FE 2015

Un progetto del Comune di Reggio nell'Emilia
 
Comune di Reggio Emilia – Città delle persone

  • Louis Armstrong, Milano 1959 © Riccardo Schwamenthal / CTSimages - Phocus
    Louis Armstrong, Milano 1959 © Riccardo Schwamenthal / CTSimages - Phocus
  • Louis Armstrong e Velma Middleton, Milano, 1959 © Riccardo Schwamenthal / CTSimages - Phocus
    Louis Armstrong e Velma Middleton, Milano, 1959 © Riccardo Schwamenthal / CTSimages - Phocus
  • John Coltrane, Milano 1963 © Riccardo Schwamenthal / CTSimages - Phocus
    John Coltrane, Milano 1963 © Riccardo Schwamenthal / CTSimages - Phocus
  • Gerry Mulligan, Milano 1959 © Riccardo Schwamenthal / CTSimages - Phocus
    Gerry Mulligan, Milano 1959 © Riccardo Schwamenthal / CTSimages - Phocus
  • Helen Merrill, Sanremo1961 © Riccardo Schwamenthal / CTSimages - Phocus
    Helen Merrill, Sanremo1961 © Riccardo Schwamenthal / CTSimages - Phocus

Riccardo Schwamenthal, E lo chiamano Jazz…

 

(…And They Call It Jazz )
The project revolves around Jazz music – a genre whose roots reach deep into Blues and is directly linked with the rhythmic beats of the earth and of man’s labours. The core of the exhibition is a narrative by images of the time when Jazz music landed in Italy and became so popular that the world’s leading Jazz musicians, welcomed as stars, used to draw crowds in Milan’s night clubs. At the same time a whole generation of outstanding home-grown musicians were becoming established and branching out from Jazz into cinema and melodious singing.   At the heart of the exhibit are the images created by Riccardo Schwamenthal, one of the leading eye-witnesses of that period. These form the basis of a narrative and exploratory journey made up of videos, special documentaries, infographics and sound tracks, created in consultation with Rocco Pandiani, designed to make as widely accessible as possible the story of an artistic sphere which, by definition, has always been regarded as elitist and out of reach for ordinary folk.

There is also a documentary section that takes a detailed look at how Jazz culture gained popularity in Reggio Emilia from the end of World War Two, with images and testimonies most of which are on public display for the first time.

BIO

Riccardo Schwamenthal, born in Vienna (Austria) in 1937, but has been living in Bergamo, Italy since the mid 1940’s. The various activities he is involved with show his wide-ranging concept of culture. Jazz is his one main interests, but he also carries out research in the field of folk lore, music and photography .

Schwamenthal’s interest in the world of jazz started in the mid 1950’s, focusing on jazz as music and discovered his dedication to this kind of music closely linked to his great passion for photography. Since then Schwamenthal has been taking pictures both of composers and players. He photographed visiting American jazz artists from Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington to John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk, not only when they played in Milan or elsewhere in Italy, but also during their concerts in various countries of Europe. Riccardo continues to photograph jazz artists performing in his home town and in the surroundings of Bergamo and organizes jazz concerts and related events.

Schwamenthal’s jazz images have been published by many specialized magazines in Europe, Japan, and the United States and also been used for illustrating books, record jackets and notably in the Dutch film ‘Last Date‘ on Eric Dolphy. Riccardo’s images have been critically acclaimed and exhibited worldwide. His photographs are published regularly in the Italian journals, Musica JazzRitmo and Jazzit.

EVENTS

Sunday, May 17_5pm_Spazio Gerra

Exhibition E lo chiamano jazz… guided tour with the artist Riccardo Schwamenthal and the curator Rocco Pandiani

 

Sunday, May 17_6pm-midnight_Spazio Gerra Garden
EFFETTO ORK!
Music and drink by Piatto Unico
Special guests:
CANTOMA aka PHIL MISON (uk) + ALMUNIA (ita)
Live cooking with VICENTINI CREW b2b PIGI
www.orkdisco.it

Every Thursday from 18th June to 16th July and Sunday, July 5_21.30pm-midnight_Spazio Gerra Garden
UN GIRO DI JAZZ | Live
In the charming atmosphere of its Garden, Spazio Gerra organizes a little jazz music festival, with many local artists. Free-entry.

Thursday, June 18_21.30pm
TWINS QUINTET

Thursday, June 25_21.30pm
ANDREA PAPINI with Davide Brillanti, guitar, and Matteo Raggi, sax

Thursday, July 2_21.30pm
CARLA RAGNI QUINTET
Meeting with Giordano Gasparini

Sunday, July 5_20pm
BLOW UP 20 – Concerts, shows and conferences for Blow Up Magazine 20th anniversary | Meeting with Blow Up journalists and concert by DEAD HORSE BONES

Thursday, July 9_21.30pm
STEVE CALZOLARI QUARTET from Gerry Mulligan to Ahmad Jamal

Thursday, July 16_21.30pm
LOVE SONG QUINTET
Meeting with Aldo Gianolio

exhibition venue

Spazio Gerra
piazza XXV Aprile, 2
42121 Reggio Emilia

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opening hours

• during the inaugural days
05/15 › 7pm - midnight
05/16 › 10am - midnight
05/17 › 10am - midnight
• from May 22 to July 26 the exhibits are open from friday to sunday
Friday › 4pm-11pm
Saturday › 10am-11pm
Sunday and holidays › 10am-8pm
• from June 18 to July 16
Thursday > 9pm-midnight
Sunday, July 5 > 8pm-midnight

mappa

Category
Spazio Gerra