The story of this CD begins with the most amazing job offer I’ve ever had: a few years ago KDFC Radio broadcast the announcement of my piano recital in San Francisco and one minute of my piece Suddenly, from the cd Notes Posted on the refrigerator.
A few minutes later, suddenly (!) and unexpectedly I received an email from Jason Olaine and the proposal to play at Yoshi's in San Francisco, where Jason worked as AD before moving to New York as director of programming at "Jazz at Lincoln Center".
A concert proposal after listening to one minute of music by radio is for sure a rare thing and it has was definitely a nice surprise and joy for me to find out that my music was capable of that.
Here's the rest of the story. Years later, while I was touring in the U.S., I met Jason in New York and mentioned some my new piano pieces between classical music and jazz, and the idea of a new cd.
Jason who immediately suggested adding trumpet, double bass and drums to the project. Actually he did much more, since he brought to this production his creativity and enthusiasm, working before, during and after the production as a discrete and sensitive film-maker: like in different scenes of a movie, Jason encouraged almost all combinations of “characters” proposed in this cd: a piano solo, a duo with trumpet and another one with flute, trios, quartets and of course the full band.
Jason also introduced me to the fantastic Jazz trumpeter Dominick Farinacci, who from the first minute played and interpreted my music as if he had done it all of his life.
Marc Abrams is a great bassist and I deeply admired him in Chet Backer’s mythical recording in Rosenheim; but he is also a very sensitive and open-minded musical partner. Through him the drummer Riccardo Biancoli joined us, with his rhythmic energy and palette of colors.
Americans and Italians. One more bridge between two continents.
This project is dedicated to all listeners who love music and don't care about borders.
Andrea Padova
A few minutes later, suddenly (!) and unexpectedly I received an email from Jason Olaine and the proposal to play at Yoshi's in San Francisco, where Jason worked as AD before moving to New York as director of programming at "Jazz at Lincoln Center".
A concert proposal after listening to one minute of music by radio is for sure a rare thing and it has was definitely a nice surprise and joy for me to find out that my music was capable of that.
Here's the rest of the story. Years later, while I was touring in the U.S., I met Jason in New York and mentioned some my new piano pieces between classical music and jazz, and the idea of a new cd.
Jason who immediately suggested adding trumpet, double bass and drums to the project. Actually he did much more, since he brought to this production his creativity and enthusiasm, working before, during and after the production as a discrete and sensitive film-maker: like in different scenes of a movie, Jason encouraged almost all combinations of “characters” proposed in this cd: a piano solo, a duo with trumpet and another one with flute, trios, quartets and of course the full band.
Jason also introduced me to the fantastic Jazz trumpeter Dominick Farinacci, who from the first minute played and interpreted my music as if he had done it all of his life.
Marc Abrams is a great bassist and I deeply admired him in Chet Backer’s mythical recording in Rosenheim; but he is also a very sensitive and open-minded musical partner. Through him the drummer Riccardo Biancoli joined us, with his rhythmic energy and palette of colors.
Americans and Italians. One more bridge between two continents.
This project is dedicated to all listeners who love music and don't care about borders.
Andrea Padova
