As Composer / Arranger

Deep – contemporary studies for guitar

Deep is a series of 5 etudes and 1 interlude for modern classical guitar.
Each study explores a specific technique or musical idea.
The end of each study heralds the ‘exploratory’ element that will be developed in the following study.
The recordings of DEEP are the result of a collaboration with Belgian guitarist Jasper Iturrospe.

more about (scores/videos/etc…)

CREDITS

Composed by Gabriele di Franco
Performed by Jasper Iturrospe

Etcetera Records

Release date 10/03/2023

thanks to Jasper for playing so beautifully,
thanks to Arianna, Raffaele, and Anita for supporting me every day,
thanks to Federico and Valentina for being such wonderful human beings.

recorded by Dries Van Ende in Brussels on 6/02/2022
Filmed by Federico Fiordigiglio (©Studiosciolto)

KTC 7060 . 1CD . 8711801070605 . 10/03/2023 . ETCETERA RECORDS

Synolon // Gabriele di Franco, Francesco Negro

SYNOLON [from gr. σύνολον, comp. by σύν «with» e ὅλος «everything»] merges the love for songs, free improv, classical, and jazz music. That’s ‘how’ and ‘why’ Gabriele and Francesco decided to sum their notes in SYNOLON.

Gabriele di Franco – guitar and effects
Francesco Negro – acoustic piano

SHORT DESCRIPTION
At a time when the languages of music are blurring, Gabriele and Francesco decided to create a project where they could unite the worlds they love. Acoustic sounds that blend with electronic and modern sounds; jazz/folk accompaniments that lead to moments of pure improvisation. This is SYNOLON.
Both composers and instrumentalists, in SYNOLON have succeeded in representing their different souls.

CREDITS

Acqua, Summer Walk, Terra composed and arranged by Gabriele di Franco

Alba, Lontananza, Last Song composed and arranged by Francesco Negro

Sogna o fiore mio composed by Ambrogio Sparagna – Edizioni Finisterre, arranged by Gabriele di Franco and Francesco Negro

Oltre, Nebbiolina composed by Gabriele di Franco and Francesco Negro           

All rights reserved.

Recorded on July 2021 at Cicaleto Recording Studio (Arezzo, Italy)

Mixed and Mastered by Francesco Ponticelli

MORE ABOUT Gabriele di Franco & Francesco Negro // SYNOLON

 

PRESS REVIEWS

Jazzit (IT)
Musicmap (IT)
La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno (IT)
Pugliamusic (IT)
Jazzitalia (IT)
All About Jazz (EN)
Jazz Espresso (EN)
QuiSalento (IT)

DEDALO – BPJO

DEDALO – BUD POWELL JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Produced by Ass. Bud Powell di Maglie.

All the compositions and arrangements are written by Gabriele di Franco
exceptions: “A child is born” – Thad Jones (arrangement by Gabriele di Franco) // “Fida” – music and arrangement by Gabriele di Franco, lyrics by Antonella Chionna.
© + ℗ Gabriele di Franco 2018
© Ass.Cult. Jazz Bud Powell di Maglie

Song List:

1- Ninja 5:55
2- Aspetta 8:33
3- A Child is Born 8:13
4- Blues for f 6:33
5- Kalt for Bazoo 5:05
6- Fida 6:46
7- Yo Bald 9:02

The Orchestra:

Gabriele di Franco (Direzione D’Orchestra / Musica / Arrangiamenti)

Simone Stefanizzi (Tromba 1 – Solista ~ Blues for F / A child is Born)
Gianluca Stigliano (Tromba 2 – Solista ~ Blues for F)
Alessandro Dell’anna (Tromba 3 – Solista ~ A child is Born)
Lorenzo Lorenzoni (Trombone 1 – Solista ~ Blues for F)
Roberto Casciaro (Trombone 2)
Elia Leardi (Trombone 3 Basso)

Antonio Cotardo (Sax Alto 1 e Flauto ~ Yo bald / Blues for F)
Francesco La Viola (Sax Alto 2)
Dario Stefanizzi (Sax Tenore 1 e Soprano- Solista ~ A child is Born)
Alessandro Corvaglia (Sax Tenore 2)
Roberto Gagliardi (Sax Baritono – Solista ~ A child is Born)
Maurizio Frivoli (Clarinetto 1 – Sax Alto 3)
Angelo Meleleo (Clarinetto 2)
Luca Mangione (Clarinetto Basso)

