Ornettiana by Monica Nica Agosti - ShapeX

Tracks:
1. The Band Comes Playing a Crazy Little March and Goes Away 02:41
2. Law Years 05:43 video
3. Brittle White 07:55
4. Spread Love 00:38
5. Kathelin Gray 04:29
6. Echoes from Fort Worth 02:00
7. Cooper's Game 03:26
8. Rollin' 03:22
9. Human Voice 04:58
10. At the Funeral the Band is Sad and Drunk 02:37
11. StoryTellers/Search for Life 07:19

To me, improvised creative music means expressing myself “in the moment”. We live in the illusion of our daily routine, but we don’t know what the future holds. Each day only happens once, and the real challenge is learning to live in the present moment, here and now. This album was inspired by this concept and by the great Ornette Coleman, whose music is an ideal paradigm between his creativity and other musicians’, with total respect for both. I believe that, as individuals, we grow by accepting other people and their views as they provide new input and awareness.
Similarly, music gets richer thanks to the free, democratic contribution of the musicians who participate. Everyone’s voice is valued and enhanced, adding to the others into a harmonious or “harmolodic” whole, as Ornette would call it. These principles also guided my choice of the musicians I wanted with me, with whom I share a profound musical and human harmony: Tobia Bondesan on sax, Tommaso Iacoviello on trumpet, Francesco Sarrini on double bass, Giuseppe Sardina on drums. This album would not have been possible without them, and I am immensely grateful to them for trusting me and the project. (Monica Nica Agosti)

«. [...] un'opera prima di grande carattere [...] un omaggio rispettoso e congruente, ripensato con il senno di poi; un percorso vario e ben congegnato.» - Libero Farnè for "Musica Jazz"

«La Agosti è molto brava a usare la voce con differenti approcci [...] e bravissimi sono i musicisti che giostrano con grande naturalezza e forte carica espressiva.» - Aldo Gianolio for "AudioReview"

« [...] Monica Nica Agosti, la leader, [é] capace di entrare come terza voce nella front line dei fiati o di scostarsi dal duo, esponendo un canto modulato, felicemente articolato nelle dinamiche e di rara suggestione. [...] "Ornettiana" è un debutto assolutamente degno per un quintetto decisamente bene assortito e preparato, guidato da una leader provvista di energia e non solo, con le idee chiare e uno sguardo lungo sul futuro di questa musica.» - Gianni Montano for "Jazz Convention"

« [...] un disco sorprendente dal punto di vista musicale e concettuale, ma anche così denso di fascino e poesia da potercisi perdere.» Salvatore Esposito on "BlogFoolk Magazine"

#11 New Talent Top Jazz 2022 Awands

Vocalist and Band Leader of "Ornettiana", amoung best albums @Top Jazz 2022 Awards

Co-author of the book “365+1 Giorni di Jazz” published on November 10th 2022 by Zecchini Editore

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