Sette storie di Natale

Claudio Chiara, Fabrizio Bosso, Nico Gori – for soloists, big band and orchestra (2023)

Sette storie di Natale: A Symphonic Journey Through Jazz Eras

Commissioned by the City of Turin in December 2023, Sette storie di Natale (Seven Christmas Stories) is a multifaceted work produced by Punto Rec Studios under the creative direction of Marco Barberis. The composition comprises eight jazz pieces that trace the genre's evolution, from retro atmospheres to the sophisticated orchestral productions of the 1960s.

The sonic architecture is built on a massive ensemble featuring a dialogue between a Big Band and a Symphonic Orchestra, creating a timbral ecosystem where orchestral density alternates with moments of extreme rarefaction. The recording took place in Rome at Digital Records studios, with the Roma Film Orchestra conducted by Andrea Ravizza himself.

The project features world-class soloists such as Fabrizio Bosso, Nico Gori, and Claudio Chiara, supported by an exceptional rhythm section including Adam Pache, Stefano Senni, and Fabio Gorlier.

Through this work, the transparency of the transformative process allows the listener to perceive sound as a continuously evolving chromatic spectrum, making each track an "active character" within a critical and academic jazz-infused narration of Christmas.