Roberto Giaquinto - Ground Floor (2024) [Hi-Res]

Ground Floor by Roberto Giaquinto is an engaging and innovative album that showcases the artist's unique approach to contemporary music. Giaquinto's compositions explore a rich tapestry of sounds and textures, blending intricate rhythms with evocative harmonies. The album's experimental spirit and meticulous craftsmanship invite listeners into a dynamic sonic landscape that is both modern and deeply resonant.

Italian drummer Roberto Giaquinto started out his musical journey with his older brother in Naples, Italy, playing with different local bands around the city while still in middle school.

Thanks to the support of his family he was able to keep developing his passion for music throughout high school. After he moved to Rome he graduated in jazz arranging at the conservatory Licino Refice. In 2009 he was awarded a scholarship for Berklee College of Music and after moving to Boston in 2010 he was selected to be part of the Global Jazz Institute, an intensive honorary program directed by Danilo Perez, and with Joe Lovano, George Garzone, Terri Lyne Carrington, John Patitucci, Dave Liebman, Adam Cruz and Ben Street.

Since coming to the States, Giaquinto has performed in many festival and clubs such as the Blue Note NYC, Birdland, Kimmel Center, Detroit Jazz Festival, Panama Jazz Festival, Toronto Jazz Festival, Nancy Jazz Pulsation, Kennedy Center, Au Grès du Jazz, Sunside Paris, The Blue Whale, Beantown Jazz Festival, Jazz en Comminges, Red Sea Jazz Festival, Zinc Bar, The Bitter End, Bregen Jazz Fest among many others.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Roberto Giaquinto - Turkish Flower (3:56)
1.02 - Roberto Giaquinto - Scissors (0:28)
1.03 - Roberto Giaquinto - The Phoenix (2:44)
1.04 - Roberto Giaquinto - Ground Floor (3:22)
1.05 - Roberto Giaquinto - Vortex (3:50)
1.06 - Roberto Giaquinto - Poseidon (2:12)
1.07 - Roberto Giaquinto - Amazonomachy (7:22)
1.08 - Roberto Giaquinto - Mild Afternoon (2:45)
1.09 - Roberto Giaquinto - We See (4:26)
1.10 - Roberto Giaquinto - Forgotten Heroes (6:22)
1.11 - Roberto Giaquinto - Isotope (4:28)
1.12 - Roberto Giaquinto - The Green Light Pt. 1 (7:29)
1.13 - Roberto Giaquinto - The Green Light Pt. 2 (7:24)
1.14 - Roberto Giaquinto - Syntra (6:27)