Michele Tacchi

The Lady By The Heath - from Un Nuovo Inizio, Concerto for Jazz Trio and Chamber Orchestra

for Margaret Housden

1. A New Beginning
2. Davood
3. The Lady By The Heath
4. Dockery Farms - Il Blues Della Bassa
5. Un Giorno Alla Volta

Duration: ca. 39 minutes - Movements 1/2 and 4/5 are uninterrupted

Instrumentation:

Flute
Oboe (doubling Cor Anglais)
Clarinet in Bb (doubling Bass Clarinet)
Bassoon
French Horn
Strings (6.6.4.4.0)
Piano
Bass
Drums

Musicians:

Riccardo Chiaberta - drums
Andrew McCormack - piano
Michele Tacchi - bass
The West Hendon Midi Chamber Orchestra / Mike Heels Conductor

Programme Notes:

Un Nuovo Inizio is a concerto for jazz trio and chamber orchestra written between December 2020 and May 2021.
Taking inspiration from the original concept of the Baroque concerto, the piece conceptualises the jazz trio as the featured soloist interacting and exchanging musical material with the orchestra. The main goal is to achieve a very democratic balance between these two “ingredients”, so that the traditional written-out orchestral score is as important as the spontaneous improvisational elements provided by the jazz trio.
Divided into five movements, it alternates longer suites with short miniature-like compositions and explores some of the various possible sound combinations that such an ensemble can offer.
The underlying theme throughout the piece is autobiographical, as it delves into the various aspects of the composer’s life as a foreigner, with the many emotions, quirks, ups and downs, and challenges that leaving the home country involves.
Memories can often blur and intertwine with one another, in the same way that melodies and harmonies can create hidden paths that sometimes unexpectedly cross.
Each movement relates to a story or depicts a specific character, but since everything is filtered through the lenses of memory, new melodies and chords keep alternating with familiar ones, reminding the listener of previous elements within the narrative of the piece.

Grazie / Thanks:

Valeria, Gaspy, Inga CDG Treasures, Leo, Ale, Temi.
Riccardo Chiaberta, Andrew McCormack, Andrew Liddell, Jack McSweeney, Sarah Marine, Emma Gerrett, Scarlett Askew, Davood Jafari, Clara Gatti Comini, Davide Bontempo, Lorenzo Bassignani, Luca Cacucciolo, and all my wonderful musicians friends.
Stephen Montague, John Ashton Thomas, Mark Lockheart, Andrea Dulbecco, Bruno Heinen, Gwyn Pritchard, Soosan Lolavar, Jonathan Tilbrook, Alessandro Ponti, Gianfranco Calvi.
Mari, Gio, Luca, Presidente, Teo, Perry, Totò, Alex K.

The Lady By The Heath - from Concerto for Jazz Trio and Chamber Orchestra (2021)

Hummingbird (2013)

Michele Tacchi
The Great Gaspy
(un personaggio molto misterioso)
for piano, string ensemble, and computer keyboard

The Great Gaspy (2022)

Humanity (2021)

Solitude (2021)

Michele Tacchi
Dati Sensibili

This is a piece about identity

Dati Sensibili (2019)

Michele Tacchi
I Diari Della Gabbietta
- II - ...alla maniera del Galletto

Gabriele Toia - pianoforte

Recorded on July 19th 2023
Mixed by Giorgio Andreoli

Copyright © 2023 - Michele Tacchi

I Diari Della Gabbietta - II - ...alla maniera del Galletto (2022)

Michele Tacchi

Valeria

for string quartet

🚗

Dedicated to Valeria Demolli

Tina Jacobs-Lim - Violin 1
William Hillman - Violin 2
Christopher McClain - Viola
Gabriella Swallow - Cello

Recorded on June 12, 2023 @ Soho Live Studios, London
Engineered by Lorenzo Bassignani
Mixed by Giorgio Andreoli

"2CV" drawing by Valeria Demolli

Copyright © 2023 - Michele Tacchi

Valeria (2022)

Michele Tacchi
I Diari Della Gabbietta
- III - Un Giorno Dopo L'Altro

Gabriele Toia - pianoforte

Recorded on July 19th 2023
Mixed by Giorgio Andreoli

Copyright © 2023 - Michele Tacchi

I Diari Della Gabbietta - III - Un Giorno Dopo L'Altro (2020)

