What led you to choose Michel Legrand as your new musical universe to explore after “More Morricone”? “More Morricone” was released in 2020 and, given its success with both audiences and critics, our producer Pierre Darmon from Bonsaï Music suggested that we revisit the work of another great French composer who was also deeply involved with cinema – Michel Legrand. This is therefore the duo’s second tribute, this time focusing on the work of an eminent French artist. From the same generation as Morricone, Legrand also had a solid musical background. Morricone studied with Petrassi, while Legrand studied with Nadia Boulanger. What was your initial reaction when you started working on Legrand’s scores? I began with Bill Evans’s splendid recordings of some of Legrand’s pieces, which were part of my training as a jazz pianist – pieces such as “I Will Say Goodbye,” “What Are You Doing the Rest of […]
Musica Jazz is the first Jazz magazine in Italy.
It has been published continuously since July 1945.
It is the second longest running Jazz magazine in the world and among the longest running in Italy.
In December 2015, it was awarded the prestigious Ambrogino d'oro by the mayor of Milan.
It is published monthly and has been published with an accompanying record since November 1981.
© 22Publishing S.r.l. Socio Unico - Milan (Italy) - VAT IT04898200961