July 4

“Thoughts and Words”
tribute to Lucio Battisti

Peppe Servillo, Javier Girotto, Fabrizio Bosso, Rita Marcotulli, Furio Di Castri, Mattia Barbieri

After more than a decade of artistic partnership, one of the most original interpreters of Italian song and five great jazz musicians come together to tackle the poetic universe of Lucio Battisti.
“We decided with Pensieri e parole to reinterpret the most intimate, lyrical and personal author of Italian song, Lucio Battisti. Popular and sophisticated, Italian and lonely, builder and inventor of a song that remains intimately the heritage of all, crossing different sensibilities and musical thoughts. Singing his songs again, from Mogol to Panella, is the chance
for us to reread one of our minor and daily histories that so much suggests and moves us” (Peppe Servillo) A particularly demanding challenge because of the absolute uniqueness of the repertoire: the originality of the songs, their being so different from each other in music and lyrics, so steeped in an inexhaustible compositional vein, could make the task of tackling them without making them true “covers” arduous.
Girotto’s arrangements and Peppe Servillo’s theatrical genius succeed in tracing a new, evocative and unexpected path through twenty great Battisti songs. A journey full of Latin flavors, enveloping rhythms, history, emotions and great pathos.
From “Il mio canto libero” to “Penso a te,” the mastery of Peppe Servillo, Rita Marcotulli, Javier Girotto, Fabrizio Bosso, Furio di Castri and Mattia Barbieri is at the service of this extraordinary author, breaking down the boundaries that separate the world of song from that of jazz and improvisation to bring the audience into open territory: that of great music and the magic of sounds

Line Up:
Peppe Servillo, vocals | Javier Girotto, saxophones | Fabrizio Bosso, trumpet | Rita Marcotulli, piano | Furio Di Castri, double bass | Mattia Barbieri, drums

Arrangements by JAVIER GIROTTO

July 4

Opening by Guglielmo Santimone

Guglielmo Santimone is a pianist, composer, arranger. Born in Salerno in 2001, he began classical studies at the age of 13 and later became interested in jazz. In 2018 he was included in the Campania Regional Jazz Ensemble Orchestra. He perfected his studies at the Siena Jazz Academy, where he graduated with honors and honorable mention.

He has numerous concert experiences, both as a soloist and in musical groups at festivals, competitions and seminars. A winner of various international competitions, he combines his love of jazz with a passion for composition. On January 26, 2020, he released his debut album “UniSono” joined by great masters of the international jazz music scene.

In addition to his musical activities, in 2022 Guglielmo taught pre-academic piano, harmony and composition at the R. Goitre in Vallo della Lucania (Sa), and since January 2023 he has been teaching pre-academic piano, music theory and ear-training for the three-year degree program at the Siena Jazz Academy.

“… an understanding that goes beyond music, goes to the boundless skies of the mind, and takes him to a universe made of pure feeling” (A.P. magazine “The City”)