Mar, 2026

The Whistling Heads | Dance Punk (IT)

The Whistling Heads

Dance Punk | IT

AVAILABILITY FOR EUROPE

2026/27 | Dates upon request (EU-based band)

Line-up

Alberto Zaccaro aka Albert Mud | Vocals, guitar
Santino Mondello | Guitar
Samuele Costa | Bass
Giuseppe Arnao “Ziffo” | Drums

Style

A Messina dance-punk band with a wiry guitar attack, a restless rhythm section, and a clear instinct for hooks. Their sound moves from raw art-rock tension into dance-punk propulsion, keeping the urgency of British crank wave and new wave alive without sounding derivative. Sharp, youthful, and physically driven, they turn nervous energy into songs built for both small clubs and international showcases.

Profile

The Whistling Heads are a Messina-based dance-punk band shaped by rehearsal-room intensity, local underground culture, and a fast-developing live identity. Emerging from the Retronouveau orbit, they built their early profile through lean songs charged with alternative rock friction, noise-pop edges, and a youthful sense of tension. Since the first singles and the 2023 debut album Dull Boy, the project has expanded quickly through Italian dates, UK shows, growing international press attention, and the Gabe Gurnsey / Factory Floor remix of “Well…I Mean”.

Their 2025 release Better and Better than Before… widened the frame further with remixes, live cuts, and unreleased material, confirming a band that is no longer interested in staying inside one strict lane. What defines them is the balance between abrasion and melody: angular guitars, elastic basslines, alert drumming, and vocals that channel irony, pressure, and youthful disillusion with directness rather than pose.

Details

Alberto Zaccaro aka Albert Mud | Vocals, guitar
Frontman and co-founder of the project, Alberto Zaccaro is the most visible narrative voice of the band. Public release credits list him as Albert Mud for lyrics, while interviews place him at the centre of the group’s stylistic shift from classic post-punk toward a more dance-punk direction. His delivery gives the songs their tension between sarcasm, anxiety, and immediacy.

Santino Mondello | Guitar
Santino Mondello belongs to the original nucleus that launched the band and remains crucial to its guitar identity. His playing helps define the band’s angular, British-facing language, balancing abrasion with shape and momentum. He has also publicly explained the origin of the name The Whistling Heads, underlining the project’s rooted Messina identity.

Samuele Costa | Bass
Samuele Costa is the bassist whose arrival helped turn an early idea into a stable working band. In interviews he describes the chemistry of the settled line-up as the moment the project became serious. His bass work is central to the spring-loaded grooves and to the more dance-oriented direction of the recent material.

Giuseppe Arnao “Ziffo” | Drums
Known as Ziffo, Giuseppe Arnao is the drummer whose arrival stabilized the line-up that wrote most of Dull Boy. His drumming gives the band lift, bite, and rhythmic discipline, carrying both the nervous post-punk drive and the newer club-leaning accents. He is also regularly present in the band’s public interviews and live presentations.

Biography

The Whistling Heads belong to the new Italian wave of bands reclaiming dance-punk as a live language rather than a museum code. Their identity is rooted in Messina, but the project already reads beyond its local scene through a British-facing guitar vocabulary, dance-aware bass movement, and a frontman presence that turns irony and pressure into direct stage communication. The result is a band that can work in clubs, alternative festivals, and showcase circuits with the same sense of urgency.

Discography

October — single — 2022-10
Teenage cliché — single — 2023-03
Shoot Shoot — single — 2023-06
Dull Boy — album — 2023-09-01
Well…I Mean — single — 2024-02
Well…I Mean (Gabe Gurnsey / Factory Floor Remix) — single — 2024-04
Shut Me Up — single — 2024-05
Lullaby Lady — single — 2024-08
Wreck — single — 2025-03
Better and Better than Before… — compilation — 2025-09-13

Quotes

“One of the most interesting acts in today’s Italian underground.”
Stefano Gallone | Rockit | 2023-10-02

“From Messina, beyond the borders of rock.”
Giandomenico Morabito | Musica Intorno | 2023-11-22

“A gripping indie post-punk where electric crash, lively rhythms, and melodic pop taste all come through clearly.”
Gianluca Polverari / Radio Città Aperta | 2023-12-01

“A band who knows exactly how to write a funky indie-rock tune.”
Fred Bambridge | It’s All Indie | 2024-02-12

“They are injecting fresh vitality into that spirit.”
Alice Teeple | Post-Punk.com | 2024-05-27

Reviews

The Whistling Heads: “Dull Boy” recensione / Rockit / Stefano Gallone / 2023-10-02

Dull Boy, The Whistling Heads oltre i confini del rock / Musica Intorno / Giandomenico Morabito / 2023-11-22

Intervista The Whistling Heads ad Alternitalia / Radio Città Aperta / 2023-12-01

The Whistling Heads drop their funky new tune, “Well…I Mean” / It’s All Indie / Fred Bambridge / 2024-02-12

The Whistling Heads – Well…I Mean (Disasters by Choice) / The Big Takeover / Dave Franklin / 2024-02-15

Sicilian Post-Punk Quartet The Whistling Heads Debut Video for “Shut Me Up” / Post-Punk.com / Alice Teeple / 2024-05-27

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Mar, 2026

Mike Gotthard/Gergo Borlai Group | Modern Jazz Fusion (HU)

Mike Gotthard/Gergo Borlai Group

Modern Jazz Fusion | HU

AVAILABILITY FOR EUROPE

2026/27 | Dates upon request (EU Resident band)

Line-up

Mike Gotthard | guitar
Gergő Borlai, Mohini Dey, Jesús Molina, Scott Kinsey, Al Di Meola, Gary Willis, Hadrien Feraud, Anton Davidyants, Kornél Fekete-Kovács, Dániel Szebényi

Martin Gudics | bass
Gergő Borlai, Frank Gambale, Boca Gambale, Tom Schuman, HAUSER, Péter Ferencz, Attila Závodi, Olivér Magán, Marcell Gudics

Erik Tempfli | keyboards
Bori Hegedűs, Petra Gubik, Dániel Görögh, Frankie Látó, Gergő Szakács, Dániel Szebényi, Dávid Kovács, Peta Lukács, Sándor Zsemlye

Gergő Borlai | drums
Scott Kinsey, Gary Willis, Jimmy Haslip, Hadrien Feraud, Nathan East, Bob Mintzer, Al Di Meola, Matthew Garrison, Scott Henderson

Style

A modern fusion quartet led by guitar, where Mike Gotthard’s blues-rock phrasing meets a broader, more fluid jazz grammar. The rhythm section of Gergő Borlai and Martin Gudics drives the project toward an elastic, sharply defined groove able to absorb odd meters without losing immediacy. Erik Tempfli completes the DNA with open harmonic thinking and a contemporary timbral palette: the result is music that is sensual in attack, brutal in energy, and always melodic in design.

Profile

Mike Gotthard/Gergo Borlai Group is the most compact and readable form of Mike Gotthard’s authorial language: a project built on original compositions that move through jazz, blues, rock, and funk without treating genres as fenced territories, but rather as reservoirs of accents, timbres, and dynamics. Around Gotthard’s guitar, the band works through contrasts: tension and singability, rhythmic precision and spontaneity, electric impact and harmonic breadth. Borlai brings international-level metric drive, Gudics holds the center with a mobile, reactive bass voice, while Tempfli opens depth and color through keyboards that can be both structural and narrative. The dominant traits are energetic articulation, a modern fusion harmonic vocabulary, tight interplay, and a clear live-performance vocation: not a simple all-star vehicle, but an ensemble with its own identity, recognizable for its balance of technique, groove, and writing.

Details

Mike Gotthard
A Hungarian guitarist and composer, he forms the expressive center of the project with phrasing that blends blues lyricism, rock attack, and jazz-fusion development. Official and critical sources describe him as an author more interested in musical narrative than in technical display, with a language built on melody, groove, and reciprocal listening. Within the band, he is the main vector of aesthetic direction: themes, dynamic shifts, and formal design remain readable even when the ensemble opens into improvisation.

“Misi is a real bomb of energy whose musicality can speak equally to rock lovers and jazz devotees.” (György Szentgallay, review of “Intellectual Brutality”, 2016-11-11)

Martin Gudics
A bassist able to move across fusion, songwriter-driven pop, smooth jazz, and high-intensity technical contexts, he brings rhythmic elasticity and structural awareness to the group. His role goes beyond support: he builds links between guitar and drums, keeps metric transitions fluid, and strengthens the groove element without weighing down the texture. Within the band’s DNA, he represents the pole of balance: precise, but always in service of collective musical unity.

“By now we can say with pride that Martin Gudics belongs to the elite of bass players not only in his country, but worldwide.” (JazzMa.hu, presentation of “BVDA”, 2024-04-17)

Erik Tempfli
A pianist, keyboardist, and Artisjus Award-winning composer, he brings broad harmonic thinking and a timbral awareness that avoids both mere filling and decorative virtuosity. His parts help define the group’s breathing space: pads, organ colors, electric piano textures, and modern comping become tools of architecture rather than simple color. He is the member who most clearly expands the quartet’s tonal horizon and reinforces its melodic-contemporary side.

“The natural lightness of his touch is in perfect harmony with his personality; his playing and musical humour evoke the very greatest.” (JazzMa.hu editorial, 2020-12-12)

Gergő Borlai
An internationally established drummer and composer, Borlai acts as an identity accelerator for the project: rhythmic precision, dynamic control, advanced fusion vocabulary, and the ability to make even the most complex metric turns feel organic. His presence transforms the ensemble from an author-led group into a band with strong performance traction. In the group’s DNA he carries weight both as rhythmic engine and as a marker of prestige: his signature is recognizable in the energy, the clarity of pulse, and the dramatic handling of climaxes.

“Gergo has become one of the most exciting up-and-coming drummers today and continues to be recognized with each jaw-dropping solo.” (Drumeo, 2022-08-19)

Biography

Mike Gotthard is a Hungarian guitarist and composer whose work bridges blues phrasing, modern fusion, and a strong live-performance instinct. Gergő Borlai, with an international career spanning hundreds of recordings and top-tier collaborations, brings world-class rhythmic identity and prestige to the ensemble. Together with Martin Gudics and Erik Tempfli, the group delivers a modern jazz fusion format built on compositional clarity, high-impact groove, and advanced interplay.

