WHERE ITALIAN SONG MEETS THE FREEDOM OF JAZZ
“Timeless Italian melodies, retold with elegance, intimacy and a spirit of improvisation.”
Dante Loves Jazz is an international ensemble that reimagines the timeless beauty of Italian song through the language and freedom of jazz.
From beloved twentieth-century melodies to songs shaped by cinema, folk, pop and poetry, the project explores the intimate dialogue between melody and improvisation.
Elegant jazz harmonies, contemporary phrasing and expressive arrangements give familiar songs new colour while preserving their emotional essence.
The result is a journey through memory, emotion and the poetry of Italian music.
THE ENSEMBLE
Dante Loves Jazz creates music that is warm, expressive and deeply evocative. Together, they reimagine the Italian songbook through refined arrangements and spontaneous interplay, crafting a sound where timeless melody and jazz freedom naturally meet.
MICHEL BISCEGLIA
WERNER LAUSCHER
LIEVEN VENKEN
piano
double bass
drums
FORMAT
DURATION
SUITABLE FOR
Quintet
90 minutes
Concert halls - Festivals - Cultural Veneus
ALICE CLAUDIA LENAZ
vocals
GABRIELE DI FRANCO
guitar
SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS
ITALIAN SONGS
The heart of Italian melody
INTERNATIONAL ENSEMBLE
Five acclaimed musicians
from across Europe
JAZZ REIMAGINED
Fresh arrangements
and improvisation
TIMELESS MELODIES
Songs that cross generations
and borders
SINGLES
GALLERY
