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Marco Cappelli
Marco Cappelli After completing many years of demanding music studies (first at Conservatorio di S. Cecilia in Rome and then in the Konzert-Klasse at the Musik Akademie in Basel with Oscar Ghiglia), Marco Cappelli has lead an extraordinary artistic path, becoming familiar both with rigorous written music as well with free improvisation languages. The diversity of Marco’s performances is due to a fascinating array of collaborations (Anthony Coleman, Michel Godard, Butch Morris, Mauro Pagani, Franco ... Read More

Ken Filiano
Ken Filiano  Bassist Ken Filiano performs throughout the world, playing and recording with leading artists in jazz, spontaneous improvisation, classical music, world/ethnic music, and interdisciplinary performance. Ken leads, and composes for, his quartet with Michael Attias, Tony Malaby, and Michael T.A. Thomspon. Some of the artists that he has performed and/or recorded with: Bonnie Barnett, Bobby Bradford, Roy Campbell, John Carter, Nels Cline, Connie Crothers, Ted Dunbar, Giora Feidman, Bob Feldman, Dennis Gonzalez, Vinny Golia, ... Read More

Marco Cappelli Acoustic Trio
The Marco Cappelli Acoustic Trio, formed by three of the most active improvisers in the New York avantgarde music scene, have been performing together since the Summer ’09. The music that Marco Cappelli first composed, recorded on their debut CD “Les Nuages en France”, is music with a kind of “French noir touch”, inspired by the characters of Fred Vargas’ famous mysteries. In the suite “Les Nuages en France”, those familiar with Vargas’ characters will ... Read More

Brian McWhorter
Brian McWhorterBrian McWhorter (trumpet) performs, composes, and improvises contemporary music as a solo artist and in groups such as the Meridian Arts Ensemble, the film-accompanying After Quartet, and the percussion-trumpet duo Endy Emby. He has recorded with the American Brass Quintet, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, the Absolute Ensemble, and the chamber / pop group The Sharp Things, and After Quartet on an album that featured his original compositions for two silent films. He was ... Read More

Gianpiero Ruggeri
Gianpiero Ruggeri Baritone Gianpiero Ruggeri’s repertoire includes all the main roles in Mozart, Rossini and belcanto operas, as well as contemporary composers. He studied with Sesto Bruscantini, making his debut as Belcore in Donizetti`s Elisir d’amore. Recognized for his outstanding acting ability, he was invited by Gustav Kuhn to take part of the production of Strauss’s Capriccio at the Teatro Regio in Parma. He has worked with conductors such as P. Domingo, G. Gelmetti, G ... Read More

Satoshi Takeishi
Satoshi TakeishiSatoshi Takeishi, drummer, percussionist, and arranger is a native of Mito, Japan. He studied music at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. While at Berklee he developed an interest in the music of South America and went to live in Colombia following the invitation of a friend. He spent four years there and forged many musical and personal relationships. One of the projects he worked on while in Colombia was ‘Macumbia’ with composer/arranger ... Read More