MARCO PIGNATARO

@ItalyinBoston is honored to present the world premiere of “Passione-Canto Italiano” a virtual jazz concert featuring the Marco Pignataro Jazzet with Strings with renowned artists John Patitucci, Alan Pasqua & Adam Cruz accompanied by members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and special guests Felice Pomeranz & Cory Pesaturo. Enjoy! Italy in US

Tällberg's Jazz for the Planet is a live recording session held on October 19, 2021 at GBH's Fraser studio in Boston, MA. The recording showcases new compositions from John Patitucci (bass), Marco Pignataro(sax and musical director), and Joe Lovano (sax) and features, Terri Lyne Carrington (drums), Nadia Washington (vocals), Chico Pinheiro (guitar), and Anastassiya Petrova (piano). This recording aims to inspire positive climate action—building on 40 years of the Tällberg Foundation’s efforts to nurture new thinking in part by looking at societal challenges through the lenses of artists. tallbergfoundation.org / jazzfortheplanet.org

GBH Music and JazzBoston present JazzNOW "Awakening": an evening featuring renowned American jazz pianist Kenny Werner and Italian saxophonist Marco Pignataro as they collaborate in their new project “Dream Alliance,” which includes vocalist/guitarist Nadia Washington, and Devon Gates on double bass and voice. “Dream Alliance” aims to promote and inspire intergenerational dialogues through music and art, blending jazz, vocal music and poetry as a cultural message for restoration, hope and collective dreams. All poems and concert script written by Marco Pignataro The “Dream Alliance” ensemble includes: Kenny Werner is an award-winning pianist, composer and Grammy-nominated artist. Werner has released more than 30 CDs as a leader and has composed for many major jazz ensembles and symphony orchestras worldwide. His album of original compositions called No Beginning No End—a meditation on loss, death and renewal—resulted in his being awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2010. For more information, visit kennywerner.com. Marco Pignataro is a multitalented Italian saxophone player, composer, and educator. Together with Danilo Perez, Marco currently leads the Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI), the world premiere jazz center of musical creativity at Berklee College of Music in Boston. He has shared stages with artists such as Eddie Gomez, Joanne Brackeen, Danilo Pérez, George Garzone, John Patitucci, Rufus Reid, Adam Cruz, Terri Lyne Carrington, Ben Street, Brian Lynch, Billy Drummond, Billy Hart, Victor Lewis, Clark Terry, and Jon Faddis, among others. Pignataro’s latest virtual project, called “Passione-Canto Italiano,” was recorded in December 2020 at the GBH Studios in Boston with John Patitucci, Alan Pasqua, Adam Cruz and members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Marco Pignataro is a D'addario Woodwind Recording Artist and Endorser for Mauriat & Lupifaro Saxophones.More information, visit marcopignataro.com. Nadia Washington is a songwriter, producer, educator and vocalist. Her music—a blend of jazz, soul, R&B and world music—has been performed in Russia, Eastern Europe, South America and Africa. She is a faculty member in the Ear Training and Voice Department at Berklee College of Music and the Berklee Global Jazz Institute. Devon Gates is a bassist and vocalist. She released the album Playing the Music of Roy Hargrove in 2019 and is pursuing a dual degree with Harvard University and Berklee College of Music. Gates performs and arranges for the Harvard Opportunes a capella ensemble. She recently composed an original work for the Harvard Choruses and will be featured in Berklee Press’s New Standards book of compositions by 101 female jazz composers, curated by Terri Lyne Carrington. Eric Jackson, host of GBH’s Eric in the Evening, will be the event moderator and will host a conversation with the musicians following the 8pm performance. The free tickets for JazzNOW: Awakening, with “Dream Alliance,” featuring Kenny Werner and Marco Pignataro were provided through the generosity of GBH Music, with support from the Mass Cultural Council and BioMed Realty, but event registration is required. Secure your seats today. Please note that by registering for this event your name and email will be shared with GBH Music and JazzBoston. About Jazz Boston: JazzBoston connects, promotes and advocates for the musicians, audiences and venues of Greater Boston’s dynamic and diverse jazz community. The nonprofit organization spreads the music and message of jazz and celebrates Boston as one of the world’s great jazz cities. Find more information at jazzboston.org.

Berklee Global Jazz Institute Managing Director Marco Pignataro records his original “Farfallina ” with the Berklee Global Jazz Institute Ambassadors, alumna Luciana Souza and Berklee Effortless Mastery Institute Artistic Director Kenny Werner as featured artists. “Farfallina”, which in Italian means “little butterfly”, was recorded in late February at Shames Studio at Berklee College of Music. Inspired by the short life cycle of butterflies, “Farfallina” strives to illustrate the poetic imagery of fleeting beauty. Lyrics, arrangements and music produced by Marco Pignataro Luciana Souza: voice Marco Pignataro; saxophone, composer Kenny Werner: Piano Giorgio Albanese: Accordion Eli Heath: Bass Tyson Jackson: Drums Marco Pignataro Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marco_pignataro_jazzet/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Marcopignatarojazz/ Berklee Global Jazz Institute Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BerkleeGlobalJazzInstitute/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berkleeglobaljazzinstitute/ Berklee Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1MjVyEN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berkleecollege Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/berkleecollege Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berkleecollege Sites: https://www.berklee.edu http://www.berklee.edu/focused/global-jazz Call or email Berklee’s Office of Admissions today for more information: 800-BERKLEE (U.S.) +1 617-747-2222 (international callers) admissions@berklee.edu Mark Wessel : mixing and mastering engineer Video produced by Kevin Greene Edited by Kevin Greene Cameras: Valeria Peñaranda, Zakriya Bashirhill About Berklee Global Jazz Institute : The Berklee Global Jazz Institute is a creative music institute with a progressive vision to develop the artist of the new millennium, with pianist and composer Danilo Pérez as its artistic director. The BGJI provides a comprehensive contemporary music environment where students are given opportunities to explore their creativity to the highest level possible, advance the power of music as a tool for the betterment of society, and connect musical creative thinking with the natural environment. The Berklee Global Jazz Ambassador is honor group of the program featuring some its best graduate and undergraduate students. About Berklee College of Music: Berklee is the preeminent institute of contemporary music and the performing arts, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs at its campuses in Boston, Massachusetts, and Valencia, Spain, and through its award-winning distance learning program, Berklee Online. Dedicated to nurturing the creative and career potential of the world’s most inspired artists, Berklee’s commitment to arts education is reflected in the work of its students, faculty, and alumni—hundreds of whom have been recognized with Grammy, Tony, Oscar, and Emmy awards. At Berklee College of Music and Boston Conservatory at Berklee, students explore interdisciplinary approaches to music, dance, theater, film, business, health care, education, technology, and more. Our pioneering youth programs reach underserved classrooms throughout the U.S. and beyond. With students and alumni from more than 100 nations and educational partners across the world, we are forging new connections among art forms, musical traditions, and technologies to build a dynamic, diverse, and collaborative global arts community. Learn more at berklee.edu.

