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Mike del Ferro has travelled the world extensively (at this point to more then 90 countries), searching for collaborations with musicians from cultures quite different to his own
The musical results have been eye-opening, building musical bridges between cultures not normally within reach of each other
He has managed to combine elements of the revered canons of Western music interspersed with the audacity of Jazz improvisation, and paying tribute to the ancient structures of Asian, Latin American and African traditional music
He has recorded dozens of albums in many different genres from Dixieland to Salsa and has arranged music for animation for Danish animator and Oscar winner, Börge Ring
Dutch pianist Mike del Ferro is a highly sought-after composer, pianist and arranger who writes and performs in an impressive array of musical genres
In 1989 he won First Prize at the Rotterdam Jazz Piano Competition, the Soloist Prize at the Europe Jazz Contest in Brussels, and First Prize at the Karlovy Vary Jazz contest and from 1993-1996 studied composition and arranging with Bob Brookmeyer at the Musikhochschule in Cologne, Germany
His reputation as a soloist, accompanist, composer and arranger has led to worldwide performances, recordings and tours
He toured with musicians such as Toots Thielemans, Jack DeJohnette, Oscar Castro Neves, Deborah Brown, Erik Truffaz, Jorge Rossy, Sibongile Khumalo, Carl Allen, Scott Hamilton, Richard Galliano, Thijs van Leer (Focus), Harold Land, Jan Akkerman, Norma Winstone, Benny Bailey, Candy Dulfer, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Badi Assad, Fernanda Porto, Madou Diabate and Maria Pia deVit

Mike del Ferro has travelled the world extensively (at this point to more then 90 countries), searching for collaborations with musicians from cultures quite different to his own. The musical results have been eye-opening, building musical bridges between cultures not normally within reach of each other. He has managed to combine elements of the revered canons of Western music interspersed with the audacity of Jazz improvisation, and paying tribute to the ancient structures of Asian, Latin American and African traditional music.

This album is the first in a series of albums which presents the unique style of the Mike del Ferro trio, heavily influenced by rhythms and melodies from countries where Mike has travelled to in the past years. Volume 2 will focus on Brazil, featuring artists from the country which Mike describes as “ a musical planet on earth “, followed by (to name a few) South Africa, Italy, Middle East, Argentina and the American Songbook.

In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning

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