Gianluca Petrella & Pasquale Mirra at Jazzfest Budapest at Premier Kultcafé

Trombone, electronics, vibraphone and percussion. Two acoustic instruments with distinctly different timbres and associated electronic variations. An atypical duo playing a balance between melody, rhythm, harmony and electronics. The desire and curiosity of the two artists to explore musical territories with ease leads them to a place where together they begin a new path, and follow it, letting the music set the direction. It is the synergy between musicians that allows this process to succeed.

Gianluca Petrella is one of the most internationally renowned Italian musicians. He is an instrumentalist, composer and producer. Petrella has won the Down Beat critics' vote for "Rising Star" for two consecutive years, and in a career spanning more than 20 years has had the opportunity to work with some of the best musicians the contemporary music scene has to offer, both on recordings and in concert. In addition to more than 20 years of artistic collaboration with Enrico Rava, he has worked with many Italian and international artists, from the Sun Ra Akestra led by Marshall Allen to Carla Blay, Paolo Fresu to Matmos, Lester Bowie and Manu Di Bango to Pat Metheny. Petrella has also been collaborating with producer, DJ and musician Nicola Conte for more than ten years. Since 2017, he has been regularly working with Lorenzo Cherubini aka Jovanotti both on stage and in the studio. His recordings have been released on ECM and Blue Note Records, among others....

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Trombone, electronics, vibraphone and percussion. Two acoustic instruments with distinctly different timbres and associated electronic variations. An atypical duo playing a balance between melody, rhythm, harmony and electronics. The desire and curiosity of the two artists to explore musical territories with ease leads them to a place where together they begin a new path, and follow it, letting the music set the direction. It is the synergy between musicians that allows this process to succeed.

Gianluca Petrella is one of the most internationally renowned Italian musicians. He is an instrumentalist, composer and producer. Petrella has won the Down Beat critics' vote for "Rising Star" for two consecutive years, and in a career spanning more than 20 years has had the opportunity to work with some of the best musicians the contemporary music scene has to offer, both on recordings and in concert. In addition to more than 20 years of artistic collaboration with Enrico Rava, he has worked with many Italian and international artists, from the Sun Ra Akestra led by Marshall Allen to Carla Blay, Paolo Fresu to Matmos, Lester Bowie and Manu Di Bango to Pat Metheny. Petrella has also been collaborating with producer, DJ and musician Nicola Conte for more than ten years. Since 2017, he has been regularly working with Lorenzo Cherubini aka Jovanotti both on stage and in the studio. His recordings have been released on ECM and Blue Note Records, among others.

Pasquale Mirra is one of the most prolific and interesting vibraphonists on the Italian and international jazz scene. In 2013, 2014 and 2015 he was awarded the "Best Italian Vibraphonist" by Jazz It magazine and in 2014 and 2015 he was selected as one of the best Italian jazz musicians by Musica Jazz magazine. He has recorded more than 30 albums and has worked with many world-renowned artists such as Michel Portal, Fred Frith, William Parker, Rob Mazurek, Hank Roberts, Nicole Mitchell, Tristan Honsinger, Ernst Rijseger, Ballakè Sissoko, Butch Morris, Lansiné Kouyaté, Jeff Parker, Micheal Blake and many others.

With the band "Mop Mop" Mirra recorded the soundtrack of Woody Allen's film "To Rome With Love".

Gianluca Petrella - trombone, effects
Pasquale Mirra - vibraphone, effects

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