Notturno Roberto Olzer Trio

• 1 Images 04:53
• 2 Étude Op. 10, No. 6 06:53
• 3 Andante con moto, from ‘Italian’ Symphony 05:44
• 4 My Funny Valentine 04:59
• 5 Rei I from Neon Genesis Evangelion 05:57
• 6 Milano Rain 07:31
• 7 Notturno 06:12
• 8 Eveline 04:31
• 9 Touchdown 04:35
• 10 Dido's Lament from "Dido and Aeneas" 06:25
• Total Runtime 57:40

Info for Notturno

"The Labyrinth of the Night" drawn by the ultimate beauty sound. The genius Roberto Olzer intoxicates you with illusions and leads you to dreams. This is the culmination of "Atelier Sawano" that I kept asking for.

Finally, I can ask the world about this sound source. First of all, I am relieved about that. The project started with Roberto two years ago, and the sound source arrived early last year. In the midst of various circumstances, the release floated in the air, and even with anxiety about entering the warehouse, the days of itching in the shoes continued. It is finally resolved. I write these things first because I thought it was a guilt and a loss for jazz if this sound source didn't see the light of day. Will this be "discovered" or "excavated" someday? I'm not kidding. This must be released with the AS number on it. Otherwise, there is no point in being Sawano Kohboh. Here's what makes me affirm.

Even among Sawano artists, his NOT TURNO (Nocturne), which was created from the concept by his Roberto Olzer who plays "the most beautiful sound" and completed as a total album, is "Night sound" as the title suggests. It's a truck. Is it a starry night or a night surrounded by jet-black darkness? Is it a night with a lover or a night alone? Is it the night of encounter or the night of farewell? A long time later, an Italian-born genius pianist wanders through the city nights Miles Davis painted in his Kind of Blue. The soft yet deep sound of the three stringed instruments snuggles up to you. The mastering of his master Stefano Amerio refines it.

I don't know what the future holds, but if it's right now, I can say it clearly. This is by far the most beautiful music and is arguably one of the best ever. Fill the listener's heart with illusions and invite them to dreams. In the meantime, you will be an unexplored night labyrinth traveler.

Roberto Olzer, piano
Yuri Goloubev, double bass
Mauro Beggio, drums

Roberto Olzer
Born 1971 in Domodossola Italy, Roberto Olzer began studying piano at an early age and later organ with Maestro Giancarlo Parodi under whose guidance he received his diploma in organ and organ composition from the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan, Italy. While completing his philosophy degree at the Catholic University Milan, he studied jazz improvisation with Roberto Ciammarughi. He further refined his technique through classes and seminars held by prominent piano masters, like S. Battaglia and E. Pieranunzi. He completed his musical education with a degree in piano.

Roberto Olzer’s first recordings date back to 2002-2003 with “Folk Songs” accompanied by the guitarist F. Spadea and “Eveline” accompanied by a sestet bearing his name for the label Splasc(h). Following that, he collaborated with the Max De Aloe Quartet recording six albums including a live concert edited by Abeat Records. He then recorded two albums for Splasc(h) and Dodicilune with the Michele Gori Quartet, a recording titled “Bill Evans Homage“ with the Roberto Mattei Double Quartet, and a CD with the Florentine songwriter Susanna Parigi.

His first piano solo “Esprit de Finesse”, edited by Dodicilune was recorded in 2009 and is dedicated to F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy to commemorate his bicentennial date of birth. He further developed themes from the classical repertory as a basis for jazz arrangements and compositions with the Rudy Migliardi Quartet. ‘Au Rebours’ is a recording with the bassist Roberto Mattei of improvisations on classical themes, edited by 201 Editions, also the label for “Avorio”, a recording with the singer Elisa Marangon.

A more recent formation is the JMT (Just Music Trio) together with Yuri Goloubev and Fabrizio Spadea. The trio recorded “Standpoint” edited by Caligola.

The Roberto Olzer Jazz Trio was formed in 2011 with bass player Yuri Goloubev and percussionist Mauro Beggio. Their first album ‘Steppin’ Out’ with the Abeat label in 2013 was widely acclaimed by both music critics and the public. In particular, it was awarded the title of best instrumental album of 2013 by the Japanese ‘Jazz Critique Magazine’ (HIHYO) in a category that includes names of world fame like Chick Corea, Dave Holland or Steve Swallow. Since the debut of the Trio in the prestigious Moods Jazz Club Zürich, Switzerland, they have continued to refine their sound, highlighted by the strong soloist talents of each of its members and their creative reciprocity.

Roberto Olzer continues to perform live in concerts not only as a jazz pianist but also as a classical pianist and organist in Italy, Switzerland, France and England in important theatres, festivals, clubs and events such as Time in Jazz (Sardenia, Italy), Fano Jazz by the sea (Italy) Musica sulle Bocche, Iseo Jazz, Gallarate Jazz Festival, MITO, Blue Note (Milan, Italy), House of Jazz (Rome), Piazza Verdi (Radio Rai 3, Italy), Moods Jazz Club, (Zurich, Switzerland) Villa Streuli, (Winterthur, Switzerland), Auditorium of the Swiss Radio, (Lugano, Switzerland), Conservatoire de Paris, Conservatoire du Choletais, (France) the Bangor New Music Festival (United Kingdom) and many others.

Roberto Olzer is also active as a composer and arranger for bands, string quartets and prestigious ensembles. He has arranged compositions such as ‘Homage to Nino Rota’ , ‘Xilophonia’, ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ and ‘John Williams Suite’ for the Decimino d’Ottoni (Brass Ensemble) of the La Scala Opera House, Milan. He also arranged Astor Piazzolla’s tangos, homage to Ennio Morricone etc. for the Coccia Theatre Symphonic Orchestra (Novara, Italy).

His collaboration with the Brass Ensemble of La Scala Opera House, Milan, as arranger and soloist in Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue (Domodossola, Italy 2013) has developed into a new project called ‘American Sweets’, where he plays in combination with his own Trio and the Brass Ensemble his original arrangements of music by Leonard Bernstein and John Williams.

Roberto Olzer’s published works as a composer include “Tetragono” for clarinet and piano (Bim Vuarmarens Editions Switzerland), “Sciccareddu” and “Monte Rosa” (Wicky Editions in Milan), “Per Geometrico Destino” for solos, chorus and orchestra commissioned for the centennial of the Simplon tunnel (Switzerland), and two compositions for organ commissioned by M° Parodi: ‘Prelude, Fugue et Chorale’ and ‘Fantasy on B.A.C.H’

Besides the musicians mentioned above, he has collaborated and played with musicians Chris Collins, Paolo Tomelleri, Emilio Soana, Bruno de Filippi, Roberto Rossi, Asaf Sirkis, Luciano Zadro, Emanuele Cisi, Bebo Ferra, Andrea Dulbecco, Ramberto Ciammarughi, Mauro Negri, Steve Mead, and with outstanding Italian jazz and pop singers Diana Torto, Barbara Casini, Susanna Parigi, Antonella Ruggero, Tosca Donati.

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