Walt Dickerson, David Moss, Chuck Hammer, Kip Hanrahan, and David Murray further heightened his reputation. Tacuma’s first solo album, “Show Stopper”, came in 1983 on the Gramavision label; the album grew out of the jazz/funk style he developed in his work with Coleman. His other works as leader at Gramavision followed that forumala.

In the 1980s Jamaaladeen started to perform with a group called “Cosmetic”. He was frequently featured in music magazines thanks to his aggressive, driving playing style and his angular fashion sense. In 1981 Tacuma received the highest number of votes ever for an electric bassist in the “talent deserving wider recognition” category of the Down Beat magazine critics poll.

In the 1990s and 2000s, he has maintained a lower profile. His relatively infrequent recordings in these years include CDs of duets with saxophonist Wolfgang Puschnig. However, Allmusic cited Mirakle, a recording that features Tacuma, drummer Grant Calvin Weston, and guitarist Derek Bailey as one of the “most important recordings of year 2000.” In 2006, he returned to the jazz spotlight with an appearance on the World Saxophone Quartet’s Political Blues.

Classe 1973, inizia a suonare come autodidatta a 15 anni sotto l’influenza del fratello batterista.
I suoi primi passi nella musica sono influenzati dal rock, dal punk e dal metal fino alle sue frange più estreme. Successivamente prende lezioni private da Mauro Parma (Orchestra Rai, Paolo Belli, etc) e Gianni Dall’Aglio (Mina, Battisti, Celentano, etc).
Tra il 1994 e il 1998 registra diversi album con la formazione rock Moongarden, con i quali si esibisce nei festival di Italia, Svizzera, Olanda, Belgio e Finlandia. In quegli anni lavora e suona nel Nord Europa con una formazione di doppio trio capitanata da John Wetton dei King Crimson.
Nel frattempo a Mantova approfondisce il linguaggio del jazz con il chitarrista Giorgio Signoretti e con il batterista Riccardo Biancoli. Nel 2004 viene contattato dagli amici Danilo Gallo e Zeno de Rossi per fondare il collettivo El Gallo Rojo, di cui è appunto membro fondatore. È leader del gruppo Rollerball, di cui, nel 2008 è uscito il primo lavoro per El Gallo Rojo “La clinica del rasoio”, album che ha raccolto, insieme alle esibizioni live, critiche entusiastiche al punto da essere segnalata come una delle formazioni più promettenti nell’ambito del jazz e della musica di ricerca in Italia. È stato segnalato nella rivista Top Jazz 2010 tra i batteristi più interessanti della attuale scena jazz italiana. È co-leader con Danilo Gallo (vincitore Top Jazz 2010 miglior bassista) del gruppo Blonde Zeros, il cui disco, uscito per El Gallo Rojo nel 2010, è stato incluso dalla rivista Jazzit tra i migliori dischi di jazz del 2010. Dal 2007 collabora stabilmente con Vinicio Capossela con il quale ha effettuato diversi concerti in Italia, Stati Uniti, Olanda, Spagna, Portogallo, Francia, Inghilterra, Grecia, Belgio.

Suona, collabora e registra stabilmente con i musicisti de El Gallo Rojo e vanta collaborazioni con artisti, nazionali e internazionali, tra cui Chris Speed, John Wetton (King Crimson, Asia), Cuong Vu, Marc Ribot, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Stefano Senni, Giorgio Pacorig, Simone Massaron,Jessica Lurie, Danilo Gallo, Mauro Ottolini, Francesco Bigoni, Alfonso Santimone, Nelide Bandello, Achille Succi, Fulvio Sigurtà, Gerard Gschlossl, Giorgio Pacorig, Massimo Greco, Beppe Scardino, Marco Remondini, Piero Bittolo Bon, Kyle J Gregory, Zeno de Rossi, Enrico Terragnoli, Cristina Donà, Cristiano Godano (Marlene Kuntz), Luca Morino (Mau Mau), Frankie Hi Nrg, Emidio Clementi (Massimo Volume, El Muniria), Esa & Kaos (OTR e la Pina), Mauro Ermanno Giovanardi (La Crus), Roy Paci, Vinicio Capossela.
Ho suonato in Portogallo, Olanda, Finlandia, Germania, Belgio, Svizzera, Austria, Francia, Spagna, Germania, Inghilterra, Grecia, Stati Uniti.Born in 1973, Massimiliano began playing by himself at the age of 15 under the influence of his brother.
His first steps in music are influenced by rock, punk and metal.Then he took private lessons from Mauro Parma (RAI Orchestra, Paolo Belli, etc) and Gianni Dall’Aglio (Mina, Battisti, Celentano, etc).
Between 1994 and 1998 he recorded several albums with the rock band Moongarden, with whom he performed in festivals in Italy, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium and Finland. During those years he worked and played in Northern Europe with a formation of double trio led by John Wetton of King Crimson.
Meanwhile, in Mantova, explores the language of jazz with guitarist Giorgio Signoretti and drummer Richard Biancoli. In 2004 he was contacted by his friends and Zeno de Rossi Danilo Gallo to found the collective El Gallo Rojo of which he is in fact a founding member.
Since 2007 he has been collaborating with Vinicio Capossela with whom he performed several concerts in Italy, USA, Holland, Spain, Portugal, France, England, Greece, Belgium.

