EASilence at Abrons Arts Center

EASilence is a variable ensemble with, at its core, Mirio Cosottini (trumpet) and Alessio Pisani (bassoon), two composers and improvisers from Tuscany and founders of GRIM, an association for musical research and improvisation. GRIM is intended to promote the culture of music with special consideration to research in the field of improvisation. This is done through an effort that is both theoretical (written research) and practical (performance and workshops).

EASilence uses graphic scores, to vehicle the sound in suggested directions, that are open to improvisation, and adopts a language that is often multi-stylistic in nature....

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EASilence is a variable ensemble with, at its core, Mirio Cosottini (trumpet) and Alessio Pisani (bassoon), two composers and improvisers from Tuscany and founders of GRIM, an association for musical research and improvisation. GRIM is intended to promote the culture of music with special consideration to research in the field of improvisation. This is done through an effort that is both theoretical (written research) and practical (performance and workshops).

EASilence uses graphic scores, to vehicle the sound in suggested directions, that are open to improvisation, and adopts a language that is often multi-stylistic in nature.

Although this is the first time EASilence adopts a trio format with Tonino Miano (piano), the three have been collaborating for many years. In 2007 Cosottini and Miano released The Curvature of Pace (Grimedia/Impressus), and in 2009, this time in quartet (Cosottini-Melani-Miano-Pisani) they released Cardinal (Grimedia/Impressus), a CD that has received critical acclaim and has appeared in two European Top Ten lists, as well as being included in the list of most notable CDs of the decade by AllAboutJazz/Italia.

"...of an extraordinary stylish aesthetic."
— Stef Gjissels, Instant Jazz

"...Very beautiful and very, very sophisticated."
— Andrea Ferraris, Sands Zine

"...introspective work in which very skilled musicians successfully unfurl a vast musical horizon in a coherent and unique way."
— Ignazio Prignano, AllAboutJazz/Italia

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