Discography

Mike Gotthard
Intellectual Brutality — album — 2016
9 Wheels — single — 2021
Flotation — single — 2024
The Electric Shock Live Session — EP — 2025
The Group Live Session — single — 2026
Sensual Brutality — album — 2026
LesMi — single — 2026

Martin Gudics
Ups & Down — album with Peet Project — 2020
Sweet Lemon — album with Peet Project — 2022
Global Warning — Oliver Zisko album featuring Martin Gudics — 2022
Hard to Say Goodbye — single with Dániel Szebényi and Gudics Twins — 2023
Sensual Brutality — album with Mike Gotthard/Gergő Borlai — 2026
LesMi — single with Mike Gotthard/Gergő Borlai — 2026

Erik Tempfli
Altató — song performed at A Dal with Bori Hegedűs — 2021
Anya — single with Bori Hegedűs — 2022
Unalmas felnőtt — single with Bori Hegedűs and Johanna Lengyel — 2022
ReStar — album with Kodály Spicy Jazz — 2025
Sensual Brutality live set with Mike Gotthard Group — repertory documented from 2024 to 2026

Gergő Borlai
17 — album — 1998
Sausage — album — 2004
M.M.M. — album — 2010
ARC Trio — album — 2018
The Missing Song — album — 2020
Burger Joint on Oxnard Street — single — 2023
Monster Pop — single — 2023
A New Normal — single — 2025
Sensual Brutality — album with Mike Gotthard — 2026
LesMi — single with Mike Gotthard — 2026

Quotes

“Misi is a real bomb of energy whose musicality can speak equally to rock lovers and jazz devotees.”
György Szentgallay | JazzMa.hu | 2016-11-11

“The natural lightness of his touch is in perfect harmony with his personality; his playing and musical humour evoke the very greatest.”
JazzMa.hu editorial | 2020-12-12

“By now we can say with pride that Martin Gudics belongs to the elite of bass players not only in his country, but worldwide.”
JazzMa.hu editorial | 2024-04-17

“Gergo has become one of the most exciting up-and-coming drummers today and continues to be recognized with each jaw-dropping solo.”
Drumeo | 2022-08-19

Reviews

Gotthárd Mihály: Intellectual Brutality / JazzMa.hu / György Szentgallay / 2016-11-11

Katartikus elektrosokk Solymáron / JazzMa.hu / Géza Barcsik / 2020-09-15

‘I meet new inspirations almost every day’ / Secret Eclectic / 2021-03-16

Lamantin Jazz Fesztivál szerda / JazzMa.hu / László Czika / 2025-07-04

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Mar, 2026

Mikah Maquá | Quirky Alt-Pop Rock (NL)

Mikah Maquá

Quirky Alt-Pop Rock | NL

AVAILABILITY FOR EUROPE

2026-2027 | July 1st, 2026 to December 31st, 2027

Line-up

Mikah Maquá | Voice
Fay Arapatsani | Drums
Federica Fornaro | Guitar
SiYu Liu | Keys

Shortly about Mikah

Mikah Maquá stands out for her sharp songwriting, turning vulnerability, irony and neurodivergent self-awareness into catchy, emotionally direct indie-pop. A two-time finalist of the European Music Contest in the singer-songwriter category (2018 and 2021), she was also selected for the Hedon Beurs 2025 development trajectory. In 2026 she released her debut EP people pleaser with support from Music Support Overijssel, confirming her as a rising voice with both personality and momentum.

Style

Confessional indie-pop with the nerve of alt-rock and the bounce of spring-loaded guitars. Retro-leaning keys and sharp backbeats keep the songs moving between irony, tension, and release. The band DNA is intimate but not soft: melodic, emotionally direct, and built for dynamic live lift.

Profile

Mikah Maquá sits where diaristic indie-pop meets wiry alternative rock. The center of gravity is a voice-first songwriting identity shaped by confession, irony, and emotional overshare, then pushed outward by a rhythm section that favors momentum over polish and by guitar work with a rougher art-rock edge. Fay Arapatsani brings physicality and dark-toned dynamic contrast from an art-pop and heavy-alt background; Federica Fornaro widens the harmonic field with psych, prog, and jazz-adjacent color, adding grain, tension, and movement rather than decorative texture. With keys functioning as both glue and counterpoint, the project lands in a sweet spot between catchy hooks and nervous energy: retro synth flashes, springy riffs, abrupt emotional pivots, and a live interplay that turns vulnerability into impact.

Details

Mikah Maquá
Dutch-Canadian singer-songwriter Maaike Girardin fronts the project with a writing voice built on self-exposure, humor, and emotional contradiction. Public profiles consistently frame the material around neurodivergence, people-pleasing, awkward love stories, and revenge-fantasy wit, but the songs stay hook-led rather than purely confessional. Production and release history point to a collaborative studio axis with Lennert Klaui, giving the project a polished but still elastic alt-pop frame. Live, the material is built to scale from intimate confession to sharp collective lift.

“Her relatable yet catchy pop songs let vulnerability collide with brutality.” (Hedon Zwolle event text, 2026-01-22)

Fay Arapatsani
Athens-born and based in Utrecht, Fay Arapatsani brings a drummer-songwriter sensibility that favors weight, contour, and dramatic pacing. Her public bio maps a path from early piano study into drums, composition, and darker art-pop writing, with threads of ethnic jazz, pop, fusion, and electronics. That background translates well inside Mikah Maquá’s frame: she can support hook-based material while adding urgency, asymmetry, and a harder emotional undercurrent.

“The Greek artist carries the set with her powerful rock voice, which she can take impressively high.” (Rogier van Nierop, 3voor12 Leiden, 2025-12-23)

Federica Fornaro
Federica Fornaro adds the project’s rougher guitar grain. Her documented work with Basiliscus P points to a player comfortable with psych rock, prog structures, 1990s alternative edges, and jazz-adjacent openness, which makes her especially useful in a band that needs songs to move beyond pure singer-songwriter framing. She is less about ornamental lead lines than about shape, texture, and expansion: widening choruses, introducing friction, and giving hooks a more physical body.

“A talented and eclectic Messina band.” (Nadia Cornetti, Off Topic Magazine, 2022-12-21)

SiYu Liu
SiYu Liu is the keys chair in this lineup. In band-DNA terms, the role is important: keys soften transitions, reinforce hooks, and connect the project’s retro-pop sheen to its more nervous rock edge. Public-facing January 2026 band posts identify the keys position as Sharon Liu under the handle @cactusinpoppy, so this profile keeps the role in the lineup while avoiding unverified biographical or discographic claims beyond its ensemble function.

Biography

Mikah Maquá is the project of Dutch-Canadian songwriter Maaike Girardin, building songs around awkward honesty, pop immediacy, and emotional whiplash. Public-facing bios and event texts consistently frame the act as a mix of retro synths, springy guitars, and catchy songwriting that turns vulnerability, humor, and instability into hooks built for the stage rather than the diary page.

Discography

Mikah Maquá
Singles: something to remember (2025), wish you were dead (2025), ADHD (mental break-up) (2025), someone else (2026), HELLO?! (2026). EP: people pleaser (2026).

Fay Arapatsani
Single: Hardpill (2024). EP: will I go under (2024). With Amalphi: album Acheron I (2019), EP Valley – Serpent – Womb (2023).

Federica Fornaro
With Basiliscus P: album Placenta (2017), singles Urban Safari (2022) and Magenta (2022), album Spuma (2022). Feature: Giadar, Mirror in the Mirror feat. Federica Fornaro (2022). Additional credited appearance: La Stanza della Nonna, Dove gli occhi non possono arrivare (2019).

SiYu Liu
No public discography could be independently verified under the supplied name.

Quotes

“Her relatable yet catchy pop songs let vulnerability collide with brutality.” Hedon Zwolle, 2026-01-22
“The Dutch-Canadian artist makes a mix of retro synths, springy guitars and catchy pop songs.” Poppunt Overijssel, 2026-01-22
“This band has the most unique sound of the evening.” Rogier van Nierop, 3voor12 Leiden, 2025-12-23
“The Greek artist carries the set with her powerful rock voice, which she can take impressively high.” Rogier van Nierop, 3voor12 Leiden, 2025-12-23
“A talented and eclectic Messina band.” Nadia Cornetti, Off Topic Magazine, 2022-12-21
“A more mature, experimental, complex and enveloping sound.” Laura Lipari, LetteraEmme, 2022-10-13

Reviews

Mikah Maquá brengt met hulp van MSO debuut EP uit – Poppunt Overijssel – 2026-01-20 – https://poppuntoverijssel.nl/mikah-maqua-brengt-met-hulp-van-mso-debuut-ep-uit/
Van zangles in De Meerpaal naar eigen muziek: Mikah Maquá’s muzikale reis – FlevoPost – 2025-12-24 – https://flevopost.nl/dronten/van-zangles-in-de-meerpaal-naar-eigen-muziek-mikah-maqua-s-muzikale-reis-47898303.html
MIKAH MAQUÁ – Hedon Zwolle – 2026-01-22 – https://www.hedon-zwolle.nl/voorstelling/32766/mikah-maqua
Formula Indie Schedule 5th to 11st January 2026 – European Indie Music Network – 2026-01-05 – https://euroindiemusic.info/2026/01/05/formula-indie-schedule-5th-to-11st-january-2026/
Euro Indie Music Chart 3.26 – European Indie Music Network – 2026-01-27 – https://euroindiemusic.info/2026/01/27/euro-indie-music-chart-3-26/
Douze points voor Griekenland – 3voor12 Leiden | Rogier van Nierop – 2025-12-23 – https://3voor12.vpro.nl/lokaal/leiden/artikelen/overzicht/2025/december/Nobel-Award-2025-finale.html
Basiliscus P – Spuma (Tuma Records/The Orchard, 2022) – Off Topic Magazine | Nadia Cornetti – 2022-12-21 – https://offtopicmagazine.net/2022/12/21/basiliscus-p-spuma/
Urban Safari: il nuovo singolo dei Basiliscus P in uscita il 13 ottobre 2022 – LetteraEmme | Laura Lipari – 2022-10-13 – https://www.letteraemme.it/urban-safari-il-nuovo-singolo-dei-basiliscus-p-in-uscita-il-13-ottobre-2022/
Interview – Basiliscus P – Indie-Roccia | Smoking Area – 2022-09-08 – https://www.indie-roccia.it/interviste/interview-basiliscus-p/

WHAT’S GOING ON

https://www.coralriff.biz/events/

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Mar, 2026

Davide Pannozzo ft. Etienne Stadwijk & Steve Ferrone

DAVIDE PANNOZZO Trio ft. ETIENNE STADWIJK & STEVE FERRONE | Soul-Funk Blues Fusion (USA)

DAVIDE PANNOZZO Trio

ft.

