Francesco Socal | Cosa faccio: jazz & etnojazz

Premise: I have been listening to Jazz music for

a couple of years.

Until 2008 I have pretended to play jazz and

blues music, by casually improvising and

reproducing. Pietro Tonolo met me during a

course and he told me: “ Your idea of jazz is

completely wrong”. He was right.

In 2009 I attended summer seminars organised

by Siena Jazz, getting in touch with musicians

such as Massimo Manzi, Mauro Negri, John

Taylor. A traumatic experience from which

however I came out safe and sound.

Since 2010 I have had the chance to cooperate

with an Italian - Hungarian band “Relazioni Ektar”,

which, beside the eclectic guitarist Stefano

Ottogalli, also includes two very famous

Hungarian musicians of the likes of Szabosh

Suke and Daniel Vaczi.

The improvisation path is now very visible also in

my Klezmer projects, that often include jazz

personalities such as Enzo Moretto, Giorgio

Panagin, Flavio Davanzo.

I am the “historical” clarinet player of Mocambo

Swing, with whom in 2010 I have recorded the

album “La Bela viè”.

I often have the pleasure to work with musicians

like David Boato, Marcello Benetti, Pietro Bottolo

Bon, Sandro Gibellini, Rosa Brunello, Alvise Seggi,

Alessandro Turchet, Flavio d'Avanzo, Andrea

Boschetti, Aldo Vio, Giovanni Natoli, Stefano

Gaion, Andrea Facchin, Walter Lucherini, tony

Green and others that I consider as personal

colossus of improvisation.

Along with the great violin player Mattia

Martorano I have created the “Gipsy Befana

Night”, a night devoted to dance and shows at

the rhythm of manouche: a success of which we

are proud.