ATTENTION
Due to the forecast of adverse weather conditions, the performance will take place at Sala J. Da Ponte (Piazza Luigi Cadorna 34, Bassano del Grappa).
The performance will begin as scheduled at 9:20 pm.

Paolo Fresu trumpet, flugelhorn
Dino Rubino piano and Fender Rhodes
Bebo Ferra electric guitar replaced by Riccardo Bertuzzi
Filippo Vignato trombone, electronic multi-effects, synth
Marco Bardoscia double bass
Federico Malaman electric bass, double bass
Stefano Bagnoli drums
Christian Meyer drums

Paolo Fresu's new project ideally completes the trilogy that began with Tempo di Chet, dedicated to the figure of Chet Baker, and continued with Tango Macondo, a bridge between Sardinia and South America. Kind of Lives is the purely concert-focused version of the magnificent tribute to the great Miles Davis envisioned by Fresu.
On stage, eight big names in contemporary music are divided into two ensembles: one acoustic, paying homage to Davis’s early work in the 1950s, and the other “electric,” highlighting his revolutionary musical shift: from the ethereal atmospheres of  The Birth of the Cool to the electric breakthrough of  Bitches Brew, culminating in contemporary visions and new compositions. Through original compositions and reinterpretations of Davis’s repertoire, the music unfolds within expansive spaces of improvisation, where jazz becomes a living, ever-evolving entity.
A sonic tapestry that evokes the creative and visionary universe of one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, a central and revolutionary figure in the history of jazz.
The musicians on stage have long collaborated with Fresu, sharing the stage with him and participating in the collective composition a tapestry woven from expansive spaces of improvisation interwoven with interpretations of covers drawn from Miles Davis’s repertoire. Also noteworthy is the choice of a double drum set, which, once again, highlights Fresu’s “live ethos” one that looks, on the one hand, to a more historically jazz-oriented approach and, on the other, to the progressive side of the genre itself.

Paolo Fresu
A winner of numerous awards, professor, and director of various Italian and international institutions, Paolo Fresu has performed around the world with the biggest names in African-American music over the past 30 years. He has participated in over 350 recordings some as a bandleader, others as a sideman, and still others in projects that blend ethnic music, jazz, world music, contemporary music, and early music. Fresu is the artistic director of the Time In Jazz Festival in Berchidda and, as an educator, has directed the Jazz Seminars in Nuoro (Sardinia) for 25 years. He is also involved in the production of numerous multimedia projects and composes music for films, documentaries, videos, ballets, and plays. Fresu divides his time between Paris, Bologna, and Sardinia. His unique trumpet sound is recognized as one of the most distinctive on the contemporary jazz scene.
The town band and major international awards, the Sardinian countryside and his albums, his discovery of jazz and countless collaborations, his love for the little things and Paris. There are very few people capable of bringing together such a diverse array of elements and transforming them into an incredible and rapid stylistic evolution.
Paolo Fresu has succeeded in doing just that in a country like Italy, where for far too long jazz culture was largely overlooked, and Miles Davis was recognized as a “black” and talented artist only long after his most creative years. The “magic” lies in the naturalness of a man who, like few others, has managed to convey the deepest meaning of his truly magical land through the most precious and free of the arts.