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Francesca Remigi

Milan-based musician, Francesca Remigi is a multi-faceted drummer, an inquisitive improviser and a visionary composer from Bergamo, Italy. Nuova Generazione Jazz 2021 winner, Francesca is known for her international collaborations in the avant-garde and free improv jazz scene, with appearances at EFG London Jazz Festival 2020, Brussels Jazz Weekend 2019 and Una Striscia di Terra Feconda Jazz Festival (RO) in 2020. With energetic drumming and intricate compositional choices, her music draws influence from different backgrounds: from Progressive Rock and Free Jazz, to Carnatic and Contemporary Classical Music, Francesca takes inspiration from today’s innovative artists such as Steve Lehman, Henry Threadgill, Jen Shyu, Tyshawn Sorey, Vijay Iyer,…

In Steve Lehman’s words “Francesca has had an uncompromising vision as both a performer and a composer. Her new recording “Il Labirinto Dei Topi” is one of the most exciting debut albums I’ve heard in recent memory.” Francesca’s band Archipélagos won the competition All You Have to do is Play 2019, launched by the label Emme Record Label. In January 2021, this Italian jazz label published Francesca’s first album as a leader Il Labirinto Dei Topi. Archipélagos was also one of the three finalists at the Maastricht Jazz Awards 2020.

Francesca is the winner of Nuova Generazione Jazz 2021, a competition launched by Italia Jazz and MIDJ associations in order to promote the new Italian jazz generation internationally. Over the years, Francesca has also participated in many different masterclasses and artistic residencies, such as Umbria Jazz 2012, Siena Jazz 2018, and she was selected for the jazz residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity (Canada – Alberta) in August 2019, directed by Vijay Yier and Tyshawn Sorey. In June 2020, she was chosen for another artistic residency at “La Casa del Jazz” (Roma) organized by MIDJ association (Musicisti Italiani di Jazz), in collaboration with SIAE and “Una Striscia di Terra Feconda Jazz Festival”.

She has performed with different bands in many festivals and venues all over Europe, such as the Cross Current Festival 2017 (Maastricht) and the North Sea Jazz Festival 2017 (Rotterdam), the Brussels Jazz Weekend 2019, the JAZZMI2019, Una Striscia di Terra Feconda Jazz Festival (RO) in 2020, Rassegna Montagnola Bologna (Festival della Balotta 2020), the EFG London Jazz Festival 2020,…

In addition to her regular collaborations with European-based projects such as the CiCommunity Project, the Subconscious Trio, Holly Blue, Almoraima, Dragon Tree, Tacones Altos, Francesca is leader of the bands Archipélagos and Soul’s Spring. She also had the chance to perform/record with famous international artists such as Andreas Polyzogopoulos, Camila Nebbia, Pepa Niebla, Claire Parsons, Julian Costello, Jen Shyu, Steve Lehman, Joachim Florent, Kris Davis, John Patitucci, Federico Calcagno, Anais Drago, Francesco Fiorenzani, Samuel Gapp and many others.

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Francesca Remigi: The Human Web

Read "The Human Web" reviewed by Troy Dostert


Drummer Francesca Remigi describes herself as a “polyhedric" percussionist, and a careful listen to her sophomore release, The Human Web, indicates that the adjective is entirely apt. Possessing not only impressive technique but also undeniably ambitious compositional abilities, Remigi's many-sided creativity is amply manifest on the eight far-ranging pieces on this endlessly surprising, and often stirring, album. Remigi has broad conceptual interests here, with particular emphasis on social media's detrimental impact on self and society. It's a multifaceted ...

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Francesca Remigi, Fujii/Fonda & Albert Cirera

Read "Francesca Remigi, Fujii/Fonda & Albert Cirera" reviewed by Maurice Hogue


Italian drummer {m: Francesca Remigi}} has been turning heads with her playing and compositions, and her second release, The Human Web, will no doubt add to a growing reputation for originality. This time she looks at the effects of technology and social media on society. Fittingly she put this album together with contributions from the other musicians who used contemporary technology to send her their parts. There are a few trips back when technology didn't rule with music from Germans ...

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Michael Gregory Jackson, Francesca Remigi & Oles Brothers

Read "Michael Gregory Jackson, Francesca Remigi & Oles Brothers" reviewed by Maurice Hogue


This show reminds me of a calzone stuffed with just about every imaginable filling. Appropriately, there's a wonderful new release from Italian drummer Francesca Remigi and her band Archipelagos. This is definitely one of the finest debuts of 2021—deep, contemporary and socially aware. The very respected guitarist, Michael Gregory Jackson, is also debuting his Frequency Equilibrium Koan, the difference being this music was recorded back in the 70s during the loft scene. Julius Hemphill, Abdul Wadud and Pheeroan akLaff were ...

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Francesca Remigi: impegno sociale, innovazione e crescita

Read "Francesca Remigi: impegno sociale, innovazione e crescita" reviewed by Serena Antinucci


Il primo disco della batterista e compositrice Francesca Remigi, Il labirinto dei topi, realizzato insieme al gruppo Archipélagos è un progetto complesso e importante, in cui si osserva la società e si esprimono le sue profonde contraddizioni. La batterista di Bergamo ci fa ascoltare il deterioramento delle logiche capitalistiche, lo sfaldamento del sistema sociale e culturale e instilla nella mente, goccia dopo goccia, l'urgenza della riflessione che diviene poi un'occasione conoscitiva. La Remigi richiama il pensiero di scrittori, filosofi, storici ...

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Francesca Remigi, Hal Galper, Don Rendell, Ian Carr and Other New Releases

Read "Francesca Remigi, Hal Galper, Don Rendell, Ian Carr and Other New Releases" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


This week's perusal through recent and upcoming jazz releases brings us British jazz from today (Alfa Mist) and yesterday (Don Rendell and Ian Carr), a stunning debut from Italy (Francesca Remigi), cutting edge music from the East Coast (Dave Douglas, Ben Wendel and Taka Nawashiro) and the West Coast (Dan Rosenboom), and two live unreleased gems by Hal Galper with the The Brecker Brothers and the Breckers' own.Happy listening!PlaylistBen Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash ...

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