Dystopian (2012)

Michele Tacchi

Davood - from Un Nuovo Inizio, Concerto for Jazz Trio and Chamber Orchestra

1. A New Beginning
2. Davood
3. The Lady By The Heath
4. Dockery Farms - Il Blues Della Bassa
5. Un Giorno Alla Volta

Duration: ca. 39 minutes - Movements 1/2 and 4/5 are uninterrupted

Instrumentation:

Flute
Oboe (doubling Cor Anglais)
Clarinet in Bb (doubling Bass Clarinet)
Bassoon
French Horn
Strings (6.6.4.4.0)
Piano
Bass
Drums

Musicians:

Riccardo Chiaberta - drums
Andrew McCormack - piano
Michele Tacchi - bass
The West Hendon Midi Chamber Orchestra / Mike Heels Conductor

Programme Notes:

Un Nuovo Inizio is a concerto for jazz trio and chamber orchestra written between December 2020 and May 2021.
Taking inspiration from the original concept of the Baroque concerto, the piece conceptualises the jazz trio as the featured soloist interacting and exchanging musical material with the orchestra. The main goal is to achieve a very democratic balance between these two “ingredients”, so that the traditional written-out orchestral score is as important as the spontaneous improvisational elements provided by the jazz trio.
Divided into five movements, it alternates longer suites with short miniature-like compositions and explores some of the various possible sound combinations that such an ensemble can offer.
The underlying theme throughout the piece is autobiographical, as it delves into the various aspects of the composer’s life as a foreigner, with the many emotions, quirks, ups and downs, and challenges that leaving the home country involves.
Memories can often blur and intertwine with one another, in the same way that melodies and harmonies can create hidden paths that sometimes unexpectedly cross.
Each movement relates to a story or depicts a specific character, but since everything is filtered through the lenses of memory, new melodies and chords keep alternating with familiar ones, reminding the listener of previous elements within the narrative of the piece.

Grazie / Thanks:

Valeria, Gaspy, Inga CDG Treasures, Leo, Ale, Temi.
Riccardo Chiaberta, Andrew McCormack, Andrew Liddell, Jack McSweeney, Sarah Marine, Emma Gerrett, Scarlett Askew, Davood Jafari, Clara Gatti Comini, Davide Bontempo, Lorenzo Bassignani, Luca Cacucciolo, and all my wonderful musicians friends.
Stephen Montague, John Ashton Thomas, Mark Lockheart, Andrea Dulbecco, Bruno Heinen, Gwyn Pritchard, Soosan Lolavar, Jonathan Tilbrook, Alessandro Ponti, Gianfranco Calvi.
Mari, Gio, Luca, Presidente, Teo, Perry, Totò, Alex K.

Davood - from Concerto for Jazz Trio and Chamber Orchestra (2021)

Fourth Wall is the new project by Andrea Dulbecco, unanimously acclaimed as one of the most important vibraphonists on the international scene. Dulbecco leads a quartet comprised of the rising star of European jazz pianism, Simone Locarni, electric bassist Michele Tacchi, and drummer Alessandro Rossi, among the most eclectic and established rhythm sections within the Italian jazz scene.
Three generations confront each other, forming a quartet that blends the distinct personalities of its members, driven by the common goal of creating an original sound and exploring diverse musical genres, without barriers or prejudice. The group performs original compositions by Dulbecco and Tacchi, along with highly personal interpretations of standards from the great American song book.
The thin line between improvisation and writing is frequently blurred by the musicians’ creativity and interplay. This creates a sonic world that invites listeners to immerse themselves, and thus breaks down the imaginary ‘fourth wall’ separating them from the stage.


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Happiness Soundtrack (2018)

A little tribute to Stephen Hawking and all he did for us. Thanks!

“…And I Didn’t Fall Off”
(words and music by Michele Tacchi)

Emma Gerrett – clarinet
Scarlett Askew – flute
Miranda Stinton – cello
Andrew Liddell – violin
Jack McSweeney – viola
Niall Windass – narrator

Recorded and mixed by Michele Tacchi
London - April 2019

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from the album "PLEX1"
2012

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