Dionisia Cassiano (Voce)
Alberto Stefanizzi (Vibrafono)
Pamela Piras (Pianoforte)
Giancarlo Del Vitto (Chitarra el. – Solista ~ Aspetta / Fida / A child is Born / Ninja)
Matteo Maria Maglio (Contrabbasso – Solista ~ Aspetta)
Francesco Pellizzari (Batteria – Solista ~ Ninja / Kalt for Bazoo)

Guests:

Marcello Allulli (Sax Tenore – Solista ~ Fida / Ninja)
Francesco Negro (Pianoforte ~ Blues for F)

Info:

Dedalo was recorded at Bazu’ Studi Musicali (Giuggianello – Le – IT)
 3/4/5/6/7 January 2018 by Francesco Pellizzari
Editing: Gabriele di Franco
Mixing & Mastering: Francesco Pellizzari
Graphic © Dario Avantaggiato
© + ℗ Gabriele di Franco 2018
© Ass.Cult. Jazz Bud Powell di Maglie
www.magliejazz.it

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SO FAR – Gottfried di Franco

SO FAR – Gottfried di Franco

So far looking back
So far from home
express so far more
So far looking ahead

Digital Release 15.02.2018
Album release 19.03.2018

Gottfried di Franco’s So Far tells the story of two young aspiring musicians who expand their musical and personal horizon in a foreign environment, so far from their roots, in order to give their perception of the world a new dimension. Their compositions sketch situations, explain decisions, recount unutterable feelings and therefore are joined together to portray a big whole.

Musicians:

Stefan Gottfried – sax
Gabriele di Franco – guitar
Raúl Santana – piano
Diederik Billiet – doublebass
João Sousa – drums

Info

Recorded by Koert Berends at WedgeView Studios
on September 21st and 22nd 2017
Mixed by Koert Berends at KoBe Audio
Mastered by Udo Pannekeet at WedgeView Studios
Produced by Stefan Gottfried and Gabriele di Franco
Design Photography by Jerry Knies
info@stefangottfried.com / booking@gabrieledifranco.com
thanks to SENA.

© + ℗ Stefan Gottfried, Gabriele di Franco 2018

BIO

Gottfried di Franco stands for a kaleidoscopical, meaningful and euphoric musical language. With their compositions saxophonist Stefan Gottfried and guitars Gabriele di Franco create besides through composed passages as much space as possible for creativity, spontaneous joy of playing and improvisation and hold up these immanent values in jazz far from shallow instrumental virtuosity. Stylistically, they meander subtly between their idols Kenny Wheeler, Wayne Shorter and Ralph Towner, an admiring fascination for impressionistic music and their naive curiosity for free improvised music.

Gottfried and di Franco combine their musical ideas, their visions as well as their stories which are being told out of the perspective of two young aspiring musicians who perceive the world with wide-opened eyes.

Since they got to know each other musically in Vienna more than three years ago, a lot has happened. They both changed their environment, Gabriele moved to Brussels, Stefan to the Netherlands, in which they quickly found themselves again. Encouraged through euphoric echo and the realization that they complement each other musically in a natural and lively way, they launched this unique collaboration.

The Austrian saxophonist and the Italian guitarist quickly found their congenial musical partners in the virtuosic Spanish pianist Raúl Santana, the extraordinary Brussels based bassist Diederik Billiet and the with creativity sparkling Portuguese drummer João Sousa. Five musicians whose roots couldn’t be more different, find themselves to pursue a musical idea in developing the sound of the band that draws attention by subtle and meaningful expression rather than by screaming or impetuous articulation.

Gottfried di Franco has appeared in concert in Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy and has reached the final of international competitions such as the Sibiu International Jazz Concours 2017.

links:

Facebook – Instagram – YouTube

Album Review

Jazzflits.nl
“Een debuut-cd is altijd iets bijzonders. Het is nooit zomaar een tussendoortje dat even in elkaar wordt geflanst. Over de debuut-cd ‘So Far’ van Gabriele di Franco en Stefan Gottfried is goed nagedacht. De muziek reflecteert hun helden, hun visie op de geimproviseerde muziek, maar ook de plek waar ze nu zijn neergestreken…”
“Het is een uur eigentijdse jazz met duidelijke wortels in de historie, die zich graag laat herbeluisteren en daarbij aan diepte en zeggingskracht wint.”
http://jazzflits.nl/jazzflits16.13.pdf
SJOERD VAN AELST

