Der Auftritt eines Künstlers als Solist ist die reichste aller Ausdrucksmöglichkeiten. Sie bietet eine einzigartige Gelegenheit zur direkten Interaktion mit dem Zuhörer, in einem tiefen Austausch von Energie und Gefühlen. Antonellos Solistenrepertoire ist ganz den Jazzstandards und der freien Improvisation gewidmet. Ein Programm, das eine Mischung aus technischer Beherrschung, Sensibilität und künstlerischer Erfindung ist, mit dem Ziel, eine tiefe emotionale Bindung zwischen dem Künstler und seinem Publikum zu schaffen.
Antonello Messina
"The art of solo"
"An artist’s solo performance is the richest in expressive possibilities. It offers a unique chance for direct interaction with the listener, in a deep exchange of energy and feelings. Antonello’s solo repertoire is entirely dedicated to jazz standards and free improvisation. A solo program which is a blend of technical mastery, sensibility and artistic invention, whose aim is to create a deep emotional connection between the artist and his audience."
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Français
La performance d'un artiste en solo est la plus riche en possibilités expressives. Elle offre une chance unique d'interaction directe avec l'auditeur, dans un échange profond d'énergie et de sentiments. Le répertoire solo d'Antonello est entièrement dédié aux standards jazz et à l'improvisation libre. Un programme solo qui est un mélange de maîtrise technique, de sensibilité et d'invention artistique, dont le but est de créer un lien émotionnel profond entre l'artiste et son public.
Italiano
L'esibizione di un artista come solista è la più ricca di possibilità espressive. Offre un'opportunità unica di interazione diretta con l'ascoltatore, in un profondo scambio di energia e sentimenti. Il repertorio solista di Antonello è interamente dedicato agli standard jazz e all'improvvisazione libera. Un programma che è un mix di padronanza tecnica, sensibilità e invenzione artistica, il cui scopo è quello di creare un profondo legame emotivo tra l'artista e il suo pubblico.
日本語
アーティストのソリストとしての演奏は、最も豊かな表現の可能性を持っています。聴き手と直接対話し、エネルギーと感情を深く交換するユニークな機会を提供します。アントネッロのソロレパートリーは、ジャズスタンダードとフリーインプロビゼーションに特化しています。その目的は、アーティストと聴衆の間に深い感情の絆を生み出すことである。
Biography
The Italian and Swiss jazz composer, pianist and accordionist Antonello Messina is among the most appreciated and sought-after musicians of the new international jazz scene, on which he has been present as a soloist and sideman for several years now. As leader, Antonello has released three albums: Azyiz, produced in 2006 by Dodicilune label, with the participation of Fabrizio Bosso, Ettore Fioravanti and Luca Lo Bianco; Polyfemo, released in 2013 by AM Music label, with the participation of John B. Arnold, Umberto Fiorentino, Luca Pirozzi and Michael Rosen; Hypothesis, produced in 2013 by Unit Records, with Silvano Borzacchiello and Luca Lo Bianco. Antonello has also participated in dozens of productions as co-leader and sideman, recording film music and making productions at important theatres such as the Stadttheater in Bern and the Maag Halle in Zurich. His concert activity has taken him on tours throughout most of Europe, the Middle East and Japan. Antonello has collaborated with international musicians such as Paul McCandless and Zohar Fresco, as well as with various orchestras such as the Swiss Jazz Orchestra. He is currently working on a project as a soloist in which the accordion is the only protagonist in the reinterpretation of jazz standards.
Antonello has played and recorded with:
PAUL McCANDLESS, KENNY KOTWITZ, REGGIE JOHNSON, LARS DANIELSSON, MICHAEL ROSEN, JOHN ARNOLD, SANDY PATTON, UMBERTO FIORENTINO, NICOLA STILO, ZOHAR FRESCO, SURESH VAIDYANATHAN, MYSORE A CHANDAN KUMAR, ETTORE FIORAVANTI, MASSIMO MANZI, FABRIZIO BOSSO, DAVID KLEIN, RICCARDO TESI, ANTONELLO SALIS, JAVIER GIROTTO, LUCA PIROZZI, DUSAN NOVAKOV, MARCEL PAPAUX, NORBERT PFAMMATTER, WALTER KEISER, VINCENZO MANCUSO, GIANNI GEBBIA, LUCA LO BIANCO, CLAUDIO CUSMANO, MIMMO CAFIERO, FRANCESCO BUZZURRO, STEPHAN KURMANN, BAENZ OESTER, PATRICK PERRIER, YURI GOLOUBEV, DANIEL WOODTLI, OMRI HASON, FRANCIS COLETTA, DUDU PENZ, FABIAN KURATLI, SWISS JAZZ ORCHESTRA
...and many more.
A. Messina © 2023 - Photo: Paolo Principi