“Historia de un Amor” is a free flowing exploration of this moving Latin American composition that master pianist Laszlo Gardony and soulful Italian saxophonist Marco Pignataro recorded at Charles Town Road Studio few years ago. This inspiring, intimate musical journey finds a truly symbiotic connection with Marco's original photography, through the medium of this suggestive video release. In particular, their arrangement departs from the original harmony of the composition into fully improvised, trancelike soundscapes, to viscerally explore the poignant emotions of the darkly romantic poetry within the song lyrics, lamenting the end of an unforgettable love. The video anchors this feeling of disquieting loss & pain through evocative imageries full of suggestive symbolisms and emotional story telling. Laszlo Gardony - piano Marco Pignataro - soprano sax Composition by Carlos Eleta Alamaran Arranged by Laszlo Gardony & Marco Pignataro Recorded @ Charles Town Road Studio - Hampton, NJ (Dec 18, 2015) Video Editing - Boston, MA (July 2020) Photography & video by Marco Pignataro Marco Pignataro is a D'addario Woodwind Recording Artist and Endorser for Mauriat & Lupifaro Saxophones. Historia de un amor lyrics © Peer International Corporation, Editorial Mexicana De Musica Int. S.a. (emmi), Sociedad General De Autores De Espana S G A E

To celebrate this Easter 2020, world-renowned saxophone player and co-director of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute Marco Pignataro treated an exclusively online audience with an Easter Jazz special concert in support of the Italian Red Cross. This video is an edited excerpt of Marco's Easter online performance. PIB and Marco Pignataro invite our generous community members to make a contribution to the Croce Rossa Italiana, now on the frontline of the fight against Coronavirus. Find out more by clicking the logo below or copy and pasting the following URL in your browser: Donazioni.cri.it/donazioni/dona-per-emergenza-coronavirus, In early 2009, a small group of young Italian professionals gathered to create a community for Italian-speaking and Italian professionals in town. The project turned into the leading group for Italians in Boston PIB, which today counts over 800 members from academia and industry, and sets an example for Italian communities in other US cities which are starting to replicate the project developed in Boston. For more info please visit https://www.piboston.org/about-pib/,

Celebrating Berklee Global Jazz Institute's 10 Anniversary in 2019, the Berklee Global Jazz Institute Big Band premiere's a new Charlie Parker suite titled "Bird Goes Global" for Parker's 100 anniversary. The concert was produced by BGJI Artistic Director Danilo Pérez and features Bill Dobbins, Joe Lovano, Ben Street, Marco Pignataro, Patricia Pérez, Lihi Haruvi, Bruno Raberg, Chase Morrin, Faris Ishaq, Luke Norris, and Nicko Guerrero. Learn more: https://www.berklee.edu/focused/global-jazz Danilo Pérez, Piano, BGJI Artistic Director Bill Dobbins, Arranger/Composer/Conductor, Visiting Artist Joe Lovano, Tenor Saxophone, Gary Burton Chair in Jazz Performance Ben Street, Bass, BGJI Artist in Residence Marco Pignataro, Tenor Saxophone, BGJI Managing Director Patricia Pérez, Alto Saxophone, BGJI Faculty Lihi Haruvi, Soprano Saxophone, BGJI Faculty Bruno Raberg, Bass, BGJI Faculty Chase Morrin, Piano, BGJI Alumnus Faris Ishaq, Arabic Flute, BGJI Alumnus Luke Norris, Saxophone, BGJI Alumnus Nicko Guerrero, Percussion, BGJI Alumnus Daniel Szczepanski, Trumpet Nathan Kay, Trumpet 2 Matteo Cutello, Trumpet 3 Milena Casado, Trumpet 4 Daniel Elbert, Alto Saxophone Giovanni Cutello, Alto Saxophone 2 Stephen Byth, Tenor 1 Anton Derevyanko, Tenor 2 Dave Suleiman, Tenor 3 Sarah Marie Bugeja, Voice Nadia Washington, Voice Matthew Stubbs, Clarinet Minnie Jordan, Violin Giorgio Albanese, Accordion Carlos Capacho, Cuatro Tyson Jackson, Drums Video by Berklee Video Services Audio mix by Rodrigo Martins

Excerpt of "Bye Bye Blackbird " at the Costa Rica Jazz Fest during a clinic by master drummer Ron Savage, demonstrating brushes technique. Ana Petrova on piano.