Past project · Big band
A big band of 22 musicians in Salento, directed by Gabriele di Franco from 2016 to 2020.

The Jazz Cultural Association "Bud Powell" of Maglie (Italy), after years of musical and social activity, has decided to invest in an ambitious and extraordinary project: 22 musicians, an unpublished repertoire, for the formation of a Big Band that brings musical and social input to now unprecedented in Salento.
From November 2016 to 2020 the orchestra was directed by the guitarist and composer Gabriele di Franco, who was also its composer and arranger.
L'Associazione Culturale Jazz Bud Powell di Maglie, dopo anni di attività sul territorio, ha deciso di investire in un progetto ambizioso e straordinario: 22 musicisti, un repertorio inedito, per la formazione di una Grande Band che apporti un input musicale e sociale sino ad ora inedito.
La formazione è diretta dal chitarrista, compositore Gabriele di Franco che veste anche il ruolo di compositore e arrangiatore.
Bud Powell Jazz Orchestra live
Bud Powell Orchestra, Maggio Salentino
BPJO, In concerto, Martano
Seven pieces composed and arranged by Gabriele di Franco. Produced by Ass. Bud Powell di Maglie, 2018.
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