Event

Sofia's Heart

Marco Pignataro - Sax
Nando Michelin - Piano
Marco Panascia - Bass
Paolo Orlandi - Drums
Marco Pignataro Italian Jazzet :

The Marco Pignataro Italian Jazzet features Marco's lyrical compositions and group interplay with roots in modern jazz and ECM impressionism. Marco Pignataro brings together Nando Michelin, one of the most acclaimed pianists in Boston, plus the highly revered New York based Italian musicians Paolo Orlandi on drums and Marco Panascia on bass. Originally from Bologna, Italy, Marco Pignataro is a multi-talented saxophone player and composer who maintains a very active international schedule of concerts, recordings and clinics. Marco has shared stages with artists such as Eddie Gomez, Danilo Perez, Billy Drummonds, Ben Street, Jon Faddis, Billy Hart, John Patitucci and George Garzone, amongst many. Currently, he is also a member of the Eddie Gomez Quintet. Together with Danilo Perez, Marco currently leads the Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI), the premiere jazz center of musical creativity at Berklee College of Music in Boston. His latest CD "Sofia's Heart", was produced by jazz legend Eddie Gomez and recorded with a stellar group including Gomez and Billy Drummond.

PRESS:
- (Marco) crafts melodies and plays the kind of fluid, beautiful lines that make you want to laugh and cry . "Sofia's Heart" is so pretty it hurts. - Steve Greenlee (Boston Globe)

- With "Sofia's Heart" Marco gives us a vehicle to drop our defenses and feel all the joy and pain we normally suppress. One could not ask for more. - Kenny Werner

- "The album " Sofia's Heart" as a whole is a work of art, one that reaches into the deepest recesses of the soul."(All About Jazz)

"....hauntingly gorgeous new album.." - Robert Sutton (Jazz Corner)

- "(Marco's) debut disc Sofia's Heart is post bop with a smidgen of free jazz, (mostly) original tunes with haunting soulfulness and an almost folk-like simplicity". - Mark Karesman

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