With the project MAG Trio was born the solo path of the jazz pianist Giuseppe Magagnino, a project that took its first steps in 2018 and that has waited to have the right artistic dimension and concreteness of sound and training to be able to fully express themselves. It was thanks to the first lockdown of 2020 that Giuseppe was able to clearly outline the concept of his recording work and realize from then on the project putting together compositions born in 2020/2021 and songs written between 2017 and 2019.
"My Inner Child" is a journey of the author back in time, in his childhood; a moment that led him to intimate reflections on the playful approach to music and the instrument, that tends to get lost with the beginning of professional activity when expectations and tensions "dirty" curiosity, momentum and enthusiasm typical of the first experiences.
"My Inner Child" is an invitation to contact more often, even in adulthood, our inner child.
In this first work as a leader the Italian pianist explores the potential of the piano trio and leaves room for small piano tastings only trying to pour into writing and performances all of himself and the experience of listening and studying the great pianists who in the last 65 years have been a reference for him and for the new generations of musicians and jazz fans.
All the compositions on the album tell the story of his life. They were born on the spot, spontaneously, and Giuseppe chose not to revise or refine and writing, too much his writing, so that authenticity might be preserved. Just like children do.
In Giuseppe’s style, hints of the Afro-American jazz tradition combine with the sound and arrangements typical of north European jazz and with a strong melodic component, characteristic of the great Italian music.
The other members of the trio are Luca Alemanno, double-bass, and Karl-Henrik Ousbäck at the drums. Both are high-level musicians, besides being friends, and they perfectly interpreted the artist’s feeling, and the requested characteristics of sound and musical language.
credits
released July 1, 2022
Personnel
Giuseppe Magagnino - piano
Luca Alemanno – double bass
Karl-Henrik Ousbäck - drums
All Music composed & arranged by Giuseppe Magagnino except for “I Loves You, Porgy” (G.Gershwin) / Tracks 4 & 8 recorded in piano solo
Recording Data
Engineered, mixed & mastered by Valerio Daniele
Recorded on August 9th & 10th 2021 at Sudestudio in Guagnano Lecce (Italy) (tracks 1,2,3,5,6,7)
Recorded on November 18th 2021 at Teatro Oratorio Don Orione Arnesano Lecce (Italy) (track 4, 8)
Mixed & mastered on November 2021 at Sudestudio in Lecce (Italy)
Cover Photo: Marco Perulli
Graphics: Studio Clessidra
Produced by GleAM Records
Printed in Italy 2022
GleAM Records is an independent record label based near Lecce (Italy), specialized in jazz recordings. Its focus is to give voice to new trends in Italian and international jazz.
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