Ámantee is pleased to announce that it will host a Special Charity Jazz Concert on Saturday, September 27 th 2008 from 7.30 pm onwards , featuring the distinguished Swiss Pianist Mauro Monti with Saxophonist guest Krit Buranavitayawut and double bass accompanist Akrawit Piriyodom.
This delightful concert will intrigue Jazz music lovers of all persuasions
This one-night-only performance will be a not-to-be-missed opportunity for Bangkok music lovers who wish to support a worthy cause. The price, including dining cocktail and drinks, will be 2,000 THB per person .
Proceeds from the concert will be donated to physicaly and mentally challenged youngs boys and girls from Rachawadee Schooll in Pakkret - Nonthaburi,
The audience will be restricted to 80 persons. Bookings will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis. Reservations may be secured by e-mail ( info@amantee.com ) or telephone (02-982-8695).
Programme :
The repertoire of this concert includes both Mauro Monti original compositions and a few jazz standards. Songs are arranged by the pianist Mauro Monti especially for this Trio. The listener will be totally dipped in a atmosphere of sounds, rhythms and swing created by refined interplay between the musicians.
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The artists:
Mauro Monti - Piano
Born April 24, 1965 in Locarno, Switzerland, Mauro Monti discovers jazz music after early music experiences on the Italian and Anglo-American pop scene. In 1990, he decides to attend the Music School of Jazz and Contemporary Music in Lausanne, Switzerland where he obtains a Diploma in Jazz Piano. In addition to these studies, Mauro completes a music pedagogy course at The Conservatory of Music in Lausanne and follows courses given by the pianist Franco D'Andrea at The Professional Music Center in Milan, Italy and obtains a Diploma with Honourable Mention. To further his experience, Mauro then follows master classes in the United States with well-known Jazz musicians like Kenny Werner, Richie Beirach and Mitchel Forman . Since 1994 he has taught piano and harmony at The Music Scholl of Jazz and Contemporary Music in Lausanne and in 1999 was "Head of The Piano Department".
In 1996, Mauro records his first CD, " The box of Memories " with the extraordinary participation of Furio di Castri on double bass and Roberto Gato on drums, The CD containing 10 of his original compositions and received excellent reviews from the critic.
Since 2007, Mauro is living and performing in Thailand and he is teaching at The Mahidol University College of Music in Bangkok.
Mauro has developed a piano style that is inspired by great Jazz Masters like Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea ... In ballads the listener feels poetic lyricism, as well as, an energetic strength and virtuosity in up-tempo pieces. Blending the two, results in a refined combination of chord progressions. His style reflects and ideal balance between musicality and technique which truly seduces the audience. As a leader, a sideman or in Jam sessions, Mauro has played with a number of Swiss and international re-known musicians such: Furio Di Castri, Roberto Gatto, Flavio Boltro, Jeff Richman, Michel Benita, Mike Richmond, Adam Nussbaum Bruce Forman, Brian Bromberg and has performed in Europe, The Middle East, North America and Asia.
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Krit Buranavitayawut - Guest Saxophonist
Krit Buranavitayawut joined The College of Music of Mahidol University as a full-time faculty member since 1999. His duties include teaching jazz saxophone, jazz theory, jazz pedagogy and coaching jazz combos. Krit's other duties include planning and equipping educational music facilities for College of Music, and Bhumibol Sankeet Building construction project management.
As the first-call bebop saxophonist, he has appeared in many jazz festivals and jazz concerts and leads The William's Jazz Band for more than ten years. A member of The Mahidol University Jazz Faculty Ensemble, he has recorded the CDs: Music of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Celebrating Jazz concert. He has formed a jazz group named The Pomelo Town, with Darin Pantoomkomol, Noppadol Tirataradol, Teerapoj Plitakul, Chanutr Techatananant, Kom Wongsawat, and the group's first record, Chasin' Sangrawee, was released in 2006.
Among Krit Buranavitayawut's other performances:
- Member of the Bangkok Saxophone Quartet and recording of two CDs: "Falling Rain" and "Plaeng Sib Soing Phasa".
- Guest performing artist with Monthien Buntun at the Contemporary Art Exhibition "Shape of The Sound Project" at Nasunogahra Harmony Hall, Ohtawara Japan in 1999,
- Performances with The Bangkok Saxophone Quintet at the 2003 XIIITh World Saxophone Congress in Minneapolis USA and in 2006 with The Thailand Saxophone Ensemble at the XIVth World Saxophone Congress in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Krit has also appeared as a soloist with The Thai Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) and has recorded the CD "National Music - King's Composition"
Krit Buranavitayawut is currently the Deputy Director for administration and Head of The Jazz Studies Program at The College of Music, Mahidol University, Thailand.
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