Along with his live and recording activity in duo, trio or quartet (he released 10 records as leader/co-leader) Federico Casagrande has been performing solo concerts since 2006. From underground intimate venues to festival halls he has already fascinated audience of many countries.

His solo performances focus on the song form both when it is written or improvised material. Musical ideas are drawn into the guitar from all sort of styles; the counterpoint he has assimilated during years of classical training, the contemporary jazz language you can hear in his recordings, rock riffs and pop-like arpeggios are all mixed together in a performance that is at same time highly refined and filled with emotional pathos that reaches all kind of crowds.

Using digital effects and prepared guitar the variety of sounds he pulls out of the instrument add to the music an other dimension. A Berklee College of Music graduate, Federico Casagrande lives now in Paris. He started capturing attention in 2007 when he won the Montreux Jazz Festival Guitar Competition and since then the press has been acclaiming his unique approach to jazz guitar. Over the the years he has performed in Italy, U.S.A., Canada, Denmark, Austria, Estland, Latvia, Portugal, Switzerland, France, U.K., China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Belgium, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Germany.

“a six string poet, he has everything to become one of the singular voices of contemporary guitar” – JAZZNEWS
“this music is incredibly therapeutic” – OUTUNE
“astonishing guitarist, an inner music where the feelings bubble and condense in the essence of this terrestrial life itself” – ENA
“with his subdued play Casagrande proves progressive jazz guitar a great service and leaves note devouring colleagues like Montgomery, Burrell and Martino behind in the 20th century” – JAZZTIMES
“an unrestrainable talent” – MUSICAJAZZ

Federico Casagrande Solo @ New Morning

Federico Casagrande Solo Concert

This performance is in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney as part of the Brisbane International Jazz Festival

GIG DETAILS:

Tuesday 15th October 2024
10 Exhibition St, Bowen Hills
Doors from 7:30PM, Music starts on the downbeat of 8PM
$20 ENTRY +BF & GST
ALL AGES (Persons under 18 must be accompanied by an adult)