ARTI E MESTIERI (great 70s ITA prog-rock) ao vivo en MEXICO

Come segnalato dal nostro amigo Juan Barrenechea (Mylodon rec., Concepcion, CHILE) , i mitici ARTI E MESTIERI (70s prog rock sinfonico from Torino) suoneranno in Mexico in questi giorni:
ecco l'annuncio:"
La extraordinaria banda italiana de rock progresivo ARTI E MESTIERI estará visitando México la próxima semana.
ARTI E MESTIERI es uno de los grupos más destacado del progresivo sinfónico/jazz rock de la escuela italiana de los 70's con un nutrido historial discrigráfico que incluye sus álbmes clásicos "Giro...." y "Tilt".
Más información es www.artiemestieri.org
Las fechas:
DOMINGO 9 de abril: ZACATECAS Museo de las Máscaras - 22.00 hrs * Como parte del Festival Internacional de jazz rock de Zactecas MARTES 11 de Abril: AGUASCALIENTES Auditorio Pedro Alba Universidad Autónoma Aguascalientes - 19.00 hrs
Esperamos verlos por allá...
Juan Barrenechea H.
www.mylodonrecords.com
E una breve cronologia delle fasi iniziali della band torinese , tratta dal sito ufficiale della band (vedi sopra):
"From its debut, "arti & mestieri" have been seen in Italy and in the rest of the world as one of the most interesting and original bands in Progressive rock.Their style could be defined sometimes as 'classical progressive rock' but with the use of advanced jazzy harmonies, not so often used in 'classicalprog ' or 'Symphonic jazz rock' as the band uses symphonic idioms rarely used by jazz rock.Other times their style, their 'singin-like' instrumental melodic lines with their original orchestrations, they 'angular' harmonies coupled with strong rhythm figures make difficult to catalize and localize what's happening musically as all ingredients of their style are mixed up and locked in a sort of quite unique 'arti & mestieri' trademark progressive style.
After the first contact at the end of 1973, arti & mestieri's professionalactivity started in 1974 (next year they will celebrate their 30th anniversary with a new album, a DVD, a tour and a Special Concert with guests) in Turin.
The original line up was: Gigi Venegoni, on guitar, Giovanni Vigliar, on violin, Arturo Vitale, on sax and vibes and Marco Gallesi on bass, from the group 'IL Sogno di archimede', Furio Chirico from 'The Trip' and 'BeppeCrovella', from 'The Mystics'.
From the ealry beginning they got immediate interest from Cramps' manager Gianni Sassi and from PFM's manager Franco Mamone.
In June 74 with their debut at Festival Del Proletariato Giovanile, inParco Lambro (The Italian Woodstock) simply as 'Arti' and they got very positive responses from critics and from the 45.OOO people in the audience.In Rome they recorded Tilt that since then has been seen as a 'classic' ofthe style, with his very original Progressive approach.
Italian tours in sold out Theathers, with PFM and GENTLE GIANT, followed.Next year, after a new partecipation at Parco Lambro Festival was the year of 'Giro di Valzer Per Domani' , the second album, with more emphasis on jazz rock, maintaining the strong character of their style.
In this album we find Gianfranco Gaza on vocals (he died in 1986) and after a tour with Area, there were contacts with ELP's Manticore that didn't lead to a deal with them just because of managerial problems.Later, after having realized their last tune together as original line up(Necropoli) we have the first split, in the band, by Gigi Venegoni (who will form Venegoni & co. soon later) and Marco Gallesi (who will form Esagono).They touring southern Italy without a Guitar player and with Gigi Fregapane on bass.They started working on their 3rd album (their first compositions were Ode,and Aura by Beppe) but the general crisis of the prog movement in 1978 (one of the grey moments in prog rock) lead to the end of "arti & mestieri's"phase one, and the band split.
p.s. in allegato 3 70s pictures della band , sempre tratte da
http://www.artiemestieri.org/
Michele Ballerini