Wandering..with ears and eyes open..discovering cultures.. two great musicians and composers.. many years of friendship and cooperation…
In 1982 started a cooperation between the pianist, composer and arranger Fabrizio Festa (Al Di Meolas arranger and conductor for the cd "The Grande Passion", Telarc 2000) and the bass player, arranger and composer Maurizio "Bozorius" Bozzi(Coryell- Mouzons Eleventh House…), together they founded a jazz-rock band named “FESTAGROUP”. With this group they recorded two LP`s: “Congo Square” and “Montreux Live” and one CD “Strings”; they have performed a lot of concerts in Italy ,Europe and Usa; have been guests, for two years in succession, at the international jazz festival of Montreux (1988-89).
Fabrizio Festa: piano & keyboards
Bozorius: fretless electric bass
Riccardo Galardini: electric guitar
Walter Paoli: drums
Festagroup “Congo square” (Splasc(h) Records) Festagroup “Montreux live” (Splasc(h) Records) Festagroup “Strings” (Nueva) Festagroup “Vinyl” (Drycastle records)
