Direttore musicale della JMood Records, Kansas City - USA
Pianista jazz e compositore di fama internazionale, Roberto Magris è nato a Trieste
nel 1959. Ha iniziato la sua carriera musicale alla fine degli anni
'70 ed ha al suo attivo oltre 32 album. Magris ha sostenuto
concerti e tourneè in 42 paesi del mondo, suonando in Europa, America, Asia, Africa
ed Australia, nei principali festival, teatri e jazz club. Dal
2006, è particolarmente attivo sulla scena jazz americana,
come direttore musicale ed artista di punta della casa discografica JMood Records
di Kansas City, per la quale ha realizzato ben 18 album a suo nome (Suite!, Sun
Stone, World Gardens, Roberto Magris Sextet Live in Miami @ The WDNA Jazz Gallery
- scelto dalla rivista Down Beat tra i migliori album del
2018 - Enigmatix, Aliens in a bebop planet e Morgan Rewind, tra gli altri).
Negli USA, si è esibito a Los Angeles (Jazz Bakery e Catalina Jazz Club a Hollywood),
Kansas City (Blue Room), Miami (WDNA Jazz Gallery, FIU Music Festival at Wertheim
Performing Arts Center), Chicago (The Jazz Showcase), Milwaukee (The Jazz Estate),
St. Louis, Omaha, Des Moines e Ft. Lauderdale. Nel 2007,
il City Council di Kansas City gli ha conferito la cittadinanza onoraria in occasione
di un suo concerto all'American Jazz Museum. In Europa, negli ultimi anni Magris
ha sostenuto diverse tourneè e concerti con il MUH Trio (Roberto
Magris/Frantisek Uhlir/Jaromir Helesic Trio). Con questo trio, che ha base
nella città di Praga, ha inciso gli album "Prague After Dark" e "A Step Into Light".
Nel corso della sua carriera, Magris ha collaborato ed inciso con musicisti famosi
come Art Davis (bassista di
John Coltrane
(Hamlet, 23 settembre 1926 – New York, 17 luglio 1967)),
Herb Geller, Albert Tootie Heath, Idris Muhammad, Ira Sullivan, Sam Reed, Brian
Lynch, Tony Lakatos, Mark Colby, Eric Hochberg, Chuck Bergeron, Paul Carr, Philip
Catherine, Franco
Ambrosetti, Bill Molenhof, Janusz Muniak, Bosko Petrovic, Kai Winding, Eddie
Lockjaw Davis, Sal Nistico, e con numerosi musicisti emergenti della scena jazz
statunitense, come Hermon Mehari, Logan Richardson, Kendall Moore, Brandon Lee,
Eric Jacobson, Shareef Clayton, Jim Mair, Matt Otto, Elisa Pruett, Peter Schlamb,
Dominique Sanders, Brian Steever, Alfredo Chacon, Rodolfo Zuniga, Pablo Sanhueza
e altri. Nel corso della sua carriera, inoltre, Magris ha diretto l'Europlane Orchestra
(orchestra jazz dei paesi centro-europei sotto il patrocinio dell'INCE-Central European
Initiative), il Gruppo Jazz Marca, i gruppi di acid-jazz Dma Urban Jazz Funk e Alfabeats
Nu Jazz, ed il suo quartetto italiano, incidendo anche 3 album per la storica etichetta
Soulnote ed uno per la Velut Luna, dal titolo "Big Band Ritmo-Sinfonica Città di
Verona plays the music of Roberto Magris/Restless Spirits". Numerose interviste
e recensioni dei suoi dischi sono uscite, nel corso degli anni, sulle più prestigiose
riviste jazz, libri e siti web internazionali, come Down Beat, JazzTimes, Cadence,
All About Jazz, New York City Jazz Record, Jazzwax, Rifftides, Chicago Jazz Magazine,
Jazz Inside, Jazziz, Jazz Journal UK, Jazz Podium, Concerto, Jazz Hot, Jazzwise,
Orkester Journalen, Jazzrytmit, Jazzflits, Jazzmozaiek, Jazz'Halo, Doctor Jazz,
World Music Report, Salt Peanuts, The Walker's, Jazz Magazine, Musica Jazz,
Jazzit, Music Magazine, The Jazz Stories Project e numerosi altri.
