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01. 5th Floor 05:42
02. Palestinian Blues 09:19
03. Spheres 05:22
04. Star Crossed Lovers 03:41
05. Incontri inattesi 05:45
06. Batten Down the Hatches 09:40
Total time: 39:29
Credits
Music by Filippo Orefice (1, 3, 5), Mikele Montolli (2, 6), Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn (4)
Recorded live at Jazzclub Ferrara by Giacomo Ferrigato
Mixed and mastered by Claudio Zambenedetti at InputLevel Studio, S.Biagio di Callalta – TV
Cover Artwork: “Fool Rows at Midnight”(2025) by The Baron Gilvan
Layout and lettering by Davide Lorenzon
Produced by Filippo Orefice and Mikele Montolli
Released in October 2026 by Aut Records
Description
Led by Filippo Orefice and Mikele Montolli, this sextet explores the possibilities of an unconventional instrumental combination: saxophone, bass, drums, violin, viola and bass clarinet. The ensemble seeks to develop its own musical language through the interaction of composition and improvisation, bringing together contrasting timbres, textures and musical approaches.
The project grew out of a collaboration spanning more than twenty years between Orefice, a saxophonist and clarinettist based in Ferrara, and Montolli, an Italian bassist active in the London jazz scene since 2010. Initially conceived as a pianoless trio with drummer Enzo Zirilli, the ensemble subsequently expanded into a sextet with the addition of violinist Ying Xue, violist Alma Schili Napolitano and bass clarinettist Daniele D’Alessandro.
Bringing together musicians from jazz, classical and contemporary music backgrounds, the sextet creates a distinctive setting for the interplay between strings, reeds and rhythm section.
