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Betsabea won the “Scrivere in Jazz” international composition award

11th September 2022 by Gabriele di Franco
award, competition, composer, composizione, corrado guarino, gabriele di franco, gerardo pepe, gianluigi trovesi, international prize, marco tiso, michele corcella, orchestra jazz della sardegna, premio, scrivere in jazz, tobias hoffmann
Oh yes! BETSABEA got the 1st prize (A cat) at the international jazz competition for jazz orchestra ‘Scrivere in Jazz’ hosted by Orchestra Jazz della Sardegna !
This is a double win as it was a long time since my music wasn’t played in Italy, so this makes it even more special.
But I want to congratulate all the finalists, all terrific composers, and human beings!
A special ‘hug’ goes to my fellow composer and old friend Tobias Hoffmann and to my new compositional friend Gerardo Pepe for winning in categories B and C! And to Laura Giulia Veltri that got a Special Mention for her nice work.

And last but not least…thanks to the Jury members that choose Betsabea:

Marco Tiso, Corrado Guarino, Michele Corcella, Gianluigi Trovesi

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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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DEDALO – review on Jazzinprogress.it

5th June 2020 by admin
bud powell jazz orchestra, dedalo, Francesco Negro, gabriele di franco, Jazzinprogress.it, Marcello Allulli

IT

La scrittura di Gabriele di Franco è costruita intorno ai rocciosi segmenti del passato, ma guarda con occhio vigile e purpureo verso l’irrequietezza del free jazz, dell’avanguardia europea…

…un lavoro e un progetto da ricordare. E, soprattutto, da far conoscere in ogni parte del globo: giusto per rammentare ai forestieri che anche qui le orchestre sanno il fatto suo.

EN

Gabriele di Franco’s writing is built around robust segments of the past, but looks with a watchful and purple eye towards the restlessness of free jazz, of the European avant-garde…

…a work and a project to remember. And, above all, to be made known in every part of the world: just to remind the strangers that here too the orchestras know what they are doing.

https://www.jazzinprogress.it/2020/07/29/bud-powell-jazz-orchestra-dedalo/

the italian way #2 - jazz'halo

Gottfried di Franco’s SO FAR review for Jazz’halo – Jazz the Italian way

9th April 2020 by Gabriele di Franco
Diederik Billiet, Ferdinand Dupuis-Panther, gabriele di franco, Gottfried di Franco, jazz, jazz'halo, joao sousa, raul santana, review, so far, Stefan Gottfried, the italian way, wien

Wonderful review in the editorial section of Jazz Halo: Jazz the Italian way #2. – (Texte © ferdinand dupuis-panther)

EN
“Subconcious-Lee” is like a spring ripple in a soft green…
“Contemplation arises when the guitar solo opens the piece “P.”…
“…A homage to Amsterdam is to be found in “Leidseplein Madness”: It rocks really hard. The saxophone is eccentric, but then it catches itself again and makes a gentle wind whisper. The madness, it seems, to take a break. But then, as you continue listening, you think fireworks rockets are being shot into the sky, and the guitarist lets the strings buzz, howl, whimper, howl. At the end there is the musical “happiness”.
DE
“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“.

LINK TO THE FULL REVIEW

Q-some Dreamin’ Release Tour

15th February 2020 by Gabriele di Franco
Belgium, big band, composition, gabriele di franco, Q-some, release, tour

Q-some Dreamin’ Release Tour

When you let your thoughts run free, you get a broad view of what is possible with a big band. Then your own compositions germinate. Then a new generation of Belgian composers emerges who, together with the top of the latest generation of jazz musicians, shine their light on the future of Belgian Big Band music, in its absolute essence, as if in a common dream.

Dreamin’ is a program of the Q-Some Big Band in its purest form, with original work from their own ranks by Gabriele di Franco, Pierre-Antoine Savoyat, Manten Van Gils and Robbe Willems.

Q-Some Big Band is een hedendaags jazzorkest bestaande uit jonge, professionele muzikanten.

Vanuit de Q-Some Composer Hub verkennen ze de klank- en kleurrijkdom die een moderne bigband te bieden heeft. Met hun steeds verfrissende arrangementen, vernieuwende programma’s en onverwachte muzikale samenwerkingen gaat dit orkest over de grenzen heen, waarbij de passie voor het vak, de warmte binnen de band en vooral de grotere dromen duidelijk hoorbaar zijn.

Dreamin’ Release tour:
14/03: Cultuurcentrum Mechelen
20/03: Kaffee Damast
21/03: The Preacher

Tickets info: https://bit.ly/2tpWNCC.
You can pre-order the album here: https://www.qsomebigband.com/nl/winkel/.

Hou de komende weken zeker onze Facebook en Instagram feed.

LULELA - ph (c) Michiel Devijver

About LULELA – new video

8th November 2019 by Gabriele di Franco
Belgium, composition, gabriele di franco, interactive, LOD, lulela, Music Theatre, video

Happy to share a new video: ‘About LULELA’.

Here a small pitch to present you LULELA.
Have been working already since a while on this exiciting project, but there are s
till a few months to go for ultimate the compositional work!

Looking forward to starting performing LULELA!

 

LULELA, Is an Interactive concert with multiple evolutionary possibilities. more info: https://www.gabrieledifranco.com/lulela co-produced by LOD muziektheater.
Gabriele di Franco: composition, libretto and concept.
video editing by Studio Sciolto

Elevator Pitch InJazz

Gabriele wins the first inJazz (NL) Elevator Jazz Pitch Price – Berthold rec

29th June 2019 by Gabriele di Franco
2019, Belgium, berthold records, competition, elevator jazz pitch, gabriele di franco, injazz, italia, lulela, nl, price, rotterdam
 
 
At this year’s conference, inJazz (Rotterdam – NL) introduced – in cooperation with the Bremen (DE) based label Berthold records – the Elevator Jazz Pitch.

Only 10 were the finalists, and I’m glad to say that my presentation about my coming Interactive music-theatre piece (LULELA) won the inJazz inCentive of €1.000,-.

more about InJazz conference: https://www.injazz.nl/
more about Berthold records: http://www.berthold-records.de

press: www.bumacultuur.nl/

 

ph. kevingruetzner.de and Maarten van Haaff

 
  • Gabriele Di Franco – InJazz Elevator Pitch Winner – Rotterdam, 28.6.2019
  • Gabriele Di Franco – InJazz Elevator Pitch Winner – Rotterdam, 28.6.2019
  • Gabriele Di Franco – InJazz Elevator Pitch Winner – Rotterdam, 28.6.2019
  • Jazz Pitch ©MvS

SOFAR – Jazz’Halo Radio

11th March 2019 by Gabriele di Franco
Ferdinand Dupuis-Panther, gabriele di franco, Gottfried di Franco, jazz, jazz'halo, recensione, review, Stefan Gottfried
Zondag voor JAZZ NOW I (JAZZHALO radio) op 22u.
DJ: Ferdinand Dupuis-Panther
Ons nieuwste album SO FAR Will bestreamd. 
 
ENG
Sunday for jazz now I (Jazzhalo Radio) on 22 h.
DJ: Ferdinand Dupuis-Panther

Our latest album so far will be streamed.

Web: jazzhalo.be

FB: facebook.com/Jazzbuffjazzhalo

LISTEN TO THE RADIO

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

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