"The most interesting bop/post-bop pianist on the current European scene"
(Brian Morton, Jazz Journal)
"One of the finest piano players on the planet" (Edward Blanco, All About
Jazz)
ROBERTO MAGRIS – DISCOGRAFIA
- The MUH Trio / Magris-Uhlir-Helesic Trio / A Step Into Light (JMood Cd
2020) con Frantisek Uhlir e Jaromir Helesic
- Roberto Magris Sextet / Sun Stone (JMood Cd 2019)
con Ira Sullivan, Mark Colby, Shareef Clayton, Jamie Ousley and Rodolfo Zuniga
- Roberto Magris / World Gardens (JMood Cd 2018)
con Dominique Sanders, Brian Steever e Pablo Sanhueza
- Roberto Magris Sextet / Live in Miami @ the
WDNA Jazz Gallery (JMood Cd 2017) con Brian Lynch,
Jonathan Gomez, Chuck Bergeron, John Yarling e Murph Aucamp
- The MUH Trio / Magris-Uhlir-Helesic Trio / Prague After Dark (JMood Cd
2017) con Frantisek Uhlir e Jaromir Helesic
- Roberto Magris / Need To Bring Out Love (JMood Cd 2016)
con Dominique Sanders, Brian Steever, Julia Haile e Monique Danielle
- Roberto Magris / Enigmatix (JMood Cd 2015) con
Dominique Sanders, Brian Steever, Pablo Sanhueza e Monique Danielle
- An Evening With Herb Geller & The Roberto Magris Trio / Live In Europe
2009 (JMood Cd 2014)
con Herb Geller, Nikola Matosic e Enzo Carpentieri
- Roberto Magris Septet / Morgan Rewind: A Tribute To Lee Morgan, Vol. 2 (JMood
Cd 2014) con Hermon Mehari, Jim Mair, Peter Schlamb,
Elisa Pruett, Brian Steever e Pablo Sanhueza
- Roberto Magris Trio / One Night In With Hope And More…, Vol. 2 (JMood Cd
2013) con Elisa Pruett, Brian Steever e Albert "Tootie"
Heath
- Roberto Magris Quintet / Cannonball Funk'n Friends (JMood Cd
2013) con Hermon Mehari, Jim Mair, Dominique Sanders
e Alonzo "Scooter" Powell
- Sam Reed Meets Roberto Magris / Ready For Reed (JMood Cd
2013) con Sam Reed, Kendall Moore, Steve Lambert, Dominique Sanders, Brian
Steever e Pablo Sanhueza
- Roberto Magris Space Trek / Aliens In A Bebop Planet (JMood Cd
2012) con Matt Otto, Dominique Sanders, Brian Steever,
Pablo Sanhueza e Eddie Charles
- Roberto Magris Trio / One Night In With Hope And More…, Vol. 1 (JMood Cd
2012) con Elisa Pruett e Albert "Tootie" Heath
- Roberto Magris Quintet / Morgan Rewind: A Tribute To Lee Morgan, Vol. 1 (JMood
Cd 2011) con Brandon Lee, Logan Richardson, Elisa
Pruett e Albert "Tootie" Heath
- Roberto Magris Quartet with Voice / Canzoni Italiane In Jazz (Pop-eye Cd
2011) con Maria Dal Rovere, Mario Cogno e
Paolo Prizzon
- Roberto Magris Quintet / Mating Call (JMood Cd 2010)
con Paul Carr, Michael O'neill, Elisa Pruett e
Idris Muhammad
- Roberto Magris & The Europlane Orchestra / Current Views (Soulnote Cd
2009) con Philip Catherine, Bill Molenhof, Roberto
Ottaviano, Christian Muenchinger, Krystof Bacso, Marko Lackner, Ferenc Schreck,
Rado Tariska, Ondrej Jurasi,
Marco Castelli,
Lojze Krajncan, Vitold Rek, Frantisek Uhlir, Darko Jurkovic, Julius Baros e Gabriele
Centis
- Big Band Ritmo-Sinfonica Città di Verona plays the music of
