CARLO ACTIS DATO  tenor & baritone saxes, bass clarinet

Born in Turin on March 21, 1952. He has been living in the South of Italy during the childhood. His grandfather played trumpet in the folkloristic band of his village in Piedmont, North of Italy. He started to play clarinet in marching band,then he played sax in several bands of dancing music, rhythm ’n’ blues and swing. Since the early 70s he has been dedicated to concertistic and discographic activities, appearing in more than 70 records, in half of them as leader or co-leader.

He was co-founder in '74 of Art Studio, one of the first group to play new jazz in Italy (concerts in France,Germany,Holland..) and member of the musicians coop. CMC (from ’77). Many magazines have published articles and interviews about him in Europe, USA, Canada, Japan,Turkey. He made concerts all over Europe and in Canada,USA,Japan,Senegal, Antilles, Morocco,Argentina,Ethiopia. He leads his Actis Dato Quartet, exhibiting in over 150 festivals in Japan, Morocco, Canada, Greece,Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany,France,Finland,Austria ,Slovenja Croatia, Ethiopia, Lithuania, Antilles and Italy. Also exhibiting in clubs everywhere in Europe and Japan. The Quartet, assembled in 1984, has participated to radio programs for the national networks in Italy, Sweden, Belgium, Finland, Germany, France, Croatia and Switzerland. In the annual referendum of music critics of "Musica Jazz" magazine it was ranked for seven times among the top Italian groups and his records are on "The Penguin Guide to Jazz" and on Larousse Encyclopaedia. He co-leads Atipico Trio(Berlin, Helsinki, Le Mans,Dresden…), Brasserie Trio (Nevers, Mulhouse, Moers, Clusone, Pisa, Saalfelden, Roma) and TAO (2 tour in Japan,Pisa,Roma). He plays Solo recitals (Sarajevo, Skopjie, Nimes, Le Mans, Perpignan, Roma, Rive-de-Gier, Vancouver, eight tours in Japan, 2 in USA, 2 in Canada). He leads Actis’Band, aggressive-downtown music (Freiberg,Teano,Ventotène...) and Actis Furioso (Nevers), ten pieces band. He is a member of Italian Instabile Orchestra, six times voted as the best group in Italy (France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Holland, Austria, England, Canada Tour 2000, Chicago, Japan…), of Minafra Sud Ensemble (France, Germany, Portugal, Canada, England, Bulgaria, Norway, Japan, Holland, Spain…), Fazio Sextet (Argentina, Salzburg), Duo with E. Rocco (France, Belgium, Lithuania, Japan, England, Ireland). He was a member of DOM Orchestra, Tree (Switzerland, Germany, Italy), Occhipinti nonet (Mainz, Liege, Amsterdam, Mulhouse, Portugal), Mitteleuropa Orchestra (Sevilla, Wien, Munich), E.Christi Quintet (New York, Toronto, Senegal), Maltese Open Ensemble and many others. He took part in many dance and theatre performances. In the 2001’ and 2002’ critics poll of the american magazine "Down Beat" he was ranked among the best baritone sax players worlwide He played with David Murray, K.Vandermark, W.Horvitz, B.Phillips, L.Moholo, C.Taylor, R.Garrett, J.Shahid, E.Rava, G.Gaslini, M.Dresser, L.Bowie, D.Sanborn, G.Sommer, M.Nicols, A.Salis, L.Konté, K.Umezu, M.Satoh,T.Kondo, S.Fujii, A. Sakata, C.Zingaro, M.Bisio, J.McPhee……

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Actis Dato Quartetto - Actis Band - Atipico Trio - Actis Furioso

Actis Dato Quartetto:

Carlo Actis Dato (sassofoni e clarinetto basso)

Piero Ponzo (sassofoni e clarinetti)

Enrico Fazio (contrabbasso)

Fiorenzo Sordini (batteria)

E’ la formazione più originale e divertente del nuovo jazz italiano, la cui musica è un vero spettacolo d’improvvisazione, sia musicale che scenica. Nella musica del gruppo, che attinge i suoi spunti dal jazz, dalla musica etnica mediterranea e mediorientale, dal funk, dalla musica africana, da sonorità caraibiche, balcaniche, orientali, dal ricordo di vecchie canzoni italiane, si uniscono felicemente suono e spettacolarità estemporanea,Commedia dell’arte e Teatro dell’assurdo. Materiali musicali eterogenei vengono unificati da un discorso compositivo (tutti i brani sono di Actis Dato) ed improv-visativo attuale e di alto livello, condito da una buona dose di humor.

