Antonio Artese West Coast Trio

$15  cover

Italian pianist and composer Antonio Artese returns to Ventura with his dynamic West Coast Trio, featuring Jim Connolly on bass and Richard Weller on drums.
A classically trained musician, Artese effortlessly bridges the distance between California’s Pacific shores and the rolling hills of Tuscan. He presents a vibrant program of original compositions rich in lyrical intensity and harmonic sophistication, with the trio constantly exploring and reimagining melodic lines, harmonic textures, and rhythmic patterns.
“As heard on his impressive, abidingly lyrical, and ear-pleasing recent album Two Worlds (on the Italian ABEAT label), Artese moves between the two worlds of his classical training and an idiomatic jazz world influenced by Bill Evans, alongside the virtuosic tone-painters like Keith Jarrett and Brad Mehldau.”
– Joe Woodard, The Independent