Narnia Jazz

Carla Marcotulli

Nasce musicalmente nell’ambiente romano degli anni 80 collaborando con i migliori musicisti della scena italiana ed internazionale.

La sua attività artistica spazia tra musica jazz, classica e moderna.

Ha collaborato a numerose incisioni discografiche e prodotto 3 cd a suo nome.

Attualmente insegna canto jazz al Conservatorio Santa Cecilia di Roma ed è anche direttrice artistica del Festival JazzIdea dello stesso conservatorio.

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Sandro Gibellini

È di fatto il chitarrista “storico” del jazz italiano. Ha collaborato con artisti di fama internazionale come Gerry Mulligan, Sal Nistico, Mel Lewis, Massimo Urbani, Ares Tavolazzi solo per citarne alcuni. Rappresenta l’Italia al Midem di Cannes in occasione di un meeting internazionale tra i migliori chitarristi jazz. Anche nel campo della musica leggera sono moltissime le sue collaborazioni eccellenti, da Lauzi a Concato, alla Vanoni, a Mina, con la quale incide diversi dischi.

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Marcello Tonolo

Raffinato pianista veneziano, ha iniziato la sua carriera alla fine degli anni 80 collaborando con alcuni dei migliori musicisti di Jazz come Massimo Urbani, Enrico Rava, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Lee Konitz, solo per citarne alcuni. Dal 1988 è direttore della Scuola di Musica “Thelonious Monk” di Dolo (VE) gemellata col Dipartimento di “Jazz Studies” della Duke University (North Carolina USA). Nel 1997 ha vinto il 10° Concorso Internazionale di Arrangiamento per Orchestra Jazz a Barga. Attualmente insegna Jazz al Conservatorio Pollini di Padova.

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Patrizio Destriere

Patrizio Destriere completed his studies under the guidance of Maestro Fulvio Falleri, graduating in saxophone with honors (10/10) on July 4, 1997, from the “F.Morlacchi” State Music Conservatory in Perugia. He then completed the two-year internship course, again in the class taught by Maestro Falleri. He obtained a technical and commercial diploma from the I.T.C. “S.Francesco d’Assisi” in Casoria (Province of Naples) with a final grade of 75/100 on July 16, 2001.
He graduated with a diploma in Jazz under the guidance of Maestro Ettore Fioravanti with highest honors (10/10), on July 8, 2002 from the State Music Conservatory in Benevento.
He obtained the diploma of the Is Jazz Ensemble biennial training course (2002/2003) organized by Istituto Nazionale per lo Sviluppo Musicale del Mezzogiorno, held by Maestro Francesco D’Errico.
In 2005 he was the winner of the competition organized by the
Italian Ministry of Defense as orchestral instrumentalist of the Italian Navy Band in the roles of 2nd soprano saxophone and 2nd contralto saxophone, as well as achieving final qualification for the roles of 1st tenor saxophone (classified 2nd), 2nd alto saxophone
(classified 3rd) and 2nd tenor saxophone (classified 4th).
He graduated from the two-year Course of Advanced Specialization in solo saxophone, of the State Music Conservatory of Perugia, on April 4, 2008 with a final grade of 110/110.
He took part in the Competition for 26 performers of the Band of the Italian Financial Police for 2nd Tenor Saxophone, obtaining 3rd place in the final ranking of February 10, 2008.
He earned a diploma in Electronic Music, from the State Music Conservatory of Latina under the guidance of Maestro Luigi Ceccarelli on March 18, 2016 with a final grade of 8.5/10.
He has participated in various workshops held by world famous musicians such as: Jean Marie Londeix (saxophone), Eugene Rosseau (saxophone), Paolo Fresu (jazz), Claudio Rufa (Ancient Music), Bruno Pedros (Flamenco), Bruno Tommaso (jazz arrangement), Marco Sannini (big band), Enrico Renna (contemporary music), Stefano Battaglia (jazz workshop), Mario Corvini (big band), Francis Dhomont (electronic music), Patrizio Fariselli (improvisation), Francesco Bearzatti (improvisation), Marco Siniscalco, Bruno Chevillon and Giancarlo Gazzani (arrangement), etc.
He has participated in numerous competitions achieving good positions including: 1st Prize “City of Barletta” International Chamber Music Competition, 1st Prize “City of Melito” National Competition, 2nd Prize “City of Naples” National Competition of Chamber Music, finalist at the “Luigi Nono” International Competition of 20th Century Chamber Music, Venaria Reale (Province of Turin), finalist at the “Barga Jazz Festival” jazz performance competition in Barga (Province of Lucca) and finalist at the “D. Caravita” Competition in Ravenna.
He has performed in over 500 concerts in Italy and abroad, in various Italian and foreign cities including Naples, Benevento, Perugia, Macerata, Rome, Venice, Orvieto, Chioggia, Parma, Verona, Avellino, Caserta, Rovereto (Province of Trento, Valencia (Spain), New York, Milan, Brindisi, Taranto, Assisi, Palermo, Ystadt (Sweden), Madrid, Mons (Belgium), Ancona, Arezzo, Menton (France), Adria, and in various Italian theaters and concert halls: Teatro dell’Opera of Rome, Teatro “San Carlo” of Naples, Teatro la Fenice of Venice, Teatro Regio of Parma, Teatro “V.Bellini” in Naples, Teatro “F.Morlacchi” and Teatro Pavone in Perugia, Teatro “R.De Simone” and Teatro “Vittorio Emanuele” in Benevento, “Auditorium Parco della Musica” in Rome, in the Sale S.Cecilia, Sala Petrassi and Sala Sinopoli, “Teatro dal Verme” Milan, “Teatro della Biennale di Venezia,”

“Auditorium della Conciliazione” Rome, Teatro “G.Verdi” in Brindisi, “Teatro delle Muse” Ancona, “Auditorium N. Paganini” Parma, Palazzo Cà Rezzonico and Palazzo Grassi in Venice, the Quirinale Palace Gardens, Teatro Comunale of Adria, Auditorium of Chioggia, Sala Accademica Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome, Auditorium Maxxi in Rome, Casa del Jazz in Rome, as well as holding concerts in major Italian Jazz Clubs such as Gregory’s Jazz Club, Elegance Cafè Jazz Club, Cotton Club, Round Midnight, Caffe Bugatti etc., performing in groups ranging from duos with piano, duos, trios, quartets, quintets and saxophone ensembles, big bands, “grande banda” (with 120 musicians) and symphonic orchestras both as an orchestral instrumentalist and as soloist.
He has appeared in various television programs for Rai and Mediaset (Festival di Napoli, Speciale “Benevento Città Spettacolo”, Rai Educational, “La vita in diretta” etc.).) and many of his concerts have been reviewed by critics in Italian newspapers; he has participated in festivals including: the “11th World Saxophone Congress” Valencia (Spain), “Benevento Città Spettacolo” (1992/93/94/95/96 editions, under the guidance of Maurizio Costanzo), “Festival di Primavera” Perugia, “Vinestate” Torrecuso (Province of Benevento), “Musica al Castello” Lauro di Nola (Province of Avellino), “Tre notti…e più di luna piena” Ceppaloni (Province of Benevento), “Napoli strit Festival” Naples, “Lo Sguardo Giramondo del Viaggiatore” Rome, “Festival di Martinafranca” Martinafranca (Province of Taranto), “Rovereto Festival” Rovereto (Province of Treviso), “Pertosa Jazz” Pertosa (Province of Salerno), “Penombre 0506” Foligno (Province of Perugia), “Festival verdiano” Parma, Ravenna Festival, Festival di Novi Ligure, Segnali 2014 Perugia, Gaeta Jazz Festival 10, Percorsi Jazz Festival in the 2017, 2018 and 2019 editions and many others.
A musician active in both classical and jazz contexts, he has collaborated with groups such as “Orchestra ‘900” conducted by Maestro C. Ciampa, the big band conducted by Maestro M.Sannini (where he performed as 1st Alto Saxophone), the Ensemble of Marco Zurzolo, the “G.Pierné” saxophone quartet (where he performed as soprano saxophone), the “J.J.Quintet” jazz quintet, the “Is jazz Ensemble” conducted by Maestro F. D’Errico; he has also performed with big names such as: Jean Marie Londeix, Dave Liebmann, Mike Lee, Dick Halligan, Marco Grisanti, Claudio Rufa, Carla Marcotulli, Joel Frahm, Paolo Fresu, Stefano Battaglia, Ettore Fioravanti, Fulvio Sigurtà, Marco Siniscalco, Mike Aspinali, Rosario Giuliani, Stefano Cantarano, Paolo Damiani, Emanuele Urso, Pierpaolo Principato, Fabio Mariani, Giancarlo Gazzani, Marco Sannini, Elvio Ghigliordini, Paolo Bonolis, Antonio Esposito etc.
He has worked in recording studios both as an instrumentalist and as an arranger and has published “Intimation of immortality” for the Energeia label, ” Cappuccetto Rosso – Is Jazz Ensemble” for the Advar label and DVDs of the concerts held in 2005 and 2010 for the International Festival of Military Bands, the DVD of the Ystad International Military Tattoo 2011 (Sweden), the “The Italian Merchant Navy Anthem” CD edited by the Italian Shipping Academy and the “Mozart” and “Banda all’Opera” CDs published by Edizioni Eufonia with the Italian Navy band.
He is active both as a composer and an arranger; several of his creations have been used for various works (theater, musicals, etc..). He also collaborates with the magazine “I Fiati” where he has published several of his essays.
He has been a saxophone teacher with the “L. van Beethoven” Academy of Pozzuoli (Province of Naples), with the association “Pro Arte” Piedimonte Matese (Province of Caserta), as a teacher for the “Progetto Arcobaleno” promoted and organized by the Municipality of Naples, as well as a saxophone teacher for the experimental courses held at the Circolo Didattico of Pietrelcina (Province of Benevento) and the Olgiata Music University of Rome directed by Fabio Mariani.
He founded and currently directs the Patrizio Destriere BoProject jazz quartet with the collaboration of Ettore Fioravanti on drums.
Currently he not only collaborates in duo with pianist Luigi Maio, but also performs as soprano saxophone in the Xas Saxophone Quartet, in the big band conducted by Mario Corvini, the

Moonlight Big Band, La Mambo Puente Orquestra conducted by Elvio Ghigliordini, with the Italian swing group “Conosci Mia Cugina.” He mainly performs as an orchestral instrumentalist of the Italian Navy Band in the role of soprano saxophone and contralto saxophone.

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Ron Seguin

Nato a Ottawa, Canada, si trasferisce presto a Montreal dove affina e sviluppa la sua cultura jazz.
Comincia così la sua carriera che lo ha visto interpretare le sue performances al fianco di numerosi artisti di fama internazionale quali: Steve Grossman, Dave Liebman, John Faddis, Mia Martini, Enrico Pieranunzi, solo per citarne alcuni.
Ron Seguin conduce attualmente seminari di jazz performance.

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Bruce Ditmas

Batterista, compositore, produttore attivo sulla scena musicale americana e internazionale da più di 50 anni suonando con molti dei più grandi maestri della musica moderna, tra cui: Gil Evans Orchestra Jaco Pastorius, Barbra Streisand, ecc..
Ha suonato a Broadway (Promises, Promises) e ha scritto musica per film, televisione, teatro e danza. Le sue registrazioni di musica elettronica/batteria (Yellow, Aeray Dust e Visioni Sconvolgenti) sono diventate dei “classici Cult” e sono considerate scoperte molto importanti nella composizione di musica elettronica. È stato un pioniere nel campo delle drum machine e del sequencing di tastiere midi. Il suo stile di batteria si è sviluppato nel corso degli anni in un’estensione sperimentale ibrida del jazz classico e della big band, con particolare attenzione alla poliritmia, all’esecuzione a impulsi aperti e alla modulazione metrica.

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Nicola Stilo

Flautista e polistrumentista tra i più importanti della scena jazzistica. Ha collaborato ed inciso stabilmente con Chet Baker per un decennio, grande conoscitore anche della musica brasiliana collabora stabilmente con il genio brasiliano di Toninho Orta. Nella sua lunga carriera ha collaborato a progetti con importanti artisti e inciso dischi a suo nome. Un vero artista internazionale, un fuoriclasse.

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