Paolo Fresu

Paolo Fresu於1961年出生於意大利薩丁尼亞島，80年代初跑去義大利中部的Siena參加爵士樂研習(xí)課程，在哪里遇到了他的老師兼偶像Enrico Rava，隨后小號演奏技巧突飛猛進，不消幾年便成為意大利爵士圈子里最活躍的樂手之一。Fresu的小號音色聽來疏離飄邈，這是受到Rava的影響，當(dāng)然也是來自Miles Davis的啟發(fā)。而說到了Fresu的活躍，截至目前20多年的演奏生涯里曾參與過超過130張以上的專輯錄音，他現(xiàn)在也是當(dāng)年Siena爵士研習(xí)課程的指導(dǎo)老師，每年更有超過一半的時間住在法國參與各大爵士音樂節(jié)演出，音樂領(lǐng)域橫跨前衛(wèi)與傳統(tǒng)爵士，甚至電子與融合音樂的世界里也得以見其蹤跡，確實活躍。其音樂呈現(xiàn)出一種后現(xiàn)代但線條分明的輪廓，五重奏多年來合作所建立起的默契都在里面，充滿深度卻不難理解的演奏，值得聆賞
by Francesco Martinelli
At the beginning of the '80s, trumpeter Paolo Fresu attended the Siena Summer Jazz Seminars and amazed Enrico Rava with his creativity, talent, and technique. Over the next ten years, he became a major player on the Italian scene, first with his own quintet (which is still going), then branching out in a variety of projects. After finishing his Conservatory studies, he became a teacher at the same Jazz Seminars in Siena; he lives half the year in Paris, from where he coordinates the major Time in Jazz Festival he created in his hometown. His discography numbers an astonishing 130 titles since he's been invited to play all over Europe in a variety of projects, from contemporary music to straight jazz, from dance to jazz/folk fusions.
His style is based on the classic Miles Davis sound of the '50s, and the very lineup of his quintet is reminiscent of Davis' group, with excellent tenor Tino Tracanna. They mostly play originals and the music flows fresh and engaging, never a mere imitation. Live in Montpellier (1990) and Ossi di Seppia featuring Gianluigi Trovesi, both on Splasc(h), are good representations of the different facets of the group; Shades of Chet is an affectionate tribute with Rava on Label Bleu (2001) featuring new piano talent Stefano Bollani. Sonos 'E Memoria (ACT 2001) and Metamorfosi (BMG 1999) are respectively inspired by Sardinian musical heritage and European classical Richard Strauss, their success being proof of his commitment to an open musical aesthetic. In addition to Fresu's quintet, he played in an unusual duo with bassist Furio di Castri, this became the PAF trio with the addition of Antonello Salis on piano and accordion, and another trio with English pianist John Taylor (Contos, Egea 1995), while his European quartet includes French-Vietnamese guitar player Nguyên Lê (Tales From Viêtnam, ACT, 1995).