Enricopieranunzi.blues_bach.themusicofjohnlewis...

The story behind is a journey of honoring a jazz giant who successfully bridged two vastly different musical worlds.

Released in January 2023, the album is a collaborative tribute by the acclaimed Italian jazz pianist , arranger Michele Corcella, and the Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana. Here is how this unique project came to be: 🎹 The Vision of John Lewis

A traditional (featuring Pieranunzi on piano, Luca Bulgarelli on bass, and Mauro Beggio on drums). A String Quintet . A Wind Quintet . enricopieranunzi.blues_bach.themusicofjohnlewis...

Throughout his career, Lewis made it his artistic mission to fuse the improvisational, soulful feeling of the blues with the complex, polyphonic counterpoint of Baroque music. His work became the benchmark for a sophisticated "chamber jazz" crossover. 🇮🇹 The Italian Connection

Pieranunzi teamed up with brilliant arranger Michele Corcella to take Lewis's concepts a step further. Together, they spent years developing and refining the project, which culminated in recordings made in Brescia, Italy, in late 2021. 🎻 A "Crossover Within a Crossover" The story behind is a journey of honoring

To mirror Lewis's ambition, Pieranunzi and Corcella designed a highly specific, hybrid instrumentation:

Fast forward to the 21st century, and Italian pianist Enrico Pieranunzi—himself celebrated for his elegant, classical-leaning touch and deep affinity for American jazz masters like Bill Evans—decided to pay homage to Lewis's vision. A String Quintet

John Lewis (1920–2001) was a brilliant American jazz pianist and the musical director of the legendary Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ). While he was a master of bebop and swing, Lewis also harbored a deep, lifelong passion for the classical precision of Johann Sebastian Bach.