P E R I C O P E S

Winners of Umbria Jazz Contest 2013 Winners of Padova Carrarese Prize 2012 PERICOPES TopJazz 2013: Best Group Top List TopJazz 2012: Best New Italian Jazz Talents Top List EMILIANO VERNIZZI sax ALESSANDRO SGOBBIO piano PERICOPES is a jazz duo project that began in Italy in 2007 by pianist Alessandro Sgobbio and saxophonist Emiliano Vernizzi. In recent years, they have received major attention from various New Videoclip! press and media outlets in Europe and the United States. One would best describe their style as 'new jazz', with roots in the European tradition, afro-American music, and improvisation.

Since the release of their third album, PERICOPES has already participated in many important jazz festivals in Europe - the (Perugia, Italy), Parma Jazz Frontiere (Parma, www.pericopes.it Italy), Jazz Pas Grave (Paris, France), where they have presented their acclaimed double-debut cd "The Double Side".

In Paris, Pericopes began collaborating with New York based drummer Nick Wight, marking the inception of a "transatlantic" BOOKING musical direction. In december 2012, parisian audiences widely accepted Pericopes' trio debut. Fuelled by this support and [email protected] enthusiasm, this trio-project performed for a U.S. tour and recorded a whole new album in April/May 2014.

The new album "Frames" was released on DVD version by Parma Frontiere Records in 2014. PRESS REACTIONS

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P E R I C O P E S “ The DVD Frames is a wonderful listening experience. If ours FRAMES - LIVE not familiar with this group, do yourself a favour and do so. You 2014 - DVD won't be sorry. Dom Minasi (New York City - 2014)

“ Pericopes highlights prestigious and formative influences from both America and Europe (especially Italy), and reveal an valuable and original compositional style. ” ( Committee of Umbria Jazz Festival Contest - 2013 )

“ A job well-done, a respectful interpretation of the classic duo piano-saxophone ensemble, but also personal and diverse, which arouses the listener's attention and interest. "

( All About Jazz – 08/28/2013 )

“ The duo interacts with absolute confidence, catching the listener's attention immediately, thanks to the balance ParmaFrontiere between writing, improvisation and commendable compositional vein. They carry an original blend of jazz, minimalism, and traditional folk music. Thrilling. ” P E R I C O P E S THE DOUBLE SIDE ( Musica Jazz – April 2013 ) 2012 - double CD Vol. I (Lights) “ No doubt: The Italian duo PERICOPES deserves to be listened Vol. II (Shadows) to. ” ( JazzFlits - November 2013 )

“ A Music that takes advantage of various reference points free of musical genre associations. "oo

( Jazz Convention - 09/02/2013 )

" Pericopes belong to that group of young musicians who have worked with forbearance. ” ( JazzItalia - 2012 ) RAM Records

“ They began the search for their own narrative style Also available on iTunes something so distinct that one can identify it as Pericopes upon first hearing. " ( Polis Magazine - 09/22/2012 )

P E R I C O P E SBIO

EMILIANO VERNIZZI From 2000, Vernizzi ALESSANDRO SGOBBIO Alessandro Sgobbio has been invited to festivals in Italy, Europe and has been mentioned in the young-new-jazz-talents USA, and has been actively involved in several list by the Italian jazz magazine Musica Jazz. 2nd original projects: including European modern Prize at “Luca Flores" Piano Competition, he has jazz, hip- hop, jazz -prog, nu-jazz, and avant- been selected for the famous “Concours Martial garde. He has authored more than thirty Solal Piano Solo Competition”in Paris. Sgobbio recordings as a performer. Also in 2012, he was graduated from Conservatory of Music in Parma listed by TopJazz among the new talents of (Italy), studying with Roberto Bonati, Alberto Italian jazz. He has attended seminars by John Tacchini, Carlo Morena, Giorgio Tosi and Roberto Taylor, Gideon Levensohn , Steve Coleman, Cappello. He holds a Masters in Literature and Graham Collier; and obtained his M.S. in Jazz Philosophy. Master classes with Misha Alperin and Music (cum laude). He played and made . Since 2005 he is an official several recording with the "Civica Jazz Band of demonstrator of Clavinova YAMAHA. In 2010 he Milano", who has invited prestigious guests such released his first piano solo recording. In 2012 he as Eddie Daniels, David Raksin, D. Liebman, M. recorded and played in Istanbul (Turkey) with Roach, Bobby Watson, David Murray, Evan TAKSIM trio. in 2013 he created and played with his Parker, , Enrico Rava, among many Paris-based trio CHARM, releasing as well their others. Some of Emiliano’s international debut album (immediately mentioned in All-About- collaborators are: Bobby Durham, Paul Jeffrey, Jazz editor Dave Sumner's list of best weekly jazz Steve Grossman, Tommy Campbell. For many new releases). He has worked with Italian song- years he has been member of the sestet of G. writer Francesco Camattini (three album- Cazzola. Since 2011 he plays in an American recordings) and for several theatre spectacles in band led by Izzy Zaidman, recording three CDs Italy (Federica Bognetti, Roberto Cavosi), and also and participating in several tours across the in France (Emma Lancien). His music has been U.S., and in Europe. He is currently Professor of programmed at Radio France, RAI RadioTre (Italy), jazz saxophone at the Conservatory of Music of RSI (Swiss television). Parma "A. Boito" (Parma, Italy).

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