Roberto Magris
/ Restless Spirits (Velut Luna Cd 2009) con big
band
- Roberto Magris Trio / Kansas City Outbound (JMood/PCAMI Cd
2008) con Art Davis, Jimmy "Junebug" Jackson e Zack
Albetta
- Roberto Magris Europlane a.o. / Jazz Magazine N. 55 (Cd compilation
2007)
- Roberto Magris Europlane feat. Herb Geller / Il Bello del Jazz (Soulnote Cd
2006) con Herb Geller, Darko Jurkovic, Rudi Engel
e Gabriele Centis
- Alfabeats Nu Jazz / Stones (Oasis Cd 2006) con
Max "MBassAdo" Marzio, Luca Boscagin, Paolo Andriolo e
Paolo Prizzon
- Roberto Magris Europlane feat. Tony Lakatos / Check In (Soulnote Cd
2005) con Tony Lakatos, Michael Erian, Robert Balzar
e Gabriele Centis
- Europlane Orchestra / Plays Kurt Weill (Pull Cd 2000)
con Ines Reiger, Lojze Krajncan,
Marco Castelli,
Darko Jurkovic, Frantisek Uhlir e Gabriele Centis
- Europlane Orchestra / Live at Zooest (Zooest Cd 1998)
con Julius Baros, Marko Lackner, Lojze Krajncan,
Marco Castelli,
Darko Jurkovic, Frantisek Uhlir e Gabriele Centis
- Dma Urban Jazz Funk (Map Cd 1998) ristampato con
il titolo di "Up to the beat!" (Map Cd 2003) con
Max "MBassAdo" Marzio,
Marco Castelli,
Edu Hebling e Mark Smith
- Dma Urban Jazz Funk a.o. / Acid Jazz Magazine N. 77 (Cd compilation
2003)
- Dma Urban Jazz Funk a.o. / New Age & New Sounds Magazine N. 126 (Cd compilation
2003)
- Dma Urban Jazz Funk a.o. / Vocal Groove & Jazz Dance (Srazz Cd compilation
1996)
- Roberto Magris Quartet a.o. / Trieste e il Jazz (Ed. Fenice – libro/Cd compilation
2002)
- Roberto Magris Quintet a.o. / Live al Vapore (Srazz Cd compilation
1995) con Florian Brambock,
Marco Castelli,
Luigi Rossi e Davide Ragazzoni
- Roberto Magris Quartet / Maliblues (Map Cd 1994)
con Marco Castelli,
Luigi Rossi e Davide Ragazzoni
- Roberto Magris & The D.I. Project / Music of Today (Splasch Cd
1992) con Achim Goettert, Joerg Drewing, Albrecht
Riermeyer, Martin Klingeberg,
Marco Castelli,
Rudi Engel e Davide Ragazzoni
- Roberto Magris Israsextet / Life in Israel (Jazzis Cd 1990)
con Ofer Israeli, Larry Smith,
Marco Castelli,
Luigi Rossi e Davide Ragazzoni
- Gruppo Jazz Marca / Mitteleuropa (Gulliver Lp 1986)
ristampato da Arision (Cd 2006) con Franco Polisseni,
Lilli Furlan e ensemble
- Gruppo Jazz Marca / Aria di Città (IAF Lp 1983) ristampato
da Arision (Cd 2009) con Franco Polisseni e Massimo
Moriconi
- Gruppo Jazz Marca / Comunicazione Sonora (IAF Lp 1982)
ristampato da Arision (Cd 2005) con Franco Polisseni
e Franco Testa
RECENSIONI – Articoli e recensioni di concerti e CD di Magris sono stati pubblicati,
nel corso degli anni, su Down Beat, JazzTimes, Cadence, All About Jazz, New York
City Jazz Record, Jazzwax, Rifftides, Chicago Jazz Magazine, Jazz Inside, Jazziz,
Music Magazine, Jazz Journal UK, Jazz Podium, Concerto, Jazz Hot, Jazzwise, Orkester
Journalen, Jazzrytmit, Jazzflits, Jazzmozaiek, Jazz'Halo, Doctor Jazz, World Music
