“Groovin’ Up!” is the first recording as a soloist by the neapolitan saxophone player and arranger Claudio Jr De Rosa (1992). The CD is composed of 8 original tracks to which an arrangement of the famous jazz standard “I Hear a Rhapsody” has been added. The powerful and melodic voice of both De Rosa’s tenor and soprano saxophones (winner of several international prices) is enriched by the young rhythm section composed of the Spanish pianist Xavi Torres Vicente, the Greek double bass player Kimon Karoutzos and the Lituanian drummer Augustas Baronas. The ensemble reaches an overall sound with deep roots in the hard/post-bop tradition. Moreover, the Taiwanese piano player Vivienne ChuLiao takes part as guest in “Dear Brigitte”. A number of songs, included “Dear Brigitte”, are dedicated: “Diana’s Mood”, “Ja-Ma-La- Ma!”, and the ballad “Closed Eyes”. “Closed Eyes” has been dedicated to the victims of the terrible terroristic attack that took place in Paris in November 2015.

"Vesevus" is a recently established project that unites trumpet player Luca AQUINO, the SOLIS STRING QUARTET and drummer Gianluca BRUGNANO. The group plays a repertoire that revisits, in the spirit of jazz and of chamber music, the Neapolitan folk music of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.