Rising guitar star fuses two cultures with debut album
Filippo Dall’Asta is a musician on a mission. The
Italian-born guitar virtuoso, a rising star on the international Gypsy Jazz
scene, now wants to set the wider music world alight by fusing two distinct
cultures on his debut album, Mediterasian.
After spending his formative years training with Gypsy Jazz
masters in France and Holland, and beginning to make a name for himself on the
jazz circuit, Dall’Asta travelled to India in search of broadening his musical
horizons. What he discovered there was a love of the calming sounds of
classical Indian music, which he has now fused with his jazz roots in an
ambitious debut featuring over 20 musicians from around the world.
“I want it to impact people’s bodies and souls positively,
with the healing of Indian music and the passion of Gypsy Jazz,” Dall’Asta
explains. “It’s about helping people to heal their wounds so they can start
moving forward with joy.”
Dall’Asta is releasing this album on the back of extensive
touring experience throughout Europe, during which he has worked with
world-renowned artists including Lollo Meier, Gypsy Dynamite, Tara Minton
(Björk), Harp Bazaar, The Onironauts and many more. His notable appearances
include the Royal Albert Hall, the Houses of Parliament, the Tower of London,
and numerous festivals in France and his native Italy.
Dall’Asta has been widely praised by respected names
throughout the guitar world. John Wheatcroft, of Guitar Techniques magazine,
says, “Filippo has the magic balance of talent and drive, and both serve each
other perfectly... I expect big things from him.”
With the release of Mediterasian, those “big things” are
beginning to happen already. Mediterasian is available in all digital stores.
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