Considerato tra i migliori nuovi talenti della scena italiana del jazz e della musica improvvisata, Piero Bittolo Bon è un polistrumentista fondamentalmente autodidatta. Nonostante il suo strumento d’elezione sia il sax alto, dal suono personalissimo ma nel quale si riconoscono le influenze di Eric Dolphy, Ornette, Tim Berne ed Henry Threadgill, si dedica anche al sax baritono, al clarinetto basso e contralto ed al flauto. Alle volte imbraccia ancora il suo vecchio basso elettrico, che ha suonato in svariate band funk, rock e reggae, prima di decidere di concentrarsi sugli strumenti a fiato e sulla musica improvvisata.

Membro del collettivo El Gallo Rojo Records, una delle realtà italiane più fresche e trainanti, attualmente è alla testa del suo sestetto Jümp The Shark, un’ironica ed esplosiva miscela di composizione, improvvisazione e groove, con Gerhard Gschlössl alla tuba e al trombone, Domenico Caliri alle chitarre, Pasquale Mirra al vibrafono, Danilo Gallo al basso e Federico Scettri alla chitarra. E’ inoltre leader degli Original Pigneto Stompers, un nuovo progetto che vede la partecipazione di Jamaaladeen Tacuma al basso elettrico, con Simone Massaron alla chitarra e la doppia batteria di Scettri e Sorrentini, e co-leader di Rollerball, con Beppe Scardino al sax baritono, Enrico Terragnoli alla chitarra, Danilo Gallo al basso e Max Sorrentini alla batteria. Collabora con Francesco Cusa e Stefano Senni nel trio paritario Jaruzelski’s Dream, primo gruppo italiano ad essere edito dalla prestigiona etichetta Clean Feed Records. Fa parte del nuovo progetto del pianista Uri Caine, Pulse. Collabora con numerosi altri gruppi all’interno del collettivo e con altri importanti musicisti italiani e stranieri.

Insegna da anni nella storica scuola veneziana “Il Suono Improvviso”, dove tiene un laboratorio di improvvisazione musicale.

La sua intensa attività live lo porta ad esibirsi in alcuni tra i più importanti jazz club italiani ed esteri, tra i quali il Jazz Club di Ferrara, l’A-Trane ed il B-Flat di Berlino, il Neue Tonne a Dresda, il Velvet Lounge di Chicago ed in rassegne di respiro internazionale quali il Clusone Jazz Festival, Young Jazz, Ostinati, Englewood Jazz Festival, Cormons Jazz & Wine, Berlin Kollektiv Nights, San Servolo Jazz Meeting, Novara Jazz, Correggio Jazz e molte altre.

Ha avuto il piacere di suonare e registrare con artisti quali Danilo Gallo, Zeno de Rossi, Beppe Scardino, Enrico Terragnoli, Stefano Senni, Francesco Bigoni, Tiziana Ghiglioni, Tiziano Tononi, Daniele Cavallanti, Francesco Cusa, Domenico Caliri, Giovanni Maier, U.T. Gandhi, Simone Massaron, Silvia Bolognesi, Mauro Ottolini, Anthony Braxton, Uri Caine, John Tchicai, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Oscar Noriega, Jessica Lurie, Andrew Drury, Neil Leonard, Ernest Dawkins, Vincent Davis, Craig J. Green, Tristan Honsinger, Gerhard Gschloessl, Christian Lillinger, Tobias Delius e molti altri.

per ascolti:
www.myspace.com/pierobittolobon
www.elgallorojorecord.com
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=C099BE0A4310DF3A

discografia selezionata:

The Crypt: “The Bisiakistan Renegades” (Punto Rojo/El Gallo Rojo Records, 2011)
Mondongo: “Transparent Skin” (Megaplomb Records, 2011)
Orange Room: “Elegy For The Punk Movement” (El Gallo Rojo Records, 2010)
Alfonso Santimone Laser Pigs: “Ecce Combo” (El Gallo Rojo Records, 2010)
Mauro Ottolini Sousaphonix: “The Sky Above Braddock” (Cam Jazz, 2010)
Jaruzelski’s Dream: “Jazz Gawronski” (Clean Feed Records 2010)
Piero Bittolo Bon Jump The Shark: “Sugoi Sentai! GATTAI!!” (El Gallo Rojo Records, 2009)
Francesco Cusa Skunch: “Jacques Lacan: A True Musical Story” (Improvvisatore Involontario, 2010)
Silvia Bolognesi Open Combo: “Large” (Fonterossa Records, 2010)
Blonde Zeros: “God Fried Finger” (El Gallo Rojo Records, 2009)
William Bottin: “Horror Disco” (Bear Funk, 2009)
Tiziana Ghiglioni & T-Bone Band: “A Male Walking In The Cauldron” (Splasch Records, 2009)
Ligia Franca “Mundo Melhor” (Caligola Records, 2009)
Massa Bon: “Suede Fist, Iron Glove” (Punto Rojo/El Gallo Rojo Records, 2009)
Rollerball: “La Clinica del Rasoio” (El Gallo Rojo Records, 2008)
Guitto Gargle: “Guitto Gargle” (NuBop Records, 2008)
Nelide Bandello Leibniz: “No Leader” (JErec Records, 2008)
Silvia Bolognesi Open Combo: “What Was I Saying?” (33 Records, 2008)
Orange Room: “Orange Room” (El Gallo Rojo Records, 2007)
Zeno de Rossi Shtik: “Me’or ‘Einayim” (El Gallo Rojo Records, 2007)
Gallo & The Roosters: “Todo Chueco” (El Gallo Rojo Records, 2005)
Enrico Coniglio: “Area Virus” (Psychonavigation, 2007)
Enrico Coniglio: CombiCom” (Materiali Sonori, 2005)
Enrico Coniglio: “Grammatologia” (Velut Luna, 2003)
I Munchies: “The Album” (RTI, 2004)
Giovanni Dell’Olivo: “La Saga del Commenda” (Autoprodotto, 2005)

