Ayers brand of Acid Jazz is extremely popular in Italy and a large crowd whooped and hollered through his set. Playing with a very hot tight band Ayers also had time to show off his vibes skill along with singing and generaly getting the crowd into party mood.
Chaka Khan, energetic and bouncy ripped through all of her hits and thoroughly entertained this great arena
The two jazz performances at the Pavone and Morlacchi theatres were decidedly different.
In the afternoon Riccardo Arrighini complete with orchestra played a concert of jazz versions of Puccini opera - it was different! Nessun Dorma played in the style of Fats Waller?
The midnight concert was an altogether different affair featuring straight ahead driving jazz featuring Enrico Pieranuzi on piano, Rosario Giuliani on sax's and Bert Joris on trumpet, playing tunes from the new Cd 'Soft Journey' this was an excellent set of well constructed and played music. Giuliani is an excellent soloist finding great room for improvisation within the compositions.
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