ETIENNE STADWIJK & STEVE FERRONE

Soul-Funk Blues Fusion | USA

AVAILABILITY FOR EUROPE

2026 | October 15th to 27th

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Line-up

Davide Pannozzo | Guitar, vocals
George Benson, Steve Jordan, Will Lee, David Garfield, Phil Palmer, Matt Schofield, Oz Noy, Robben Ford

Etienne Stadwijk | Piano, keyboards, synth bass
Paul Simon, Maxwell, Marcus Miller, Richard Bona, Nona Hendryx, Harry Belafonte

Steve Ferrone | Drums
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Average White Band, Eric Clapton, Duran Duran, George Harrison, Chaka Khan, Michael Jackson

Style

Contemporary blues wired into funk and jazz, with modern arrangements and a true stage-first drive. An iconic rhythm engine and a keyboard chair that can become bass: a trio that sounds like a full band. Set for October 2026, the music moves between wide grooves, singable themes, and high-intensity improvisation without losing song focus.

Profile

Davide Pannozzo leads an essential yet ambitious trio: guitar and vocals up front, with an expanded sound built on the idea of orchestrating every tune. The palette is modern blues, shot through with fusion accents and a decisive funk pulse; improvisation never becomes an end in itself, but stays narrative, shaping dynamics, timbre, and forward motion. Etienne Stadwijk works in textures and counterlines, switching between piano and keyboards while deploying a deep synth bass that redraws the balance of the band: the bass role turns mobile, harmonic, and rhythmic all at once. Steve Ferrone brings the authority of decades at the top of international rock and R&B: timing, weight, and space, with an elasticity that keeps the trio tight and always breathing. The result is high-voltage music rooted in tradition and designed for the present.

Details

Davide Pannozzo | Guitar, vocals
Classical training with an electric identity: a singing phrasing, controlled attack, and a vocabulary that crosses modern blues with jazz sensibility. In original material he favors clear themes and open-ended codas, letting the solo become a second verse. In trio format, the guitar carries melody and harmony without losing rhythmic weight.

“Today there are very few artists who can inspire and be full of ideas: Davide Pannozzo is one of them. From the first listen you know something special is happening…” (Will Lee, GUITARlab Blog, 2018-12-04)

Etienne Stadwijk | Piano, keyboards, synth bass
Pianist and keyboardist with Surinamese roots, Berklee training, and a New York base. His signature is the balance between European voicings, world colors, and an R&B-born sense of pocket. In this project he is also the harmonic bass, shaping synth-bass lines that give body and direction to the groove.

“The band was very tight, with really successful solos… (including Stadwijk’s).” (Maciek Pysz, London Jazz News, 2013-10-08)

Steve Ferrone | Drums
A benchmark for solidity and musicality: heavy hits when needed, but above all control of dynamics. His drumming connects rock, funk, and pop through a precise idea of space, letting the song breathe. In trio, he is the engine that makes every density shift feel inevitable, from raw blues to wide-open fusion.

“Over the past four decades, Ferrone’s taste, timing and impeccable groove have served him extremely well…” (Joe Bosso, MusicRadar, 2010-08-26)

Biography

Davide Pannozzo is an Italian guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer, and educator whose work connects blues roots, soul dynamics, and jazz-informed phrasing. Based between Europe and the United States, he has collaborated with players such as Steve Ferrone, Will Lee, Oz Noy, and David Garfield, building a profile that combines songwriter instinct, groove awareness, and a modern electric guitar voice designed for both records and the stage.

Discography

Davide Pannozzo
Albums/EPs: Born Electric; A Portrait of Jimi Hendrix; Unconditional Love; Room for Joy. Singles: Be Blessed; Keep On Loving You; Love Is a Simple Thing; Without You, Once Again; St. Louis Blues; Imagine; Plug It In; Leroy’s Blues; The Thrill Is Gone; Christmas In New York.

Etienne Stadwijk
Albums/EPs: Lagos Pepper Soup; To Love Again -…; Olatuja; Waltz for Eli. Singles: Then Why?!; Wig Glue.

Steve Ferrone
Albums/EPs: It Up: Steve Ferrone and Friends Live at La Ve Lee; More Head (Steve Ferrone’s Farm Fur); Steve Ferrone & Friends Live; Steve Ferrone & Friends Mo’Live.

Quotes

“Today there are very few artists who can inspire and be full of ideas: Davide Pannozzo is one of them. From the first listen you know something special is happening…” Will Lee, GUITARlab Blog, 2018-12-04
“If you like Eric Johnson, Robben Ford, Carl Verheyen, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton, then this album and this cool cat are definitely for you.” Simon Redley, Music Republic Magazine, 2017-10-19
“Over the past four decades, Ferrone’s taste, timing and impeccable groove have served him extremely well…” Joe Bosso, MusicRadar, 2010-08-26
“The band was very tight, with really successful solos… (including Stadwijk’s).” Maciek Pysz, London Jazz News, 2013-10-08
“Keyboardist and producer Etienne Stadwijk has released a powerful and moving track…” A.A. Cristi, BroadwayWorld, 2020-06-22
“An outstanding album, Steve Ferrone & Friends Live…” Planet Drum, 2014-09-16

Reviews

Davide Pannozzo & Loud Stuff – Born Electric – Bman’s Blues Report – 2012-04-18 – https://bmansbluesreport.com/2012/04/18/davide-pannozzo-loud-stuff-born-electric-new-release-review/
Davide Pannozzo – Unconditional Love – Music Republic Magazine | Simon Redley – 2017-10-19 – https://musicrepublicmagazine.com/2017/10/davide-pannozzo-unconditional-love-unconditional-love-global-publishing-19th-october-2017/
Celebrated guitarist Davide Pannozzo releases new single Be Blessed – Rock and Blues Muse – 2022-07-07 – https://www.rockandbluesmuse.com/2022/07/07/celebrated-guitarist-davide-pannozzo-releases-new-single-be-blessed/
Review: Richard Bona at Pizza Express – London Jazz News | Maciek Pysz – 2013-10-08 – https://londonjazznews.com/2013/10/08/review-richard-bona-at-pizza-expres/
Multi-Instrumentalist and Producer Etienne Stadwijk Releases a Powerful Response to the Current Social Climate – BroadwayWorld | A.A. Cristi – 2020-06-22 – https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Multi-Instrumentalist-and-Producer-Etienne-Stadwijk-Releases-a-Powerful-Response-to-the-Current-Social-Climate-20200622
Tom Petty drummer Steve Ferrone talks groove, Charlie Watts and more – MusicRadar | Joe Bosso – 2010-08-26 – https://www.musicradar.com/news/drums/tom-petty-drummer-steve-ferrone-talks-groove-charlie-watts-and-more-289800
Steve Ferrone and Friends Live with Tracktion 5 – Planet Drum – 2014-09-16 – https://www.planet-drum.com/steve-ferrone-and-friends-live-with-tracktion-5/

BOOKING REQUEST

Mar, 2026

MATT VON RODERICK Trio ft. Dominique Di Piazza & Joel Taylor | Contemporary Jazz (USA)

MATT VON RODERICK Trio

ft. Dominique Di Piazza & Joel Taylor

Contemporary Jazz | USA

AVAILABILITY FOR EUROPE

2026 | 18/30 November

Line-up

Matt Von Roderick | Trumpet, vocals
Jon Batiste, Brad Mehldau, Dionne Warwick, Neil Diamond, Saturday Night Live Band, Super Furry Animals

Dominique Di Piazza | Bass
John McLaughlin, Trilok Gurtu, Bireli Lagrene, Dennis Chambers, Didier Lockwood, Andre Ceccarelli, Gordon Beck, Vic Juris, U. Srinivas, Zakir Hussain

Joel Taylor | Drums
Allan Holdsworth, Al Di Meola, Joe Sample, Michael Buble, Stanley Clarke, Herb Alpert, Frank Gambale, Brian Bromberg, Yanni, Andy Summers

Style

A contemporary jazz trio where lyric trumpet-and-voice phrasing meets chordal bass design and high-definition drums. The language moves between intimate songcraft, modal lift, and fusion-grade momentum without losing warmth. Elegant on the surface, restless underneath: this is ensemble jazz built on tone, propulsion, and real-time dialogue.

Profile

Led by Matt Von Roderick’s trumpet-and-voice language, this trio projects a modern jazz identity that balances lyricism, uplift, and edge. Dominique Di Piazza shifts the bass from foundation to harmonic co-author: chordal attack, rapid articulation, and a singing upper register give the ensemble unusual vertical depth. Joel Taylor supplies the architectural frame, combining fusion-trained clarity with the restraint of a first-call accompanist. The resulting band DNA is airy but precise, melodic yet electrically charged: open forms, strong hook-awareness, and a pulse that can pivot from brushed intimacy to high-definition propulsion without breaking the narrative line.

In practical terms, this is a project that can work in jazz clubs, crossover series, and contemporary festival settings alike, because its center of gravity is not genre display but communicative improvisation, ensemble intelligence, and tone-led storytelling.

Details

Matt Von Roderick
Matt Von Roderick brings a highly personal front-line language rooted in jazz trumpet, crooning lyricism, and vocal-trumpet multiphonics. His profile combines conservatory pedigree with stagecraft: he can phrase like a singer, shape atmosphere like an arranger, and still land a melody with straight-ahead clarity. The effect is both classic and post-genre, with an emotional directness that keeps experimentation accessible.

“Fresh, innovative, and just plain different.” (Woodrow Wilkins, All About Jazz, 2005-10-13)

Dominique Di Piazza
Dominique Di Piazza remains one of the rare electric bassists who can alter an ensemble’s harmonic geometry in real time. His right-hand technique, chordal reach, and fast upper-register articulation make the bass function as both engine and second harmonic instrument. In this trio context, he expands the music from support into co-composition, bringing Mediterranean color, fusion fluency, and deep improvisational authority.

“One of the truly important electric-bassists of our time.” (Damian Erskine, Bass Musician Magazine, 2009-02-01)

Joel Taylor
Joel Taylor is the kind of drummer who gives sophisticated projects both polish and momentum. His language is clean, clear, adaptable, and structurally intelligent: strong time, exact cymbal definition, and a refined sense of when to drive and when to leave air. In this line-up, he acts less as commentator than as force-shaper, translating complex motion into flow.

