19. ESAGONO

Dear Japanese friends,

I'm proud to introduce to you "Esagono"

Esagono is a 70's Italian band that can easily define a "Brother-Group" with arti & mestieri.

In fact founding member Marco Gallesi and Marco Cimino have had their part in arti & mestieri's life, the other founding member Giorgio Diaferia, as well as Claudio Montafia that was in the original line-up as well as Carlo Rindone, were around, were originally part of the arti & mestieri's entourage in some ways. We had some arti's guests as well and so this "brother group" developed their original style, living musically close to arti & mestieri, in the 70's spirit in the same city, Turin.

In the 70's they made an original album called "Vicolo", published by Electromantic music who's published also "Due" a live/studio album from the 70's and now their new album "Apocalypso".

Now I introduce in short the band that will play at STB 139

MARCO CIMINO

Marco has been in arti & mestieri in "Quinto Stato" and in the 1998 Reunion. He played and composed on "Murales" and he's present also in LIVE 2000, in "Articollezione" and obviously in 33 where you can find a lot Marco Gallesi, a founding member of both bands. He's a founding member in Esagono and he's the leader of "Freelance", another band of talented musicians in Turin Jazz Rock School Catalogue. He made a lot of TV music and music for documentaries. In 2002 Marco Cimino founded the new jazz band Doctor Jazz's Universal Remedy, whose first cd was released in Germany, in USA and Russia. Tracks were included on more than 70 compilations, one of these sold more than 250,000 copies all over the world (Hotel Costes 6).
www.doctorjazz.dj

GIORGIO DIAFERIA

He's founding member of Esagono and of another 70's Band now reprinted on Electromantic Music, "Combo Jazz". He's played extensively with top Italian and world jazz musicians: Gianni Negro, Tiziana Ghiglioni, Flavio Boltro, Alfredo Ponissi, Franco Cerri, Gulio Camarca, Claudio Fasoli, Diego Borotti, Paolo Birro, Marcello
Tonolo, Piero Leveratto, Riccardo Zegna, Aldo Zunino e tra gli stranieri con cui si è esibito : Bob Porcelli, Mark Levine, Johnny Griffin, Hal Stein, Carol Bach y Rita, Jenny Stein, Peter Guidi, Jim Snidero, Harvey Weinapel, Art Farmer, Slide Hampton, George Garzone.

DIEGO MASCHERPA

He has a long list of experiences in the jazz and rock world and even in the classical world. He's now a stable member of "Esagono" as well as with Paolo Ricca's Group with which he recently recorded "Volcano" out now on TJRS.

MASSIMO CAMARCA

Massimo, from years can be seen every week on national TV in Italy. He's played with top jazz names and top Italian pop names – Renato Sellani, Franco Cerri, Mario Rusca, Flavio Boltro, Roy Haines, Bob Porcelli, George Garzone, Jamie Glaser, Bill Cobham, Al Stein, Dick Pierce, Tommy Campbell, John Donaldson, Gary Chaffe, T.M.Stevens, Greg Bissonette, Cristiano De Andrè (tour ’90 ’91 ’92), Ornella Vanoni, Ranzie Mensah, Solomone Bourke (on his CD in 2003), Syria Tour ’05.
On live on national TV he’s played with Celinie Dion, Parcy Sledge, BB King and many many many other international names.

He's leader of "Blue Indigo" a group that's in TJRS as well as being in Chirico Camarca Project, with Furio Chirico and his gather, Giulio Camarca.

He will be main player in Beppe Crovella' new album "soulful traffic" out later this year.

Stay happy

Beppe