Filippo Dall’Asta Quartet - Mediterasian

Gypsy Jazz meets Indian Music

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Last Show: Monday 15 th April 2019

The Pheasantry (Chelsea)

Filippo Dall’Asta is an Italian Gypsy jazz guitarist, composer, bandleader and arranger, mixing the sounds of Gypsy jazz and his native Italy with traditional Indian music, to forge his own style of progressive guitar playing: 'Mediterasian'.

 

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“One of the best instrumental albums of 2018”

LA Music Critic Awards

Filippo began playing at the age of 5 in Parma, Italy. In 2010, at the age of 23, he arrived in the UK. He has toured and recorded with hundreds of artists such as Lollo Meier, John Wheatcroft, Gypsy Dynamite, Harp Bazaar, Tara Minton (Björk), The Onironauts and many more. 

His touring resume covers Germany, India, Italy, France, Spain, England, Malta and Russia, with notable appearances at The Royal Albert Hall, the House of Parliament, the Tower of London, the Union Chapel, and many festivals in France and Italy.

Filippo has just released his first solo album: “Mediterasian”, innovative album featuring over 20 musicians in which the erratic energy of Gypsy jazz combine with the meditative sonorities of Indian music. 

His album was reviewed as “One of the best instrumental albums of 2018” by LA Music Critic Awards

Tonight, he will perform with his quartet. An evening not to be missed.

Band Lineup

Filippo Dall’Asta (lead guitar)

Tim Ellis (rhythm guitar)

Keval Joshi (tabla)

Umberto Calentini (double bass)