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The Italian Serenaders
This authentically-costumed group of vocalists
and musicians from the greater Merrimack
Valley is dedicated to the preservation of the
ethnic richness of Italian music. They perform
folk, classical, and popular Italian-American
selections. Contact Frank Insero for further
information about bookings or CDs
(978) 372-4598.
Björn Wennås and Carmen
Marsico Septet
Björn Wennås, guitar/composer; Carmen
Marsico, voice/composer; Todd Marston,
piano, Fender Rhodes and accordion; Daniel
Blake, saxophones; Kendall Eddy, bass; Miki
Matsuki, drums; Michael Daillak, percussion
Guitarist/composer Björn Wennås and
vocalist/composer Carmen Marsico will bring
their new septet to Ryles Jazz Club in Inman
Square on Wednesday, August 2nd at 9:00 pm.
Co-leaders in life and in music, the
Boston-based married couple founded this
group to perform their own original jazz
compositions as well as creative arrangements
of traditional material ranging from the music of
Italian composer Orlando di Lasso to ancient
sun chants. This performance will feature
selections from Wennås' 2005 CD, Static
(Beartones), as well as improvisations on
traditional music.
The Swedish-born Wennås came to Boston in
1999 to study at the Berklee College of Music
on scholarship after earning his Bachelor's
Degree in Musicology and Anthropology from
Uppsala University. His most recent recording,
Static, led critics to write, "Wennås is an
inventive and versatile modern player" (Jerome
Wilson, Cadence), "what makes Static a
success is Wennås' own way of subsuming his
influences into an approach all his own" (John
Kelman, AllAboutJazz.com) and "Wennåss
arrangements are never predictable" (Jon
Garelick, Boston Phoenix).
Learn more about Björn Wennås at:
www.bjornwennas.com
Born in Italy, Marsico also came to Boston on
scholarship to Berklee College of Music, where
she studied jazz composition and improvisation
with Kevin Mahogany, Bob Stoloff, Mili
Bermejo, Ed Tomassi and Lisa Thorson, who
would become her mentor. Recently called "a
name to look for in the future," by the All Music
Guide's Scott Yanow. She also leads her own
jazz quintet, which performs her arrangements
of standard material as well as her original jazz
compositions influenced by traditional Italian
and Brazilian music. Her debut release, Sogno,
was released in 2003.
Learn more about Carmen Marsico at:
www.carmenmarsico.com
This authentically-costumed group of vocalists
and musicians from the greater Merrimack
Valley is dedicated to the preservation of the
ethnic richness of Italian music. They perform
folk, classical, and popular Italian-American
selections. Contact Frank Insero for further
information about bookings or CDs
(978) 372-4598.
Björn Wennås and Carmen
Marsico Septet
Björn Wennås, guitar/composer; Carmen
Marsico, voice/composer; Todd Marston,
piano, Fender Rhodes and accordion; Daniel
Blake, saxophones; Kendall Eddy, bass; Miki
Matsuki, drums; Michael Daillak, percussion
Guitarist/composer Björn Wennås and
vocalist/composer Carmen Marsico will bring
their new septet to Ryles Jazz Club in Inman
Square on Wednesday, August 2nd at 9:00 pm.
Co-leaders in life and in music, the
Boston-based married couple founded this
group to perform their own original jazz
compositions as well as creative arrangements
of traditional material ranging from the music of
Italian composer Orlando di Lasso to ancient
sun chants. This performance will feature
selections from Wennås' 2005 CD, Static
(Beartones), as well as improvisations on
traditional music.
The Swedish-born Wennås came to Boston in
1999 to study at the Berklee College of Music
on scholarship after earning his Bachelor's
Degree in Musicology and Anthropology from
Uppsala University. His most recent recording,
Static, led critics to write, "Wennås is an
inventive and versatile modern player" (Jerome
Wilson, Cadence), "what makes Static a
success is Wennås' own way of subsuming his
influences into an approach all his own" (John
Kelman, AllAboutJazz.com) and "Wennåss
arrangements are never predictable" (Jon
Garelick, Boston Phoenix).
Learn more about Björn Wennås at:
www.bjornwennas.com
Born in Italy, Marsico also came to Boston on
scholarship to Berklee College of Music, where
she studied jazz composition and improvisation
with Kevin Mahogany, Bob Stoloff, Mili
Bermejo, Ed Tomassi and Lisa Thorson, who
would become her mentor. Recently called "a
name to look for in the future," by the All Music
Guide's Scott Yanow. She also leads her own
jazz quintet, which performs her arrangements
of standard material as well as her original jazz
compositions influenced by traditional Italian
and Brazilian music. Her debut release, Sogno,
was released in 2003.
Learn more about Carmen Marsico at:
www.carmenmarsico.com
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Rosso relativo - Tiziano Ferro
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from mtv.it Make sure you're using Internet Explorer for MTV's Italian site; it won't
fully work with any other browser.
La bambola - Patty Pravo - because it's in the movie Respiro.
Cambiera' - Neffa
La descrizione di un attimo - Tiromancino
Io canto - Laura Pausini
Je so pazzo - Pino Daniele
999 il passaggio - Joel and Neffa
Rosso relativo - Tiziano Ferro
Se - Le Vibrazioni
000577 - Negramaro
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