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| 1. | The Almond Sorters
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| 2. | Ciuri Ciuri
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| 3. | Vitti 'na Crozza
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| 4. | Jolla
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| 5. | Nun Ti Lassu
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| 6. | Cantu Ri Li Scugghitura
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| 7. | The Sulphur Miner
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| 8. | The Ribbon Dancers
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| 9. | Nnuena
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Jazz
Roberto Occhipinti - Bass (Electric), Producer, Bass, Handclapping, Double Bass
Annalee Patipatanakoon Violin
Barry Romberg Drums, Shaker, Bells
Dominick Mancuso Handclapping, Vocals
Ernie Tollar Flute, Saxophone
Hugh Marsh Violin (Electric)
Jeff McMurrich Engineer
Jeremy Darby Engineer
John "Beetle" Bailey Mixing
Kathleen Kajioka Viola
Kevin Turcotte Trumpet
Levon Ichkhanian Oud
Lynn Kuo Violin
Maryem Hassan Tollar Vocals
Michael Occhipinti Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Handclapping, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Photography
Peter J. Moore Mastering
Rick Lazar Handclapping, Riqq, Percussion, Shekere, Dumbek
Roman Borys Cello
Sam Ibbett Assistant Engineer
The Sicilian Jazz Project has been dazzling audiences since its performance debut at the 2004 Distillery Jazz Festival in Toronto, and with it’s intriguing mix of traditional Sicilian folk songs arranged and presented in modern jazz, it is a musical project like no other.
The brainchild of JUNO Award nominee Michael Occhipinti, The Sicilian Jazz Project features some of Canada’s finest Jazz musicians and Italian traditional vocalists, including Roberto Occhipinti, Ernie Tollar, Dominic Mancuso, Kevin Turcotte, Louis Simao, and Barry Romberg.
The Sicilian Jazz Project’s January 2007 performance at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto for CBC’s On Stage Series was one of the most talked about concerts broadcast by the network, which along with selective sold out dates has built sizable anticipation and demand in the jazz and Italian community for the debut Sicilian Jazz Project album. Michael and The Sicilian Jazz Project are confirmed at Jazz Festivals across Canada this summer.
Considering his roots, the Sicilian Jazz Project is a logical step for Toronto, Ontario, Canada based electric guitarist Michael Occhipinti, whose father, Giorgio Occhipinti, was a member of a late-'40s group based in Modica, Italy. Using vocalists, a string quartet, and horn complement from the Neufeld-Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra, the synthesis of modern jazz charts, folk, popular, and chamber music folded into traditional songs from his original homeland makes for a stunning amalgam where old musics agreeably meet new styles halfway. Brother Roberto Occhipinti plays bass and produced the session, some stirring crooning vocals from Dominic Mancuso are featured, while the accordion of Luis Simãõ is as present as Michael Occhipinti's silver threaded amplified and processed sound. Strains from the Middle East, latter period multi-cultural Duke Ellington, Latin America, and urban Canada are slipped in. There's a range of emotional content that is hard to dismiss or deny, as the players deeply feel this music, bringing it to joyous highs and sub-strata lows, positioned in a hopeful and richly rendered framework. Dance music is an undeniable component, starting with a signature song "The Almond Sorters," a fast, string heavy waltz flavored by the wise oud of Levon Ichkhanian, pungent electric violin of Hugh Marsh, and sky high vocals of Egyptian born Maryem Hassan Tollar. In a tarantella style, "Jolla" presents itself in two and seven beats as opposed to a 12/8 meter, with Simãõ leading, while Occhipinti's guitar and the soprano of Ernie Tollar collectively leap and lope, then go into a rock & roll break. "The Ribbon Dancers" is most traditional, a harvest celebration in caroming straight 4/4, morphed into 3/4 under a bamboo wood flute seam from Ernie Tollar. Mancuso could easily be Caruso on his features; the hot hand clapping triple ethnic fusion "Vitti 'Na Crozza" representing a skull speaking, the string quartet waltz paean to commitment "Nun Ti Lassu," the Bill Frisell type country and eastern wheat harvest common work song "Cantu Ri Li Schuggiatura," and "The Sulphur Miner" mixing dour and dainty chordal tonalities with spaciness and ultra-high drama. Of the pieces that stand apart from the others, "Ciuri Ciuri" is a joyous, modern big-band tune about giving and returning love from the perspective of a beautiful flower, while "Nnuena" mixes somewhat deviously premeditated Sicilian and reggae or ska elements in a swing jazz broth, accented by Simãõ's basil leaf accordion. This is not just a mere spicy meatball of tomato sauced music as it is a full seven courses of international cuisine, a triumphant recording on many levels, and one that should be given full due diligence for satisfying audio digestion. It's highly recommended, no matter where your palliate and taste levels lie. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide
Michael Occhipinti
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop, Contemporary Jazz
Occhipinti is an innovative jazz guitarist willing to explore the boundaries of his instrument while still rooted in the traditions of the art form. Having released his own solo albums, he's also the co-leader of the 16-piece NOJO (Neufeld-Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra). Holding a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in music, with honors, from Toronto's York University, he is versed in many other different styles of music, including funk, R&B, blues, and musical theater. These skills and influences are apparent in his music with NOJO and on his own. You're likely to hear echoes of Jimi Hendrix to Duke Ellington to the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and beyond. In fact, Occhipinti is a firm believer in incorporating more than just the obvious jazz influences in his work, as evident on his 2000 release Creation Dream, a strong and adventurous collection of instrumental interpretations of Canadian singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn's songs.
---Rob Caldwell, All Music Guide |
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