Trafika Europe 14 - Italian Piazza

About the ARtist Our photographs in this issue, and on the cover, come from Italian composer and musician Stefano Travaglini, who devotes his attentionmainly to piano and improvisedmusic. He has performed widely, from solo piano to orchestra, working with classical and jazz musicians in more than a dozen countries. “ Travaglini is a wondrously eclectic talent… ” (B. Morton, Jazz Journal, april 2018, UK) 2013 – The Hungarian Songbook, 10 folksongs for voice & improvised piano (Terre Sommerse, TS ETNO 03/13) “[A] sweeping voyage through historical epochs and faraway lands, always grateful to the ordinary Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian peasants and gypsy musicians who preserved the archaic power of this musical tradition throughout the centuries.” A. Retkes, music historian 2017 – Ellipse, piano solo (Notami Jazz, NJ22) recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo. An excerpt from Ellipse is used in our animated literary video for this issue, of Elisa Biagini’s poem, “When the eye grows dim” . “ Ellipse is a terrific solo piano recording; adventurous, RECORDINGS