“Possessing a clean, clear, punchy style that he can adapt to any environment.” (Ken Micallef, Modern Drummer, 2019-12-27)

Biography

Los Angeles-based trumpeter, vocalist, songwriter, producer, and educator Matt Von Roderick has built a genre-crossing profile that connects jazz trumpet tradition, crooner phrasing, and modern songwriting. He studied at New York University through the Vilar Global Fellowship in the Performing Arts, where he worked with trumpet master Mark Gould, former chair of brass at both the Metropolitan Opera and Juilliard. Active across jazz and contemporary settings, he has developed a signature language that moves fluidly from standards and lyric balladry to post-genre original work while keeping melody, atmosphere, and emotional directness at the center.

Discography

Matt Von Roderick
Albums: So It Goes (2005), So It Goes (2007), A Book Of Five Rings (2008), Hero’s Journey (2016), Celestial Heart (2023), The Perfect Storm (2025). Singles and EPs: Signs (2025), See Me (2025), Coexistence (2025), Wind on My Face (2025), I’m Old Fashioned (2026).

Dominique Di Piazza
Albums: Spiritual Hymns (2002), Seven Steps To Heaven (2003), Front Page (2004), Princess Sita (2008), Living Hope (2016), Il canto delle montagne (2016), Travel (2021). Singles and EPs: Rain in Seoul (2023).

Joel Taylor
Verified recording credits: Tribute by Yanni, Jaco by Brian Bromberg, Basses Loaded by Brian Bromberg.

Quotes

“Fresh, innovative, and just plain different.” Woodrow Wilkins, All About Jazz, 2005-10-13
“Among a group of young jazz composers who are unafraid to step beyond traditional constraints.” Celeste Sunderland, All About Jazz, 2005-12-13
“Few have the mastery of their chosen instrument that Dominique Di Piazza has displayed throughout his career.” Damian Erskine, Bass Musician Magazine, 2009-02-01
“Possessing a clean, clear, punchy style that he can adapt to any environment.” Ken Micallef, Modern Drummer, 2019-12-27
“A drummer dripping with impeccable touch and timing.” Sea of Tranquility, 2017-05-07

Reviews

Matt Shulman: So It Goes – All About Jazz – Woodrow Wilkins – 2005-10-13 – https://www.allaboutjazz.com/so-it-goes-matt-shulman-jaggo-records-review-by-woodrow-wilkins
Matt Shulman: So It Goes – All About Jazz – Celeste Sunderland – 2005-12-13 – https://www.allaboutjazz.com/so-it-goes-matt-shulman-jaggo-records-review-by-celeste-sunderland
Matt Von Roderick: Hero’s Journey – Jazz Weekly – 2016-07-18 – https://jazzweekly.com/2016/07/matt-von-roderick-heros-journey/
Matt Von Roderick Celestial Heart – Making A Scene – 2023-07-21 – https://www.makingascene.org/matt-von-roderick-celestial-heart/
Front Page: Front Page – All About Jazz – Walter Kolosky – 2004-01-12 – https://www.allaboutjazz.com/front-page-front-page-sunnyside-records-review-by-walter-kolosky
Dominique di Piazza: Spiritual Hymns – All About Jazz – Phil DiPietro – 2002-05-14 – https://www.allaboutjazz.com/spiritual-hymns-dominique-di-piazza-canaan-music-review-by-phil-dipietro
Dominique di Piazza: Princess Sita – All About Jazz – Phil DiPietro – 2008-08-19 – https://www.allaboutjazz.com/princess-sita-dominique-di-piazza-picanto-records-review-by-phil-dipietro
Joel Taylor – Modern Drummer – Ken Micallef – 2019-12-27 – https://www.moderndrummer.com/article/february-2020-joel-taylor/

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Mar, 2026

MUGRE | PostPunk, Rock (AG)

Mugre | PostPunk, Rock (AG)

AVAILABILITY FOR EUROPE

MAY 7th to 29th

Line-up

Jazmín Esquivel | Guitar & vocals
Lucy Patané, Paula Maffía, Los Alces, Leo Sujatovich, Juanito El Cantor, Pol Nada

Sofía Naara Malagrino | Drums & vocals
Lucy Patané, Mariana Michi, Tomás Viola, Valentín Basso, Eugenia Sasso

Mariana Michi | Bass & vocals
Julieta Venegas, Lito Vitale, Nahuel Briones, Axel Krygier, Michelle Blades, Barbie Williams, Axel Mark, Tweety González

Style

Post‑punk/punk‑rock power trio with three interlocking lead vocals. Dry, driving groove; angular guitar and melodic bass push songs from sweetness to abrasion in seconds. Everyday lyrics with a political undertow and sharp humor—built for the live room, recorded like it.

Profile

MUGRE is a Buenos Aires-based post‑punk/punk‑rock power trio formed in 2015 by Jazmín Esquivel, Sofía Naara Malagrino and Mariana Michi. Three voices share the lead: hooks arrive as a chant, an argument, or a punchline, always riding tight drums, angular guitar and a bass line that refuses to stay in the background. Their 2024 full‑length SOMOS PROFESIONALES (Twitin Records), produced by Tweety González, captures the band as it works: close to live, with arrangements kept lean and decisions made fast. Across ten songs, everyday scenes open into a political undercurrent—humor, desire, break‑ups and boundaries—without losing the adrenaline of the underground rooms where they grew up. On stage, MUGRE reads as one compact instrument: rhythmic precision, hard stops, and sudden turns from sweetness to abrasion, built for sweat, pogo and sing‑along.

Details

Jazmín Esquivel
Songwriter-guitarist with a pop instinct sharpened by post‑punk economy: short forms, tight melodic curves, and lyrics that turn the everyday into subtext. Her phrasing favors contrast—soft lead lines against hard edges—so the guitars can both cut and sing. Outside the trio she moves through acoustic and producer-led contexts, feeding MUGRE with new harmonic “toys” and vocal colors. In the band, she anchors narrative direction: voice, riff and scene-setting in one gesture.

(“Mariana Michi and Jazmín Esquivel rock hard without losing the glamour.” Rolling Stone en Español, 2024-10-12)

Sofía Naara Malagrino
A drummer-vocalist who thinks like an arranger: she controls density with silence, accents and sudden accelerations. Her playing stays dry and forward, giving the trio’s three voices a clean grid to lock into. In the studio and on stage she treats timbre as structure—pads, textures and dynamic shifts as part of the song. In MUGRE she is the cut: the decisive pulse that makes the band feel compact and volatile.

Mariana Michi
A bassist-producer whose lines carry melody as much as weight, pushing songs forward without losing shape. Her sound favors groove with intention: tight repetition, then one turn that changes the whole picture. She brings a production ear to the trio—how a part sits, how a chorus lifts, how the low end tells the story. In MUGRE she balances impulse and control, making the band’s contrasts feel deliberate rather than accidental.

(“Mariana Michi and Jazmín Esquivel rock hard without losing the glamour.” Rolling Stone en Español, 2024-10-12)

Discography

MUGRE

Emocionando a la gente (EP, 2018; Bandcamp release 2020)
FURIA BEBE (single, 2019)
No te perdono (single, 2019)
Gracias por cuidar el Equipo (album, 2019)
La santísima trinidad (EP, 2023)
SALTEMOS MOLINETES (single, 2024)
SOMOS PROFESIONALES (album, 2024)

Jazmín Esquivel

EP (EP, 2016)
Las Historias (EP, 2017)
Púrpura (album, 2018)
Puñal (single, 2020)
Medianoche Radio Club (album, 2021)
y regalamelo (single, 2021)
Misiones (Dos Lobas Remix) (single, 2022)
yo no trabajo para nadie, solo trabajo para mí (single, 2022)
RELÁMPAGOS (single, 2025)
la forma (single, 2025)
LA HORA NARANJA (album, 2025)

Sofía Naara

Uno [OHDIOSA] (EP, 2017)
Rápido [OHDIOSA] (EP, 2018)
Raíz (Mi propio invento) (album, 2021)
Las Torpezas (album, 2022)
Las Torpezas en la Intimidad (Acoustic) [feat. Eugenia Sasso] (single, 2024)
Las torpezas en la intimidad (album, 2024)
Vértigo (album, 2025)

Mariana Michi

Cayó el Valiente (album, 2018)
Baile Inaugural – Sesión en Vivo (single, 2019)
No Somos Reyes – Sesión en Vivo (single, 2019)
Ruidos Programados en vivo en La Tangente (single, 2020)
LA PAZ OBLIGADA (EP, 2020)
LA PAZ OBLIGADA II (EP, 2020)
HIJO DE CAMPEONES (album, 2021)
No Sentir Nada (single, 2021)
NUNCA DA IGUAL (album, 2023)
Atada (single, 2023)
Admiración (single, 2023)
Repatriarme (single, 2023)
Sombras y Noches (single, 2024)
Sesión ⚔️ en Vivo (EP, 2024)
El Derrumbe (single, 2025)
Poesía completa (single, 2025)
La noche interminable (album, 2025)
Vos no sos uno de ellos (album, 2025)

Quotes

“The female trio has just released an invigorating new album, Somos profesionales, produced by Tweety González.” Luciana Miranda Sequeira, Rolling Stone en Español, 2024-10-12 — https://es.rollingstone.com/arg-conoce-a-mugre-y-su-alta-suciedad-en-plan-punk-rock/
“‘Somos profesionales’ is the latest record by Mugre, a band that challenges the limits of rock and creativity.” Agustín Siveira, Rolling Stone en Español, 2024-10-12 — https://es.rollingstone.com/arg-conoce-a-mugre-y-su-alta-suciedad-en-plan-punk-rock/
“It’s one of the nicest records I’ve made… you don’t need a super studio—just great songs and a band that plays and sings well.” Tweety González, quoted in Rolling Stone en Español, 2024-10-12 — https://es.rollingstone.com/arg-conoce-a-mugre-y-su-alta-suciedad-en-plan-punk-rock/
“Mariana Michi and Jazmín Esquivel rock hard without losing the glamour.” Rolling Stone en Español, photo caption, 2024-10-12 — https://es.rollingstone.com/arg-conoce-a-mugre-y-su-alta-suciedad-en-plan-punk-rock/
“This female trio delivers an album that mixes power, political reflection, and a sense of humor that challenges the absurdity of everyday life.” Rock.com.ar staff, Rock.com.ar, 2024-10-29 — https://rock.com.ar/entrevistas/somos-profesionales-el-punk-rock-de-mugre/
“Mugre are hitting hard in the Argentine punk-rock scene.” Abril Terenghi Goy, Indie Club, 2024-07-22 — https://indieclubargentina.com/mugre-estalla-los-parlantes-con-su-disco-debut-somos-profesionales/
“Through three songs, Mugre seduces us with a fresh blast that shifts from sweetness to aggression in the blink of an eye.” Juampa Barbero, Indie Hoy, 2023-08-01 — https://indiehoy.com/noticias/10-lanzamientos-para-escuchar-esta-semana-mujer-cebra-rubio-entidad-animada-y-mas/
“MUGRE is an explosion of punk that smells of beer, dark dressing rooms and guitars. No glamour, no concessions.” Billboard Argentina, Billboard Argentina, 2025-05-09 — https://billboard.ar/artistas-emergentes/tres-discos-que-le-dan-voz-a-la-nueva-camada-del-underground/
“With acclaimed producer Tweety González, ‘Caramelo’ promises to be a gem in Mugre’s repertoire.” SeñoritaEquis, Avanzada Mx, 2024-08-08 — https://avanzada.mx/mugre-se-quema-con-caramelo/
“This electrifying Argentine power trio knows how to capture your attention… every chord and every word carries a sweeping energy.” Hugo Martinez, El Ágora, 2025-01-10 — https://elagora.com.ar/musica-maestro-29/

