SLR5 (Sal La Rocca 5tet) at Toots Jazz Club

Sal La Rocca, the Sicilian-born double bassist, returns with a profoundly different new project. This quintet features a brand-new lineup with Steven Delannoye on tenor sax and Umberto Odone on drums.

Sal met these two musicians in Brussels during a jam session, and their passion and energy quickly won him over. On piano is the incomparable Igor Gehenot, whose percussive sound, tinged with Caribbean influences, creates a warm and inviting atmosphere.

Phil Abraham, who collaborated on Sal's last album, joins the band with beautiful textures that highlight Sal La Rocca's compositions....

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Sal La Rocca, the Sicilian-born double bassist, returns with a profoundly different new project. This quintet features a brand-new lineup with Steven Delannoye on tenor sax and Umberto Odone on drums.

Sal met these two musicians in Brussels during a jam session, and their passion and energy quickly won him over. On piano is the incomparable Igor Gehenot, whose percussive sound, tinged with Caribbean influences, creates a warm and inviting atmosphere.

Phil Abraham, who collaborated on Sal's last album, joins the band with beautiful textures that highlight Sal La Rocca's compositions.

These compositions are groovy and resolutely optimistic. They evoke the sea, the beach, and inspire you to dance, embrace, and laugh…

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