A new emerging Italian jazz guitarist performs a repertoire of original compositions executed on classical and acoustic guitar, and other pieces with the prepared instrument which are accompanied also by live electronics and computer generated loops.

10 MP3 Songs in this album (35:30) !
Related styles: Folk: Fingerstyle, New Age: Contemporary Instrumental, Featuring Guitar

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Guitarist Lorenzo Frizzera performs a repertoire alternated between a series of original compositions executed on classical and acoustic guitar, and other pieces which are accompanied by live electronics, real time samples and computerâgenerated loops.

Lorenzo Frizzera is an emerging Italian jazz guitarist and a multiâfaceted musician who has developed his own personal style through many
important experiences in various musical genres, from performing with giants of jazz such as Jimmy Cobb to a lengthy experience in the world of ethnic music, from electronic music to funk, from renaissance music to big budget pop productions. During the course of his career he has performed at jazz festivals in many European countries and has participated in the recording of about thirty CDs.

He knows that a solo exhibition is a formidable tool for a musician in exploring his/her artistic identity and this was a crucial factor in his decision to perform this solo guitar concert, which featured a unique and well thoughtâout repertoire. Lorenzo knows that for a jazz musician, a solo concert is a true challenge since it requires the ability to maintain the proper balance between creative liberty and articulate, solid construction of compositions and solo spaces, while simultaneously concentrating on producing interesting and unusual sounds.

The instrumentation for this solo concert is particularly rich, ranging from traditional classical guitar to the use of triggers, samples and recorded loops. Of particular interest is the use of a âpreparedâ instrument, meaning a common guitar, the sound of which had been altered through the positioning of various instruments between its strings (screws, adhesive tape, plast, clothespins, bits of rubber, plugs made of cork or aluminum, etc.) This method, originally developed by Keith Rowe in imitation of John Cageâs âprepared pianoâ, was further explored in later years by Fred Frith, Derek Bailey and many other important figures in improvisational music on guitar.