Report, Salt Peanuts, The Walker's, Jazz Magazine, Musica Jazz, Jazzit, Jazzthetik,
Goldmine, Allmusic, Jazzman, Jazz Notes, The Wire, Cuadernos de Jazz, Jazz Review,
Blu Jazz, Jazzitalia, Acid Jazz, New Age & New Sounds, The Los Angeles Times, Herald
Tribune, Capital Times, Pittsburgh Tribune, News & Observer, Herald Sun, La Nacion,
Clarin, ABC, El Pais, Toronto Star, El Nacional, The Gleaner, Irish Times, Canberra
Times, Jakarta Post, South China Morning Post, El Universal, Jerusalem Post, Nuernberger
Zeitung, Mitteldeutsch Zeitung, Basler Zeitung, Tiroler Zeitung, Vjesnik, Novi List,
La Repubblica, Corriere della Sera Magazine, Libero, Il Fatto Quotidiano, La Discussione,
Liberazione, Il Secolo d'Italia, Meridiani e numerose altre riviste e quotidiani.
INTERVISTE – Le principali interviste di Magris sono state pubblicate su Music Magazine
(Italy 2019), Cadence (USA 2016),
Chicago Jazz Magazine (USA 2016), Jazzit (Italy
2016), JazzTimes (USA 2015),
Jazz Journal (UK 2015), Concerto (Austria
2015), Musica (Italia 2015),
"Musician of the day" su All About Jazz (USA 2009,
2010, 2011,
2012), "Artist of the month" su JazzdaGama.com (Canada
2015), Jazzconvention (Italia
2015), JazzWax (USA 2008), Jazz World Quest
(Canada 2007), Jazzit (Italia
2006), Musica Jazz (Italia 2005), All About
Jazz (USA 2004). Magris è citato in diversi libri dedicati
al jazz, usciti nel corso degli anni sia in Italia che all'estero.
Magris ha suonato in famosi jazz club, teatri e festival in tutto il mondo, tra
cui: Catalina Jazz Club a Hollywood, The Blue Room a Kansas City, The Jazz Bakery
a Los Angeles, The WDNA Jazz Gallery e FIU Music Festival at Wertheim Performing
Arts Center a Miami, The Jazz Showcase a Chicago, The Jazz Estate a Milwaukee, Porgy
& Bess a Vienna, Reduta, Agharta e Jazz Dock a Praga, Muniak Jazz Club a Cracovia,
Jazz Club Gajo a Lubiana, B.P. Jazz Club a Zagabria, Unterfahrt a Monaco, Royal
Garden Jazz Club a Graz, Half Note ad Atene, Nardis a Istanbul, Atlantis a Basilea,
Bennett's Lane a Melbourne, Thelonious e Notorious a Buenos Aires, Ruta Maya a Managua,
Juan Sebastian Bar a Caracas, The Saddle ad Haifa, Festival Cervantino in Messico,
Montreal Jazz Festival, San Sebastian Jazz Festival, Ocho Rios Jamaica Jazz Festival,
Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Summer Jazz Festival Krakow, Novi Sad Jazz Festival,
Atlantic Jazz Festival Halifax, Mar del Plata Jazz Festival, Sofia Jazz Peak, Kaunas
Jazz Festival, Galway Jazz Festival, Jazz at Hermitage Mosca, Jazzkaar Tallinn,
Ecuador Jazz, Jazz en Lima, Jakarta Anniversary Festival, Hong Kong Performing Arts
Center, Puppet Theatre a Samarcanda in Uzbekistan, Gulf Jazz Festival in Kuwait
e Bahrein, a Manila nelle Filippine, in Uruguay, in Paraguay, a Curacao, a Libreville
in Gabon assieme a musicisti tradizionali africani, e nel jazz club più alto del
mondo a Huaraz in Perù, ad oltre 3000 mt.
