With the charcoal charm of the Cagliari tomboy, Paolo Fresu breathes his Latin lyricism into the heart of the freest of musical arts: jazz. From his trumpet flows this Mediterranean sap that gives sensuality to the new wave of European ...See moreWith the charcoal charm of the Cagliari tomboy, Paolo Fresu breathes his Latin lyricism into the heart of the freest of musical arts: jazz. From his trumpet flows this Mediterranean sap that gives sensuality to the new wave of European jazz. Paradoxical, the trumpet player knows how to impose an almost ghostly presence, a tender and acidulous sound, sometimes self-effacing. He has a particular sharpness in the phrasing, precise and elegant lines, and simultaneously a certain insular languor. Born in 1961 in Sardinia, Paolo Fresu began studying the trumpet at the age of eleven. He has been very active on the European jazz scene for the past thirty years, and has also composed for dance, film and theater. Paolo Fresu is also the artistic director of the "Time in Jazz" Festival in Berchidda (Italy) and of the Tuk Music label dedicated to young European hopefuls. The trumpet player participates in all sorts of projects of varying geometry and duration: mixed duets (with Nguyen Le, Uri Caine, Bojan Z or Dhafer Youssef), trios (PAF trio, Mare Nostrum with Richard Galliano). As a leader, he has been playing in a series of formations since 1995: Quartet Palatino, Italian Quintet or his famous Kind of Porgy and Bess Sextet.
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