Giacomo Aula

Pianist and composer Giacomo Aula was born and raised in Lagonegro, Italy. He has performed and/or recorded with Eliot Zigmund, James Newton, Larry Schneider, Peter Erskine, Enrico Rava, Paul Fresu and a host of Italian Jazz stars. Aula's romantic sensibility and passionate style brings to the classic format of the Jazz quartet a quality reminiscent of the late great Art Tatum. His technical virtuosity, combined with his background and influence by Italian composers such as Nino Rota and Enrico Pieranunzi, gives way to a fresh, compelling and international look at contemporary Jazz.

After touring and performing in several international Jazz festivals with trumpeter Todd Horton, Soulsearch was excited to bring Aula to New York to record his debut quartet album in the States. The Looking Glass Session was recorded at the famed composer Philip Glass' studio in downtown Manhattan. It offers a mix of original compositions by both Aula and Horton, plus two luscious ballads featuring renowned diva Deanna Kirk.

 

1. Blue Rose (Horton) mp3
2. Maggio (Aula)
3. Sunny, Oh (Horton)
4. What Are You Doing (Legrand) mp3
5. Canzone Per Nino Rota (Aula)
6. Ania (Aula)
7. Ne Me Quitte Pas (Brel)
8. Maddalena (Horton)
9. Lonely Man (Horton)
10. The Plainfield Boy (Aula) mp3
Produced by Todd Horton

Giacomo Aula - piano
Todd Horton - trumpet, flugelhorn
Tim Givens - bass
Aaron Comess - drums
Deanna Kirk - vocals, track 4 & 7

The Looking Glass Session