JAZZ CHRISTMAS – COMUNAL THEATRE – SASSARI – TUESDAY DECEMBER 18

He also this year the appointment with the Christmas concert offered by the Bank of Sassari. And it is a very special event that on December 18 the public expects the new Teatro Comunale di Sassari in the spotlight, from 21, it will be a quintet of Paolo Fresu enhanced by the presence of a host as Daniele Di Bonaventura. It ‘s the first time that the formation longest (on the scene for twenty-eight years and twenty-four albums under) between those led by trumpeter Berchidda, houses the Marche musician, a virtuoso of the bandoneon (the instrument bellows typical tango ): an event to celebrate with a repertoire to the occasion and in tune with the atmosphere of the holidays coming. The lineup announced so traditional Christmas songs from around the world in a jazz duly processed for this unprecedented meeting, plus the treat of some “Cantones de Nadale” set to music in the twenties of the last century by Augustine Sanna and written by the pastor of Berchidda, writer , poet and man of letters “Babbai” Peter Casu (1878-1954).

With “Jazzy Christmas” – the title of the concert – the Bank of Sassari renews its partnership with Paolo Fresu in 2011 has seen sponsors! “50”, the Sardinia tour in music that trumpeter wanted to celebrate his fifty years with many concerts and different projects in fifty consecutive days and different angles of his island. Experience well-documented in “Paolo Fresu, 50 played” travelogue accompanied by shots of the photographer Gianfranco Mura and a DVD that collects sounds and images of the tour, in addition to interviews prepared by the journalist Giorgio Galleano its main protagonists: a valuable publication issued in July by Ilisso, and that the Bank of Sassari now offers a version with its logo and the “know each other better,” the brand that signing their activities for the promotion of culture, history and identity of Sardinia. A commitment carried out through cultural initiatives and spectacular that aim not only to showcase the values of island tradition but also contemporary creativity, through support for exhibitions, concerts, shows, books.

In memory of this extraordinary adventure not only music that was! “50”, the Bank of Sassari, through its Consumer Division, also devotes a special prepaid card celebratory event, which reworks the same visual image of the book cover . Available for purchase at the branch by mid-December, is a rechargeable card that can be used to withdraw cash at the branches of Banca di Sassari and through ATMs, in Italy and abroad, linked to MasterCard International Circuit, to make payments on the internet / phone and Pos can also perform various operations typical of a current account due to the presence of the IBAN, which makes it feasible to both a young audience that non-bank account.

With “Jazzy Christmas” Bank of Sassari ideally complements his journey! “50” next to Paolo Fresu. And is it a coincidence that full circle, Dec. 18 in Sassari, will be the same quintet that on June 12 last year, from Berchidda, opened the tour: then, to support the trumpeter on stage and his closest faithful companions – the saxophonist Tino Tracanna, pianist Roberto Cipelli, bassist Attilio Zanchi, drummer Ettore Fioravanti – there was just the band of his native country, “Bernardo De Muro”, the “gym” where a young Fresu, when he was just eleven years old, has taken the first steps between the notes of his successful career, this time it’s the turn instead of Daniele Di Bonaventura, already linked to Paolo Fresu as many performances as a duo and, along with the voices of the races A Filetta choir, on the successful project “Mistico Mediterraneo” that the public could appreciate Sassari in the last edition of the Christmas Concert.

Produced from the Applause of Oristano, for the organization of the cooperative Girls Frightful and under the patronage of the Municipality of Sassari, “Jazzy Christmas” is free admission, but you must reserve seats by calling the toll-free number 800931179 (two seats, maximum per call). From November 26 to December 7, pre-emption is reserved for customers of the Bank of Sassari, reservations are open to all from 10 December until the day of the concert. The concert will be broadcast live on the web streaming through the platform Streamago Tiscali: an opportunity desired by the Banca di Sassari and Paolo Fresu thinking of those who can not attend in person at the event, especially to those who are in a state of discomfort, and so will be able to live at a distance the emotions of a great evening of music.