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Gabriele Pribetti is a London-based Italian saxophonist and composer whose 2020 debut EP, ‘Reeded Edge Vol 1’, garnered praise from UK radio stations such as Jazz FM, Worldwide FM and Balaami, we well as sites like Musicamacondo, Twistedsoul and Jazz Revelations. Two singles lifted from it were added to State Of Jazz, the biggest jazz editorial playlist on Spotify. ‘Swimming Pool’ is the second single to be issued from ‘Reeded Edge Vol 2’, a follow-up companion EP that is set for release on 20th May. Premiering the track, Twistedsoul describe it as “warm yet fierce, with alternating delicate piano melodies, relentlessly grooving drum beats and an undertone of heavy keys, all interlocking with trumpet, while Pribetti’s broodingly beautiful and soaring saxophone notes set the mood for the rest of the production.” Twistedsoul interview with Gabriele Pribetti published 20.04.22 In regard to the single’s title, Pribetti explains that “there is something about being underwater, a unique feeling of peace and quiet that makes me feel like I’d like to stay there forever. And then another feeling creeps in: survival, which is raging and violent, totally opposite but coexisting perfectly with the original thought. For a few moments these two opposites live in balance with each other. It’s interesting how being on stage can sometimes make you feel similar. ‘Swimming Pool’ is an underwater trip, with this duality expressed sonically by an acid bass synth and a soothing piano melody.” As for the new EP and its predecessor, ‘Reeded Edge’ is a conceptual work of which Pribetti states: “I see the music like a coin: the beauty and perfection of tonality on one side,with the chaos and roughness of atonality on the other. I like to exist on the reeded edge.” Pribetti places himself on the grooved line that runs around the coin, balanced between these disparate worlds in order to harness their equal power. ‘Reeded Edge’ sees modern jazz harmony, polyrhythmic grooves and emotional classical melodies contrast with free jazz and post-tonal contemporary soundscapes, the two realms crashing and mingling like waves (to continue the water theme). The rounded sound of the double bass is juxtaposed with the thunder of the synth bass while the clean, soothing timbre of the flugelhorn converses with the dark and distorted tenor saxophone. Performing alongside Pribetti are a quartet of renowned musicians consisting of trumpet/flugelhorn player Graeme Flowers, drummer Joshua ‘MckNasty’ McKenzie, Tomasz Bura on piano/keyboards and Michele Montolli on double bass. The sound of his new record and the musical chops of the other musicians involved with its recording place Pribetti firmly within the current and ever-evolving London jazz scene.
With a distinctly percussive approach to his instrument and compositions, Pribetti’s music combines his love of jazz and improvisation with an early classical upbringing, while leaving space for interplay and free spontaneous composition. At the age of 30, he is already a highly experienced international session musician and has collaborated frequently with a wide range of artists that include Stormzy, Wizkid, Stefflon Don, Jordan Rakei, Burna Boy, Skepta, General Levy, Zion Train, Kamaal Williams, Congo Natty and U-Roy. REEDED EDGE VOL 1
REEDED EDGE VOL 2 All music composed, arranged and produced by Gabriele Pribetti
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