Italian trumpeter and flugelhorn player noted for lyrical tone, collaborations and festival direction; frequently records studio albums and performs in intimate live settings.

Artistic director of the Time in Jazz festival in Berchidda; frequent collaborator with Uri Caine and Furio Di Castri; works span studio albums, live recordings and projects blending jazz with Sardinian and world music.

DeBaser reviews present Paolo Fresu as a lyrical, versatile Italian trumpeter/flugelhorn player active on studio albums and live stages. Reviews highlight collaborations (Uri Caine, Furio Di Castri), festival leadership (Time in Jazz) and a mix of standards and originals. Live accounts stress emotive solo moments and intimate interplay.

For:Jazz listeners, trumpet/flugelhorn fans, followers of Italian and world-influenced jazz

 This alone could be enough to speak of a beautiful and original album, but to add another adjective one must mention the moment that alone is worth all the listening: the delicate, bitter, poignant, and nocturnal sweetness of Monteverdi's "Si dolce il tormento".

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 Fifteen uninterrupted minutes of pure feeling modulated with three fingers, alternating between shrill and cold, then solid and warm tones in a sinuously decorated progression; ten minutes of eros between a man and his instrument in an emotional crescendo that warmed the hearts of the audience, culminating in a liberating applause that tasted like a thank you, a desire to return at least part of the vibrations received.

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 The final part of the "concert", specifically characterized by the film projection of the extraneous but fascinating images of an island that (truly) no longer exists, are absolutely chilling:

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