Marcello Sebastiani

Music:

Member Since: 7/26/2007
Band Website: http://www.marcellosebastiani.com
Band Members: (Marcello Sebastiani / bass,compositions, arr.- Geoff Warren / flute/saxes- Giovanni Ceccarelli /piano- Massimo Manzi / drums) ******************************************************* MARCELLO SEBASTIANI D U O w. (GEOFF WARREN / flute,saxes MARCO DI BATTISTA / piano) *******************************************************(Anto nella Angelozzi/harp-GeoffWarren/saxes-Alfredo Laviano/drums Marcello Sebastiani/bass-Lorena Fontana/voice)
Influences: Jazz,Etno,Musica colta Occidentale.
Sounds Like: ABOUT CD
"Desiderio" (Splasch Rec.-2004 )
§-Cadence - USA - June 2004:
Marcello Sebastiani’s group is made of harder stuff and sails into realms of
American Jazz. The set contains the standard “ Like Someone In
Love “, composition of James Williams and Roland Kirk and a Sebastiani original dedicated to Ray Brown. Sebastiani’s bass is often lowdown and greasy and the use of Geoff Warren’s soprano as the main of horn gives this session an airy, light feel. Warren switches to flute on Williams “Alter Ego” for an even breezier Oriental sound, and,on “Station 888 “, he gets to show his improvising prowess on crinkly bebop line.Pianist Giovanni Ceccarelli stretches out on a trio version of “ Like Someone In Love ” showing an ebullient style and Kirk’s classic “ The Inflated Tear” has all four musicians alternating formal bits of melody and abstract pattering. There’s not much Italian flavor to this one but it’s a good example of Jazz’s value as a universal language [ Jerome Wilson ]
§-Alias- Il Manifesto - Italy-24 Nov. 2004
Sebastiani – bass player,composer and arrager – is a musician who has a great ispiration.He frequentely played with musicians such as Badal Roy ( tablist with Davis’s storical band and recording, and with Ornette Coleman since the 1988 ) and others jazzmen with whom he feels ispiration such as flautist and sax player Geoff Warren, pianist Giovanni Ceccarelli and drummer Massimo Manzi.”Desiderio” is his fourth CD as leader in which he choice a couple of jazz standards, a Roland Kirk’s tune (The Inflated Tears, 11 minutes of great music ! ) and some composition from his personal repertoire for to give sound to his desireè .In that CD Sebastiani RIESCE to combine the love for a progressive jazz and a deep knowledge of afroamerican music language.[Luigi Onori ]******
§-CADENCE- Nov '97- -USA:
Bass player Sebastiani has crafted an impressive debut.(…) The little big band performances will please admires of the post Art Blakey mainstream(…) DAVID LEWIS*********
§-SWING JOURNAL- July'97-JAPAN:
Sebastiani shows his fine talent too in the arrangements,where he makes full use of the instrumentation,the work is a magnificent achivement which never tires the listener!******
§-MUSICA JAZZ-Jen.'98- ITALY.:
Sebastiani display truly noteworthy qualities as instrumentalist,composer and leader,which allow him to follow,sure-footed,the difficult path he has chosen.(…) BRUNO SCHIOZZI*****
§-BASS PLAYER-Oct.'98-USA :
Heady pan-jazz compositions,huge sound,heartfelt performance.– RICHARD JOHNSTON*****
§-RITMO- Jun.'97-ITALY:
(…) a calling card of a musician gifted with an indisputable technique,enriched by great inventive fantasy.—CARLO PERONI*******
§-SUONO - Jen.'98-ITALY:
Like a varied and fascinating fresco, this work exhibits to the full the instrumental talents and the colourful and multidirectional compositional vein of Sebastiani.—MAURIZIO FAVOT********