Antonio Forcione at 606 Club

ANTONIO FORCIONE is considered one of the most charismatic and inventive performers to come out of Europe in recent years. He breaks the mould of conventional, popular guitar sounds in the fields of Jazz, Spanish, African, Brazilian and improvised music and has received critical acclaim worldwide. He has released 16 albums, which have variously hit the top of British and international jazz charts and has shared stages around the globe with some of the world’s most accomplished musicians, including John McLaughlin, John Scofield, Jason Rebello and Martin Taylor. This highly charismatic and impressive musician fuses African, Brazilian, modern jazz and contemporary tunes into a wonderfully unique and enjoyable sound. Accompanying Antonio this evening will be an international rhythm section featuring Matheus Nova (Brazil)-bass and Emiliano Caroselli (Italy)-drums. This is an extremely rare chance to hear Antonio in a trio setting and promises to be an exceptional gig from three incomparable musicians....

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ANTONIO FORCIONE is considered one of the most charismatic and inventive performers to come out of Europe in recent years. He breaks the mould of conventional, popular guitar sounds in the fields of Jazz, Spanish, African, Brazilian and improvised music and has received critical acclaim worldwide. He has released 16 albums, which have variously hit the top of British and international jazz charts and has shared stages around the globe with some of the world’s most accomplished musicians, including John McLaughlin, John Scofield, Jason Rebello and Martin Taylor. This highly charismatic and impressive musician fuses African, Brazilian, modern jazz and contemporary tunes into a wonderfully unique and enjoyable sound. Accompanying Antonio this evening will be an international rhythm section featuring Matheus Nova (Brazil)-bass and Emiliano Caroselli (Italy)-drums. This is an extremely rare chance to hear Antonio in a trio setting and promises to be an exceptional gig from three incomparable musicians.

“Antonio Forcione [is] a performer of world class status…forceful and with an enviable technique, he takes the guitar to new levels of expression combining its melodic powers with dramatic percussive effects…the results are quite spectacular”. The Stage “[Forcione]...a guitar genius" Three Weeks Magazine

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