Join us for a blissful evening of Italian hospitality, a chilled glass of prosecco, delightful Tuscan food & the finest jazz played by ‘Springtime Jazz Quartet’

Venue: Agrisalotto Agriturismo’s, Cortona, Tuscany.
Date and Time: 23rd July 2006, 20.00hrs
Ticket price: €25.00 per head (inc light supper)

All profit made from the concert to go to UK charity, Breast Cancer Haven

Our musicians for the evening - Springtime Jazz Quartet

ROBERTO BUONCOMPAGNI sassofono tenore
ANDREA DONNINI Trumpet
MARCO PEZZOLA pianoforte
MAURO MAURIZI Basso elettrico-contrabbasso

The band offers the most famous standards of classical jazz and bop. Their repertoire includes the best known pieces by L. Armstrong, D. Ellington, M.Davis, B.Golson, C.Parker and many more. The choice of the band to present jazz without drums gives the group a more intimate and delicate sound without losing the swing and allows the audience to enjoy all the different shades of the saxophone and the trumpet.

ANDREA DONNINI Trumpet

Andrea gradutated at the Conservatorium in Florence, his first experiences with classical music and then with Jazz. His biggest inspiration being Chet Baker . In the 70’s & 80’s he was a part of many well known dance groups. He has studied jazz courses in Siena and at the Berklee School in Perugia. Solist trumpet in the big band he also plays intensively with various funk and jazz groups. At the moment he is also working together with the Negrita.

ROBERTO BUONCOMPAGNI sassofono tenore

Graduated in clarinette at the Conservatorium, Roberto is now a talented & devoted saxophone player studying at the Chigiana Academy in Siena. He has since been active as a solist, in orchestras and in camera formations (Maggio Musicale, RAI di Napoli, Quartetto A.Sax, Saxophponia Quartet). In the 70’s he played with dance groups of national importance. He has also directed the Arezzo Big-band and played with the Chicago Band. At the moment, apart from teaching to Alter-Ego he plays with the group Ciao Frank and various jazz groups.

MARCO PEZZOLA pianoforte

He graduated in Piano in 1990 at the Conservatorium F.Morlacchi in Perugia. Beside the classical studies he also devotes himself to pop and jazz music attending the Centro Professione Musica (CPM) in Milan where he also studies arrangement and composition. He attended many seminars with Franco D’Andrea, Mark Harris, Celso Valli, Gary Burton, Kenny Kirkland and Joe Zawinul. He attended the clinics at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and has participated in the film music courses at the Chigiana Academy held by Ennio Morricone. Expert of Computers and Synthetizisers he has held two seminars in 1991 at the “Facultade de Artes Musicais” at the University of Sao Paolo in Brasil. He is momentarily teaching and playing in concerts, in various groups from the trio to the Big Band. He is also collaborating with Marcio Monterroyos, Ricardo Silveira, Marco Tamburini, Paolino Della Porta, Stefano Cocco Cantini, Ares Tavolazzi, Fabio Morgera, Romy Camern, Blust Jumpers Bog Band, Tammy McCann and “The grand Voices of Gloy Choir” and Banco del Mutuo Soccorso. In 2003 he has written pieces for the RAI short movie “Three men without a leg”.

MAURO MAURIZI Basso elettrico-contrabbasso

Mauro started his studies of electric base in 1988 graduating with the highest score at the CPM in Milano. After that he specializes in various music genres playing with various groups from the TRIO to the BIG Band. He has collaborated as Sesson Man with various national and international artists (among them the Gipsy Kings) with who he has played in Italy and Europe. Momentarily he is intensively teaching music and instrument collaborating with various schools in Tuscany and Umbria. He has recorded many CD’s as Leader and Session Man in Jazz, Blues, Funky and R&B.

FOR RESERVATIONS:
Contact us via Together in Val D’ Orcia Tel. +39 0575 630768 or email info@respiteitalia.com . Places are limited, so please book your tickets in advance. Cost €25.00 per head (including light supper)