Banda Olifante

Stefano Bertozzi music direction, clarinets, alto sax
Massimo Eusebio artistic direction, darabouka, bass drum, percussion
Serena Santificetur alto sax, clarinets
Samanta Balzani tenor sax, alto sax
Eusebio Martinelli trumpet, susaphone
Luigi Faggi trumpet
Emiliano Rodriguez alto sax, soprano sax, tenor sax
Marcello Tosi tenor sax, castanets
Enrico Benvenuti baritone sax, tenor sax
Federico Tassani trombone
Antonio "Nijen" Coatti trombone, conch shells
Nicolò Fiori double bass
Giacomo Depaoli djembé, drum set, dum dum, percussion
Ivan Macrelli dum dum, djembé, percussion
A fine instrumental ensemble of wind and percussion instruments offering a repertoire influenced by the best popular band tradition, yet mindful of sound experiments ranging from improvisation to western cultured composition, from klezmer to afro-funk.
That’s Banda Olifante. An authentic fusion brass band expressing a warm homage to the brass universe; a tribute to popular band music characterised by intricate yet ever transparent polyphonies, articulated through infectious rhythms of transnational branding. Compositions are partly original, partly drew from jazz and world music contexts.
Among the various and motley artistic collaborations of Banda Olifante’s members, are important to mention those of Stefano Bertozzi, Massimo Eusebio e Marcello Tosi with Randy Bernsen e with Franco Caforio of Litfiba; Massimo Eusebio’s with Milan band Rosso Maltese; Emiliano Rodriguez's with Gianluigi Trovesi, Enrico Rava, Paolo Fresu and with Orchestra della Scala; Enrico Benvenuti's with Javier Girotto, Kenny Wheeler, Massimo Manzi e Bruno Tommaso; Antonio Coatti’s with Gianni Gebbia, Tony Coe, Misha Mengelberg and Chris Cutler; Federico Tassani’s with Ladri di Biciclette, Dirotta su Cuba, Andrea Guerra, Andrea Mingardi, Bruno Tommaso, Carla Bley and Steve Coleman; Eusebio Martinelli's with Vinicio Capossela.