Upcoming releases:

PBB’s Original Pigneto Stompers featuring Jamaaladeen Tacuma (Long Song Records, 2011)
Crisco3 (Aut Records, 2011)Piero Bittolo Bon

alto and baritone saxophone
alto and bass clarinet
flute
bass guitar

A rising talent of the italian jazz and improvised music scene (voted amongst the best italian jazz musicians in 2010 Musica Jazz critic’s poll) Piero Bittolo Bon is a mainly self taught multi instrumentalist. he mainly plays alto saxophone but is also at ease on baritone and contralto, bass clarinet and flute. Sometimes he even performs on the bass guitar, which he used to play in several funk, rock and reggae bands, before he decided to concentrate his efforts mainly into wind instruments and improvised music.

Member of the fresh and much regarded italian collective/record label El Gallo Rojo Records, he’s currently leading his own sextet “Jümp The Shark!”, an ironic blend of compositon, freeform and hard groove, with Gerhard Gschloessl on tuba and trombone, Domenico Caliri on guitars, Pasquale Mirra on vibes, Danilo Gallo on bass and Federico Scettri on drums, and co-leads “Rollerball”, a rock-oriented jazz quintet with Beppe Scardino on bari sax, Enrico Terragnoli on guitar, Danilo Gallo on bass and Massimiliano Sorrentini on drums, not mentioning the many other bands he’s involved in, mainly with his Gallo Rojo fellows and with other major italian musicians. Recently he was called to be part of a new Uri Caine project, “Pulse”

He performed an recorded with italian artists such as Danilo Gallo, Zeno de Rossi, Beppe Scardino, Enrico Terragnoli, Stefano Senni, Francesco Bigoni, Tiziana Ghiglioni, Tiziano Tononi, Daniele Cavallanti, Francesco Cusa, Domenico Caliri, Giovanni Maier, U.T. Gandhi, Simone Massaron, Silvia Bolognesi, and with musicians like Anthony Braxton, Uri Caine, John Tchicai, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Jessica Lurie, Andrew Drury, Neil Leonard, Ernest Dawkins, Vincent Davis, Craig J. Green, Tristan Honsinger, Gerhard Gschloessl, Christian Lillinger, Tobias Delius and many others.

He currently recorded more than fifteen cds for labels such as El Gallo Rojo Records, Clean Feed Records, Splasch Records, Improvvisatore Involontario, NuBop Records, Materiali Sonori, Psychonavigation Records, Caligola Records

Nato a Roma nel 1985 inzia presto a suonare la batteria prendendo lezioni da Derek Wilson, Ettore Fioravanti, Fabrizio Sferra e Johnny Fiorillo.
Si è esibito in diversi festival in Italia, Austria, Croazia, Slovenia, Svizzera, Francia, Olanda, Belgio, Germania.
Ha suonato con diversi musicisti e improvvisatori tra cui Gianluca Petrella, Domenico Caliri, Fabrizio Puglisi, Francesco Bearzatti, Paolo Fresu, Stefano Senni, Danilo Gallo, Achim Kaufmann, Alberto Capelli, Cristina Zavalloni, Bobby Previte, Roberto Bellatalla, Eric Boeren, Antonio Borghini, Tony Cattano.
Le sue attuali collaborazioni sono: Gianluca Petrella Cosmic Band, Headless Cat, Popsagheme, East Rodeo, Orange Room, Jump The Shark, Patrizia Laquidara, Funky Football.

