Be Yourself by Ilario Ferrari Feat. Ondanueve string quartet

"Be yourself" is the third album as band leader for Ilario Ferrari, Italian origin, UK resident pianist and composer. After Spread (2016) and “Childhood Memories” (2021) with his trio he is embarking on a new adventure born out of a friendship and collaboration with the Neapolitan "Ondanueve String Quartet". This project will be released on the 21st April 2023 and brought live in a UK tour that will combine his trio, the string quartet and video projections in a series of unique performances that will explore and challenge the boundaries between Jazz, chamber Music, and sounds of the world.

"Be yourself" is a quest into the meaning and feeling of being-ness that seems to underline all our experiences. The Music is moved by a deep spiritual question: ”Who am I?”
It is a sort of “mantra” that has inspired the Italian composer over the years during which he has moved to the UK and composed this work. Ilario wishes to leave this question open and let the Musical experience to facilitate an answer that is invariably different from person to person and from time to time.

Italian born Pianist, Singer and Composer. In 2021 he has founded his jazz trio with Katie Patterson on Drums and Charlie Pyne on Double bass, who is establishing itself as one of the most distinguished trio in the Music scene.
Ilario’s style is a fine balance between contemporary jazz, classical oriented compositions, rhythms from Popular Mediterranean tradition and the East of the world.

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