Fabrizio Bosso & Rossano Sportiello Duo


Fabrizio Bosso : trumpet
Rossano Sportiello : piano

The rite of memorial and past's renewal must be considered an arrival poit and not a departure's one. Fabrizio Bosso and Rossano Sportiello met because of sharing this postulate. They asked themselves: who is the greates? Louis Armstrong, no doubt. Neither Miles Davis had any. And off they go voicing their deep need to tell about Armstrong. The project is developed on two levels. On one side the two musicians outline Armstrong with his own words by reproposing his repertoire in style, measuring themselves in a philology that's the result of a deep knowledge, and never of a mere imitation. On the other hand Bosso's trumpet and Sportiello's piano launch themselves in a fascinating rereading of the New Orleans's trumpeteer. A journey to the heart of Armostrong's music, marked by a highly imaginative syntax language, creative solutions and a vivid narrative rhythmicity.

Rossano Sportiello approached music because in love with Neapolitanian and especially Renato Carosone's music since he was a child. About this singer Sportiello affirms: "He was the first to initiate, since the 50s, the formula that draws the big Parthenopean traditional melodies up to the overseas rhythmical and harmonic stylistic elements". Perfectly connected to both the aestethic of stride piano masters such as J. P. Johnson, Fats Waller and Willie “The Lion” Smith and to the second generation of stride piano and in particoular to Rulph Sutton's figure, Sportiello feels such a great esteem for traditional jazz that he is willing to travel the world to play it. He has recorded many albums , among which "Piano On My Mind. Solo Piano" for Jazz Conneisseur, and has been a stable member the Milano Jazz Gang. Recently, he has started playing in clubs and festival around Europe with the Blue Napoli, performing with Gerry Gennarelli, Guiorgio Rosciglione e Gegè Munari.