Cecilia Sanchietti Jazz Project - Circle Time (2015) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

“Circle Time” in humanistic psychology is a working group methodology, which makes use of alternative communication techniques. Participants are disposed in a circle setting and are all at the same level. The circle is a space of discover, debate, exchange, with no judgments or mistakes. It allows a communitarian and cooperative dialogue, where participants’ emotions are protected and taken into consideration and the outcomes represent the personality of each one. This album is called “Circle Time” because it reproduces the same setting. Through interplay and jazz improvisation, the group proposes, encourages and includes the expression of each musician. This made it possible to propose original tracks. However, this album represents even more the Circle Time, because the core inspiration is an interaction of styles, in particular ethnic, jazz, afro music. It’s a journey. Musicians and composers enjoyed playing with sounds, harmonies and rhythm, mixing them and never flowing into a specific one. After all, the performers themselves are come from different musical background, not only jazz. This guarantees more personality to the project. Cecilia: “Circle Time” is also a way to lead the groove in the “circular” way, typical of jazz music. Performers play, dance and circulate with it, lose it and find it again (always knowing where it is). The sound becomes sweet, soft, colored, charming, and this helps the drummer to composes sweet melodies, never forgetting his role. The project was born also for this reason, for giving space to the creative expression of drummer.

Tracklist:

01. Intro the Groove
02. Dance for G
03. Et-No
05. Fotogramma
06. Circle Time
07. Cecilia e i misteri dell'armonia
08. Dance of the Elephants
09. Rosa
10. Stolen Sleep

Personnel:

Cecilia Sanchietti, drums
David Boato, trumpet and flugelhorn
Davide Grottelli, tenor and soprano sax
Gaia Possenti, piano
Stefano Napoli, double bass



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