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SJO\CGN | European Composers | Gabriele di Franco – Inspira (Inhale)

26th January 2022 by Gabriele di Franco
arrangement, big band, cologne, competition, composition, contest, orchestra, SJO\CGN, Subway Jazz Orchestra

Finally the video of INHALE is out.
Premiered by SJO/CGN at Subway Club on December 8th 2021 as part of the European Composers project.
Check it out on you tube and on instagram is also available a small explanation of the idea behind. 

Here available also a small interview where I say more about INHALE (Inspira)!

www.subwayjazzorchestra.com

Subway Jazz Orchestra | European Composers
Concert and live recording at Club Subway on December 8th 2021

“Inspira (Inhale)” composed by Gabriele di Franco
commissioned by the Subway Jazz Orchestra, Cologne

REEDS
Julian Bossert
Johannes Ludwig
Joachim Lenhardt
Jens Böckamp
Heiko Bidmon

TRUMPETS
Matthias Schwengler
Christian Mehler
Maik Krahl
Cay Schmitz

TROMBONES
Janning Trumann
Philipp Schittek
Matthias Schuller
Tobias Herzog

RHYTHM
Philip Czarnecki (git)
Felix Hauptmann (p)
David Andres (b)
Thomas Sauerborn (dr)

CONDUCTOR
Stefan Karl Schmid

Recorded & Mixed by Julian Speyer
Filmed by Cologne Custom Studios

Supported by Land NRW & Rheinenergie Stiftung Kultur

SJO\CGN presents: EUROPEAN COMPOSERS

22nd November 2021 by Gabriele di Franco
arrangement, big band, cologne, competition, composition, contest, orchestra, SJO\CGN, Subway Jazz Orchestra

I’m glad to announce that I was selected s part of the project EUROPEAN COMPOSERS promoted by Subway Jazz Orchestra of Cologne.
The big band selected five young composers from all over Europe who have composed new works especially for Subway Jazz Orchestra and will be giving their world premieres on the 8th of december.
This was preceded by a Europe-wide call by the SJO for composers up to 35 years of age. From the 54 applications received, the collective selected five candidates who were awarded a commission to compose for the orchestra.

Congrats also to the other 4 selected composers:

Jorik Bergman (born 1996 in Leiden, The Netherlands) is a professional jazz flutist, composer and arranger living in Cologne. She enjoys writing for large jazz ensembles and is currently organising her next big project. On the side, she has her own jazz trio in which she plays the flute, is doing her Master’s degree in composition at the Cologne University of Music and Dance and is also a professional model. Her dream is to retire one day and build her own miniature golf course in the south of France.

Tobias Hoffmann (*1988) is a saxophonist, composer and arranger born in Germany and currently living in Vienna and Graz. Besides being the bandleader of his award-winning “Tobias Hoffmann Nonet”, he works as a sideman for various projects and bands. He is also currently working on the debut CD of his “Tobias Hoffmann Jazz Orchestra”, which will be released in 2022.

Bianca Rantala is a 22-year-old arranger, composer, pianist and big band conductor from Estonia. She is currently studying music production in Helsinki, Finland and works as a freelance musician. Rantala is the conductor of several Estonian big bands, including the Taltech Bigband, the GOMK Bigband and the New Wind Jazz Orchestra. She has composed and arranged for all kinds of ensembles, but especially for big bands, vocal groups, wind and string orchestras. In 2020 she won 1st place in the Baltic Big Band Composition Contest.

Born in 1992 in south-eastern Styria (Austria), singer, composer and pianist Ursula Reicher shows her great passion for music in her diverse work, moving in many musical styles. She completed her master’s degree in jazz composition and arranging with Ed Partyka at the Kunstuniversität Graz/Institut Jazz as well as studying music education at KUG Graz and German at KF-Uni in Graz. Her great love is her current main project ‘The Void-Quintet’, a special formation with which she released her debut album “Globular Cluster” in 2019 and was also awarded a Downbeat- Award for “Outstanding Performance” in 2019 and 2020. Ursula was also awarded a Downbeat Award for Outstanding Composition in 2020 and 2021.

‘Berlin’ won the 3rd prize at Helsinki BB Composing Contest

7th June 2021 by admin
Antti Rissanen, arrangement, berlin, big band, Bob Mintzer, Claudia Döffinger, competition, composer, composition, contest, Ed Partyka, Helsinki, Helsinki International Big Band Composing Contest, Iro Haarla, Oskari Siirtola, umo

The final concert of the Helsinki International Big Band Composing Contest was held at the Savoy Theater, Helsinki Finland on Friday, June 4th.

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Berlin selected as a finalist at the Helsinki Big Band Composing Contest

31st May 2021 by admin
2021, Antti Rissanen, arrangement, big band, Bob Mintzer, competition, composer, composition, contest, Ed Partyka, gabriele di franco, Helsinki, helsinki big band composing constest, Iro Haarla, livestream, umo

I’m so glad to announce that my piece ‘Berlin’ has been selected as a finalist at the Helsinki Big Band Composing Contest.

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The Real Me – Aneta Nayan

14th May 2021 by admin
Aneta nayan, arrangement, pop

I’m happy to share with you a new work I did for Aneta Nayan : The Real Me.

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Dedalo – BPJO @ RAI Radio 3 – Battiti

21st February 2019 by Gabriele di Franco
2019, arrangement, associazione, battiti, big band, bud powell, dedalo, gabriele di franco, jazz, magliejazz, orchestra, pino saulo, rai radio3

The streaming of the episode of BATTITI is available. Pino Saulo presented the new album of the Bud Powell Jazz Orchestra – DEDALO.

