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Enzo Favata – soprano/tenor/sax
Enrico Zanisi – piano
Danilo Gallo – double bass
UT Gandhi – drums
Enzo Favata, Danilo Gallo, and UT Gandhi Enrico Zanisis, well—known and internationally experienced musicians. They all come together in an expressively strong quartet that combines innovative music ideas with several compositions from Favata’s historic repertoire, where poetry, virtuosity, energy, melodiousness, and high-level jazz intertwine with milonga and tango sounds, as well as Mediterranean melodies and rhythms from Sardinia.
ENZO FAVATA
Renowned musician from Sardinia (Italy) internationally praised as jazz saxophonist, Enzo Favata is also author and composer of original music scores for movies, radio dramas, theater works and documentaries. His music is an original combinations of popular and avant-garde music. Favata has recorded and given performances with Dino Saluzzi, Enrico Rava, Trilok Gurtu, Miroslav Vitous, Lester Bowie, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Metropole Orkest, Dave Liebman, Guinga, Omar Sosa, Django Bates, Mulatu Astatke, among others. During his career, he has released 16 albums; one of these, “sound landscapes”, is specifically designed for museums and exhibitions. He is the art director of the International Jazz Festival “Musica sulle Bocche” (Santa Teresa Gallura, Sardinia).
ENRICO ZANISI
Born in Rome in 1990, Enrico Zanisi approached jazz at the age of 15 years old and graduated with honours at the Music Conservatory of L’Aquila. Since his first exhibitions, he has proved to be a talented musician. After a series of gigs and concerts in Rome, a journalist, deeply impressed by his talent, introduced him to a music executive; shortly afterwards, he released his second album, a trio project entitled “Life Variations”. From that moment onwards, Zanisi was continuously involved in several performances and music projects and established himself as a top-level jazz player, gaining many awards, among which the “Best Top Jazz Talent” in 2012.
DANILO GALLO
Danilo Gallo plays double bass, electric and acoustic bass guitar, bass balalaika and bass lute. Eclectic and versatile musician, he has taken part in diverse music projects ranging from jazz to ethnic and avant-garde music. Co-founder of the music collective “El Gallo Rojo Records”, he has coordinated several projects (included the “Guano Padano” trio project), which have brought him international awards. Danilo has been awarded best bass Italian player for the monthly magazine “Top Jazz 2010”.
UT GANDHI
Drummer, percussionist, and composer, he has approached jazz in 1978. For eight years, he has been a member of the Enrico Rava’s quintet “Electric Five”, touring in Italy and Europe, as well as Canada and Japan. He has recorded several music projects for the German label ECM. Moreover, he collaborates on the composition of videos and soundtracks for theater works. He has also cut his own records, some of which dedicated to the Weather Report.