A Tribute to Miles Davis
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Omaggio a Miles Davis
March 13 @ 19:00 - 20:30
- David Boato
trumpet and flugelhorn - Matteo Alfonso
piano
If jazz were a color, it would be Kind of Blue. This concert celebrates the man who did more than just play the trumpet; he redrew the very landscape of modern music: Miles Davis.
In the absence of a rhythm section, the music is stripped bare. Only the essence remains. The trumpet reclaims that intimate, occasionally searing lyricism of Miles, while the piano constructs the harmonic architecture—the ‘white space’ in which notes are permitted to float.
Boato and Alfonso engage in a tight, visceral dialogue, a play of silences and ‘unplayed notes,’ exactly as the Maestro taught.
The program is not a mere chronology, but a journey through Miles’s shifting interior states: from the melancholic, dreamlike ballads of ‘Round Midnight to the revolutionary modal approach of So What.
As Miles famously said:
Don’t play what’s there; play what’s not there.
Musician
A graduate Summa Cum Laude from the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, David Boato is a quintessential figure in the contemporary jazz scene. His formative years were marked by a "pilgrimage" through the jazz meccas of the Veneto region, later expanding into deep academic research in composition and trumpet at the conservatories of Venice and Castelfranco Veneto.
Boato’s career is a tapestry of elite collaborations. A long-standing member of the Kept Orchestra, he has shared the stage with giants such as Enrico Rava, Steve Lacy, Lee Konitz, and Tony Scott. His American period saw him working alongside innovators like Kurt Rosenwinkel and Bob Moses, refining a style that seamlessly blends the tradition of the West Coast with the experimentalism of the New York avant-garde.
An eclectic spirit, his work transcends boundaries—from ethnic contaminations with Hungarian masters to electronic soundscapes with Madriema. Since 1992, he has served as an Assistant Professor for the Umbria Jazz Clinics (Berklee in Umbria) and currently holds a faculty position at Siena Jazz University.
Boato’s career is a tapestry of elite collaborations. A long-standing member of the Kept Orchestra, he has shared the stage with giants such as Enrico Rava, Steve Lacy, Lee Konitz, and Tony Scott. His American period saw him working alongside innovators like Kurt Rosenwinkel and Bob Moses, refining a style that seamlessly blends the tradition of the West Coast with the experimentalism of the New York avant-garde.
An eclectic spirit, his work transcends boundaries—from ethnic contaminations with Hungarian masters to electronic soundscapes with Madriema. Since 1992, he has served as an Assistant Professor for the Umbria Jazz Clinics (Berklee in Umbria) and currently holds a faculty position at Siena Jazz University.
Currently the Chair of Jazz Piano at the Venice Conservatory, Matteo Alfonso is a pianist distinguished by his sophisticated touch and interpretative depth. His professional trajectory began in his early twenties, quickly establishing him as a highly sought-after sideman capable of navigating diverse musical languages with effortless high-level execution.
His discography is headlined by the acclaimed album Count Your Blessings, featuring a formidable quartet enriched by the presence of the legendary Eliot Zigmund (longtime drummer for Bill Evans). Beyond his prowess as a performer, Alfonso is a prolific arranger, composing for everything from intimate ensembles to full big bands and theatrical scores.
His international career has seen him perform across the globe—from the Vancouver Jazz Festival to the Glinka Hall in St. Petersburg. He has shared the stage with a "who's who" of world jazz, including Bobby Watson, Javier Vercher, Gil Goldstein, and Toquinho, consolidating his reputation as one of the most refined voices in European jazz piano.
His discography is headlined by the acclaimed album Count Your Blessings, featuring a formidable quartet enriched by the presence of the legendary Eliot Zigmund (longtime drummer for Bill Evans). Beyond his prowess as a performer, Alfonso is a prolific arranger, composing for everything from intimate ensembles to full big bands and theatrical scores.
His international career has seen him perform across the globe—from the Vancouver Jazz Festival to the Glinka Hall in St. Petersburg. He has shared the stage with a "who's who" of world jazz, including Bobby Watson, Javier Vercher, Gil Goldstein, and Toquinho, consolidating his reputation as one of the most refined voices in European jazz piano.
ADMISSION DETAILS
Admission subject to availability. Mandatory drink: €15.00
