Federica Michisanti Quartet Ft. Louis Sclavis, Vincent Courtois, Michele Rabbia

Federica Michisanti

Federica Michisanti has been winning prizes in the prestigious critics poll of the Italian magazine Musica Jazz for years. The double bassist is praised for her inventive compositions, in which she mixes her jazz-shaped playing with influences from European folk music and classical music. For her recent album Afternoons, she formed a dream band with 2 French greats, bass clarinetist Louis Sclavis and cellist Vincent Courtois. On the one hand, the quartet sounds melodic, with bass clarinet and cello coming to the fore as singing voices. On the other hand, there is a lot of improvisation in the more adventurous passages. Drummer Michele Rabbia not only keeps time, but also adds timbres, atmospheres and accents with objects and electronics. Afternoons was released in 2023 on Parco della Musica Records, the label of the Musica per Roma Foundation.