From the CD "Voyage" 

The album includes ten original compositions by Antonio Artese arranged for clarinet, piano, bass, and drums.  Though the use of extended harmonic devices, swing, counterpoint, and constant attention to the expressive capabilities of each instrument in the ensemble, Voyage leads the listener to explore different jazz landscapes, from the classical tradition to experimental jazz, in a real musical journey. Of great emotional impact, the songs are finely composed and feature the improvisational skills of each musician.

Mirco Mariottini, clarinet
Antonio Artese, piano
Gabriele Evangelista, bass
Alessandro Marzi, drums

Postlude

The Minimalist

Multidimensionale! A schoolyard rap from the coolest kid on the block.

Spacc A'test

Modern life of a farmer, remixed into a rap for everyday life.

La Motorina

Home recording of Alexander Skrjabin's Prelude n. 10 Op. 11 for the Mysterium, a synesthetic performance of lights, sounds, and essences held in Florence on Feb. 21st  2014 at Museum Bardini. 

Alexander Skrjabin - Prelude Op. 11 n. 10 in C Sharp minor

Siciliana is the portrait of a Sicilian landscape of other times, with scents of oranges and flowers early morning. It is part of the Suite for Piano entitled "Italian landscapes" by Antonio Artese.

Siciliana Piano Solo

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Antonio Artese, piano
Italian pianist/composer Antonio Artese is a much sought-after recital pianist in Europe and the U.S. Artese has performed extensively in Europe (Italy, Spain, Belgium, Sweden, UK) and in the USA.  He holds diplomas in music from the Conservatorio “Santa Cecilia” in Rome and from the University of California at Santa Barbara (where he was a student of Peter Yazbeck and Paul Berkowitz).  He also studied Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Chieti, Italy (Laurea Magna cum Laude) and musicology at the University of Bologna. Artese is the founder of several music festivals in Italy, among them the Festival Adriatico delle Musiche and the Adriatic Chamber Music Festival; Brainwaves Festival in Florence; music seminars “Corsi Musicali” in Alba, Italy; and “Cryptic Music” at the Museum Marino Marini in Florence. In 2020, Artese founded the new Argiano Baroque Music Festival. He serves as co-founder and Artistic Director of the Florentia Consort, an international ensemble of emerging young musicians based in Florence. In 2017, Antonio Artese was appointed Dean of the Global Academic Programs at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy. He has collaborated with prominent jazz musicians such as Bill Smith, Maurizio Giammarco, Yuri Golubev, Gabriele Mirabassi, Stefano "Cocco" Cantini, Nate Birkey, Chris Colangelo, Jim Connolly, Luis Muñoz, Klaus Lessmann, Barbara Casini. He has recorded several albums and led various musical projects, including the piano solo albums “Italian Sketches” [1996]; “Live in Santa Barbara” [2008], “The Change” [2006] and “Voyage” [2019]. The TWO WORLDS project premiered in the prestigious season of the Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara, California.