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OU Italian Jazz Sextet

SPOOT MUSIC AND B DAHLIA PRESENT:
BreakOUt OUtwest TOUR! with OU (Italy) and Amy Denio (Tiptons, Kultur Shock)oumusic.org / amydenio.com

OU and Amy Denio bring you a Mediterranean joyride of vivacious original songs by Sardinian composer Ersilia Prosperi: Folk jazz with fiercely funky rhythms ~ topped with lush vocals sung by all 7 in Sardinian,Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and English! World-renowned composer and producer Amy Denio met OU in Rome on her birthday last June and fell in love with the sextet's magical sounds.
Denio worked with the band through the fall and produced OU's CD PiscesCrisis, released recently to strong reviews. The album, crafted with Floyd Reitsma at Litho Studios (Pearl Jam's studio) in Seattle, is now available on Denio's Spoot Music label. June 2014 brings multi-instrumentalist Amy Denio and OU together to tour the American West Coast, melding folk, rock and jazz, busting genres and blurring boundaries. OU is ecstatic to be able to share their musical adventures at the Arcata Playhouse!

".a joyful, multidimensional romp through the Mediterranean and the Americas... OU shows a
remarkable ability to turn on a dime without jarring the listener."- Matt Cole, DooBeeDooBeeDoo, NY
"... an exquisite parenthesis of alleviation ... a veritable treat."
Massimo Ricci, Touching Extremes

OU is:
Ersilia Prosperi: flugelhorn, ukelele, vocals
Sabrina Coda: alto & soprano saxophone,vocals
Martina Fadda: lead vocals
Andrea Pesce: piano, Fender Rhodes, HammondB3 organ, vocals
Claudio Mosconi: electric bass, vocals
Cristiano de Fabritiis: drums, kalimba,glockenspiel, vibraphone, vocals
Amy Denio: vocals, alto sax, clarinet, etc.
Band leader Ersilia Prosperi (Sardinia) and long-time collaborator Sabrina Coda (Sardinia) collaborated in brass band Tzacatal, winning critics' awards and playing many festivals. Lead vocalist Martina Fadda (Sardinia) has collaborated and recorded with many international musicians, and creates soundtracks for documentary films.
Andrea Pesce is a pianist, producer and arranger, receiving a Critics Award at San Remo in 2014. He has performed with Riccardo Sinigallia, Patti Smith, Pino
Maria, and Cesare Basile. He has collaborated for years as musician as well as art director at the Collectivo Angelo Mai in Rome. Bassist Claudio Mosconi (Rome) has recorded and toured with Joe Lally (Fugazi), Fonderia, Stefano Scarfone, and others since 2004. Drummer/percussionist Cristiano de Fabritiis (Rome) has honed his skills with
Filippo Gatti, Mike Cooper, Tristan Honsinger, Pharm, and at least a half-dozen other ensembles over the last two decades.