­­Pericopes+1 (ENG)

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Emi Vernizzi Sax, electronics
Claud Vignali Piano, Fender Rhodes, electronics
Ruben Bellavia Drums

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Pericopes+1 is an Italian trio project with roots in European tradition, African-American music and improvisation, and an affinity for melody and compositional structure, mixed with other post-rock/prog/avantgarde/electronic influences.

In 2024 their fourth album was released, a new creative concept of futuristic reflections on the present: «Good Morning World».

The release celebrates ten years of touring for this power-trio whose style would best be described as “crossover jazz” by the international press (Jazzthetik, Herald Tribune, Jazz’n’More, AAJ, Jazziz, RAI RadioTr), a «cleverly unorthodox trio» (Musica Jazz – Italy) who «demonstrate power and intention» (Downbeat – USA) plus grit and creativity that has earned recognition from both industry pros and fans.

Over the years Pericopes+1 has performed hundred of concerts in UK, USA, China, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Switzerland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Nederland, including stages as the Gateshead Int’l Jazz Festival (UK), JIM Fest (Beijing), Sunside Jazz Club (Paris), Unterfahrt (Munich), ShapeShifter Lab (NewYork) to name a few.

Their debut have been introduced by prestigious words of eminent jazz masters Dave Liebman and Enrico Rava, later in 2021 Pericopes project was mentioned in the Italian jazz history book “La Storia del Jazz” (Ed.Hoepli) as one of the most important/unique new-generation productions of the last years. In 2023 the trio has been nominated by Musica Jazz magazine in the italian TopJazz chart as one of “best band of the year”.

The project was born as a sax-piano duo in 2007 and then evolved into Pericopes+1 with New York drummer Nick Wight.

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AAJ 4.5 starsJAZZIT-LIKES-ITDownbeat Review jt_logo2  

“FASCINATING COMPOSITIONS. REGULAR IRREGULARITY.”
JAZZ’N’MORE, CH
“MODERN JAZZ THAT’S HEAVY ON INTELLIGENT MELODY AND SPIRITED IMPROVISATION.”
DOWNBEAT, USA
“A BALANCED COLLECTION OF CHAMBER MUSIC, BETWEEN INTROSPECTION AND AVANT-GARDE.”
JAZZ THING, DE
“LEGACY IS AN ORIGINAL, STYLISTICALLY INTERESTING CONTRIBUTION TO EUROPEAN JAZZ”
CONCERTO, AT
“THE TRIO WORKS PERFECTLY”
MUSICA JAZZ, IT

 

PHOTO

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brochure

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festivals

GATESHEAD INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL, UK
SOUND SCOTLAND FESTIVAL, ABERDEEN, UK
RIBBLE VALLEY JAZZ FESTIVAL, CLITHEROE, UK
KARLSRHUE JAZZFEST, DE
KASSEL JAZZFEST, KASSEL, DE
BURG JAZZ FESTIVAL, MUNSTER, DE
GRAZ JAZZ NACHT, GRAZ, AU
JAZZ ON5 FESTIVAL, PRAGUE, CZ
JAZZ IMPROVISE MEETING FESTIVAL, CHINA
JAZZ-SUR-SEINE FESTIVAL, PARIS, FR
JAZZ AND WINE OF PEACE, CORMONS, IT
PARMAJAZZ FRONTIERE FESTIVAL, PARMA, IT
FANO JAZZ BY THE SEA FESTIVAL, FANO, IT
TRIESTE LOVES JAZZ FESTIVAL, TRIESTE, IT

awards

Top 10 Albums — All About Jazz, IT
Top 10 Albums — Mos Eisley Music, DE
Top 5 Albums — Radio Città Del Capo, IT
Winner — Umbria Jazz Contest, IT
TopJazz — Best Italian Jazz Group, IT
Winner — Padova Carrarese Prize, IT

clubs

UNTERFAHRT, MUNICH, DE
ZIG ZAG, BERLIN,DE
A-TRANE, BERLIN, DE
B-FLAT, BERLIN, DE
DOMICIL, DORTMUND, DE
TONNE, DRESDEN, DE
HANNOVER JAZZ CLUB, HANNOVER, DE
JAZZCLUB SINGEN, SINGEN, DE
SUNSIDE, PARIS, FR
LA GARE, PARIS, FR
SHAPESHIFTER LAB, NYC, USA
CHRIS’ JAZZ CAFE, PHILADELPHIA, USA
FERRARA JAZZCLUB, FERRARA, IT
UN TUBO, SIENA, IT
STOCKWERK, GRAZ, AU
JAZZ DOCK, PRAGUE, CZ
JAZZ BAR, EDINBURGH, UK

collaborations

Jazz North East, UK
Birmingham Jazz, UK
university of aberdeen, Uk
istituto italiano di cultura, china
goethe institut, china
Jazz at the Blue Lamp, UK
Jazz Club de Grenoble, FR
JAZZ INITIATIVE, FRANKFURT, DE
Jazz Ravne, SLO
RAI Radio3 Piazza Verdi, IT
RSI Swiss TV, CH
UNESCO Jazz Day, FR
kulturforum villach, au
Pericopes+1 China Beijing
Jazz Improvise Meeting Fest (Beijing, CHINA)
Bosco Gauting, DE)
Bosco (Gauting, DE)
La Gare (Paris, FR)
La Gare (Paris, FR)
antiruggine
Antiruggine (Castelfranco, IT)
periciopes+1 Linz Musikpavillon (AU)
Musikpavillon (Linz, AU)
Parma frontiere Pericopes+1
PJF Festival (IT)
Pericopes+1 Brunnhofer Gallery (AU)
Brunnhofer Gallery (AU)
7Billerbeck
BurgJazz Festival (Billerbeck, DE)

 

band photo © LORENZO MENINI
paris photo © david abécassis.