SELEZIONE CONCERTI – Jazz Club Birdland, Neuburg a.d. Donau (Germany,
2020, 1993), Jazz Club
Weiden (Germany 2020), Agharta, Prague (Czech Rep.
2020, 2019,
2018, 2017,
2015, 2001), The Jazz
Showcase, Chicago (USA 2019,
2018), Summer Jazz Festival Krakow and Muniak Jazz Club (Poland
2019, 2012,
2009, 2006), Jazzinec
Festival, Trutnov (Czech Rep. 2019), Jazz Club Drosendorf
(Austria 2019), IG Jazz Freiberg (Germany
2019), FIU Music Festival at Wertheim Performing Arts
Center, Miami (USA 2018), The Jazz Estate, Milwaukee
(USA 2018), Tonne Jazz Club, Dresden (Germany
2018), Jazz Festival Vsetin (Czech Rep.
2018), Jazz Festival Steyr (Austria
2018), Royal Garden Jazz Club, Graz (Austria
2018), Bird's Eye, Basel (Switzerland
2018), Reduta Jazz Club, Prague (Czech Rep.
2018, 2017,
2016, 2015), Jazz ve meste,
Frydek-Mystek (Czech Rep. 2018), Jazz Festival Bruntal
(Czech Rep. 2018), Jazz Klub Satchmo, Hradec Kralove
(Czech Rep. 2018, Jazz Studio, Nuernberg (Germany
2018), Jazz Club Bamberg (Germany
2018), Cafè Museum, Passau (Germany
2018), ESSE, Winterthur (Switzerland
2018, 2017), WDNA Jazz
Gallery, Miami (USA 2017, 2016),
Il jazz italiano per le terre del sisma, L'Aquila (Italy 2017),
Jazz For Sale, Kosice (Slovakia, 2017), Horice Jazz
Nights (Czech Rep. 2017), Jazz Festival Lanskroun (Czech
Rep. 2017), Jazz & Blues Festival, Usti nad Labem (Czech
Rep. 2017), Jazz Club Armer Konrad, Weinstadt (Germany
2019, 2017), Jazz Club
Lindau (Germany 2019, 2017,
1995, 1990), Jazz Club
Ludwigsburg (Germany 2019, 2017),
Trieste Loves Jazz Festival (Italy 2017,
2015, 2013,
2009, 2007), Brookfield
Jazz Society, Chicago (USA 2016), NOCE, Des Moines
(USA 2016), All That Jazz Café, Fort Lauderdale (USA
2016), Jazz Festival Cheb (Czech Rep.
