The driving need to make our music, and the fact that we were the only link with those who wanted to get to it, brought about the creation of ICTUS, which was born not as a commercial but as a cultural operation. (Andrea Centazzo)
This beautifully realized set includes eight audio CD's and two visual music DVD with all material conceived, produced, composed and performed by Andrea Centazzo. All items are housed together in elegant cardboard box, measuring 6 x 8.5 x 6. Each volume of the set comes with its own DVD-type packaging, with extensive artwork, release information, and line notes . Each volume of the set has a specific and separate character reflecting the wide spectrum of Centazzo's artistic endeavors: from improvised jazz - to symphonic pieces - to compositions for percussion solo - to chamber music - to multimedia opera - to world music - to art movie making.
The collaboration between Andrea Centazzo and Lol Coxhill lasted few years and saw mainly in 3 different combination the two playing in duo or with trombonist Giancarlo Schiaffini or with the trumpeter Franz Koglmann. In 1987 Coxhill, Centazzo and Schiaffini met in Pistoia for a recording session that originated the LP MOOT.
This collection of 6 CD's in two beautiful metal boxes contains almost all the materials recorded by the orchestra including a week of broadcasting for the Italian radio recorded in Rome and much more. Known as one of the most interesting reality of the new music of the 80s, the Mitteleuropa Orchestra was formed by Andrea Centazzo in the late 1979 integrating young players with skilled soloist with the aim of performing his own compositions.
Released originally as double LP: Cjant - First Concert For Small Orchestra Based Upon Friulian Folk Songs, is Centazzo's first orchestral composition combining a string section along with the original Mitteleuropa (Free Jazz) Orchestra featuring Theo Jörgensmann, Gianluigi Trovesi and many others. A fundamental chapter in the group's history.
Andrea Centazzo compositions, featuring two of the most innovative talents of the Los Angeles scene: Kai Kurosawa (War Guitar) and Motoko Honda (piano).
This CD contains exciting music from different 1970-80s recording sessions featuring Tom Cora, Carlo Actis Dato, Gunther Hampel, Frederik Rambold, Andrea Centazzo and others. The music on the album covers wide range of free improvisation, spoken in many artistic languages. Especially fascinating is recorded in 1980 (and never before released), 21-minutes long conversation between Tom Cora and Andrea Centazzo.
An amazing collection of solo percussion recorded live in concerts during two decades (1970s-1980s), around the world from Woodstock, to Berlin, Stuttgart, Milan, and Los Angeles. Some of the tracks comes from the first solo Centazzo's LP released in 1974 "Fragmentos", and are dedicated to Pablo Neruda's poetry. Fragments #1
This award winning CD contains the masterpieces of the percussive art of Andrea Centazzo. Realized in 1980, has been remastered and augmented with new pieces in 1993. This album took Andrea Centazzo at the peak of his percussionist career. Remastered for this edition. Dances: fourth movement
In 1978, thanks to Eugene Chadbourne, Davey Williams and John Zorn I was able to organize a memorable US tour. On this CD you'll find the original New York recording session with a sextet of great musicians. The tape has been released in the past on ICTUS LP in a reduced version and on CD in an unfortunate cut full of wrong edit. Now you can finally enjoy the music as it was conceived and performed. NY Sextet Improvisation
...Anthony and I each drew from a deck of playing cards, coresponding blocks (26x2) of the composition, which determined the actual recorded material...(Chris Dahlgren)
I find this music challenging, exciting and in a fluid motion. I hope that this is the beginning for many other experiences to come. (Andrea Centazzo) Back to the Future
Newst release from Charles Gayle - almost 70-year-old legend of free jazz. He spent almost 20 years playing on the streets of New York City. Gayle begun his professional career in mid 80s performing in clubs (e.g. Knitting Factory) and recording albums (the most important once for Silkheart, FMP, Thirsty Ear and Clean Feed). This album was recorded at Jazzga Club, Lódz, Poland on April 25, 2007.
Clangs was the fruit of a number of concerts and two weeks we spent together, sometimes talking, sometimes just simply in silence, a silence nonetheless already thick with references and interpretative codes. (A.Centazzo) The New Moon
The international project "Penderecki... jazz" (2002) combines contemporary music and jazz. This unique project was created under the honorary patronage of Krzysztof Penderecki. Outstanding musicians like Romanian pianist Mircea Tiberian, German clarinet player Rudi Mahall, bass player and percussionists Marcin and Bartlomiej Oles fused Penderecki's compositions with jazz.
