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Meet again a great artist like Branford Marsalis was exciting!
Meet again a great artist like Branford Marsalis was exciting. Talk to him about mouthpieces.. Even more!
After our first meeting at the Blue Note in Milan, we met again Branford Marsalis during his concert in Milan. Guest of his outstanding quartet (Joey Calderazzo on piano, Eric Revis on bass, Justin Faulkner on drums) Kurt Elling, wonderful voice of jazz: in this project it’s not just a voice, but it is a real instrument which interacts with the rest of the group. It was also great to see on stage as a surprise guest Emanuele Cisi, great italian saxophonist internationally acknowledged and long-time friend of Branford… Hearing them play together on Doxy (Sonny Rollis) was wonderful!
We met Branford Marsalis just after the first set, polite and friendly as always. We gave with pleasure the Infinito model was born thanks to the indications and considerations on mouthpieces of the previous meeting: create a mouthpiece without baffle, dark, full-bodied and easy to manage despite the timbric complexity.
For me and Tiziano these inputs are crucial to feed the continuous research aimed at creating mouthpieces for « real musicians », thinking to their actual needs without worrying about costs or ease of realization.
His research on the tenor sax is now directed towards a much darker sound, almost a return to basics and to the sound of the early masters of the tenor sax. A sound that does not run away but all the time they can vibrate in all its width and richness.
Upward Spiral the title of the album, as if to evoke the dynamic spiral and the emotional tension of a project that embraces different styles .. thanks Branford!
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Claudio Guida
Claudio Guida graduated in Saxophone at the Conservatory of Music. He attended the Advanced Course in Jazz at the Conservatory "G. Verdi " in Milan getting a specialistic degree. He graduated also in Electronic Music still at the Milan Conservatory. He followed the masterclasses at the "C.I.F.M." in Nice (FR). He also attended the Functional Voice training masterclasses. He has collaborated with the "OFSI"Brass Orchestra of Italian Switzerland, the "Piemonte Youth Symphony Orchestra", the "Symphony Orchestra of Savona", and since 1998 with the Milano Symphony Orchestra "Giuseppe Verdi", in which he worked under the direction of renowned masters including Riccardo Chailly, Yutaka Sado, Alun Francis, Luciano Berio and Milan Turkovic, and accompanied numerous soloists. He is a member UPO Saxophone Quartet ( sax quartet University of Eastern Piemonte ) and Oblivion sax Quartet. In addition to the activities concerning classical music, Claudio Guida is primarily engaged in formations from many different musical genres , both as a freelance permanent member. Teacher of Saxophone, Jazz Harmony at the music school "Dedalo" in Novara, professor of Music Technology in high school. Founder, craftsman & artistic director of the brand "CG Mouthpiece Italy".
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