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Two forward-leaning jazz artists team up for this session of modern sounds. The 40-minute program
features creative improvisation based on all original compositions. Pianist Ferdinando Argenti
pushes the envelope with deep percussive thrusts in support of his soaring melodic airs. Guitarist
Enrico Rosa comes from the Wes Montgomery school of melodic interpretation. Together, the two
swing deftly and with passion.
Both artists originally hail from Italy. Now based in New England, Argenti graduated from the
Boston's Berklee School of Music. Rosa and his wife, Eva, live in Copenhagen, where they teach
and continue to fuel their love of mainstream jazz. While the reuniting of two old friends carries with
it a certain amount of emotion, the duo’s album goes much further. Ballads, blues, and fierce jazz
syncopation color their meeting with powerful, straight-ahead hues. Theirs is the kind of session that
you can sink your teeth into -- along with nodding head and dancing feet.
Audio samples from the album may be found at
enricorosa.com.
~ Jim Santella
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Track Listing: Sqwaqwaz; Copenhagen; Mondiale; Three Minutes Blues; Dubbio; Boston.
Personnel: Ferdinando Argenti- piano; Enrico Rosa- guitar; Eva Rosa- alto recorder on “Mondiale” and
“Boston.”
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