Il quartetto mette in scena un set coinvolgente a cui è difficile resistere: una furiosa miscela teatrale/musicale di grande impatto, ove lo spettatore diviene non di rado un vero e proprio protagonista dello spettacolo.

Il gruppo, formato nel 1984, ha partecipato a trasmissioni radio nazionali in Germania, Svizzera, Austria, Finlandia, Francia, Svezia, Italia, Belgio. Nell’ annuale referendum tra i critici indetto dalla rivista "Musica Jazz" è stato votato sette volte tra i migliori gruppi jazz italiani; la rivista americana "Cadence" ha nominato "Noblesse Oblige" e "Ankara Twist" tra i migliori dischi usciti in tutto il mondo, rispettivamente nel 1987 e nel 1991; la rivista giapponese "Jazz Hihyo" ha segnalato "Ankara Twist" e "Blue Cairo" tra i migliori esempi di jazz europeo; nel ’94 il CD "Bagdad Boogie"è stato premiato con 4 stelle dalla rivista americana "Down Beat". I dischi del quartetto sono stati recensiti dalle riviste specializzate di tutto il mondo (Cadence, Coda, Swing Journal, Jazztimes, Down Beat, Wire, Jazzthetik, Jazz Podium, Jazz Nu, Jazz Magazine, Jazz in Time, Improjazz, Musiche, Jazz & Tzaz, Margen, Jazzology, Cuadernos de Jazz, Jazz Live, Ritmo, Blu Jazz, Jazzmann, Rubberneck, Jazz Hihyo, Jazz Life, Ambos Mundos, Granslost, Jazz Special) e sono su "The Penguin Guide to Jazz", sull’aggiornamento 1994 dell’ enciclopedia Larousse e nella "Grande Enciclopedia della Musica" Garzanti.

FESTIVAL Giappone: Tokyo (Arc Hills, ’99), Fukui, Tokyo, Yokohama (‘00),Yokohama,Fukui(’01). Etiopia:Addis Ababa(’01). Jugoslavia: Novi Sad,Beograd,Kragujevac(01). Tunisia: Tunisi,Tabarka(01).Croazia:Zagreb(’01).Marocco: Rabat, Casablanca (’99). Canada: Montréal (‘91), Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary, Hamilton, Toronto (92). Antille Francesi: Martinica (‘92). Grecia: Patrasso (‘94). Belgio: Oupéye (‘93). Olanda: Amsterdam,Utrecht,Groningen,Rotterdam(’02). Lituania: Vilnius,Klaipeda,Kaunas(‚02). Austria: Wiesen (‘93). Finlandia: Turku (‘91), Raahe (‘94), Kajaani (2000). Svizzera: Zurigo (‘87), Losanna (‘88), Basilea (‘89).Slovenia:Lubiana(’01). Germania: Colonia (‘88); Villingen, Aachen (‘89); Norinberga, Lipsia (‘94); Berlino, Jena (‘96); Amburgo, Münster, Ulm (‘97), Mainz, Norimberga (‘98), Senden (’99), Vilsophen (2000). Francia: Le Mans, Angers, Nantes (‘88); Strasburgo (‘89); Rive-de-Gier (‘90); Coutances, Mulhouse (‘91); Tolosa, Bretagna, Mimi, Uzès (‘92); Grenoble (‘93); Oloron (‘95), Besançon (‘97), Valence, Metz, Longwy, Germ-Louron (‘98), Apt, Perpignan,Valence (‘00),Grenoble,Coublanc(’01),Planèzes(’02). Italia: S. Anna Arresi, Iglesias (‘88); Cagliari, Torino, Bologna, Torbole, Noci, Aosta, Polignano, Clusone (‘89); Como, Trento, Siena (‘90); Gibellina, Vicenza, Palermo (‘91); S. Arcangelo (‘92); Sassari, Verona, Ruvo (‘93); Ragusa, Firenze (‘94); Vittorio Veneto, Taranto (‘95); Castiglioncello (‘96); Lucca, Chianciano, Ruvo (’97); Pozzallo, Siracusa, Pisa (’98), Roma-RAI, Tivoli, Sardegna, Roccella Jonica (’99),Quartu(2000),Giaveno,Forte dei Marmi,Bene Vagienna, Amelia(01),Chieri, Castelbasso, Guardea, Crema, Sulmona (’02).