Reviews

Conocé a Mugre y su alta suciedad en plan punk-rock — Rolling Stone en Español — Luciana Miranda Sequeira — 2024-10-12 — https://es.rollingstone.com/arg-conoce-a-mugre-y-su-alta-suciedad-en-plan-punk-rock/
«Somos profesionales», el punk-rock de Mugre — Rock.com.ar — Rock.com.ar staff — 2024-10-29 — https://rock.com.ar/entrevistas/somos-profesionales-el-punk-rock-de-mugre/
Mugre estalla los parlantes con su disco debut “Somos profesionales” — Indie Club — Abril Terenghi Goy — 2024-07-22 — https://indieclubargentina.com/mugre-estalla-los-parlantes-con-su-disco-debut-somos-profesionales/
10 lanzamientos para escuchar esta semana: Mujer Cebra, Rubio, Entidad Animada y más (section: “Mugre – La santísima trinidad”) — Indie Hoy — Juampa Barbero — 2023-08-01 — https://indiehoy.com/noticias/10-lanzamientos-para-escuchar-esta-semana-mujer-cebra-rubio-entidad-animada-y-mas/
Tres discos que le dan voz a la nueva camada del underground (section: “SOMOS PROFESIONALES – MUGRE”) — Billboard Argentina — Billboard Argentina — 2025-05-09 — https://billboard.ar/artistas-emergentes/tres-discos-que-le-dan-voz-a-la-nueva-camada-del-underground/
Mugre se quema con “Caramelo” — Avanzada Mx — SeñoritaEquis — 2024-08-08 — https://avanzada.mx/mugre-se-quema-con-caramelo/
Mugre por primera vez en Córdoba junto a Nube de Magallanes — Aquí Música — (no visible byline) — 2025-09-13 — https://aqui-musica.com/noticias/mugre-por-primera-vez-en-cordoba-junto-a-nube-de-magallanes/
¡Música maestro! (listing: “Mugre, presenta Somos Profesionales…”) — El Ágora — Hugo Martinez — 2025-01-10 — https://elagora.com.ar/musica-maestro-29/
MARIANA MICHI Y EL ARTE DE PERDERSE EN EL CENTRO DE LA CUESTIÓN (mentions Mugre touring and Somos profesionales) — RAPTO — Lucas Canalda — 2025-12-22 — https://www.rapto.com.ar/musica/mariana-michi-vos-no-sos-uno-de-ellos-mugre-la-tangente-tweety-gonzalez
Interview | Power-Trio Mugre Unveils La Santísima Trinidad — LaLaLista — (no visible byline) — 2023-09-19 — https://www.lalalista.com.ar/2023/09/19/interview-power-trio-mugre-unveils-la-santisima-trinidad/

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Feb, 2026

15 years of Coral Riff | Looking Back, Booking Forward

15 YEARS OF CORAL RIFF

Looking Back, Booking Forward

This February 2026 Coral Riff turns 15.

It’s a milestone that makes me pause for a moment and look back with gratitude, because between one stage and the next, the most precious things have always been the esteem, trust and affection of the people I’ve met along the way: musicians, promoters, artistic directors, venues and festivals who believed in me, appreciated my work and loved my artists.

I come from a family of lawyers and, after finishing school, it was almost taken for granted that I would follow in my relatives’ footsteps. In reality, though, I’ve never been a “bookworm”, but more of an explorer, and my personality and passions led me elsewhere.

First, military service in the Navy, then a couple of years in Messina trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. I was looking for my path, and my path brought me to Rome, where I grew as a man and found the beginning of the journey that has brought me here.

In 2009 came the experience with the venue where I met some of the best jazz musicians on the national and international scene. With some of them I built real relationships, and in February 2011 I started this activity.

The name Coral Riff is a little wordplay: halfway between “Choral Riff” and “Coral Reef”. I’ve always been into music and surfing, and when I first started I even thought I might focus on surf-rock bands. In the end I stayed anchored mainly to jazz and world music, but the name kept that original spark.

From 2011 onward I’ve lived I don’t even know how many lives, between relationships and moving house, across Italy, Spain, Germany and then Italy again, but my work has been one of the very few constants in my life ever since, together with my guitar and, not long after, my love for the waves.

Over the years I’ve had the honor of working with extraordinary artists such as Irio De Paula, Stelvio Cipriani, Stanley Jordan, Frank Gambale, Scott Henderson, Oz Noy, Wayne Krantz, Jeff Berlin, Jeff Lorber, Dennis Chambers, Anton Fig, Jimmy Haslip, George Whitty, the Pastorius brothers, Faso, Christian Meyer, Alessio Menconi and so many, many others. I apologize to anyone who doesn’t see their name here, but otherwise the list would truly be far too long.

Every collaboration has left something behind. Music, relationships and memories that will not “be lost in time… like tears… in rain”, but will remain etched in my memory, in my heart, and in the stories of everyone who was part of them.

A quick note about the photos in the slider: they only go back to 2021. I added them simply to give an idea of the journey. To go further back I would have had to spend a lot more time searching, and I can’t do that right now because I need to work on what’s coming next. I also apologize for the quality of many pictures (my old phone’s camera was especially poor) and for the somewhat random selection, but I tried to put together a visual summary.

In the next few days I’ll send a special newsletter with my proposals for the current year. If you’d like to receive it, subscribe by filling out the form below.

Finally, thank you again to all the artists, promoters, colleagues, collaborators and to everyone I’ve met along the way who, in one role or another, helped me write these chapters and keep moving forward. I’m truly grateful.

Fab

Feb, 2026

ALLEN HINDS 4tet ft. JIMMY HASLIP, MICHELE PAPADIA & GERGO BORLAI | Groove Fusion (USA)

Allen Hinds 4tet

ft. Jimmy Haslip, Michele Papadia & Gergo Borlai

Groove Fusion (jazz‑blues‑rock) | USA

AVAILABILITY FOR EUROPE

2026 | August 19th to 30th

Line-up

Allen Hinds | Guitar
Natalie Cole, Roberta Flack, Randy Crawford, James Ingram, Bobby Caldwell, BeBe & CeCe Winans, The Crusaders, Hiroshima, Boney James, Eric Marienthal

Jimmy Haslip | Bass
Allan Holdsworth, Pat Metheny, Bonnie Raitt, Rod Stewart, Donald Fagen, Al Jarreau, Bruce Hornsby, Jeff Lorber, Robben Ford, Bobby McFerrin

Gergő Borlai | Drums
Al Di Meola, Tony MacAlpine, Nathan East, Tom Scott, Vernon Reid, Terry Bozzio, Bob Mintzer, Scott Henderson, Gary Willis, Hadrien Feraud

Michele Papadia | Keys
Ana Popovic, Joe Bonamassa, Noemi, Fabrizio Bosso, Gianluca Petrella, Patty Pravo

Style

A blues-rooted, guitar-led fusion set where hooks matter as much as solos: Allen Hinds’ vocal phrasing rides a pocket built by Jimmy Haslip’s melodic, harmony-aware bass lines and Gergő Borlai’s high-definition drive-tight on the backbeat, fearless when the meters start to bend. Michele Papadia adds Hammond grit and electric-piano shimmer, widening the harmonic canvas as the quartet moves from lean funk vamps to open, melodic jazz-rock studio-clean in tone, live-wire in momentum.

Profile

Allen Hinds Quartet brings groove fusion into a modern, song-forward frame-equal parts blues narrative, jazz harmony, and rock attitude. Hinds’ lyrical phrasing and expressive articulation lead the line, while Jimmy Haslip anchors the band with a producer’s ear and an electric sound that can feel as warm and upright-like as it is punchy. Gergo Borlai adds high-definition fusion vocabulary without losing the jazz feel, turning metric shifts into momentum rather than complexity. Michele Papadia widens the harmonic spectrum with Hammond and keys that can move from velvet pad work to biting, percussive comping an ideal foil for Hinds’ bends and melodic themes. The set stays built on groove: head-nodding backbeats, elastic pocket funk, and slow-burn blues that open into fearless improvisation and tight, conversational interplay.

Details

Allen Hinds A long-time first-call guitarist in contemporary jazz-blues contexts, with credits spanning soul, pop, and jazz crossover sessions. His writing favors melodic song-forms, dynamic builds, and tone-forward storytelling. Highlights include the 2016 release Fly South. (“Imagine a player with the taste of Robben Ford, the fearless melodicism of Jeff Beck and the joyous musicality of Derek Trucks.” — Jason Sidwell, MusicRadar, 2017-05-10)

Jimmy Haslip Cofounding voice of modern fusion bass, known for lyricism, articulation, and harmonic clarity. Equally at home as sideman and producer, shaping ensembles from the inside out. His work is often praised for bringing an upright-like elegance to the electric instrument. (“Haslip is a most lyrical musician, and he brings the elegant tone of an upright bass to his electric model.” — Ian Patterson, All About Jazz, 2011-05-04)

Gergő Borlai A fusion powerhouse with a broad vocabulary—speed, precision, and deep listening in equal measure. Credits include work alongside rock/fusion icons and a strong footprint in modern jazz contexts. His playing turns technical firepower into narrative energy and forward motion. (“Oh, he can shred—boy, can he shred.” — Ilya Stemkovsky, Modern Drummer, 2018-11-30)

Michele Papadia Keyboardist, composer, arranger, and producer with a reputation for high-impact groove playing and rich harmonic color. Active across jazz-fusion and blues-rock circuits, including long-term work in international touring line-ups. His keys parts are valued for shaping the identity of recordings from the earliest demos. (“Michele Papadia, with me for 17 years… sent me keys parts for the first demos of the songs and I kept them all.” — Ana Popovic, American Blues Scene, 2023-05-02)

Biographies

Allen Hinds

Allen Hinds is a guitar storyteller whose career sits at the crossroads of blues grit, jazz harmony, and modern fusion drive. Raised in Auburn, Alabama and drawn early to blues and R&B, he pushed toward jazz and fusion as a teenager and studied at Berklee before relocating to Los Angeles to attend Musicians Institute. In MI’s own profile of his path, that move was made possible by the Larry Carlton Scholarship, and Hinds has remained closely tied to the school as a long-standing faculty member in jazz improvisation and phrasing.