MENTALE REIS DOOR NEDERLAND MET GOTTFRIED dI FRANCO – Jazznu.com
“..So Far is door de persoonlijke beschrijvingen van Nederland een album dat sfeer en individualiteit uitademt. Nergens wordt grof muzikaal geweld aangewend om (vermeend?) vakmanschap te bewijzen. Creativiteit, intimiteit en impressionisme overtuigen veel meer. Strak gecomponeerde delen worden op een natuurlijke wijze afgewisseld met fraaie persoonlijke invullen van de bandleden. Die je gerust als improvisaties mag beschouwen…”
RINUS VAN DER HEIJDEN
http://jazznu.com/cdrecensies/mentale-reis-door-nederland-met-gottfried-i-franco/

COSI’ LONTANO, COSI’ VICINO – QuiSalento
“So Far è un disco che, in dieci tracce, non urla, non strepita, non si impone con artifici funambolici, ma racconta storie chiare, semplici e anche molto personali…”
“..guarda lontano, al futuro, attraverso sonorità nuove, impressioniste, ma che strizza l’occhio al passato…”
“So Far è un disco da avere. E da ascoltare, piano.”
LAURA RIZZO

JAZZ The Italian Way #2 – Jazz’Halo
“Einem Frühlingsrauschen im zarten Grün gleicht „Subconcious-Lee“…
“Kontemplation kommt auf, wenn das Gitarrensolo das Stück „P.“ eröffnet…
“..Eine Hommage an Amsterdam findet sich mit „Leidseplein Madness“: Da rockt es ganz gewaltig. Exaltiert gibt sich das Saxofon, das sich dann aber wieder fängt und ein zartes Windsäuseln von sich gibt. Der Wahnsinn macht, so scheint es, auch auf dem Leidseplein mal eine Pause. Doch dann meint man beim weiteren Zuhören, Feuerwerksraketen werden in den Himmel geschossen, und der Gitarrist lässt die Saiten schwirren, jaulen, wimmern, heulen. Zum Schluss findet sich dann noch das musikalische „Glück“.
Texte © ferdinand dupuis-panther
https://www.jazzhalo.be/reviews/cdlp-reviews/various/jazz-the-italian-way-2/?fbclid=IwAR0DPYEW_RHCHz_grUFI74UK8hMVAvkr7jUckGoOvc56R3nzg42L7uqwJs4

Bija – Bija

Bija – Bija

The Sanskrit term “bija” (seed) represents the source and at the same time the cause of all things. It is the vibration and the primordial sound from which it all began. From this fascination, in 2011 Bija were born.

This atypical trio, composed, somewhat by chance, of an electric guitar, a trumpet and drums, made the decision to create music according to their personalities without musical prejudices.

It is the very idea of orchestration and arrangement that is put into question by this ensemble. The result is a dense writing, inspired by different musical perspectives such as rock, classical, world and jazz, which constitutes the trio’s musical backgrounds.

Altogether, it reflects, a postmodern attitude that manifests itself in expressionist chiaroscuro, narrative melodies, odd times and warm sounds.

In 2012, before devoting themselves entirely to the writings and the production of their first album, the Bija composed the soundtrack for the short film “The Distracted Guardian” by director Marcello Ciullo.

As a result they took part in both festivals and contests such as Jimmy Wood Award 2012 in La Spezia (finalist), the B-Live contest 2012 (Critics Award), the Soundslices contest 2012 (first place), the Otranto Jazz Festival in 2012 and the JazzUp 2012 of Greg Burk. The latter got them the prize of “Band revelation of the year”.

Appearing on the first album are the band members, Francesco Pellizzari (drums and percussion), Gabriele di Franco (electric guitar and loops) and Marco Puzzello (trumpet and flugelhorn) and also guest artists Emanuele Coluccia (sax) and Stefano Luigi Mangia(voice).

Bija’s album was produced thanks to a crowdfunding campaign initiated by the band on www.musicraiser.com

 

Track list:

1) Cipolla (Puzzello, di Franco, Pellizzari)

2) AR (di Franco)

3) Ampolla (Pellizzari)

4) Donna oriente (Puzzello)

5) Gonna (Puzzello)

6) Calendula (Pellizzari)

7) Apnea (Puzzello)

8) Dubby (Puzzello, di Franco, Pellizzari)

9) Inferenze (di Franco)

 

Musicians:

Francesco Pellizzari (drums and percussions)

Gabriele di Franco (electric guitar and loops)

Marco Puzzello (trumpet and flugelhorn)

Guests:

Emanuele Coluccia (sax)

Stefano Luigi Mangia (voice)

LINKS:

Calendula – Video

http://musicbija.wixsite.com/bija

https://www.facebook.com/bijamusic

http://www.twitter.com/bijamusic

https://www.youtube.com/user/bijamusic

https://soundcloud.com/bija-music

Label: Slam records ©

Code: 556 2014

www.slamproductions.net