ANNAMARIA CASTELLI vocal
STEFANO CANIATO accordion, piano
SIMONE GUIDUCCI guitar
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>"...Acoustic guitarist Simone Guiducci and his Gramelot Ensemble have defined a new musical language that combine indigenous Northern Italian folk music with modern jazz. Inspired by the invented "gramelot" language of 15th century troubadours , 16th Century Monteverdian fundamental discords and the modern gramelot of playwright Dario Fo, the Ensemble's latest release, Chorale, exposes a quintet that is in a search of a broader musical patois but at the same time is confortable with its roots. Like the troubadours - who drew upon multiple dialects and invented words to produce a gramelot in which word sounds lost their literal meaning so that they could be understood by all - the Gramelot Ensemble has drown upon differing musical styles to produce a cohesive musical experience that all can enjoy..."
>Elliot Simon (All About Jazz New York, Usa)
"L'obsession du chant , le sens des nuances , une histoire à raconter , le plaisir des arrangements naturels , l'improvisation parce que l'éphemère est une philosophie de vie , le pied léger qui démange...Soit sept compositions nées de la voix première , chantées avant d'etre jouées , selon le dire de Guiducci , tranquilles , épanouies , irresistibles... "
Alex Dutilh (JazzMan, France)
"Not only is Italian acoustic guitarist Simone Guiducci a strong soloist , but he's very adept when infusing jazz talents as Chris Speed , Erik Friedlander , Ralph Alessi into his master plan. And of course , Guiducci leads a fine sextet consisting of a clarinet/accordion based attack atop a powerful rhythm section. Guiducci's radiant compositional fortitude features a potpourri of regally pronounced statements and Mediterranean themes , garnished with the soloists' feisty improvisations.No doubt , Guiducci's Gramelot Ensemble performs with overt elements of soul and panache via an idealized sense of purpose, as they combine soft melodies with torrid episodes....Unassumingly charismatic, Guiducci continues to flaunt his personalized approach to modern jazz in a conclusively prolific way !"
Glenn Astarita (Down Beat ,Usa)
MY NEW GUITAR
Handmade by brazilian luthier LINEU BRAVO ,
received in my hand in Sao Paulo do Brazil, 18 may 2008
FANTASTIC INSTRUMENT !!!
Listen the sound of this guitar on (just now recorded) CANTO DI EMIGRANTI on myspace player , MUITO OBRIGADO, LINEU....
Nato a Torino, il chitarrista e compositore Simone Guiducci è considerato dall'inizio degli anni '90 uno dei personaggi di spicco della nuova scena jazzistica nazionale, con collaborazioni discografiche e concertistiche di risonanza internazionale. Simone ha dato vita a metà degli anni '90 al proprio progetto GRAMELOT inaugurando una originale strada di dialogo creativo fra folk e jazz, e lavorando (in concerto e su disco) con personaggi come Ralph Alessi, Erik Friedlander, Chris Speed, Don Byron.
Nel corso degli ultimi 10 anni si è esibito , oltre che nei maggiori festivals jazz italiani, in teatri e rassegne in giro per il mondo :
Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Caracas, Quito, Lima, Città del Messico, Guatemala City, Mosca, Montreal, Stoccolma, Helsinki, Vilnius, Tallin, Amsterdam, Liegi, Lione, Ankara, Brema, Berlino, Francoforte, Dusseldorf, Dublino, Nantes, Zagabria, Belgrado, Haifa, Nazareth e altri luoghi ancora.
I brani proposti all'ascolto sono tratti dai 4 dischi incisi dal Simone Guiducci Gramelot Ensemble per l'etichetta Felmay : CANTADOR (2000) ; CHORALE (2002) a cui hanno collaborato il trombettista Ralph Alessi ed il violoncellista Erik Friedlander ; DANCIN' ROOTS (2004), a cui ha preso parte il clarinettista Don Byron, e l'ultima produzione STORIE DI FIUME (2006).
Questi CD sono disponibili su ITUNES STORE o sul sito ufficiale dell' etichetta discografica www.felmay.it
Born in Turin, Italy, Simone Guiducci, guitarist and composer, has been hailed as one of the most talented musicians on the Italian jazz scene since the early 90's going on to make several internationally acclaimed recordings as leader. With his project GRAMELOT ,a creative dialogue between italian folklore themes and jazz improvisation, Simone has forged strong ties with the recording and concert worlds, working with Ralph Alessi, Erik Friedlander, Chris Speed, Don Byron. In the last years, Simone Guiducci has performed in Italy & all around the world : Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Caracas, Quito, Lima, Mexico City, Guatemala City, Antigua, Moscow, Montreal, Stockholm, Helsinki, Vilnius, Tallin, Amsterdam, Liège, Charleroi, Lyon, Ankara, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Bremen ,Dublin, Nantes, Zagreb, Beograd, Haifa, Nazareth and more.
The tracks available on this page are included in 4 releases produced by italian label Felmay : the debut album CANTADOR (2000); CHORALE (2002) with Erik Friedlander ..o and Ralph Alessi on trumpet as guests ; DANCIN' ROOTS (2004, featuring clarinetist Don Byron as guest) , and the last release STORIE DI FIUME (2006) .
These CDs are available on ITUNES STORE or on www.felmay.it
Ciao Simo..ti vedo online ne approfitto per un saluto..Ieri ho sentito il Cipelli mi ha dato l'incarico di fare un arrangiamento di un brano di Tino Tracanna..speriamo bene Buona musica...