In L.A., Hinds built the kind of résumé that only comes from being consistently called for the right gigs: tracking and touring across soul, pop, and jazz-adjacent sessions with major artists and bandleaders while also cultivating his own catalogue. His playing has been repeatedly described in terms of “taste” and melodic fearlessness vocal-like bends, liquid legato, and a climactic sense of solo architecture that makes improvisation feel like narrative. That dual identity-first-call sideman and leader with a signature voice shows up in how he writes: tight, song-centered forms that can expand into open improvisation without losing their arc.

Hinds’ music has also found a life in broadcast placements, with compositions used across TV and cable programming, reinforcing a key point about his artistry: hooks matter as much as chops. As a leader he frames groove as the engine and melody as the headline blues-rooted themes, jazz-inflected chord movement, and rock-ready dynamics that keep the audience locked in even when the harmony and phrasing get adventurous. The arc of his career is defined less by stylistic pivots than by deepening: the same unmistakable tone applied to increasingly refined writing, increasingly conversational ensembles, and an ever-clearer sense of what makes a guitar line memorable.

Jimmy Haslip

Jimmy Haslip is one of the defining electric bass voices in contemporary jazz-fusion a musician whose career spans virtuosic performance, composition, and a major body of work as a producer. For more than three decades he was a core figure in Yellowjackets; in a 2020 interview he reflected on spending 32 years with the band and then stepping away in 2012 as touring demands collided with a growing production workload and a desire to be closer to family. That long arc helped set the template for modern fusion: a rhythm section that can be both pocket-deep and harmonically agile, supporting strong melodies without sacrificing risk.

Haslip’s role was never limited to “the bass chair.” He shaped sound and direction from the inside, contributing as a writer and as a studio-minded architect of the rhythm section. In interviews he has described making records as a social and musical craft: gathering players, shaping atmosphere, and protecting the song’s identity through the recording process. A JazzTimes conversation captures how seriously he takes that craft, framing production as its own discipline and describing a catalog that runs deep into dozens of albums.

Recognition has followed that breadth. Yellowjackets’ long GRAMMY history is well documented by the Recording Academy, and Haslip’s own credits include multiple GRAMMY wins and a long run of nominations an indicator not just of playing excellence but of sustained relevance across projects and decades. Musically, his signature is lyricism with authority: a full tone, precise articulation, and harmonic intelligence that lets the bass function as both anchor and melodic counter-voice. Even when working at the highest technical level, his lines remain singable always serving the music first, which is exactly why so many artists trust him with the foundation.

Gergő Borlai

Gergő Borlai represents the modern fusion drummer at full bandwidth: explosive technique, deep time, and an ear for arrangement that turns virtuosity into story. Originally from Hungary, he developed early as a professional player in his teens and later expanded into an international career as a session, touring, and recording drummer, as well as a composer and producer. The through-line is not just speed or precision, but the ability to make complex rhythmic information feel like momentum odd meters that breathe, metric shifts that land like downbeats.

Borlai’s discography and live profile connect him to a broad network of high-level fusion and contemporary jazz artists guitar heroes, modern bass innovators, and cross-genre projects where the drummer is expected to carry both precision and personality. Industry bios and festival line-ups regularly cite an unusually high volume of recordings and performances, alongside an awards footprint tied to his work in Hungary and beyond: gold-record acknowledgements, major national prizes, and prominent international visibility.

His career has also been marked by headline milestones in the drumming world. In 2019 he placed third in Modern Drummer’s reader poll for “Best All-Around Drummer,” and in 2021 a legacy manufacturer released a signature snare drum developed with him. A 2025 profile also notes that his 2020 solo album The Missing Song was in consideration for GRAMMY recognition, while his broader public presence has grown through clinics and educator roles that bring his approach to drummers worldwide.

Importantly, those achievements have not pulled him away from the working drummer’s craft; they have amplified it. Borlai’s most consistent calling card is that he makes technical content feel human groove-first, reactive to the band, and always aimed at lifting the music rather than displaying the machinery.

Michele Papadia

Michele Papadia is an Italian keyboardist, composer, arranger, and producer whose career has been built in the engine room of contemporary blues and groove-based music: touring bands, high-pressure sessions, and the day-to-day discipline of making songs work. His musical identity is rooted in Afro-American traditions blues, funk, soul, and jazz filtered through a modern player’s toolkit: Hammond organ authority, electric-piano nuance, clavinet bite, and a producer’s instinct for what a track needs.

Papadia’s profile is strongly tied to long-term collaborations, especially in the international blues-rock circuit where consistency and trust matter. A vivid example comes from Ana Popovic’s own account of making the album Power (2023): Papadia described as working with her for 17 years at that point sent keyboard parts for the earliest demos, and those original parts were kept in the final masters while other elements were recorded around them. It is a telling detail: he is not only a live band member, but a foundational voice in the production chain, shaping arrangement and feel from the earliest stage.

In interviews, Papadia has also described formative “professional rites of passage” that map his path from Italy to the wider touring world: high-level encounters, sessions, and tours that placed him in demanding contexts where taste and reliability matter as much as vocabulary. Those experiences sit behind his practical musical philosophy: the blues is not a museum piece but a living language, strengthened by groove, call-and-response, and the ability to support a singer or guitarist while still adding harmonic depth.

Across his work as a musician and educator, Papadia’s signature is the same: parts that lock the pocket, color the harmony, and make the song feel inevitable—whether on a festival stage or inside the studio, where a great take can become the identity of the record.

Quotes

Hinds

“Imagine a player with the taste of Robben Ford, the fearless melodicism of Jeff Beck and the joyous musicality of Derek Trucks.” (Jason Sidwell, MusicRadar, 2017-05-10) https://www.musicradar.com/news/allen-hinds-talks-teaching-technique-and-jeff-buckley-jazz-jams
“I am sure a lot of that came from… the strange way I hold a pick… being attracted to great sax players…” (Allen Hinds interview; Jason Sidwell, MusicRadar, 2017-05-10) https://www.musicradar.com/news/allen-hinds-talks-teaching-technique-and-jeff-buckley-jazz-jams
“When I was a kid… I had older brothers and sisters and so I heard Freddie King, Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles… before I had even picked up a guitar.” (Allen Hinds interview; Jason Sidwell, MusicRadar, 2017-05-10) https://www.musicradar.com/news/allen-hinds-talks-teaching-technique-and-jeff-buckley-jazz-jams
“You have to have that burning desire to learn — and then have the creativity to do something with it.” (Allen Hinds interview; Jason Sidwell, MusicRadar, 2017-05-10) https://www.musicradar.com/news/allen-hinds-talks-teaching-technique-and-jeff-buckley-jazz-jams
“At some point, I realised it didn’t take a lot of mathematical licks or convoluted harmony to be emotive or expressive…” (Allen Hinds interview; Jason Sidwell, MusicRadar, 2017-05-10) https://www.musicradar.com/news/allen-hinds-talks-teaching-technique-and-jeff-buckley-jazz-jams
“I sit with students for five hours a few days a week and play, play, play.” (Allen Hinds interview; Jason Sidwell, MusicRadar, 2017-05-10) https://www.musicradar.com/news/allen-hinds-talks-teaching-technique-and-jeff-buckley-jazz-jams
“Listen to Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and Stevie Wonder, and learn their songs.” (Allen Hinds interview; Jason Sidwell, Guitar Player, 2025-09-26) https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-said-what-happened-he-said-he-just-got-really-nervous-crazy-considering-his-future-allen-hinds-on-jeff-buckleys-guitar-genius-and-his-stupid-question-to-jaco-pastorius
“I encourage songwriting over chops building.” (Allen Hinds interview; Jason Sidwell, Guitar Player, 2025-09-26) https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-said-what-happened-he-said-he-just-got-really-nervous-crazy-considering-his-future-allen-hinds-on-jeff-buckleys-guitar-genius-and-his-stupid-question-to-jaco-pastorius
“One, get over yourself.” (Allen Hinds interview; Jason Sidwell, Guitar Player, 2025-09-26) https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-said-what-happened-he-said-he-just-got-really-nervous-crazy-considering-his-future-allen-hinds-on-jeff-buckleys-guitar-genius-and-his-stupid-question-to-jaco-pastorius
“Two, don’t make faces when you think you mess up. No one else knows!” (Allen Hinds interview; Jason Sidwell, Guitar Player, 2025-09-26) https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-said-what-happened-he-said-he-just-got-really-nervous-crazy-considering-his-future-allen-hinds-on-jeff-buckleys-guitar-genius-and-his-stupid-question-to-jaco-pastorius
“Three, write, write, write. At the end of the day, people remember songs.” (Allen Hinds interview; Jason Sidwell, Guitar Player, 2025-09-26) https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-said-what-happened-he-said-he-just-got-really-nervous-crazy-considering-his-future-allen-hinds-on-jeff-buckleys-guitar-genius-and-his-stupid-question-to-jaco-pastorius
“His velvety note-bending articulations, howling upper-register choruses and climactically oriented manner of constructing a solo are constants…” (Glenn Astarita, All About Jazz, 2016-10-10) https://www.allaboutjazz.com/fly-south-allen-hinds-self-produced-review-by-glenn-astarita

