Биография Kekko Fornarelli

Итальянец Кекко Форнарелли — один из самых стремительно прогрессирующих молодых пианистов и лидеров на мировой джазовой сцене. "Kekko Fornarelli Trio" доводилось выступать практически на всех авторитетных в мире фестивалях Европы, а систематическая поддержка культурной программы Puglia Music Sounds позволяет ему показывать свои проекты в довольно экзотических местах (например, в 2013 году заявлено его участие на фестивале в Монголии).

"Kekko Fornarelli Trio" окунает слушателей в водоворот самых разных и противоречащих чувств - от роскоши до простоты, от незнания до ясности, от ненависти до любви. Музыканты оригинально интерпретируют классиков джаза. Они — романтики от джаза, создают необычайно красочную гармонию при помощи акустических инструментов и электронных элементов, современных северно-европейских идей и неклассического лиризма.

Не нуждающийся в представления Паоло Фрезу говорит о Форнарелли: «Пока существуют музыканты со столь открытым мышлением, каково мышление Кекко,- джаз будет оставаться музыкой, интересной всему миру. Интимность его музыки — результат насыщенных мелодических и гармонических решений, напоминающих об изысканных решениях лучших солистов модерн-джаза — но решениях, прошедших его персональную переработку, имеющих его личное прикосновение; всё это делает его одним из наиболее интересных молодых пианистов нашего времени».

Kekko Fornarelli (born Francesco Fornarelli - Bari, Italy 1978) is one of the most widely appreciated young pianists internationally. He began learning piano at the age of three, first through private tuition and later at Conservatorio Piccinni, Bari. Fornarelli's love for jazz music began at the age of 18, when he decided to drop out of music school to immerse himself in a life journey of musical discovery, which led him to travel all over the world. Opportunities were created throughout this journey allowing him the chance to meet a great number of artists - including Michel Benita, Yuri Goloubev, Benjamin Henocq, Nicolas Folmer, Jerome Regard, Andy Gravish, Eric Prost, Marco Tamburini, Jean-Luc Rimey Meille - and develop his skills.

In 2005 he moved to Lyon, France, where he lived for three years, meeting different artists, such as Manhu Roche, Flavio Boltro and Rosario Giuliani.

In 2009, at a time when Fornarelli's talent had started to become widely recognized after two albums Circular Thought and A French Man in New York – both critically acclaimed - he made the decision to take a break. Three years of darkness, as he himself defined this period, spent contemplating and pursuing knowledge towards his personal vision of music. This period of time led him to shape the idea that jazz needs to turn into something different, to free itself from its sometimes outdated traditions and from its temptations to withdraw into itself.

His latest album, Room of Mirrors, released in 2011 embodies the new ideologies from his explorations. After three years of silence, Kekko Fornarelli becomes a subject of conversation once more, also thanks to his new project - the Kekko Fornarelli Trio, that has been successfully touring all around Europe.

Over a few years Kekko Fornarelli has played in some of the most important Jazz festivals: Alberobello Jazz, Beat Onto Jazz, Bari Jazz Festival, Multiculturita Summer Festival, Valsugana Jazz Tour, Crocevia di suoni Jazz Festival, Gallarate Jazz Festival, Spazio Jazz l'Aquila, Festival delle Serre, Caivano Jazz Festival, Annecy Jazz Festival, A Vaulx Jazz, Baronissi Jazz, Terni Jazz Festival, Palmi Jazz Festival, John & Jazz Festival. And in prestigious clubs and venues: AMR in Geneva, Jamboree in Barcelona, National concert Hall in Dublin Italian Cultural Institute in London.

Kekko Fornarelli (alias Francesco) was born in Bari, Italy in 1978.

He began learning classical piano at the age of three, first through private tuition and later at the Conservatorio Piccinni in Bari. Fornarelli’s love for jazz music began at the age of 18. From there on, Kekko has immersed himself in the study of the instrument, the style, and the music, a life journey which has led him to travel worldwide and meet a great number of artists.

Fornarelli’s first album, Circular Thought, was released in 2005 by the record label Wide Sound. He moved to France in the same year, where he spent three years pursuing his studies towards his personal idea of music.

The collaborations with different artists, such as Manhu Roche, Flavio Boltro and Rosario Giuliani, led him to publish the second album in 2008, A French Man in New York, also released by Wide Sound and distributed by Egea,a work inspired and dedicated to the figure of the French pianist Michel Petrucciani.

In 2011 his third album, Room of Mirrors, was released by AUAND records and distributed by Egea. Room of Mirrors is inspired by the predeceased Swedish musician Esbjorn Svensson. In order to widen the audience for jazz performers and to promote his work, Kekko Fornarelli has produced a video clip for one of his tracks, Daily Jungle.

The first video clip in the history of jazz, Daily Jungle is montage through video conference between the three protagonists, the musicians of the project Kekko Fornarelli (piano), Gianlivio Liberti (drums) and Luca Bulgarelli (double bass), performing the track using household furniture and everyday objects. This was directed and edited by Lorenzo Scaraggi.

His last work, Monologue(2012) is a Piano Solo recital. A dialogue between Fornarelli and his instrument: every echo, loop or refrain is a skirmish between Kekko and his piano, a conversation between the contrasting voices of his soul. From this point of view, the decision to abandon the rhythm section of double bass and drums, to entrust everything to the intensity of the piano. It will debut in Dublin this year.

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