Slr 5 New Band Ex at Centre Culturel D'ans

Sal La Rocca, double bassist of Sicilian origin, returns with a new, profoundly different project. We find in quintet version, a brand new line-up with Mayaan Smith on tenor sax and Umberto Odone on drums. Two musicians newly arrived in Brussels, whom Sal met during a jam, and whose enthusiasm and energy quickly won over.

On the piano, it is the incomparable Igor Gehenot whose percussive sound tinged with Caribbean sounds gives warm and welcoming music. And on trombone, Phil Abraham, who collaborated on Sal's last album, enters the band with beautiful textures highlighting the compositions of Sal La Rocca...

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Sal La Rocca, double bassist of Sicilian origin, returns with a new, profoundly different project. We find in quintet version, a brand new line-up with Mayaan Smith on tenor sax and Umberto Odone on drums. Two musicians newly arrived in Brussels, whom Sal met during a jam, and whose enthusiasm and energy quickly won over.

On the piano, it is the incomparable Igor Gehenot whose percussive sound tinged with Caribbean sounds gives warm and welcoming music. And on trombone, Phil Abraham, who collaborated on Sal's last album, enters the band with beautiful textures highlighting the compositions of Sal La Rocca. The latter sound groovy, resolutely optimistic. They make you think of the sea, of the beach, make you want to dance, to hug, to laugh...

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