Liberdjango

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We are really privileged to welcome this top Italian trio to the Arts Centre. Take a look at their videos on YouTube and you'll see that we're in for something very special! Here's one.

Liberdjango was born in the heart of Romagna, an Italian region, where three musicians with a jazz background embark on a musical journey in search of beautiful melodies. True to their name, this trio expertly navigates through the timeless compositions of legends such as Astor Piazzolla and Django Reinhardt, while also paying homage to Italian composers like Ennio Morricone. These compositions have all been meticulously rearranged to suit the trio's unique style, and a significant portion of the repertoire is written by the trio members themselves. In every performance, they leave room for improvisation, infusing momentum and expressiveness into the concert. The outcome is a poetic and dynamic odyssey, with a distinctive European flavor. Despite their recent formation, Liberdjango has already received invitations to perform in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Hungary, France, Montenegro and Slovenia.

Enrico Pelliconi, accordion
Tolga During, guitar
Pippi Dimonte, double bass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7R6wW70QF0

"Tolga is a musician who combines a unique and arresting style with a masterful technique. His music is striking yet remains pure and uncluttered." Turkish Daily News


Here's part of a review auto-translated from the original Italian. Read the full thing here (which your browser can probably translate if you need it:
From the conjunction of melancholy, romanticism, soulful communication, and expressiveness imbued with Mediterranean essence, a painting of notes emerges that emanates blinding light. Recently formed, Liberdjango is a trio that shines through cantability, melodic and aesthetic sense, lyricism, and intense communicativeness, with a particular predilection for the 3/4, a rocking ternary rhythm that immediately warms the inner chords from the very first measures. Enrico Pelliconi, through the bellows, expresses himself with luminous lyricism, architecting dynamics dense with taste and feeling, raising the level of pathos. Tolga During's eloquence, rich with pauses, has a Spanish-like flavor, imbued with a vibrant melodic vein that generates human warmth. 'A Ramingo' is an excellent debut album for the Liberdjango trio, an album in which there is absolutely no space for self-celebratory virtuosity or an over-the-top display of technique. The trio puts itself at the service of music with humility, profound respect, veneration, trying to savor every note with authenticity, communicative lightness, and visceral love for a melody of clear European origin. Stefano Dentice for Musicaestrumenti Magazine, 2024


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