vocals, Italy

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The three-time Grammy-nominated and internationally renowned singer Roberta Gambarini conquered the jazz world in 1998 when she became one of the finalists in the Thelonious Monk Jazz Vocal Competition. Her decades-long, extraordinary career includes performances ranging from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl, from prestigious jazz festivals such as Monterey and Newport to the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York, the Salle Pleyel in Paris, and the Royal Albert Hall in London. She has collaborated, recorded, and toured with numerous jazz legends, including greats such as James Moody, Clark Terry, Roy Hargrove, Jimmy Heath, Hank Jones, Billy Higgins, Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, Dave Brubeck, the Dizzy Gillespie All Stars Big Band, Jon Batiste, Chucho Valdés, Paquito D’Rivera, and many more.

piano, USA

 

“For over 20 years, pianist Aaron Goldberg has set himself apart as one of the most scintillating performers in jazz,” hails JazzTimes. Goldberg is widely heralded as one of the art form’s most compelling pianists, both leading his own trio and collaborating with many of the Jazz titans. Simultaneously swinging and embracing risk, his stylistically fluid, singular voice reveals that jazz is a tradition of innovation. He performed in bands led by a cross-generational array of icons including Betty Carter, Al Foster, Ron Carter, Freddie Hubbard, Wynton Marsalis, Joshua Redman, Mark Turner, Christian McBride, Tom Harrell, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Joe Lovano, Peter Bernstein, Ravi Coltrane, Carl Allen, Madeleine Peyroux, Kurt Rosenwinkel and Guillermo Klein.

bass, Italy

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Dario began playing the drums at the age of six but soon fell in love with the double bass. He graduated from the conservatory with a focus on the double bass but expanded his musical knowledge by studying the electric bass and the piano. In the jazz world, he enjoys the highest international recognition for his unique electric bass playing. As a sought-after sideman, he has performed with James Moody, George Coleman, Kirk Lightsey, Mulgrew Miller, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Dave Liebman, Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Benny Golson, and Vinnie Colaiuta. He has contributed to over 60 albums and has conducted numerous music workshops in Italy and worldwide—at music schools, conservatories, and universities—focusing on bass techniques and jazz improvisation.

drums, USA/Italy

 

Jazz Magazine describes him as “the drummer of his generation” and indeed, Gregory Hutchinson is one of the most highly respected musicians of our time. His mastery of timing and expression of rhythms is at the core of his personal style. He is a musician’s drummer, soundly rooted in the jazz tradition he is able to approach all styles of music with supreme accuracy and imagination, decorating compositions with his natural feel and mind blowing innovation. Over the past 30 years Greg has been providing outstanding drumming for Red Rodney, Betty Carter, Ray Brown, Dianne Reeves, Wynton Marsalis, John Scofield, Roy Hargrove, Branford Marsalis, Charles Lloyd, Diana Krall, Harry Connick Jr, Joshua Redman, Christian McBride, Maria Schneider and many, many more.