Haslip

“I know I don’t play the instrument correctly… [I’ve] tried to find my own way of expressing myself.” (Bass Player Staff, Guitar World, 2021-03-22) https://www.guitarworld.com/features/jimmy-haslip-i-know-i-dont-play-the-instrument-correctly-ive-just-tried-to-find-my-own-way-of-expressing-myself
“I’ve put… that many hours into it already, but I’m still not satisfied.” (Bass Player Staff, Guitar World, 2021-03-22) https://www.guitarworld.com/features/jimmy-haslip-i-know-i-dont-play-the-instrument-correctly-ive-just-tried-to-find-my-own-way-of-expressing-myself
“The music has to be what is most important.” (Jim Worsley, All About Jazz, 2020-02-05) https://www.allaboutjazz.com/jimmy-haslip-amperes-beyond-the-bassics-part-one-jimmy-haslip
“If a different bassist is what is best… for the music, then that’s what I do. I have no ego about that sort of thing.” (Jim Worsley, All About Jazz, 2020-02-05) https://www.allaboutjazz.com/jimmy-haslip-amperes-beyond-the-bassics-part-one-jimmy-haslip
“I really loved working with Allan Holdsworth… Allan’s playing was very deep emotionally.” (Jim Worsley, All About Jazz, 2020-02-05) https://www.allaboutjazz.com/jimmy-haslip-amperes-beyond-the-bassics-part-one-jimmy-haslip
“I take on many projects and am always focused on what is next… I have never… rest[ed] on my laurels.” (Jim Worsley, All About Jazz, 2020-02-24) https://www.allaboutjazz.com/jimmy-haslip-amperes-beyond-the-bassics-part-2-jimmy-haslip
“There’s another element to production and that’s psychology… You have to be a therapist on a certain level.” (Lee Mergner, JazzTimes, 2024-07-29) https://www.jazztimes.com/features/interviews/jimmy-haslip-the-multi-tasker/
“You have to… keep motivation at the top of the list.” (Lee Mergner, JazzTimes, 2024-07-29) https://www.jazztimes.com/features/interviews/jimmy-haslip-the-multi-tasker/
“My life has been filled with many incredible experiences… It’s all been an incredible ride… I cherish every moment.” (Jon Liebman, For Bass Players Only, 2010-09-06) https://forbassplayersonly.com/interview-jimmy-haslip/
“[I feel] blessed to be able to share music and the message that music brings: love, harmony and positive vibration.” (Jon Liebman, For Bass Players Only, 2010-09-06) https://forbassplayersonly.com/interview-jimmy-haslip/
“[The] bottom line was that music was intriguing, joyous and wonderful to experience on many levels.” (Jon Liebman, For Bass Players Only, 2010-09-06) https://forbassplayersonly.com/interview-jimmy-haslip/
“Jimmy Haslip is a true musician’s musician with a career filled with hundreds of recording dates…” (NAMM, NAMM Oral History, 2021-08-16) https://ww1.namm.org/library/oral-history/jimmy-haslip

Papadia

“Michele Papadia, with me for 17 years from Italy, sent me keys parts for the first demos of the songs and I kept them all.” (Ana Popovic, American Blues Scene; Lauren Leadingham, 2023-05-02) https://www.americanbluesscene.com/2023/05/internationally-renowned-guitarist-ana-popovic-to-release-new-album-power/
“We pick the keyboardists… either my longtime keyboard player Michele Papadia… or Jeremy Thomas.” (Ana Popovic, Bluesactu; Cédric Vernet, 2025-10-06) https://bluesactu.com/en/ana-popovic-in-interview-dance-to-the-rhythm-of-life/
“Love You Tonight gives Michele Papadia a shining spotlight on the keys, adding an unfathomable groove…” (Robert Sutton, MetalTalk, 2023-03-13) https://www.metaltalk.net/ana-popovic-live-review-at-garage-london.php
“On ‘Johnnie Ray’, Michele Papadia enchants on keys between electric piano and Hammond.” (Fabio Loffredo, TuttoRock, 2020-09-03; translated from Italian) https://www.tuttorock.com/recensioni/ana-popovic-live-for-live/
“Michele Papadia… a great artist of black and white keys.” (Redazione, Musicoff, 2022-01-24; translated from Italian) https://www.musicoff.com/strumenti/tastiere-artisti/la-tastiera-yamaha-yc73-in-una-superba-performance-del-michele-papadia-trio/
“One of the most in-demand Hammond players in the United States.” (Francesca Cecconi, Rocknation, 2020-12-21; translated from Italian) https://www.rocknation.it/intervista-michele-papadia/
“Ana takes the stage with her main band… Michele Papadia on keyboards.” (Robert Barry Francos, FFanzeen, 2010-11-29) https://ffanzeen.blogspot.com/2010/11/dvd-review-ana-popovic-band-evening-at.html
“Kirk Fletcher will be joined by… Michele Papadia (piano, organ).” (Redazione, Musicadalpalco, 2021-09-16; translated from Italian) https://musicadalpalco.com/2021/09/16/pistoia-blues-2021-by-jazzmi-kirk-fletcher-band/
“They’re joined by keyboard players Michele Papadia and Jeremy Thomas…” (Blues Blast Magazine, 2025-12-11) https://www.bluesblastmagazine.com/issue-19-49-december-11-2025/
“Alongside… Michele Papadia who have been playing with you for many years.” (Il Blues Magazine, 2024-11-20) https://www.ilblues.org/interview-with-ana-popovic/

Borlai

“Oh, he can shred… but… has visions well beyond technique… [to] analyze, understand, and apply.” (Ilya Stemkovsky, Modern Drummer, 2018-11-30) https://www.moderndrummer.com/article/january-2019-gergo-borlai/
“Counting kills music… Listen to the music and play the song.” (Jim Worsley, All About Jazz, 2021-03-09) https://www.allaboutjazz.com/gergo-borlai-talkin-drummers-and-drumming-gergo-borlai
“For me it’s about learning the music so completely that you don’t need to be thinking about it… [to] play it naturally.” (Jim Worsley, All About Jazz, 2021-03-09) https://www.allaboutjazz.com/gergo-borlai-talkin-drummers-and-drumming-gergo-borlai
“I don’t want to be playing loud or fast… It’s all about what the music needs… I can be the softest drummer you want.” (Jim Worsley, All About Jazz, 2021-03-09) https://www.allaboutjazz.com/gergo-borlai-talkin-drummers-and-drumming-gergo-borlai
“I never count while I am playing, I just feel it… I think counting kills music.” (Chiradeep Lahiri, Abstract Logix, 2017-07-14) https://abstractlogix.com/tag/gergo-borlai/
“[The] thought process, and level of preparation was meticulous for every drummer and every song.” (Jim Worsley, All About Jazz, 2020-05-29) https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-missing-song-gergo-borlai-blue-canoe-records
“The drum kit, cymbals, sticks, pedals, everything was anew at the beginning of each piece.” (Jim Worsley, All About Jazz, 2020-05-29) https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-missing-song-gergo-borlai-blue-canoe-records
“Gergo Borlai is a monster drummer… ‘The Missing Song’… will surely inspire many drummers and musicians…” (Bass Magazine, Bass Magazine, 2020-06-08) https://bassmagazine.com/drummer-gergo-borlai-releases-new-album-with-nine-legendary-bassists/

Jan, 2026

Dany Noel Cuban Collective — Detalles | Cuban Jazz / Latin Jazz (CU/ES)

Dany Noel Cuban Collective

Cuban Jazz / Latin Jazz (CU/ES)

AVAILABILITY FOR EUROPE

2026 | July / August / September

Style

A journey of fusion from the heart of Cuban Latin Jazz: Afro-Cuban pulse, modern harmony and funk propulsion—DETALLES turns micro-textures into big emotion, on record and on stage.

Profile

Recognized as one of the most versatile and expressive bassists on the international scene, Dany Noel is a key figure in the evolution of contemporary Latin Jazz. Originally from Cuba, he is a bassist and composer who has found his voice within the vibrant world of Latin Jazz. With a strong background in both traditional Cuban music and contemporary jazz, he has been part of major ensembles both on the island and internationally.

He stands out for his virtuosity, rhythmic sensitivity, and his ability to craft a unique musical language—one where Afro-Cuban roots meet jazz, flamenco, funk, and wider world-music colours. In his latest project, DETALLES, Dany Noel offers a sonic fusion that transcends genres, blending Latin Jazz with Afro-Cuban elements and funk. This work highlights not only his prowess as a bassist but also his vision as a producer and architect of a contemporary proposal full of nuance, colour, and emotion.

DETALLES is an invitation to listen beyond the obvious: to dive into the textures of rhythm and harmony, and to rediscover the richness of Cuban music from a modern, global perspective. More than just an album, it is a musical statement where technical precision meets heartfelt emotion. Each piece is carefully crafted to showcase the beauty of the small, the intimate, the essential. Dany Noel leads from the bass with elegance—also with his voice—and with the rhythmic drive that defines his signature.

Originally conceived as a trio recording, the project explores subtleties of rhythm and melody with a modern, minimalist aesthetic. In its live version, DETALLES evolves into something bigger: a vibrant collective experience with a full band of eight musicians on stage. With the expanded line-up, the music becomes a thrilling performance—where improvisation, polyrhythms and the energy of live interplay connect the audience to the pure essence of contemporary Latin fusion.

Details

DETALLES blends Latin Jazz with Afro-Cuban elements and funk, balancing technical precision with a direct emotional narrative.

Studio-born as a trio-minded concept with a modern, minimalist aesthetic, the repertoire expands live into a full-band set that amplifies energy, polyrhythm and real-time interaction.

The live format features bass and voice at the centre, surrounded by piano, electric guitar, trumpet, drums, percussion and two backing vocalists—built for call-and-response, groove development and open improvisation.

(“Noel was ripping through a fast solo while simultaneously vocalising it.” — Sebastian Scotney, London Jazz News, 2016-10-02)

Line-up

Dany Noel | Bass & Voice
Cuban-born bassist/composer; bass-led writing, vocal phrasing and Afro-Cuban rhythmic drive at the core of the project.

Adrián Esteves | Piano
Modern voicings and montuno-derived comping; harmonic colour and rhythmic propulsion.

Dani Morales | Drums
Drum-set architecture that shifts between tight funk articulation and open Latin-jazz swing.

Haime Vázquez | Congas
Afro-Cuban percussion layers, tumbao-support and conversational accents with the drum set.

Raúl Venegas | Guitar
Electric-guitar colours: rhythmic hooks, counterlines, and textural support for the melodic writing.

Julio Rigal | Trumpet
Brass lead voice: melodic statements, bright call-and-response and improvisational lift.

Agnese | Backing Vocals
Vocal textures and rhythmic unisons; expands the chorus dimension of the live set.

Elizabeth | Backing Vocals
Backing-vocal power and phrasing; reinforces the groove and opens timbral contrast in the arrangements.