* Gianluca Petrella (special guest Paolo Fresu) – Cosmic Music (Gruppo editoriale L’Espresso – 2007)
* Gianluca Petrella Cosmic Band “Coming Tomorrow part 1” (SpaceBone Records – 2009)
* Beppe Scardino Orange Room – Orange Room (El Gallo Rojo Records – 2007)
* Elegy for the punk movement – Orange Room (El Gallo Rojo Records – 2010)
* Dear Violence – East Rodeo (2008)
* Morning Cluster – East Rodeo (Menart – 2011)
* Headless Cat “Blind Tail” (El Gallo Rojo Records – 2009)
* Pospaghemme “Love” (El Gallo Rojo Records – 2009)
* Jump the shark “Sugoi Sentai! Gattai!!” (El Gallo Rojo Records – 2009)Born in Rome in 1985 he starts playing drums taking lessons with Derek Wilson, Ettore Fioravanti, Fabrizio Sferra and Johnny Fiorillo
He played in many festivals in Italy, Austria, Croatia, Slovenia, Switzerland, France, Holland, Belgium, Germnay.
He played with different musicians and improvisors such as Gianluca Petrella, Domenico Caliri, Fabrizio Puglisi, Francesco Bearzatti, Paolo Fresu, Stefano Senni, Danilo Gallo, Achim Kaufmann, Alberto Capelli, Cristina Zavalloni, Bobby Previte, Roberto Bellatalla, Eric Boeren, Antonio Borghini, Tony Cattano.
His actual collaborations are: Gianluca Petrella Cosmic Band, Headless Cat, Popsagheme, East Rodeo, Orange Room, Jump The Shark, Patrizia Laquidara, Funky Football.

Roberto Bertacchini: batterista, percussionista, cantante, attore, produttore di vele, membro fondatore di Starfuckers (tutte le versioni), Sinistri (tutte le versioni) e Sinistri + +.

Roberto Bertacchini è nato il 17 settembre 1965 a Senago (Italia), a sei anni si trasferisce con la famiglia a Pallerone (Lunigiana), dove ha vissuto fino al 1997, poi si trasferisce a Bologna. Avendo iniziato precocemente a lavorare, è diventato un esperto velaio. La sua prima esperienza come musicista è stata suonare la batteria all’età di dodici anni. Attivo nelle performance dal vivo dal 1987, incide il suo primo LP nel 1989 con la Starfuckers: la sua prima uscita USA è stata nel 1995, mentre ha suonato per la prima volta fuori dall’Italia nel 2001.

Ha suonato con Damo Suzuky (2003) e Governox Ladrox. Occasionalmente siesibisce come cantante. Ha anche lavorato come attore con la Ma.Pa. Folli collective.

Discografia selezionata:
Sinistri “Free Pulse” Hapna 2005
Starfuckers “Infinitive Sessions” Dbk Works 2002
Starfuckers “Infrantumi” Lessness/Drunken Fish 1997/98
Starfuckers “Sinistri” Underground Records 1994
Starfuckers “Brodo Di Cagne Strategico” Helter Skelter 1991
Starfuckers “Metallic Diseases” Electric Eye 1990Roberto Bertacchini: drummer, percussionist, singer, actor, sailmaker, founder member of Starfuckers (all releases), Sinistri (all releases) and Sinistri++.

Roberto Bertacchini was born on September 17, 1965 in Senago (Italy), at the age of six he moved with his family to Pallerone (Lunigiana), where he lived until 1997, then he moved to Bologna. Early started to work, he became an expert sailmaker. His first experience as musician was playing drums at the age of twelve. Actived in live performance in 1987, he recorded his first LP in 1989 with the Starfuckers, his first USA release was in 1995, he first played outside Italy in 2001. He played with Damo Suzuky (2003) and Governox Ladrox. Occasionaly he performs as a singer. He also worked as actor with the Ma.Pa. Folli collective,.

Selected releases:

Sinistri “Free Pulse” Hapna 2005

Starfuckers “Infinitive Sessions” Dbk Works 2002

Starfuckers “Infrantumi” Lessness/Drunken Fish 1997/98

Starfuckers “Sinistri” Underground Records 1994

Starfuckers “Brodo Di Cagne Strategico” Helter Skelter 1991

Starfuckers “Metallic Diseases” Electric Eye 1990

Roberto Bertacchini’s drums techniques.

Roberto Bertacchini begins studying drums in 1977 under his brother Mauro (a seventies’ jazz/rock fine drummer) he starts playing simple blues/rock rhythms, from the beginning of the nineties he moves to more complex and advanced rhythms or using the drum kit purely as a sound source, in 1997 he breaks up with everything and starts to define his own unique amazing nonmetric style.

His music is influenced by: Umm Kulthum, Edgard Varèse, Can, Tim and Jeff Buckley, Mars, Eva…

Roberto Bertacchini’s current gear:

22″ Ludwig Kick Drum

4″ x 14″ Pearl Snare Drum

14″ Ufip Hi-hat

Ufip Cymbal

Unidentified Drumsticks and Brushes

DG Cajon

His poems are available here. He has written the notes to “The entire musical work” by Giampaolo Guerini.

Gianni Lenoci, diplomato in pianoforte, è compositore ed interprete di opere sperimentali, notate ed improvvisate con un’attenzione particolare a compositori radicali. Vincitore di un premio della fondazione Acanthes (Parigi) nel 1996. Si esibisce frequentemente sia come solista che con gruppi jazz e sperimentali, collaborando con i maggiori improvvisatori della scena mondiale, come Massimo Urbani, Steve Lacy, Harold Land, Han Bennink, Bob Mover, Don Moye, Joelle Leandre, Paul Lovens, Jean Jacques Avenel, John Betsch. Insegna musica jazz al conservatorio “N.Rota” di Monopoli.Gianni Lenoci is a composer and performer of experimental work and improvised music with particular attention to radical composers. He won an award from the foundation Acanthes (Paris) in 1996. He performs frequently as soloist and with jazz and experimental groups, collaborating with leading improvisers on the world scene, as Massimo Urbani, Steve Lacy, Harold Land, Han Bennink, Bob Mover, Don Moye, Joelle Leandre, Paul Lovens, Jean Jacques Avenel, John Betsch. He teaches jazz at the Conservatory “N. Rota” of Monopoli.

