LET’S DISCOVER JAZZ: Kind of Blue

JAZZ SCHOOL

Gigi Ghezzi trumpet
Giulio Visibelli tenor sax
Gabriele Comeglio alto sax
Claudio Angeleri piano
Marco Esposito electric bass
Tony Arco drums
Maurizio Franco musicologist

On the centenary of the births of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, the ‘Kind of Blue’ project presents itself as an artistic and cultural endeavour that goes beyond the mere re-enactment of a musical masterpiece. ‘Kind of Blue’, recorded in 1959, is not merely one of the most influential albums in the history of jazz: it is a seminal work, a turning point that redefined the relationship between composition and improvisation, between form and freedom, and between individuality and the collective construction of sound. From this, a project takes shape in which music engages in dialogue with critical reflection. Each…