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Live trio performance. Featuring Yasushi Gonjo on bass and Larry Marshall on drums. The title track “Kurama Suite” is a 14-minute original composition inspired by a mystical mountain North of Kyoto. The live performance was entirely recorded as an acoustic trio. During post-production, Francesco added new synthesizer arrangements to the existing tracks resulting in a [...]
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Piano solo live concert originally recorded in March 2000. Improvisations based on original compositions and a tribute to the music of the greatest pianists-composers of our time: Chick Corea, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Michel Legrand, Thelonious Monk. Recorded live at the Atherton Performing Arts Center, KHPR National Public Radio in Honolulu, Hawaii Record [...]
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Recorded in Chicago, features Lilian Terry on vocals in a multi-lingual repertoire of songs interpreted in English, French, Brazilian, and Arabic. The album features a diverse international group including Von Freeman on tenor sax, Dave Marr on bass, Rusty Jones on drums, Paulinho Garcia on guitar and vocals, Heitor Garcia on percussions, Adel Fadel on [...]
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Recorded in Chicago and Honolulu, features Von Freeman on tenor sax, Dave Marr on bass, Rusty Jones on drums, Dean Taba on electric bass, Noel Okimoto on drums, David Choy on soprano sax, Souren Baronian on dumbek, and Claudia Perez on vocals. “Colors” has received enthusiastic reviews from the jazz press: Downbeat Magazine (obtaining a [...]
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Francesco’s debut album. Recorded in Honolulu, Hawaii, features Miles Jackson on bass, Eric Kurtz on drums, Mike Muldoon on percussion, and a duet with Lilian Terry (Lover Man, recorded live). Nominated for Instrumental Album of the Year at the Hoku Hanohano Awards in Hawaii, 1993 Record Label: Power Wave Records Recorded at Commerical Recording Hawaii [...]
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A LA COSTA SUD (Compilation) La Musique de la Côte d’Azur Music compilation presented by Pino Presti. 3 CDs of jazz, latin, and world music from artists with ties to Nice and to the Côte d’Azur. Features Francesco’s songs: Suite Venus (from “Colors”), Easy To Love, God Bless The Child, Por Causa De Voce (from [...]
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KANSAI MUSIC CONFERENCE (Compilation) Building Bridges With Music – Osaka, Japan Music compilation presented by Shalestone Music. Produced by Duane Levi Performances from 20 artists participating in the Kansai Music Conference festival event in September 2009. Features Francesco’s song: Cantaloupe Island (from “Kurama”), with Yasushi Gonjo (bass), and Larry Marshall (drums)
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SERGIO ZEN – LA PITTURA COME PRATICA ESISTENZIALE (Art Project) Carte Dipinte 1957-2007 Italian painter’s 50 year retrospective. Music score for companion DVD. Read details about Sergio Zen and his artwork here.