Contrabbassista e compositore, Devin Hoff ha suonato in migliaia di spettacoli in giro per il mondo: tutto, dai club punk ai pi`u importanti festival jazz, ed `e apparso su decine di dischi, e programmi di radio e televisione.

Attualmente è membro di:
Good For Cows, Redressers, Odessa Chen, Nels Cline Singers, 7 Year Rabbit Cycle, Red Rosa, John Schott’s Typical Orchestra, and the Ben Goldberg School.

Lavora (o ha lavorato) regolarmente con:
Carla Kihlstedt, Vijay Iyer, Xiu Xiu, Jewlia Eisenberg, Scott Amendola, Carla Bozulich, Howard Wiley, Graham Connah, Bill Stewart, Arnoldo Garcia, Hugh Ragin, and many more…

Contrabassist and composer Devin Hoff has played thousands of shows around the world, everything from punk clubs to major jazz festivals, left-wing benefits to barn dances, and has appeared on dozens of records, radio and television programs.

Currently a member of:

Good For Cows, Redressers, Odessa Chen, Nels Cline Singers, 7 Year Rabbit Cycle, Red Rosa, John Schott’s Typical Orchestra, and the Ben Goldberg School.

Works (or has worked) regularly with:
Carla Kihlstedt, Vijay Iyer, Xiu Xiu, Jewlia Eisenberg, Scott Amendola, Carla Bozulich, Howard Wiley, Graham Connah, Bill Stewart, Arnoldo Garcia, Hugh Ragin, and many more…

Clarinettista / compositore Ben Goldberg `e cresciuto a Denver, Colorado. Ha conseguito la laurea di musica presso la University of California, Santa Cruz, e unMaster of Arts nelle Composizione presso il Mills College. Fu allievo del celebreclarinettista Rosario Mazzeo, e ha studiato con Steve Lacy e Joe Lovano.
Oltre a comporre e suonare nel Quintetto di Goldberg Ben, si esibisce attualmente nei seguenti gruppi: Tin Hat; plays monk, un trio con Scott Amendola e Devin Hoff; Myra Melford’s Be Bread; Nels Cline’s New Monastery; Go Home con Charlie Hunter, Ron Miles, e Scott Amendola, “a wondrous new vehicle for combining (Goldberg’s) grounded desire with his far-ranging imagination.” (Metro Santa Cruz); e Afterlife Music Radio, un quartetto elettroacustico. L’11- piece Ben Goldberg’s Brainchild esegue le composizioni di Ben.
il gruppo di Ben New Klezmer Trio “ha spalancato la porta agli esperimenti con le radici della musica di Ashkenazi” (San Francisco Chronicle). Il loro CD Masks and Faces `e stato indicato come uno dei dieci migliori dischi del 1992 dalla rivista Cadence, che l’ha definito “grande improvvisazione libera”. Il gruppo ha realizzato due altri cd: Melt Zonk Rewire e Short for Something (all on Tzadik).
Le prossime uscite includono Subatomic Particle Homesick Blues, composizioni recenti con Joshua Redman e Ron Miles; e Nine Pound Hammer a cura del Ben Goldberg Quintet.
Nel 1993, Ben ha ricevuto un finanziamento dal National Endowment for the Artsper presentare una rassegna incentrata sul lavoro di importanti compositori americani, che gli permette di lavorare con Andrew Hill e Bobby Bradford, oltre a presentare la musica di Steve Lacy, Herbie Nichols eThelonious Monk. Nel 1996 la NEA ha finanziato una serie di concerti di Ben.
Oltre a i musicisti sopra citati, Ben ha avuto l’onore di lavorare con John Zorn, Bill Frisell, Roswell Rudd, Wayne Horvitz, Don Byron, Mark Feldman, Ellery Eskelin, Zeena Parkins, Mark Dresser, Vijay Iyer, Miya Masaoka, Jenny Scheinman, Steven Bernstein, Cuong Vu, Larry Ochs e Adam Levy.Clarinetist / Composer Ben Goldberg grew up in Denver, Colorado. He received his undergraduate music degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a Master of Arts in Composition from Mills College. He was a pupil of the eminent clarinetist Rosario Mazzeo, and studied with Steve Lacy and Joe Lovano.
In addition to composing for and playing in the Ben Goldberg Quintet, he currently performs in the following groups: Tin Hat; plays monk, a trio with Scott Amendola and Devin Hoff; Myra Melford’s Be Bread; Nels Cline’s New Monastery; Go Home with Charlie Hunter, Ron Miles, and Scott Amendola, “a wondrous new vehicle for combining (Goldberg’s) grounded desire with his far-ranging imagination.” (Metro Santa Cruz); and Afterlife Music Radio, an electro-acoustic quartet. The 11- piece Ben Goldberg’s Brainchild performs Ben’s on-the-spot compositions.
Ben’s group New Klezmer Trio “kicked open the door for radical experiments with Ashkenazi roots music.” (San Francisco Chronicle) Their CD Masks and Faces was listed as one of the ten best recordings of 1992 by Cadence magazine, which called it “great free improvisation.” The group made two more cds, Melt Zonk Rewire and Short for Something (all on Tzadik).
A CD by Ben’s group Go Home is now available on BAG Production Records. Other recent recordings include the door, the hat, the chair, the fact (Cryptogramophone), a record of compositions dedicated to Steve Lacy; The Sad Machinery of Spring (Rykodisc) with Tin Hat; Plays Monk (Long Song) with Amendola and Hoff; Nels Cline’s New Monastery: a view into the music of Andrew Hill (Cryptogramophone); Light at the Crossroads (Songlines) with Marty Ehrlich; two records by Junk Genius (with John Schott, Trevor Dunn, and Wollesen): Junk Genius (Knitting Factory Works), an examination of bebop, and Ghost of Electricity (Songlines), dealing with American folk music; and What Comes Before (Tzadik), reflections on post-tonal harmonic structures with John Schott and Michael Sarin.
Upcoming releases include Subatomic Particle Homesick Blues, recent compositions featuring Joshua Redman and Ron Miles; and Nine Pound Hammer by the Ben Goldberg Quintet.
Recent commissions include awards from San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music, Chamber Music America / French American Cultural Exchange, the de Young Museum of Art in San Francisco, and the Aaron Copland Fund for Music.
In 1993 Ben received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to present a series featuring the work of important American composers, allowing him to work with Andrew Hill and Bobby Bradford in concerts of their compositions, as well as presenting the music of Steve Lacy, Herbie Nichols, and Thelonious Monk. In 1996 the NEA funded a concert series of Ben’s own music.
Along with the musicians mentioned above, Ben has had the honor of working with John Zorn, Bill Frisell, Roswell Rudd, Wayne Horvitz, Don Byron, Mark Feldman, Ellery Eskelin, Zeena Parkins, Mark Dresser, Vijay Iyer, Miya Masaoka, Jenny Scheinman, Steven Bernstein, Cuong Vu, Larry Ochs, and Adam Levy.

