Pasquale Grasso, guitar
Pasquale Grasso’s (b. 1988) stunning virtuosity can be heard in his guitar playing, which is influenced by his pianist idol, Bud Powell. Drawing from the jazz tradition, the Italian Grasso has won several music awards, the most recent being first place in the 2015 Wes Montgomery International Jazz Guitar Competition in New York. In the same year, Grasso released his debut album “Reflections of Me”.
Fredrik Kronkvist Afro Cuban Supreme featuring Jason Marsalis & Eliel Lazo
The Helsinki Music Centre Black Box spotlights the Swedish alto saxophonist Fredrik Kronkvist (b. 1975) and his Afro Cuban Supreme ensemble, which combines Afro-Cuban rhythms, fresh arrangements of jazz standards, John Coltrane’s music, and their own original compositions into a celebration of rhythm. New Orleans drummer Jason Marsalis, the youngest of the famous Marsalis jazz family, and the Cuban conga virtuoso Eliel Lazo form the core of the band’s rhythm section....
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Pasquale Grasso, guitar
Pasquale Grasso’s (b. 1988) stunning virtuosity can be heard in his guitar playing, which is influenced by his pianist idol, Bud Powell. Drawing from the jazz tradition, the Italian Grasso has won several music awards, the most recent being first place in the 2015 Wes Montgomery International Jazz Guitar Competition in New York. In the same year, Grasso released his debut album “Reflections of Me”.
Fredrik Kronkvist Afro Cuban Supreme featuring Jason Marsalis & Eliel Lazo
The Helsinki Music Centre Black Box spotlights the Swedish alto saxophonist Fredrik Kronkvist (b. 1975) and his Afro Cuban Supreme ensemble, which combines Afro-Cuban rhythms, fresh arrangements of jazz standards, John Coltrane’s music, and their own original compositions into a celebration of rhythm. New Orleans drummer Jason Marsalis, the youngest of the famous Marsalis jazz family, and the Cuban conga virtuoso Eliel Lazo form the core of the band’s rhythm section.
Fredrik Kronkvist, alto saxophone Martin Sjöstedt, piano Johnny Åman, bass Jason Marsalis, drums Eliel Lazo, congas
DIG. Festival 10-12 Oct. 2016
DIG. Festival is the main autumn event of the University of the Arts Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy and its jazz department. This autumn, the stage will be taken by pianist Aaron Goldberg, singer-guitarist Joyce Moreno, guitarist Pasquale Grasso, and saxophonist Fredrik Kronkvist. During their visit, the festival stars will teach students in the Sibelius Academy’s jazz department.
Tickets: €27.50/22.50/17.50 (Ticketmaster), €25/20/15 (Helsinki Music Centre) A three-day ticket €62.50 (Ticketmaster), €59 (Helsinki Music Centre)
Pasquale Grasso, kitara
Pasquale Grasson (s. 1988) virtuositeetti tulee esiin häikäisevällä tavalla hänen soolokitarasoitossaan, jossa on kuultavissa vaikutteita hänen pianistiesikuvaltaan Bud Powellilta. Jazzmusiikin perinteestä ammentava italialainen Grasso on voittanut useita musiikkipalkintoja, joista tuoreimpana ensimmäinen sija Wes Montgomery International Jazz Guitar Competition -kilpailussa New Yorkissa vuonna 2015. Grasso julkaisi samana vuonna debyyttialbuminsa "Reflections of Me".
Fredrik Kronkvist Afro Cuban Supreme featuring Jason Marsalis & Eliel Lazo
Ruotsalainen alttosaksofonistitähti Fredrik Kronkvist (s. 1975) tuo Musiikkitalon Black Box -saliin Afro Cuban Supreme -yhtyeensä, joka yhdistää afrokuubalaiset rytmit, jazzklassikoiden tuoreet sovitukset, John Coltranen musiikin ja omat originaalisävellykset varsinaiseksi rytmijuhlaksi. Kuuluisan Marsalis-jazzperheen nuorimmainen, rumpali Jason Marsalis New Orleansista, ja kuubalainen congavirtuoosi Eliel Lazo muodostavat yhtyeen säkenöivän rytmiryhmän ytimen.
Fredrik Kronkvist, alttosaksofoni Martin Sjöstedt, piano Johnny Åman, basso Jason Marsalis, rummut Eliel Lazo, congat
DIG.-festivaali 10.–12.10.2016
DIG.-festivaali on Taideyliopiston Sibelius-Akatemian jazzmusiikin aineryhmän jokasyksyinen päätapahtuma. Tänä syksynä lavalla nähdään pianisti Aaron Goldberg, laulaja-kitaristi Joyce Moreno, kitaristi Pasquale Grasso ja saksofonisti Fredrik Kronkvist. Festivaalin tähdet opettavat vierailunsa aikana Sibelius-Akatemian jazzmusiikin opiskelijoita.
Liput: 27,50/22,50/17,50 € (Ticketmaster), 25/20/15 € (Musiikkitalo) Kolmen päivän lippu 62,50 € (Ticketmaster), 59 € (Musiikkitalo)
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