The new stage of the "Invisible civilization" exhibition of the Sardinian artist Antonello Serra arrives in Nogaredo, which received the visit of his colleague and friend Gentile Polo on Sunday 15th.
"The invisible civilizations - Serra writes - are those that are no longer seen, but they can be breathed, when sensitive people approach the heart of ancient lands" (from Serra's “Invisible Civilization” opens in Nogaredo) in journaletrentino.it of 05 September 2019).The personal exhibition turns to the last stages of the celebrations of the artist Antonello Serra for his 30 years of artistic activity. With invisible civilizations the archaic symbolism of the ancient nuragic peoples lives again and is extrapolated into a new contemporary significance, telling the Sardinian soul of an artist who had emigrated to our Trentino land for many years. He could not help supporting his friend Antonello Serra the Rotalian artist Gentile Polo who visited the exhibition with the staff of the Studio d’Arte Gentile Polo (Gentile Polo Art Studio).
“James Thompson ranges through different styles and musical genres (from Soul to Blues, from R&B to Smooth Jazz), offering a personal and unmistakable sound, with a style that is linked to the past while not neglecting a fresh and innovative language aimed at the future. "(From James Thompson to the Rossetti café of ilFriuli.it of March 22, 2018) "In 1976 he went to Japan, where he played with the Platters and the Olympics, two legendary groups that had achieved their first successes in the 1950s." (from JamesThompson.it) "He came to Italy for the first time on the 1983 tour. Stimulated by exciting new musical experiences, James decided to settle in Italy, where he began playing and recording with various artists, including Paolo Conte, Jestofunk, Spagna, Timoria e Tommy Vee. For two decades James has played on several tours for Zucchero "Sugar" Fornaciari, with whom he also went to the Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, to the Rock am Ring in Germany and to the launch of the "La Sesion Cubana" tour to Havana, Cuba. He played at the House of Blues in Los Angeles, at the Beacon Theater in New York, at the Kremlin in Moscow, at the Royal Albert Hall in London and at Pavarotti and Friends. In 2007 he participated in the tours of Billy Cobham and Frank Gambale; in 2008 he is engaged in a world tour with Zucchero's All the Best World Tour. " (from A train blues goes through Ferrara - The groove of Pippo Guarnera and Vince Vallicelli meets James Thompson, the saxophonist of Zucchero, in estense.com of 31 August 2017)I would also like to add the spontaneous cordiality and immediacy that the American jazz musician James Thompson establishes in the meeting, putting at ease those who know him for the first time like us at the Studio d'Arte Gentile Polo, and we cannot but be pleasantly impressed. A nice person and a loving father in talking to us about his son and how he chose the name:
"I'm James, my father James, all James ... so Francesco, ye'?"
(Lucia Martorelli - Gentile Polo Art Studio)
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