The Jazz Russel at Elegance Cafè Jazz Club

A line-up that deals with the traditional jazz repertoire with a contemporary approach. Having moved from the rhythm sections of the most renowned bands of the Italian mainstream swing and jazz scene to their own lineup, Jazz Russell – a bit like Spartaco who rebels against soloists – seek a unique musical voice with the contribution of all instruments and without one frontman in particular. The result is an “indie” jazz, in which continuous dialogue is the fulcrum of the music: no musician at the center and all central at the same time.
Jazz Russell’s arrangements are deliberately “”expressed”” and in motion: live songs, melodies and structures bend to new forms suggested by the moment, looking for a space of freedom in tradition and addressing the listener with only one goal: play ....

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A line-up that deals with the traditional jazz repertoire with a contemporary approach. Having moved from the rhythm sections of the most renowned bands of the Italian mainstream swing and jazz scene to their own lineup, Jazz Russell – a bit like Spartaco who rebels against soloists – seek a unique musical voice with the contribution of all instruments and without one frontman in particular. The result is an “indie” jazz, in which continuous dialogue is the fulcrum of the music: no musician at the center and all central at the same time.
Jazz Russell’s arrangements are deliberately “”expressed”” and in motion: live songs, melodies and structures bend to new forms suggested by the moment, looking for a space of freedom in tradition and addressing the listener with only one goal: play .
With a chosen repertoire of famous standards, rare gems and unusual tempos, Jazz Russell move from Horace Silver to Italian song from the 1930s, from traditional New Orleans songs to South American themes. A deliberately heterogeneous repertoire, without solution of continuity, devoid of philological ambitions or desire for consistency: the glue remains the spirit of the training, in constant pursuit of surprise, without rules and without respite, just like crazy Jack Russells … Jazz Russell in short!
Tonight at the Elegance in “”mini”” formation, for a more intimate concert dedicated to the dialogue between Filippo A. Delogu on guitar and Andrea Nuzzo on Hammond organ.”

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