CLUB Tokyo (12 concerti nel ’99 e 9 concerti nel 2000), Parigi, Amsterdam, Atene, Friburgo, Ginevra, Lucerna, Locarno, Neuchâtel, Lugano, Zurigo, Stoccarda, Ulma, Villingen, Wuppertal, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg, Utrecht, Albi, Esslingen, Dortmund, Bremen, Biel, Gunzburg, Bruges, Lussenburgo, tour di 15 date in Francia (Gennaio ‘98), ed ovunque in Italia…più di 300 date in totale…

DISCOGRAFIA:

"Noblesse Oblige" * Splasch 1986

"Oltremare" * Splasch 1987

       *Nuova ediz. in doppio CD Splasch 1999

"Ankara Twist" Splash 1989

"Bagdad Boogie" Splasch 1992

"Blue Cairo" Splasch 1995

"Delhi Mambo" (Germany) YVP 1998

"Ginosa Jungle" Splasch 1998

"Enna Milonga" (Japan) BAJ 1999

"Fes Montuno" (Germany) YVP 2000

"Istanbul Rap" (Germany) YVP 2002

"Swingin’ Hanoi" Splasch 2003

Diplomato in clarinetto, ha compiuto studi di sassofono, musica elettronica, arrangiamento e composizione al Conservatorio di Cuneo.

E’ attivo come strumentista e compositore dal 1980, spaziando con ecletticità in tutti i campi della musica; ha collaborato con varie formazioni di rock, funky, jazz, classica e folk, ed ha composto musica da camera, musica elettro-acustica, musica per banda, musiche per danza, teatro e video, musica per didattica. Membro dell' Atipico Trio e dell' Actis Furioso, guida il proprio sestetto e suona inoltre col gruppo di cabaret musicale Trelilu, in trio con Riccardo Tesi e Gianmaria Testa (per il quale ha arrangiato il primo album "Montgolfiéres" - Label Bleu) e partecipa allo spettacolo "Guarda che luna" insieme a E.Rava, Banda Osiris, G.Testa, S.Bollani ed E.Pietropaoli. Ha suonato con: Mitteleuropa Orchestra, G.Trovesi, P.Minafra, S.Letov, V.Gayvoronsky, E.Colombo, R.Vernizzi, T.Tononi Big Band, P.Enriquez, C.Stroscio.

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Actis Band:

Carlo Actis Dato - tenor & baritone saxes, bass clarinet

Massimo Rossi - He studied harmony and choral music at Torino Music School and jazz in Siena and Loano workshops. He writes musics for Arigret group (CD for CMC Records) and he played in many festivals and clubs in Germany. With his quartet Misterioso he recorded two CD and played at the Assier festival in France and made a tour in Sweden. He compose also music for actors and dancers.

Karsten Lipp – He was born in Bremen, Germany. He graduated in Berlin w. F.Mobius and after in the Musikhochschule in Koln, where he won a study grant for Siena jazz school. He done workshops w. D.Baker, D.Liebman, R.Bei rach, B.Hart, J.Taylor. He won with his trio the "Ernst & Young Jass Award in Rotterdam. He played w. his trio in Maastricht and recorded a CD in Hamburg. He’s living in Torino.

Federico Marchesano - He graduated in double-bass at Torino Music School and is playing with some of the best knowed symphonic orchestras in Italy, like Santa Cecilia in Roma and National Symphonic Orch. of RAI. With the European Youth Orch, he done a tour in France, Germany and England, with the RAI Orchestra he played in South America and USA. He plays in Arigret, Misterioso, Ponzo sextet and the European Jazz Odissey of Louis Sclavis.

Dario Bruna - Since 1986 he has been dedicated to concertistic activities with many jazz and rock groups playing in north-Italy. He took part to Umbria jazz and Siena workshops. He's playing with Arigret in many european festivals and with his Punto.it.trio played in Magdeburger jazz Festival. His interests make of him an appreciated abstract painter . He works also like music-therapist.

Festivals : Schio, Freiberg(Germany), Caraglio, Teano, Ventotène.

Records : "Son para el Che" – 1997 – Splasch