Marco Vezzoso – trumpet and flugelhorn
Alessandro Collina – piano
Andrea Marchesini – percussions

The three artists combined their talents to produce a live version of the album “Italian Spirit”. A jazzy instrumental reinterpretation of some of the mostbeautiful Italian songs in the contemporary pop music scene, ina dynamic version that adds percussion to the trumpet – pianoduo.

The interplay and chemistry between the musicians creates anintense musical continuum with a strong emotional impact,which guides the audience on a musical journey through italianmusic and worldwide contamination.

Italian Spirit in Japan is a concert that was recorded forJapanese audiences in march 2021 and edited and pressed(CD) by ITI Records (Tampa, Florida) for distribution in bothAmerican continents. The original duo was joined by multifaceted drummer/percussionist Andrea Marchesini. His experiences in the USA and India, on top of his european roots, brought emotion and dynamics to the original tracks.

The trumpet underlines famous melodies, percussion spreadscolour adding effects and rhythm, piano lays full-bodied harmony and counterpoint, blending and glueing the sound, ina path of sublimation of Italian music through versions accessible to all audiences.