WHO'S BEHIND THE MUSIC
Paolo Sala, guitar and Composer
He began his musical studies at the age of 14 at the Vallotti Municipal School of Vercelli with. Laura Mancini (classical guitar).
He studied jazz guitar with Maestro Massimo Minardi and rock with Maestro Filippo Montemurro.
Simultaneously with the activity of jazz and rock guitarist, he continued studying classical guitar for 10 years with the maestro Luigi Baldi. A multifaceted teacher and musician active since 1992, he toured all over Europe. Publish the song "SONG FOR ASTOR" selected in the EMERGENCY GUITARS 3 competition, organized by the magazine "Chitarre". In September 2013 Maestro Angelo Gilardino composes and publishes seven preludes for the Curci editions dedicating the first one (Kites) as a sign of esteem.
The Perosi editions of the homonymous Biellese academy publishes its first original composition "Solitude". In December 2013 he recorded his first album as soloist at the DHARMA Studio: "SOLITUDE", with original compositions for solo guitar.
WHO'S BEHIND THE MUSIC
Gabriele Artuso, flutes and double bass
Diploma in transverse flute at the Turin Conservatory with Michele Mo, deepens the study of contemporary and modern repertoire with Michele Mo, Giampaolo Pretto, Carlo Bertola, Daniele Vineis.
He played with the Toujour Ensemble of Turin for the theatrical show "Cronache Animali" - music by Nicola Campogrande, poems by Toti Scialoja (Teatro Alfieri Torino, Piccolo Regio Torino, Music Park Accademia di Santa Cecilia Rome, Teatro della Tosse in Genoa, Live recording for Radio Rai3). He studied double bass, composition, improvisation, jazz music with Maestro Stefano Solani. Attend Jimmy Weinstein's Traveling School seminars.
He followed international improvisation workshops with Pierre Vaiana (Belgium), William Parker (United States) and Stefano Battaglia (Italy), Barry Harris (United States) and flute with Carlo Nicita (Italy). In 2003 he received the special prize for compositions and musical performance at the "Strade del Cinema" International Festival in Aosta with the OrJazz project by composer Giulio Pedrana. In 2004 he recorded with Orjazz the album "The tragic Night of Dr. Hives"