Pianista e compositore nato il 25 marzo 1970, inizia a suonare il pianoforte all’età di otto anni.

Parallelamente agli studi di musica classica, dal 1987 si dedica anche al jazz e alla musica improvvisata. Partecipa ai seminari estivi di Siena Jazz nel 1991 dove studia con Franco D’Andrea e Enrico Pierannunzi e ad un workshop tenuto da Muhal Richard Abrams e Roscoe Mitchell nel 1993 a Trento.

Nel 1992 si iscrive al conservatorio di musica ‘G. Tartini’ di Trieste e nel 1996 consegue il diploma in pianoforte sotto la guida del professore Massimo Gon.

In questi anni incontra molti musicisti con i quali svolge un’intensa attività musicale che lo portano ad esibirsi in varie rassegne, festival e jazz club e a incidere numerosi dischi. Fra i progetti più rilevanti ricordiamo “Musica Ficta” gruppo capitanato dal contrabbassista Giovanni Maier ; nel 1994 incide “Masut” ospite Gianluigi Trovesi; nel 1996 esce “Les Illuminations” con il pianista e compositore Claudio Cojaniz; collabora con il flautista e performer Massimo De Mattia partecipando ai suoi numerosi progetti (“Axiom”,“Metonymic”,“Schiele”) fino ad arrivare al disco in duo “La parte (o)scura” dedicato ad Antonin Artaud.

Nel 1999 incontra la cantante Elisa con cui inizia a suonare prima in un progetto di piano e voce e in seguito come pianista/tastierista nei gruppi che l’accompagnano nelle esibizioni live.

Nel 2001 è uno dei fondatori dell’associazione Phophonix e dell’omonima orchestra, per la quale nel 2007 scrive la suite “Gift of the Seek” lavoro presentato al 1° Meeting nazionale dei collettivi musicali di ricerca a Massalombarda.

E’ nel 2003 che esce ‘My mind is on the table’ (Splash Records) il primo disco a proprio nome, accompagnato da Zeno de Rossi alla batteria e Giovanni Maier al contrabbasso.
Il disco riceve entusiastiche recensioni sia in Italia che all’estero; viene segnalato come disco del mese (Choc) per la rivista francese Jazz Man.
Tra i progetti musicali più significativi degli ultimi anni ricordiamo:
“Mickey Finn” con cui registra “Dudek!” e “Gagarin” con ospite d’eccezione il trombettista Cuong Vu;
“Orchestra Vertical”, un gruppo del collettivo El Gallo Rojo condotto dal chitarrista Enrico Terragnoli;
“Technicolor” di Giovanni Maier di cui esce il doppio disco “Featuring Marc Ribot + A Turtle Soup” con il chitarrista statunitense Marc Ribot;
“Per Favore Sing” nato da un’idea di Vincenzo Vasi e commissionato dal festival internazionale Angelica.
“Zwei Mal Drei” una sorta di doppio trio italo-tedesco dalla forte impronta jazzistica.

