Pier Paolo Polcari (also known as Paolo Polcari or just Polcari) was born in Naples and is best known as a keyboard player, composer, and  producer in Italian iconic band Almamegretta .  Studio collaborations include works with Massive Attack, Adrian Sherwood, Bill Laswell, Transglobal Underground, Zion Train, and many others.
At the end of 1999, he moved to London, where he spent two years acquiring a masters degree in film and video composition with Maestro Amit Sen.
Several soundtracks for cinema and theatre composed and produced, including "Pianese Nunzio" (Venice Film Festival, 1996), "Luna Rossa" (Venice Film Festival 2001) . In addition, he produces and remixes music for different artists from labels such as Universal, BMG, Sony, and Nun. In 2003, he co-wrote and produced "Wop", the first Raiz (Almamegretta singer) solo album.
In London, he works as a producer for dance labels Shoreline, Mikeli Music, and Betchwood; and also collaborates in studio and live performances with many artists and companies.
Once back in Italy he continues his collaboration with Almamegretta and produces music for famous national artists such as James Senese and Peppe Barra.
Two solo albums to his credit and many remixes for artists from different backgrounds.
Side projects (Funsui - Meditronica - Deleted Soul - Polcari&Filoq - LelloFusco&Polcari)
Currently producing music for labels Global Hybird Records, Oxhalà Records, Baikal Nomads, Tibetania between others.
Since 2013 is  sharing his time and activity between Italy and Japan.


Edoardo Marraffa - tenor & sopranino sax
Stefano Radaelli - alto & baritone sax
Gianluca Fortini - bass clarinet & Bb clarinet
Alessandro Garino - piano & keyboards
Riccardo Morandini - baritone guitar
Andrea Grillini - drums
William Simone - percussion

Purple Food is a musical project started in Bologna in 2015, aimed at the fusion of the sound of electric jazz, funk and afro-jazz with a variety of techniques of free improvisation, focusing on a strong interplay between the members of the band and on sound exploration. Our repertoire is based on compositions built on riffs and recurring rhythmic and armonic structures, employed here as a source of inspiration for solo explorations, collective improvisation and other forms of musical creativity.

577 Records is proud to be celebrating its 24 year anniversary.  The legendary music master Daniel Carter was one of the first people 577 cofounder Federico Ughi met soon after arriving in New York from Italy in 2000, after a brief stint in London.  It was a meeting of like minds and shortly thereafter the two started a series of house concerts at 577 Fifth Avenue in Brooklyn, the apartment where Federico was living at the time. The spontaneous nature of the concerts along with the incredible caliber of the deep downtown underground music they were able to present inspired them to bring the unique nature of what they were doing to a wider audience and they founded the label 577 Records to further that mission. 

577 Records started the New York Forward Festival in 2015 to mark the momentous occasion of Daniel Carter’s 70th birthday, now with festival editions happening in Morocco and Italy as well, and the international residency program Sounds of Freedom, in which active musicians are awarded the opportunity to develop their own sound, skills, and improvisation concept.

100% of profit from the sale of most of these albums goes to the musicians.

 

 “Guided by a mission to capture the ephemeral, to keep jazz relevant, and to foster a collaborative community of artists, the music 577 releases is timeless, masterful, and mystical.” - Bandcamp

“the music of new possibilities, full of spirituality and introspection, an alternative that did not need volume or screaming at the top of your lungs to position itself, and coupled with a deep sense of pulse and the blues.” - Free Jazz Blog

“577 Records, the musical home of the daring and the brave” - All About Jazz


577 Records
Brooklyn, New York
www.577records.com
©+℗ 2025

Bosco Marino è una creatura ibrida che si muove tra i fumi delle città e abita ecosistemi montani e salmastri. Nei suoi eclettici viaggi di suono immagina paesaggi morbidi come manti erbosi, per poi arrampicare tra i beat più rocciosi e massicci, accompagnando chi ascolta in un’escursione sonora in cui si balla e si sogna, fino a perdersi.
Questo spazio raccoglie sperimentazioni. https://www.mixcloud.com/boscomarino/
Dj resident at Merende - Roma.

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