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Alessandro Sgobbio
Composer, pianist, producer Alessandro Sgobbio keeps expanding his personal vocabulary of compositions, improvisations and spiritual explorations throughout music. He has been voted one of the best new jazz talents of the year at the Italian 2022 TopJazz Polls. Sgobbio has earned Master’s Degrees at the Norwegian Academy of Music (Norway) and the Parma Conservatory of Music (Italy), releasing 13 albums as a leader / co-leader. Performing internationally as a soloist, duo and with his bands Silent Fires and Hitra, Alessandro Sgobbio has been touring across Europe, Scandinavia, UK, China and the USA. His recent releases “Forests” (2019), “Transparence” (2021) and ‘Piano Music (2022) have been albums of the month / album of the year on Musica Jazz, Europe Jazz Network, Jazzism Magazine and several international press outlets. He releases his second solo album “Piano Music 2” in September 2023.
A new star shines in the firmament of Italian Jazz.
MUSICA JAZZ - IT
Sgobbio is a poet of rank and an exceptionally skilled pianist.
SALT PEANUTS - NO
Fascinating compositions. Regular irregularity.
JAZZ'N' MORE - CH
Modern jazz that’s heavy on intelligent melody and spirited improvisation.
DOWNBEAT - USA
An immeasurable talent.
UK VIBE MAGAZINE - UK
Awards
1st Prize Umbria Jazz Festival (Perugia, IT)
1st Prize Padova Carrarese (Padova, IT)
2nd Prize Luca Flores Solo Competition (Florence, IT)
Selection Martial Solal Piano Competition (Paris, FR)
Best Album of The Year Jazzism Magazine (2022, NL)
Musica Jazz (IT) TopJazz 2022 – Best Album of The Year Toplist
Musica Jazz (IT) TopJazz 2022 – Best New Talent Toplist
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Alessandro Sgobbio: Piano Music 2
by Neri Pollastri
A un anno di distanza dal suo Piano Music, Alessandro Sgobbio fa uscire il secondo volume, Piano Music 2, che si differenzia dal precedente essenzialmente per l'uso, assieme al pianoforte, del live electronics. Registrato come l'altro negli studi Artesuono di Stefano Amerio, il disco è piuttosto breve, neppure trentacinque minuti, ed è diviso in nove tracce. Anche stavolta non mancano le dediche: le due parti di Asker" al pianista Misha Alperin, già maestro e amico di Sgobbio, che ...
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by Dan McClenaghan
Italian pianist Alessandro Sgobbio strikes a pensive pose on the cover of his solo album Piano 2, presenting an introductory visual of his art. The pianist's photo portrait on his previous 2022 AMP Music & Recording release Piano (review here) did the same--a serious expression conveying an inward mood, indicating a measured and reflective approach to the instrument. On both recordings, that is what we get. The difference: Piano Music is piano only; Piano 2 features the addition of live ...
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by Neri Pollastri
Messosi in luce con progetti come Pericopes+1, Hitra e il trio Feed di Mauro Gargano, sperimentali, dal forte dinamismo e nei quali utilizzava anche tastiere elettroniche, il pianista pugliese residente a Parigi Alessandro Sgobbio presenta adesso un album in piano solo, dal gusto più tradizionale e nel quale mostra pienamente il suo lato lirico. Piano Music si articola su nove brani, alcuni parte del programma dei concerti in solitudine fatti da Sgobbio nel corso degli anni, altri scritti ...
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by Dan McClenaghan
We ask our artists to give us something of themselves. The solo piano format is a superior way to do this--the musican alone at the piano, no collaboration; and Italian composer/pianist Alessandro Sgobbio presents the essence of his being with his first solo recording, Piano Music. The music is a diary of Sgobbio's experiences and influences--his parents and his mentor, Atma Mater, among other things. The artistry presented gives us a look into the artist's soul, his playing ...
read moreMauro Gargano: Feed
by Neri Pollastri
A pochi mesi dall'uscita del ben diverso Nuages, il contrabbassista Mauro Gargano affronta a proprio modo il piano trio, scegliendo come partner un altro italiano che, come lui, vive e lavora in Francia, il pianista Alessandro Sgobbiomembro anche degli eccellenti Pericopes ed Hitrae un grande della batteria d'oltralpe qual è Christophe Marguetcollaboratore tra gli altri di Louis Sclavis ed Henry Texiere con loro affrontando un repertorio originale, tutto della sua penna. Come ci spiega anche in una recente ...
read moreHilmar Jensson: Transparence
by Mike Jurkovic
Given that not one of the eight tracks definingTransparence, the darkly compelling debut from Norway's Hitra, runs longer than six minutes, the quartet covers a lot of ground. Like a ticket out of isolation, Transparence transports your homebound head to the grey expanse of Northern Atlantic skies. Billowing by design, their clouds of music make you feel like you're floating above rain shadows and fjords. Bonding together at Oslo's Norwegian Academy of Music, Hitra pairs Italian pianist Alessandro ...
read moreAlessandro Sgobbio: la musica come viaggio verso sé stessi
by Emmanuel Di Tommaso
Non capita spesso di potersi confrontare con musicisti dal profondo livello culturale e dalla caratura internazionale di Alessandro Sgobbio. A pochi mesi dall'uscita di Transparence, disco d'esordio del quartetto Hitra, abbiamo avuto la fortuna di poter discutere con il pianista di origini pugliesi dei temi e delle idee all'origine dei suoi progetti passati, presenti e futuri, e, più in generale, della valenza spirituale della musica in quanto momento riflessivo attraverso cui compositori, esecutori e ascoltatori possono intraprendere un viaggio alla ...
read moreAlessandro Sgobbio Releases 'Piano Music 2' - An Intimate Collection Of Dedications For Piano And Live Electronics
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Alessandro Sgobbio
Piano Music 2 (2023) is Alessandro Sgobbio’s follow-up to his acclaimed Piano Music (2022). The Italian pianist and composer presents nine new intimate compositions, each of them dedicated to a person, place or topic that have a special meaning and importance to him. The album is a meditative sound experience that invites the listeners to actively reconnect with the powerful meanings of natural and spiritual elements (“Modular Circles”, “The River”, “Tula”, ”Einhausung”), finding inspirations from special historical episodes of cities ...
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A perfect fusion of contemporary acidifications and North-European melodic masses. Alceste Ayroldi (Musica Jazz Magazine – IT) This is music with a great sense of musicality and sophistication. Ettore Garzia (Percorsi Musicali —IT) "Great record. Wonderful music with a very diverse repertoire, played flawlessly. You can hear the spirit and mutual respect the three musicians have for each other and the music. These guys have a history to be sure ." Dave Liebman ("These Human Beings" liner notes - 2015) “Melodies that hit all the angles, accentuating crispness over flow, which adds to the intrigue and a compulsion to see where they go, even if there isn’t a lot of melodic development in the process, much how a car chase can be thrilling even if it never leaves a small area of city blocks
Primary Instrument
Piano
Location
Paris
Willing to teach
Intermediate to advanced