One
of the most interesting contributions to the Woodstore Quintet
quality of music is given by the experiences of its musicians,
performers in many other contexts (big bands, combos, orchestras)
and sideman of well known musicians like Tom Harrell, Carla Bley,
Steve Swallow, Billy
Cobham, Steve Grossman, Rick Margitza, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe
Mitchell, Richard Galliano, Colin Towns, Flavio Boltro, Paolo Fresu,
Maurizio Giammarco, Giorgio Gaslini, Antonio Faraò, to name a
few.
The
ensemble has rapidly gained public and critic support: just a few
months after its birth, WQ (with
M.Carboni,
R.Polcino,
M.Tedde,
P.Spanu,
G.Filindeu) have been awarded the
first prize (performance section) of the international competition
BargaJazz 2001. This award has been granted unanimously by
the jury (<< “no doubt for the jury, composed of musicians,
proclaiming the winner” >> Il Tirreno, Barga 17/07/2001).
In
october 2001 the Woodstore Quintet recorded its first studio work:
the recording, named "Distanza",
has been published by Splasc(h) records in june 2002 and has gained
a very good support from critics and audience. The band also appears
on "Live all' Ambra Day - Estate 2002" (various artists), recorded
in july 2002.
In
august 2002 the band (together with the cello player Ernst
Reijseger), joined the
Orchestra Jazz della Sardegna to perform the music for
Buster Keaton’s movie “Steamboat Bill Jr”, composed and conducted by
Bruno Tommaso.
Since the
end of 2003, after some collaborations (among them the trumpet
player Flavio Boltro) and
performances in jazz festival (AprilJazz, Time in Jazz, Musica sulle
Bocche, Animanera Jazz & Soul etc.), the Woodstore Quintet started
two new projects: the first one features the world-class singer
Maria Pia De Vito for “Roads
Under Construction” project (that shows the band facing pop and
rock compositions from ’70 and ’80), while the second one features a
trumpet master like Tim Hagans.
Mixing these two settings (Tim Hagans,
trumpet - Massimo Carboni, tenor
sax, Mariano Tedde, piano -
Paolo Spanu, bass -
Gianni Filindeu, drums and the
guest Maria Pia De Vito, vocals),
Woodstore has recorded its second studio work: the record “41st
Parallel”, published in fall 2005 by the German jazz label
Nagel Heyer Records, has also been selected as “Album of the
Week” on “The Independent” in january 2006.
During 2005 the Woodstore Quintet also hosted other fine musicians
like Tom Kirkpatrick that
performed with the ensemble in the Italian Jazz Festival in London
and the exciting Dutch trumpet
player Eric Vloeimans that
joined the band since the Terni Jazz Festival 2005. In 2006 the band
was also pleased to host the american trumpet player
Andy Gravish.
The Independent (Uk)
...bright arrangements and engaging solos (...) 41st
Parallel it's a highly enjoyable album with a nod to yesteryear and a
few innovations.”
Musica Jazz (Italia)
...41st Parallel...
un disco di spessore e un modo molto intelligente di
riconsiderare il passato.
The Irish Times
(Ireland)
...a fine, tight, well-focused band...
Jazz Notes (France) ...Woodstore
Quintet dispense un charme certain, naviguant dans un univers inspiré
d'une qualité d'une belle amplitude. A la fois étonnant, très bien fait,
et constamment renouvelé.
JazzIt (Italia)
…nuovo disco e ribalta internazionale per il Woodstore Quintet, unica
formazione italiana a incidere per la prestigiosa etichetta tedesca
Nagel Heyer. “41st Parallel” è impreziosito
dalla presenza di Tim Hagans e Maria Pia De Vito ed esprime una musica
cosmopolita, di grande impatto e di freschissima impostazione…
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