Discography Highlights

DETALLES (album, 2024)

Intercambio (album, 2022)

Haciendo Camino (album, 2020)

Por la Habana (album, 2017)

Tinta Unida (album, 2013)

CONFIDENCE (album, 2013 — with Dario Chiazzolino)

Proposición (album, 2011)

Dime Si Tú Sabes (album, 2006 — as Duo Chocolate)

Mi Sentir (album, 2007)

QUOTES

“Noel was ripping through a fast solo while simultaneously vocalising it.” — Sebastian Scotney, London Jazz News, 2016-10-02
(Translation) “The bottom-end of things is held firm by the superb rumbling of Dany Noel’s bass lines.” — Raul Da Gama, Latin Jazz Network, 2020-12-10
“The accompaniment … is punchy and crisp on a wide soundstage …” — Peghead Nation (review), 2020-09-12
(Translation) “I started playing at the age of 10… and I don’t think I’ll ever stop as long as I have the strength.” — Dany Noel (quoted), Laura Lipari, LetteraEmme, 2022-05-18
(Translation) “Dany Noel Cuban project — Detalles …” — WhatsApp message (provided by user), 2026-01-21

REVIEWS / ARTICLES

REVIEW: Alex Wilson and Friends at the 2016 London Latin Jazz Festival — London Jazz News — Sebastian Scotney — 2016-10-02

David Broza: en Casa Limón — Latin Jazz Network — Raul Da Gama — 2020-12-10

David Broza Celebrates the Spanish Guitar — Peghead Nation — 2020-09-12

Article: Dany Noel presents “Intercambio” at Retronoveau (Thursday jazz night) — LetteraEmme — Laura Lipari — 2022-05-18

Article: Dany Noel Confluence Trio at “Il Torrione” (Oct 21) — Informagiovani Ferrara — 2023-10-19

City programme announcement: “Madrid, a Christmas postcard” fills the city with music… — madrid.es — 2025-11-21

City programme announcement: Madrid lives a Christmas full of music and tradition — madrid.es — 2025-12-12

Track page: “Briga · Dany Noel (Detalles)” — YouTube (Provided to YouTube by CDBaby) — 2024-04-08

Internal / provided material: “EN — Dany Noel Band — Detalles” (PDF, undated)

Jan, 2026

AFROCUBAN REUNIÓN | Afro-Cuban Jazz Fusion CU/RE

AfroCuban Reunión

Dany Noel, Meddy Gerville, Dani Morales

Afro-Cuban Jazz Fusion (CU/RE)

AVAILABILITY FOR EUROPE

2026 | June 11th to 28th

Line Up

Dany Noel | Bass & voice
Chucho Valdés, Horacio “El Negro” Hernández, Roy Hargrove, Diego El Cigala, Bebo Valdés, Buika, Tony Succar, Nella, Ojos de Brujo, Giovanni Hidalgo, Omara Portuondo, Changuito

Meddy Gerville | Keyboards & voice
Wyclef Jean, Randy Brecker, Giovanni Hidalgo, Nguyên Lê, Horacio Hernandez, Dominique Di Piazza, Louis Winsberg, Lionel Louéké

Dani Morales | Drums & percussion
Jorge Pérez, Aurora García, Jorge Vera, Raúl Venegas, Miguel Núñez, Albita, Lolita, Christian Tonos

Pitch

Three islands, one groove: maloya from Réunion, Afro‑Cuban folkloric drive, and modern jazz harmony.
Singing bass & voice, percussive keys, and drums that pivot from dance‑floor clarity to open improvisation.
A rhythm‑forward trio set designed for jazz and world stages.

Style

AfroCuban Reunión is a three‑way conversation between Réunion Island’s maloya pulse, Afro‑Cuban folkloric drive, and contemporary jazz harmony. Dany Noel anchors the sound with a singing bass and voice—tumbao weight, melodic counterlines, and storytelling phrasing—while Meddy Gerville answers with percussive keys, chant‑like motifs, and Creole‑tinted voicings that keep the music ritual‑leaning and modern at once. Dani Morales keeps the current moving: Afro‑Cuban pulse on the kit and timbales, elastic swing, and sharp dynamic turns that let the trio flip from groove to open improvisation without losing the body.

Profile

AfroCuban Reunión brings together three musicians shaped by deep, place‑specific traditions and an outward‑looking jazz language. Meddy Gerville carries the circular, trance‑leaning energy of maloya into a keyboard vocabulary that can sound percussive, orchestral, or prayer‑like. Dany Noel turns Afro‑Cuban forms (son, rumba, bolero) into open frameworks for interplay, using bass and voice as equal melodic forces—supporting, commenting, and occasionally leading. Dani Morales completes the triangle with a drummer‑percussionist’s command of Afro‑Cuban timelines—cáscara and songo logic on the kit, timbal color when needed—building layered grooves that stay dance‑clear while opening space for improvisation.

The result is vivid and immediate: rhythm‑forward, melodically direct, and improvisational at its core.

Repertoire

The trio’s set blends originals and tradition. As Noel puts it: “We’d play Meddy’s tunes, my Latin‑jazz themes, and a traditional Cuban song sung by me—with jazz always in the influence.” Expect a journey that can touch bolero, son and guaracha, alongside contemporary jazz improvisation.

Members

Dany Noel

Cuban bassist and vocalist with deep roots in Latin jazz and flamenco, Noel is a bandleader and a sought‑after collaborator. His writing privileges groove and song‑form, while his bass lines stay vocal and narrative—often doubling as a second melodic voice. He co‑founded ITALUBA with Horacio “El Negro” Hernández (Grammy‑nominated for ITALUBA 1), and has participated in multiple award‑winning projects (Latin GRAMMY and other international recognitions).

(“Invites us on a fresh and fascinating musical journey that shows the essence of Latin jazz and the culture of his country.” — Ladbroke Hall, 2025-03-07)

Meddy Gerville

Gerville’s keyboard work fuses Creole songfulness with modern jazz touch: left‑hand ostinati, chant‑like motifs, and harmonies that open the music without diluting its roots. His phrasing balances clarity and surprise—often building long arcs over steady, ritual‑like cycles. As a vocalist he favors direct, earthy delivery that sits naturally inside the groove.

(“Grooves from the first note… and the set is a fine one.” — Peter McLaren, Jazz in Europe, 2017-02-14 — translated)

Dani Morales

Madrid‑based Cuban drummer and percussionist (kit & timbales), Morales moves fluently between Afro‑Cuban vocabulary, jazz time, and high‑energy stage formats. Documented in European listings with Dany Noel’s trio and in Patáx lineups, he plays as a groove architect: tight timeline control, quick orchestrations across the kit, and a clear sense of lift that keeps melodies and vocals supported without over‑filling.

(“With Dani Morales on drums… they deliver high‑quality music from the first moment and never stop surprising.” — Natalia Eseverri, El Arcón de Natalia, 2024-10-03 — translated)

Awards

Dany Noel — ITALUBA 1 (Grammy nomination, Best Latin Jazz Album, 2004); participation in Latin GRAMMY‑winning projects (incl. El Último Trago; Más De Mí).
Meddy Gerville — Pian’Austral competition prize (2000) (as reported in musician bios).
Dani Morales — No independently verifiable major awards found in dated mainstream sources reviewed; documented performance credits with Dany Noel Trio and Patáx in European press.

Releases

Dany Noel

INCOHERENTE SOCIEDAD (feat. Chabuco) — Single — 2025-12-17
Detalles — Album — 2024-04-08
Intercambio — Album — 2022-04-26

Meddy Gerville

Tropical Rain — Album — 2025-02-12
Lèr larivé — Single — 2024-12-16
Le larm dan mon zié (version Séga) — Single — 2023-11-22

Dani Morales

La razón — Single (YOSU LAROCA) — 2025-12-13
Cántale a la Vida — Single (Albita & Lolita) — 2025-08-22
Traigo de Todo (feat. Dany Noel) — Single (Christian Tonos) — 2025-07-31

Press

All excerpts below are translated into English for editorial use. Keep the original links for verification.

Project

“AfroCuban Reunion… closes the XXIV edition” — Jazzitalia (staff), 2025-08-04
Excerpt: “An intense sonic journey between Réunion, Cuba and Europe… maloya, Afro‑Cuban and modern jazz… colors, ancestral rhythms and improvisation.”
AFROCUBAN REUNION — artist page — BeatOnto Jazz Festival (staff), 2025-07-02
Excerpt: “A trio that fuses Réunion roots, Afro‑Cuban energy and contemporary jazz… bold improvisations and rhythms that speak to heart and body.”

Noel

“Dany Noel Cuban Project — Jazz & Dinner” — Ladbroke Hall (event page), 2025-03-07
Excerpt: “A fresh and fascinating musical journey… the essence of Latin jazz… bolero, son, guaracha… and unreleased original songs.”
“Dany Noel Trio feat Ivo Neame & Jorge Perez” — EFG London Jazz Festival (event listing), 2023-11-11
Excerpt: “A new project led by Cuban bass virtuoso and singer Dany Noel…”
“En Casa Limon” (album review) — Phillip Woolever, All About Jazz, 2021-01-24
Excerpt: “Percussionist Israel Suárez and bassist Dany Noel provide admirable support throughout.”

Gerville

“Tropical Rain — Meddy Gerville Trio” — Dot Time Records (label page), 2017-02-17
Excerpt: “Grooves from the first note… and the set is a fine one.”
Meddy Gerville — musician bio — All About Jazz (staff), 2017-07-18
Excerpt: Mentions maloya roots and the Pian’Austral prize (2000).

Morales

“Crónica «Patáx» (Teatro Cervantes, Málaga)” — Natalia Eseverri, El Arcón de Natalia, 2024-10-03
Excerpt: “With Dani Morales on drums… high‑quality music from the first moment… never stop surprising.”

Sources

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Mar, 2026

The Whistling Heads

Dance Punk | IT

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2026/27 | Dates upon request (EU-based band)

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Mar, 2026

Mike Gotthard/Gergo Borlai Group

Modern Jazz Fusion | HU

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2026/27 | Dates upon request (EU Resident band)

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Mar, 2026

Mikah Maquá

Quirky Alt-Pop Rock | NL

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2026-2027 | July 1st, 2026 to December 31st, 2027

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Mar, 2026

DAVIDE PANNOZZO Trio

ft.

ETIENNE STADWIJK & STEVE FERRONE

Soul-Funk Blues Fusion | USA

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2026 | October 15th to 27th

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Mar, 2026

MATT VON RODERICK Trio

ft. Dominique Di Piazza & Joel Taylor

Contemporary Jazz | USA

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2026 | 18/30 November

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Mar, 2026

Mugre | PostPunk, Rock (AG)

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MAY 7th to 29th

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