OdA music fest 2nd ed. "Gonna" BIJA with guest BENNY BENACK III (Usa) #19/01/2017
Ass. OdA Officina degli Artisti
OdA music fest 2nd edition
live 19 january 2017
TAURISANO (LE) / ITALY
"Salento meets United States" with:
BIJA special guest BENNY BENACK III from USA
music: "Gonna"
©SLAM PRODUCTION 2014
by George Haslam
BIJA are:
Marco Puzzello / trumpet and flugelhorn
Gabriele di Franco / guitar
Francesco Pellizzari / drums
special thanks to ALCESTE AYROLDI
VIDEO: MIX ART STUDIO by Evgeni Mladenov
Acli Arte Spettacolo Lecce / Raffaele Santoro
and all supporters and partners
Bija web site: http://www.musicbija.wixsite.com/bija
Bija facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/bijamusic
Bija Album on Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/bija-music/sets...
Bija on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/...
Bija Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/bijamusic
Bija Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bijamusic
http://www.gabrieledifranco.com
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The Sanskrit term "bija" (seed) represents the source and at the same time the cause of all things.
It is the vibration and the primordial sound from which it all began. From this fascination, in 2011 Bija was born. This atypical trio, composed, somewhat by chance, of an electric guitar, a trumpet and drums, made the decision to create music according to their personalities without musical prejudices.
It is the very idea of orchestration and arrangement that is put into question by this ensemble.
The result is a dense writing, inspired by different musical perspectives such as rock, classical, world and jazz, which constitutes the trio's musical backgrounds. Altogether, it reflects a postmodern attitude that manifests itself in expressionist chiaroscuro, narrative melodies, odd times and warm sounds.
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Il termine Sanscrito «bija» (seme) rappresenta l'origine e al tempo stesso la causa di tutte le cose. È la vibrazione, il suono primordiale da cui ha avuto principio ogni cosa.
Da questa fascinazione nascono nel 2011 i Bija. Un trio atipico chitarra elettrica, tromba e batteria, un po' un caso, un po' la scelta di provare a camminare su sentieri personali.
È l'idea stessa di orchestrazione e di arrangiamento che viene messa in discussione da questa formazione. Il risultato è una scrittura fitta, che pesca dai diversi ambienti musicali frequentati dai tre, dal rock alla classica alla world e ovviamente al jazz. Un'attitudine postmoderna che si manifesta in chiaroscuri espressionistici, melodie narrative, tempi dispari e suoni caldi.