News | Giancarlo Tossani

A new album is coming soon!

“Synapser: vent’anni e non sentirli. Giusto solo qualche colore è un po’ diverso? ”

I’m happy to announce that Giancarlo Tossani’s Synapser celebrates its 20th anniversary with the release of a new album, Nightrumor, due to release on October 18. To mark the occasion, the first single, Roulette, is now available on all streaming platforms!

https://lnk.fuga.com/roulette

Giancarlo Tossani – piano, synth, electronics / Achille Succi – alto sax, bass and contrabass clarinet, pifano flute / Tito Mangialajo – double bass, vocals / Cristiano Calcagnile – drums

Photo: Danilo Codazzi (2005) / Dino Ferruzzi (2023)

Un vecchio video

Quando scopri un tuo brano di cui non ti ricordavi e che hai suonato in una sola occasione ! 🙂

Il titolo è “No Excessive Noise”

When you discover a tune of yours that you didn’t remember and that you only played on one occasion! 🙂 The title is “No Excessive Noise”

Recording session per i 20 anni di Synapser!

Il primo album dei Synapser (Beauty Is A Rare Thing, Auand Records) è uscito nel 2004. Questo è un breve estratto della sessione di registrazione del prossimo album che verrà pubblicato in occasione dei vent’anni dei Synapser nel 2024.

The first album by Synapser, titled “Beauty Is A Rare Thing” (Auand Records), was released in 2004. This is a brief excerpt from the recording session of the upcoming album, which will be released in celebration of Synapser’s twenty-year anniversary in 2024.

@Cicaleto Recording Studio

Foto Synapser di Dino Ferruzzi e Danilo Codazzi

Live in Cremona, 2023 April 02.

Thanks to Dino and Danilo for shooting

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“Soundcheck” video

A soundcheck is an essential part of preparing for a live music performance. It is a process in which the band checks and adjusts the sound of their instruments and equipment, as well as the balance of the overall sound.

Sometimes, the soundcheck can be a somewhat tedious and repetitive process. However, while some musicians may find soundchecks less exciting than actual performances, they represent an essential and necessary part of the live music experience.

For this occasion we got together, me and the “Synapser” musicians, after quite some time.

In this video, I have collected some beautiful photos taken by Dino Ferruzzi, which I believe tell the story of the different emotions of our human and musical reunion.

The music in the background is a fragment of our interpretation of “Beauty Is a Rare Thing”, a tune by Ornette Coleman, a great musician we wanted to pay homage to on our first Cd. We precisely gave this album the same meaningful title as the song. That was in 2004. And even today, beauty is a rare thing.

Big Monitors in concerto @ Pinocchio, Firenze. Intervista e foto

Intervista a Controradio

https://www.controradio.it/podcast/big-monitors-knots-and-notes-per-pinocchio-jazz

e fotografie di Annamaria Lucchetti.

Con Fabio Delvò & Fellows, nuovo album e video

The new album is already available, so bring it on!

F. Delvò alto & sopranosax, compositions

Giancarlo Tossani piano

Stefano Dalla Porta dbass

Andrea Grillini drums

Anteprima (si apre in una nuova scheda)

Twice On Air @ ONE MAN’S JAZZ

Spotify Playlist “AUAND Essentials”

Proud to be part of Auand Family, an innovative and original label, a home for artists who push the boundaries of improvised music.

Listen to the “Essentials” playlist on Spotify!

A selection from the entire catalogue will take you on a journey began more than 20 years ago.

You can find my tracks at the beginning and the end.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/62BsMooRGZRgllGrzszIx0

We Remember Steve… Lacy

WE REMEMBER STEVE

Giancarlo Nino Locatelli: clarinetto basso

Giancarlo Tossani: pianoforte

Michele Bondesan: contrabbasso

Cristiano Calcagnile: batteria

Tessitore di un universo musicale al tempo stesso intricato e terso, di ingannevole semplicità, il singolare genio di Lacy ha avuto collaborazioni con Cecil Taylor, Thelonius Monk, Gil Evans, Don Cherry, Carla Bley, Misha Mengelberg, Giorgio Gaslini, Derek Bailey, Musica Elettronica Viva, Takehisa Kosugi, il poeta Brion Gysin, gli Area e il Kronos Quartet tra gli altri.