Vanessa Collier - JazzAscona 2023

 Video & Interview: © Michele Gavazza 2023 Photo: © Sara Fiechter 2023, Michele Gavazza 2023

Interview with American musician Vanessa Collier. Saxophonist, singer, multi-instrumentalist and prolific songwriter, Vanessa Collier combines funk, soul, rock and blues, offering every single time explosive and thrilling performances. A powerful soul voice, a fiery sax and an incredibly clever writing ability make her one of the most interesting artists of the new generation. She answered questions at the end of her performance at Jazz Ascona 2023.

Nat Osborn - JazzAscona 2023

 

Photo, Video and Interview: © Michele Gavazza 2023

First time at JazzAscona for the New York singer and songwriter Nat Osborn.

 Nat Osborn has nearly ten years experience on his shoulders as songwriter and performer.

In 2011, he formed the Nat Osborn Band, an explosive ensemble of six elements fusing rock, funk, big band and a myriad of other style’s components. 

Here's how Nat answered questions from Hashtag Magazine:

Amina Scott - JazzAscona 2023

 

Photo, video and interview: © Michele Gavazza 2023

JazzAscona 2023: interview with the talented bassist and composer Amina Scott. In Ascona this year Amina Scott will present her own compositions and give a glimpse of her remarkable artistic personality with the Amina Scott Collective, which will bring together drummer Gerald Watkins, pianist Fredrick Sanders and saxophonist Ricardo Pascal. Here's what she told us:

Jenelle Roccaforte - JazzAscona 2023

 Foto, video and interview: © Michele Gavazza 2023

Jenelle Roccaforte, whom we already admired in Ascona last year with the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra and crew, will be coming back with her own funky, thrilling, original band Roccadile,

here's what he told us just before taking the stage for JazzAscona 2023

Federico "Cannonball" Albertoni - JazzAscona 2023

 Foto, video e intervista: © Michele Gavazza 2023

Abbiamo intervistato Federico Albertoni, blues man ticinese che si è esibito ad Ascona  in occasione di Jazz Ascona 2023. Con la sua band Freddie & The Cannonballs è reduce da una trasferta in Polonia in occasione dell'European Blues Challenge e una prestigiosa a Memphis USA in occasione dell'International Blues Challenge. Ecco cosa ci ha raccontato: