ijm | italian jazz music

Press Release

WAR is an evergreen issue .

Asked by amirani records, many musicians, each one with their own project, are here involved in the conceptual investigation of the confictual relationship among human beings.
All tracks are original compositions for this goal.
Amirani’s intent is to moove or provoke artists to compose and perform around social issues.
Relationships and communication with all muscians involved in this adventure has been excellent and Amirani is thinking about a second volume for the next year.
Each artist/composer/performer has been requested to explain his piece, to introduce his proceeding, to describe his way to approach to concept “War”.
So in the booklet one can find an explanation for each piece directly from the musician.
To extend the communication, to enhance the perspective, to create more possibilities of  relations each piece has been completed with a marvellous photo by Elda Papa.
So be confident to find here a nice, fresh, intense Amirani style work.

War is here seen in its several aspects.
Today wars are clearly without exits and seem to be self-mantaining issues.

Cosmic, national, international, personal, civil, cold, holy, theatre of, nerves, to the knive W A R .

Track List

1_ GERNIKA ETA BERMEO ( Karmel & Xabier Iriondo )
2_ FIGHT FIGURE (Gianni Mimmo)
3_EXCERPTS FROM  I-III-IV TABLES OF ENUMA ELISH AND CONCLUSIONS 4(Cristiano Calcagnile)
6_…THEM (Nicola Guazzaloca)
7_ RAW (Fasoli-Zara)
8_ MASSIVE RISING (Pierfrancesco Mucari)
9_SPEAKIN’ BONES (Contini-Cumar)
10_ PERSEPHONE (Cusa-Demma)
11_ LOST IDENTITIES  (Adalberto Ferrari)

Personnel

#1
Karmel Iriondo _ voice
Xabier Iriondo _ mahai metak, objects

#2
Gianni Mimmo _ soprano and bass saxophones

#3
Monica Demuru _ voice (Tiamat-left side)
Vincenzo vasi _ voice (Nibiru-right side), theremin, elettric bass
Xabier Iriondo _ electronic treatments, mahai metak
Cristiano Calcagnile _ voice, percussione

#4
Nicola Guazzaloca _ piano
Tim Trevor-Briscoe _ clarinet, baritone saxophone
Alberto Serrapiglio _ contrabass clarinet
Luca Bernard _ double bass
Andrea "Ics" Ferraris _ guitar
Andrea Serrapiglio _ cello
Luca Serrapiglio _ bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet

#5
Claudio Fasoli _ tenor sax
Mario Zara _ piano

#6
Pierfrancesco Mucari _ alto & soprano sax, bansuri,
jews’harps, bells,nylon thread, metal chimes

#7
Angelo Contini _ trombone
Federico Cumar _ trombone

#8
Shirin Demma _ voice
Francesco Cusa  _ percussion

#9
Adalberto Ferrari _ bass clarinet
Andrea Ferrari _ baritone sax
Cristiano Calcagnile _ drums