The Pucciarelli Group

Album Launch - Uplift (Ubuntu Music)

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Last Show: Saturday 30 th April 2022

PizzaExpress Jazz Club (Soho)

Giuseppe Pucciarelli is establishing himself as one of most interesting guitarist and composers of today’s European Jazz scene. The Pucciarelli Group is currently touring its third album Uplift (Ubuntu Music), showcasing innovative music that is liberating the genre for new audiences. While the music of the band is grounded in the tradition of jazz, its harmonies, melodies and rhythms show the ability to reach and be accessible to a more diverse and wider public. For this particular concert, Pucciarelli is joined by well-regarded musicians on the London Jazz scene: Sam Leak on piano, Marko Scarcia on double bass Jay Davis on the drums. The band will perform the music of ‘Uplift’ as well as the music from the band's previous albums.

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Giuseppe Pucciarelli is a jazz guitarist and composer.
He has been playing the guitar since the age of five when his father bought him a classical guitar for his birthday. From the age of 10, Pucciarelli received classical guitar lessons. A few years later, keen to further his expertise in advanced jazz improvisation and composition, he moved to London for studying at the Guildhall School of Music where he had the privilege of being the student of John Parricelli, Mark Lockhart, Malcom Edmonstone, Stuart Hall, Martin Hathaway, Scott Stroman, to name but a few. 

 www.giuseppepucciarelli.com

Band Lineup

Giuseppe Pucciarelli (guitar)

Sam Leak (piano)

Mirko Scarcia (double bass)

Jay Davis (drums)