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"Gianni Bardaro is an excellent musician, soloist,
composer and arranger. His music is fresh, exciting and yet mellow
and groovy. His group is tight and cohesive, complimenting each
other throughout the CD. All the compositions will take you on a
trip and adventure of musical delight. Any avid fan of jazz will
be greatly entertain with this CD"
Carlos Garnett (M.Davis,C.Mingus,F.Hubbard, A.Blakey)
Stephen
Bocioaca: Did you feel that working with North European musicians
you and Francesco had to " transcend" cultural barriers?
Gianni Bardaro: Not at
all! It was actually surprising because I was personally feeling
much better working with North European. I don t know if it was
the same for Francesco but I guess so and it was so easy going working
with them. Of course I had to wait long time to find the "right
musicians" for this project but luckily it worked out and the fact
that I recorded this Cd after only 4 months we all met, tells a
lot. In this project each musician plays and improvises with his
own music cultural background and I suppose that our most important
objective is to make music and where there is music, there is no
need to " transcend" cultural barriers.
Stephen Bocioaca:
How smooth was the communication through jazz and improvisation
between the members of the project ?
Gianni Bardaro:The comunication
was totally smooth. The musicians of this project come from different
countries and we all "speak" different languages during the improvisation
but the interplay just comes out by itself fusing the different
stiles into one...the sinestetic style, different jazz languages
which cohabit in harmony.
Sinestetic Jazz is a good example of new jazz vibes
and offers a young, fresh but precise sound with a clear understanding
of its musical direction.
The synestethesia can involve any of the senses
and it can be defined as an emotional experience which causes a
confusion of the senses.
Is it possible to taste a colour? To touch a smell?
And can you see the sound of the music? With this meaning, Gianni
Bardaro tries to translate the synestetic experience into music.
He is interested in adopting the emotional atmosphere in music,
to create an overflow of a strong energy.
The "Overflow" would then provoke and lead a conscious
confusion of the senses, towards which the music is not just heard
but even seen, touched, smelled and tasted. With Sinestetic Jazz,
Bardaro focus mostly on original compositions.
Technically, he uses the compositional parameters
of electronic music, in particular he is interested in the exploration
and evolution of the concept of "loop" translated into acoustic
music.
The main compositional influence remains jazz with
shadows of Latin, Mediterranean and Scandinavian sounds. One of
the most important points of Sinestetic Jazz is the Improvisation
Moment of each soloist.
It can be considered the "breath of the escaping
moment" where a clear and distinctive sound is communicated
with emotion through unconventional colourful improvisations.
A contagious energy is generously spread out with
imagination and passion, whether in a meditative mood or a playful
one.
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