E’ disponibile lo streaming della puntata di BATTITI dove Pino Saulo ha presentato il nuovo disco della Bud Powell Jazz Orchestra – DEDALO.

LISTEN THE FULL EPISODE

Rai Radio 3 Battiti

BUD POWELL JAZZ ORCHESTRA – DEDALO (2018)
Produced by Ass. Bud Powell di Maglie.
© Gabriele di Franco 2018
© Ass.Cult. Jazz Bud Powell di Maglie
www.magliejazz.it

© Federico Rollo

Jazz Composition and Arranging – Gabriele di Franco e Francesco Negro

29th January 2019 by Gabriele di Franco
2019, arrangement, associazione, big band, bud powell, Francesco Negro, gabriele di franco, italia, jazz, maglie, magliejazz

Domenica 3 febbraio alle ore 15:30 partirà il nuovo Corso di Composizione Jazz presso l’Associazione Culturale Jazz Bud Powell di Maglie a cura di Gabriele di Franco e Francesco Negro.
Il corso prevede più di 30 ore di lezione in cui saranno affrontati i seguenti argomenti:

  • Armonia;
  • Analisi;
  • Strumentazione e orchestrazione;
  • Composizione

L’obiettivo del corso è quello di imparare le tecniche di orchestrazione, composizione ed arrangiamento di base per poter scrivere musica per vari organici.

Le lezioni si struttureranno secondo il seguente calendario nella fascia oraria 15:30 – 18:30:

Febbraio: 3, 17
Marzo: 17, 31
Aprile: 14, 28
Maggio: 12, 26
Giugno: 9, 23
Luglio: 14

Per poter partecipare al corso bisogna avere i seguenti requisiti:

  • Conoscenza delle scale maggiori, minori e i modi;
  • Saper armonizzare le scale maggiori e minori;
  • Conoscenza degli intervalli semplici e composti;
  • Conoscenza di un software di scrittura musicale (Musescore, Sibelius, Finale…)

Gabriele di Franco: www.gabrieledifranco.com
Francesco Negro: www.francesconegro.it

Per ulteriori informazioni: www.magliejazz.it

Bijloke Summer Academy

Bijloke Summer Academy – LULELA – Music Theatre

10th June 2018 by Gabriele di Franco
2018, arrangement, Belgium, Bijoke Summer Academy, gabriele di franco, International Opera Academy, JazzLab, KASK, LOD, lulela, Music Theatre, Spectra
I’m glad to announce that I’ve been selected to be part of Bijloke Summer Academy.
The partners of Bijloke Summer Academy have selected 5 projects from 88 applications coming from all over the world.
The partnership includes LOD music theatre (production house), Music Centre De Bijloke(venue), Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) & Royal Conservatory Ghent, SPECTRA Ensemble (contemporary music ensemble) JazzLab (concert organiser) and International Opera Academy.
All partners are involved in the international fields of contemporary music theatre and transmedial performance. Their ways of working within the scene are different yet highly complementary as organisational forces of Bijloke Summer Academy – Music Theatre.

Maglie Jazz Summer School – Teaching

28th May 2018 by Gabriele di Franco
arrangement, associazione, bud powell, italia, magliejazz, masterclass, orchestra, salento, summerschool, teaching

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Sono orgoglioso di annunciare di far parte di questo bellissima squadra docenti:

Marcello Allulli: fiati,
Greg Burk: pianoforte,
Paola Arnesano: canto,
Francesco Diodati: chitarra,
Matteo Bortone: contrabbasso,
Ermanno Baron: batteria,
Angelo Urso e Giancarlo Nino Locatelli : Soundpainting;
Gabriele di Franco :  Summer School Jazz Orchestra.

Il progetto Maglie Jazz Summer School è una iniziativa dalla Associazione Culturale Jazz “Bud Powell” di Maglie.

Dal 27 agosto al 2 settembre 5 partecipanti per ogni strumento, divisi in 6 classi (una per ogni strumento: sax, piano, voce, chitarra, contrabbasso, batteria) prenderanno parte all’unico Jazz workshop estivo del Salento.

Grazie alla collaborazione con Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel, tutti gli studenti del KCB beneficeranno di uno sconto del 20%.

maggiori info ed iscrizioni: magliejazzsummerschool.it


I am proud to announce that I am part of this beautiful teaching team:

Marcello Allulli: horns,
Greg Burk: piano,
Paola Arnesano: singing,
Francesco Diodati: guitar,
Matteo Bortone: double bass,
Ermanno Baron: drums,
Angelo Urso and Giancarlo Nino Locatelli : Soundpainting;
Gabriele di Franco :  Summer School Jazz Orchestra.

The Maglie Jazz Summer School project is an initiative of the Jazz Cultural Association “Bud Powell” of Maglie.

From August 27 to September 2, 5 participants per instrument, divided into 6 classes (one for each instrument: sax, piano, vocals, guitar, double bass, drums) will take part in the only summer Jazz workshop in Salento.

Thanks to the partnership with Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel all KCB students will benefit of a 20% discount.

more info and inscriptions: magliejazzsummerschool.it

 

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Lincoln Jazz Orchestra live Coaching at Bozar

25th February 2018 by Gabriele di Franco
arrangement, bozar, ellington, gabriele di franco, jazz, lincoln jazz orchestra, LJO, monk, orchestra

Monday 19th I had the honor to perform 2 of my arrangements inspired by two great composers: Monk and Ellington, in the great venue of Bozar, coached by the members of the Lincoln Jazz Orchestra and with the support of Kris Defoort.
Here some wonderful photos by Pepa Niebla.

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