@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

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.

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Aired on "L'Italia con Voi" - Dec. 23rd, 2020 from Boston, MA, STEFANO SALIMBENI filmed by PIERRE MARTIAL ESSOMBA edited by STEFANO SALIMBENI