Inspired by a series of iconic photographs, UK - based Italian alto saxophonist Tommaso Starace, has ignited a spark of creativity in his playing that could bring him to wider attention...
Jazz musician Tommaso Starace has produced an album of music inpired by Elliott Erwitt photographs...
...Like the photographer , Staraces eight portraits are full of quick-silver ingenuity and humour....
Tommaso combines the visual and aural arts to great effect...
Signor Starace is a shrewd operator. He plays alto and soprano sax with impressive post-Parkerian felicity and Italian flair. 21/12/2005
Staraces melodious originals offer good blowing potential for alto and soprano solos delivered in a cleanly articulate post-bop style reminiscent of Phil Woods
...The promising Starace seems to be revealing his most personal voice in the full-on music.
This is a unique collaboration of mind, music, sight and feeling...
...a distinctive new artist.
...Le partiture sono visive, ma tradotte da Starace in una serie di brani da cui non mancano spunti originali e, soprattutto, una salda tempra solistica...
Five Questions for Tommaso Starace
...Una concezione visiva della partitura che Starace riesce a tradurre su una scia post-bop, con spiccata originalita
We only go after musicians of a certain quality
...What is for sure, America has no longer got a monopoly on great Jazz.
Ive noticed that some of the most interesting and original jazz releases lately are coming from Europe...
Starace swings magnificently. The quintet plays exquisitely and Tommaso Starace plays alto as it should be played...
...he and his band turned in a real tour-de-force performance.
I am sure we will hear much of Tommaso in the future...
...this CD is outstanding in all ways. Tommaso Staraces quintet is superb, and the playing is flawless.
All in all Starace has much to be proud of...
One of the new young lions of jazz to look out for...
