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Enrico Fazio
Along with others jazz musicians in 1977, Fazio became founder of C.M.C. (Centre for Creative Music), one of the first self-managed cooperatives for music research dedicated to contemporary jazz artists; he has been C.M.C. president from 1992 up to 2000.
From 1974 Fazio plays professionally and performs with the ART STUDIO Group. Since 1987 he guided an organic (with Alberto Mandarini, Fiorenzo Sordini, Adalberto Ferrari, Francesco Aroni Vigone, Gianpiero Malfatto, Luca Campioni and Gianni Virone) of dazzling personality (4th place Record of the Year TOP JAZZ 2003 with the CD Zapping!) but he also currently performs with a big ensemble, including artists of absolute value and miscellaneous musical roots.
From 1983 to 2006 Fazio played with the Carlo Actis Dato 4tet; he collaborates/ted as well with Sordini/Christi 5tet, Anglo/Italian 4tet, P. Minafra Sud Ensemble, Mitteleuropa Orchestra of A. Centazzo, Dac’corda and the ensembles of the clarinetist G. Locatelli. Moreover, he occasionally performs in duo with the brilliant polistrumentist S. Letov.
Together with these talented ensembles, he plays and partakes to the most prestigious festival in Europe, Canada, U.S.A., Argentine, Martinique, Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia, Ethiopia, South Africa, Japan.
Fazio has performed as leader or co-leader in more than 50 records, joining with lots of skillful musicians such as S. Lacy, H. Bourde, T. Honsinger, K. Tippett, G. Trovesi, F. Koglmann, M. Urbani, E. Colombo, J. Dvorak, M. Nicols, J. Tippett, R. Ottaviano, T. Ghiglioni, P. Moschner, A. Tomlinson, M. Nagl, R. Campbell, J. Mooldoc, W. Fuchs, A. Vapirov, V. Guyvoronsky, P. Ledesma, S. Maltese, E. Dean, H. Beckett, D. Cavallanti, T. Tononi, G. Laurinavichius, F. D’Andrea, C. Fasoli, L. Kondé, M. Kono, etc…
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Enrico Fazio, cuoco o alchimista?
by Alberto Bazzurro
Nuovo capitolo del gruppo (adeguatamente rinforzato) che Enrico Fazio riunisce periodicamente (in questo caso nel novembre 2017, come data d'incisione) sotto il nome di Critical Mass e nuovo senso di ammirazione (del resto antico ormai di trent'anni e più, da quando il bassista piemontese iniziò a incidere musica propria con gruppi diversi dall'Art Studio, che fino a quel momento ne aveva assorbito le energie creative) per la ricchezza che questa musica sa esprimere sotto ogni profilo: compositivo, aggregativo, solistico...
read moreEnrico Fazio 7tet - Villa Litta: Live in Milano
by Budd Kopman
The sky is pitch black. Spotlights are focused on seven musicians in front of a beautiful marble columned structure that towers over them. The outdoor concert starts and Compagni di Merengue barrels out of the speakers. The group gets a huge, admittedly slightly cavernous, sound. The music is joyous, raucous, funny, and free within a clear harmonic and architectural structure. Fazio's Live at Milano evokes the feeling of controlled chaos and is more than a bit Mingus-ish. ...
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson