The trio Band au Neon took off in 2002, when three Italian
musicians, Paolo Russo, Francesco Calì and Fabrizio Mandolini, all based in
Copenhagen for a number of years, finally
hooked up. This encounter generated a wave of ideas and emotions that
were transformed into a personal music style.
In 2005, they released their first album "Oltretango" under the Italian label "Dodicilune".
In the fall 2007, Italian clarinetist Nico Gori replaced the saxophonist Fabrizio
Mandolini. After a number of successfull tours around Denmark, Sweden and Italy
they published in 2009 the second album "Il segreto" - recorded live during a tour in Scandinavia in
September 2008 - under the Danish label Bro Recordings.
Even though it seems
easy to categorize it as jazz, the live performances are
characterized by a deep close contact with the audience through their lyrical and
melodic tunes, presented with tasteful balance between the composed
and the improvised sections.
The presence of the bandoneòn (by which the trio’s name is
inspired) recalls immediately the unmistakable sounds of the Argentinean tango, however,
due to the unusual constellation, it is yet presented in a modern key.
Paolo Russo, bandleader and composer, uses both the piano
and the bandoneòn to create the music and together with Francesco
Calì on piano and accordion and Nico Gori on clarinet, will lead the
audience through a journey across Italian tones, South European
landscapes and an echo of Argentinean tango.
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