2016), Ozark Theatre, St. Louis (USA
2015), Love's Jazz & Arts Center, Omaha (USA
2015), Caspe Terrace, Des Moines (USA
2015), Jazz by the lake, Kansas City (USA
2015, 2014), Alternativa,
Zlin (Czech Rep. 2018, 2016),
Jazz Dock, Prague (Czech Rep. 2018,
2015), Gulf Jazz Festival, Kuwait City and Manama (Kuwait
and Bahrain 2013), IIC Los Angeles (USA
2010), White Field Jazz Festival, Bjielo Polje (Montenegro
2010), North City Jazz Fest, Mitrovica (Kosovo
2010), Phoenix Jazz Club, Kansas City (USA
2010,2009), Ecuador Jazz
Festival, Quito (Ecuador 2009), Porgy & Bess Vienna
(Austria 2009, 2008,
1994), Novi Sad Jazz Festival (Serbia
2009), Ancona Jazz (Italy 2009,1992),
Jazz Time Rijeka (Croatia 2009,1998,1997,1994),
The Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles (USA 2008,
2006), Distrito Jazz Bilbao (Spain
2008), Europa Jazz Fest Bucharest (Romania
2008), Manila Piazza Italia Expo (Philippines
2008), The Blue Room, Kansas City (USA
2007), Galway Jazz Festival (Ireland
2007), Nomme Jazz Festival, Tallinn (Estonia
2007), Nardis Jazz Club, Istanbul (Turkey
2007), Downtown Sambosi Jazz Festival, Budapest (Hungary
2007), Catalina's Jazz Club, Los Angeles (USA
2006), Jazz at the Hermitage Garden, Moscow (Russia
2006), Umbria Jazz (Italy 2006),
Notorious and Thelonious, Buenos Aires (Argentina 2006),
Centre Culturel Francais, Libreville (Gabon 2006),
Centro Cultural Ruta Maya, Managua (Nicaragua 2006),
Granados Hall Asuncion and Encarnacion (Paraguay 2006),
Aarau and Olten jazzclubs (Switzerland 2005), Hong
Kong Performing Arts Festival and Guangzhou Xhinghai Festival (China
2004), Jakarta Festival (Indonesia
2004), Sofia Jazz Peak (Bulgaria
2004), Tashkent Jazz Festival and Samarcanda (Uzbekistan
2003), Melbourne Italian Jazz Festival and Bennett's
Lane Jazzclub (Australia 2003), Jazz en Lima (Perù
2003), Mar del Plata Jazz Festival (Argentina
2003), Jazz Tour Montevideo (Uruguay
2003), No Borders Music (Italy
2003), Kaunas Jazz and Vilnius (Lithuania
2002), Locarno Jazz (Switzerland
2002), Montreal Jazz Festival, Toronto Downtown Jazz
Festival and Atlantic Jazz Festival Halifax (Canada 2001),
Gostenhofer Jazztage Nuernberg (Germany 2001), Udine
Jazz (Italy 2001), Half Note Athens (Greece
2001), San Sebastian Jazz Festival (Spain
2000), Newport Jazz Festival Torino (Italy
2000), Ocho Rios Jazz Festival (Jamaica
2000), Curacao Jazz Festival (Dutch Antilles
1999), Juan Sebastian Bar Caracas (Venezuela
1999), Jazzkaar Tallin (Estonia
1999), Festival Guanajuato and Festival Olimpio Merìda
(Mexico 1999), Festival Jazz Corinthos and Athens Music
Festival (Greece 1998), Festival Cervantino, Festival
Metepec and Festival Guanajuato (Mexico 1997), Moritzburg
Jazz Festival Halle (Germany 1996), Atlantis Basler
Jazz Woche (Switzerland 1995), Jazz in Raab (Austria
1994), Int.l Jazz Days Zagreb (Croatia
1993), Jazz Days Liberec (Czech Rep.
1992), Jazz Festival Wuerzburg (Germany
1992), Lange Jazz Nacht Lindau (Germany
1991), Festival Jazz Sant Cugat (Spain
1990), Jazz Ost-West Nuernberg (Germany
1990), Messina Jazz Meeting (Italy
1989), Pannonton Jazz Napok Budapest (Hungary
1989), Prerov Jazz Days (Czech Rep.
1988), Euro Jazz Ivrea (Italy
1988), Sibiu Jazz (Romania 1986), Jazz Festival
Gottwaldov and Blansko Jazz Days (Czech Rep. 1986),
Cegled Jazz Show (Hungary 1986), Int.l Jazz Festival
Prague (Czech Rep. 1984).
Max "MBassadoo" Marzio - rap vocals
Luca Boscagin - electric guitar
Roberto Magris - acoustic piano, fender rhodes, hammond organ
Paolo Andriolo - electric bass
Paolo Prizzon - drums and percussions
- Fabrizio Ciccarelli