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Patrizia Scascitelli: Close Up
by Stephen Latessa
Close Up, the latest disc from Italian pianist and composer Patrizia Scascitelli, features eleven strong tunes from her pen that reveal the mellow strengths of her band as they move from reflective ballads to strutting blues. Echoes of the past are never far from the surface, revealing an affectionate knowledge of jazz history.
Artie's Place was written as an offshoot of jam sessions held in Artie Simmons' Harlem apartment. First Mark Gross gets the chance to lay down ...
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by Woodrow Wilkins
There are times when it seems jazz is hated in America, where it originated. Outside the United States, however, jazz is appreciated as much as folk, classical and other styles. Perhaps this may explain why some Europeans are among the world's best jazz performers.One of these is Rome native Patrizia Scascitelli, one of the first women in Italy to play jazz. The pianist is at home playing the music that made household names of Don Cherry and David ...
read morePatrizia Scascitelli CD Release Party at the Italian Cultural Institute in NYC on January 21st
Source:
All About Jazz
Patrizia Scascitelli - Close Up available now
Source:
All About Jazz
Music can ignite the imagination and stir the soul. It’s a powerful, yet an intimate muse. Delicate harmonies, dancing melodies and enticing rhythms gently intertwine in vivid pictures of spontaneous memories. You find yourself drifting away, as you surrender to the essence of the moment.
This is the story of the musical journey of Close Up by pianist Patrizia Scascitelli. She takes you Close Up with passionate arrangements, rich textures and sophisticated styles. A musical architect, the compositions possess a ...
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