7 July 2023 came back Estival Jazz, the iconic program created by Jackie Marti and Andreas Wieden in the Piazza della Reforma in Lugano. saw early evening Ben Harper with his Innocent Criminals, Judith Hill, Marc Lettieri, Beppe Donadio,
ben harperWinner of three Grammy Awards and author of a piece of current music history, to perform in concert for the first time Swiss 7th of July with Italian innocent criminal, The Ben Harper Show is an exclusive opportunity to hear live the songs that made him famous, as well as “bloodline maintenance”, the latest album produced by Harper himself, along with longtime collaborator Sheldon Gomberg. ,bloodline maintenance”, released last summer, applies the inventiveness of hip hop to classic paradigms of soul, blues and jazz, confirming Harper’s place as one of the foremost protest songwriters of his generation.
judith hill The Los Angeles-based Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has been praised by Rolling Stone for her “stellar, powerful voice”. She had the privilege of being one of the last female musicians to be mentored by Prince, who co-produced her debut album “Back in Time”. Hill is an accomplished independent artist who has collaborated with the greats Michael Jackson, Spike Lee and George Benson, toured with Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Ringo Starr and opened official tours for John Legend and Josh Groban. In Lugano she will perform songs from her latest album “Baby I’m Hollywood”, a heady mix of soul, amazing ballads for piano, psychedelic funk: a self-produced album that sees Hill free, centered and reborn .
Grammy Award-winning guitarist, songwriter and session musician, Mark Lettieri Long-time member of Snarky Puppy (with whom he has won 4 Grammy Awards) and has played on every continent. An extremely versatile musician, he has recorded and performed in many musical genres, collaborating with artists of all genres, including David Crosby, 50 Cent, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Lalah Hathaway, and even Pat Boone. Following the worldwide success of previous albums dedicated to instrumental music, in 2021 “Deep: The Baritone Sessions Volume 2” is released, the second chapter of “Deep: The Baritone Sessions”, a project born of his great relationship with nuance Is. for baritone guitar which earned him a nomination at the 2022 Grammy Awards. Lettieri recently partnered with Paul Reed Smith Guitars to create its own electric guitar model, the Fiore, which was released during Winter NAMM 2021. Mark Lettieri will perform with his group Ione. Walsh on bass, Jason Thomas on drums, Daniel Porter on keyboards.
Photos by Matteo Codari
beppe donadio
Mark Lettieri
judith hill
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