Si vede anche impegnato in progetti teatrali e cinematografici.

Collabora con la sassofonista Jessica Lurie e l’illustratore Danijel Zezelj al progetto ‘Nosorog – multimedia performance’ con cui è anche presente al Festival Internazionale di Animazione (Animafest) tenutosi a Zagabria a giugno 2008.
Sempre nel 2008 partecipa allo spettacolo musicale e teatrale “Abbastanza, assenza & presenza” nato da un’idea del violoncellista Tristan Honsinger.
Ha svolto attività didattica come insegnante di pianoforte e armonia presso scuole di musica del triveneto.

Numerosi sono i passaggi radiofonici dei progetti in cui è coinvolto tra cui vanno ricordati i concerti live su Rai Radio3 con l’orchestra Phophonix e con il gruppo Devil?Man.
Sempre per Rai Radio 3 nel 2002 è stato ospite del programma ‘Invenzioni a due voci’ ideato da Pino Saulo.

Fra i musicisti con cui ha suonato e registrato ricordiamo: Giovanni Maier, Tristan Honsinger, Gianluigi Trovesi, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Antonello Salis, U.T.Ghandi, Claudio Cojaniz, Daniele D’Agaro, Massimo De Mattia, Mark Ribot, Jessica Lurie, Cuong Vu, Zeno De Rossi, Enrico Sartori, Vincenzo Vasi, Danilo Gallo, Enrico Terragnoli, Piero Bittolo Bon, Francesco Bigoni, Mauro Ottolini, Francesco Cusa, John Tchicai, Ab Baars, Jhoannes Fink, Gerhard Gschlößl, Kawabata Makoto, Bruno Romani, Edoardo Marraffa, Massimo Pupillo, Fabrizio Puglisi, Christian Lillinger, Achille Succi, Lauro Rossi, Enzo Favata, Stefano Senni, Pasquale Mirra, Lullo Mosso, Stefano Giust, Michele Rabbia, Gianni Gebbia, Domenico Caliri, Alessandra Franco, David Vanzan, Virginia Genta, etc.

Discografia Selezionata
1994: “Masut” (CD Nota Records)
1996: “Les Illuminations” (CD Splasch)
1997: “Axiom” (CD Nota Records)
1998: “Cjale ce sere” (CD Nota Records)
2000: “Cosmic Tones for Groove Therapy” (CD autoprodotto)
2000: “Metonymic” (CD Splasch World Series)
2000: “Ulrica” (CD autoprodotto) Duo Caruso-Pacorig
2001: “La parte (o)scura” (CD Splasch World Series)
2001: “Note di frontiera”, (Associazion Culturâl Colonos)
2002: “Schiele-jazz oratorio” (CD Splasch World Series)
2002: “Passeranno anche stanotte” cortometraggio di Matteo Oleotto
2002: “Fantasia dispersa” video-clip di Alan Malusà Magno
2003: “My mind is on the table” (CD Splash Records)
2004: “Shachor” (El Gallo Rojo Records) Full Metal Klezmer
2004: “Mosaic Orchestra vol. 2” (CD artesuono)
2005: “L’Anniversaire” (El Gallo Rojo Records) Orchestra Vertical
2005: “Pleased to meet you! We’re Devil?Man” (Palomar Records) Devil?Man
2005: “Live at Italian Jazz Rebels” (Setola di Maiale)
2006: “Dudek!” (El Gallo Rojo Records) Mickey Finn
2007: “Hallucinations” (Cd Troglo) Duo Vanzan-Pacorig
2007: “Infinity”(Cd Qbico) Neokarma Jooklo Octet
2007: “Overgrown Babeling” (Palomar Records)
2008: “Featuring Marc Ribot + A tourtle soup” (Long Song Records) Giovanni Maier Technicolor
2008: “Istinto Informe”(Setola di Maiale) Duo Dal Monego-Pacorig
2009: “Gagarin!” (El Gallo Rojo Records) Mickey Finn+Cuong Vu
2009: “Sousaphonix” (CAM Jazz) Mauro Ottolini
2009: “Improvvisations 1-4” (Setola di Maiale) Aghe Clope Ensemble
2009: “Jusi in the Wine House” (Long Song Records) Pacorig, Massaron,De Rossi, Pupillo, Pacho
2010: “Senza Tempo” (Palomar Records) Duo Dal Monego-Pacorig
2010: “God Fried Finger” (El Gallo Rojo Records) Blonde Zeros
2010: “We hope we understand” (El Gallo Rojo Records) Zwei Mal DreiPianist and composer born March 25, 1970, he began playing the piano at age of eight.

During his studies in classical music, from 1987 he devoted himself to jazz andimprovised music. Participates in summer workshops of Siena Jazz in 1991 where he studied with Franco D’Andrea and Enrico Pierannunzi and a workshop held byMuhal Richard Abrams and Roscoe Mitchell in 1993 in Trento.

In 1992 he enrolled at the conservatory of music ‘G. Tartini ‘of Trieste and in 1996 he obtained a diploma in piano under the guidance of professor Massimo Gon.

In these years, he met many musicians with whom carries out an intense musical activity that brought him to perform in various festivals, theaters and jazz clubs andplay in numerous records.

In these years, he met many musicians with whom carries out an intense musical activity that brought him to perform in various festivals, theaters and jazz clubs andplay in numerous records. Among the most significant projects we remember “MusicFicta” group led by bassist Giovanni Maier. In 1994 he recorded “Masut” guestGianluigi Trovesi. In 1996 he published “Les Illuminations” by pianist and composer Claudio Cojaniz. He collaborates with the flutist Massimo De Mattia and performersparticipating in its many projects (“Axiom”, “Metonymic”, “Schiele”) until reaching the disc as a duo “La parte (o) scura”, dedicated to Antonin Artaud.

In 1999 he met the singer Elisa, with whom starts playing at the beginning in a “piano and voice” duo, and later as a pianist / keyboardist in the bands accompanying her in live performances.

In 2001 he was one of the founders of the association Phophonix, and homonymous orchestra. In 2007 he wrote the suite “Gift of the Seek” work submitted at the 1st National Meeting of experimental music collectives, in Massalombarda.

In 2003 he released ‘My mind is on the table’ (Splash Records) the first album under his own name, accompanied by Zeno de Rossi on drums, and Giovanni Maier on bass.
The album received enthusiastic reviews both in Italy and abroad, is reported as arecord of the month (Choc) for the French magazine Jazz Man.

He played with: Giovanni Maier, Tristan Honsinger, Gianluigi Trovesi, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Antonello Salis, U.T.Ghandi, Claudio Cojaniz, Daniele D’Agaro, Massimo De Mattia, Mark Ribot, Jessica Lurie, Cuong Vu, Zeno De Rossi, Enrico Sartori, Vincenzo Vasi, Danilo Gallo, Enrico Terragnoli, Piero Bittolo Bon, Francesco Bigoni, Mauro Ottolini, Francesco Cusa, John Tchicai, Ab Baars, Jhoannes Fink, Gerhard Gschlößl, Kawabata Makoto, Bruno Romani, Edoardo Marraffa, Massimo Pupillo, Fabrizio Puglisi, Christian Lillinger, Achille Succi, Lauro Rossi, Enzo Favata, Stefano Senni, Pasquale Mirra, Lullo Mosso, Stefano Giust, Michele Rabbia, Gianni Gebbia, Domenico Caliri, Alessandra Franco, David Vanzan, Virginia Genta, etc.

Selected Discography:

1994: “Masut” (CD Nota Records)
1996: “Les Illuminations” (CD Splasch)
1997: “Axiom” (CD Nota Records)
1998: “Cjale ce sere” (CD Nota Records)
2000: “Cosmic Tones for Groove Therapy” (CD autoprodotto)
2000: “Metonymic” (CD Splasch World Series)
2000: “Ulrica” (CD autoprodotto) Duo Caruso-Pacorig
2001: “La parte (o)scura” (CD Splasch World Series)
2001: “Note di frontiera”, (Associazion Culturâl Colonos)
2002: “Schiele-jazz oratorio” (CD Splasch World Series)
2002: “Passeranno anche stanotte” cortometraggio di Matteo Oleotto
2002: “Fantasia dispersa” video-clip di Alan Malusà Magno
2003: “My mind is on the table” (CD Splash Records)
2004: “Shachor” (El Gallo Rojo Records) Full Metal Klezmer
2004: “Mosaic Orchestra vol. 2” (CD artesuono)
2005: “L’Anniversaire” (El Gallo Rojo Records) Orchestra Vertical
2005: “Pleased to meet you! We’re Devil?Man” (Palomar Records) Devil?Man
2005: “Live at Italian Jazz Rebels” (Setola di Maiale)
2006: “Dudek!” (El Gallo Rojo Records) Mickey Finn
2007: “Hallucinations” (Cd Troglo) Duo Vanzan-Pacorig
2007: “Infinity”(Cd Qbico) Neokarma Jooklo Octet
2007: “Overgrown Babeling” (Palomar Records)
2008: “Featuring Marc Ribot + A tourtle soup” (Long Song Records) Giovanni Maier Technicolor
2008: “Istinto Informe”(Setola di Maiale) Duo Dal Monego-Pacorig
2009: “Gagarin!” (El Gallo Rojo Records) Mickey Finn+Cuong Vu
2009: “Sousaphonix” (CAM Jazz) Mauro Ottolini
2009: “Improvvisations 1-4” (Setola di Maiale) Aghe Clope Ensemble
2009: “Jusi in the Wine House” (Long Song Records) Pacorig, Massaron,De Rossi, Pupillo, Pacho
2010: “Senza Tempo” (Palomar Records) Duo Dal Monego-Pacorig
2010: “God Fried Finger” (El Gallo Rojo Records) Blonde Zeros
2010: “We hope we understand” (El Gallo Rojo Records) Zwei Mal Drei