Michel
Bisceglia
(BE)
IT
Michel Bisceglia è uno dei musicisti più importanti e vigorosi del Belgio. Come compositore e musicista ha lavorato con icone del jazz come Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Toots Thielemans e Dewey Redman. È stato anche nominato due volte come miglior musicista belga dell'anno, nel 1999 e nel 2002. Solo raramente questo trio trova il tempo per eseguire la loro squisita musica dal vivo sul palco.
Michel Bisceglia si è preso il suo tempo per sviluppare il suo progetto più personale. Dal 1997 ha registrato solo cinque album con il suo trio, ma hanno suonato in tutto il mondo in famosi festival jazz come il Rochester International Jazzfestival (USA), Jarasum International Jazz Festival (Corea del Sud), Hong Kong International Jazz Festival (HK), il Guimaraes Jazz Festival (Portogallo) con Dewey Redman Quartet, Ulverston Music Festival nel Regno Unito. Ognuno di questi cinque album è un capolavoro assoluto. Come lo descrive lo stesso Michel Bisceglia: "Sono esercizi di meditazioni subtilizzate su melodie intangibili".
Una caratteristica tipica di Michel Bisceglia è lavorare con artisti al di fuori del mondo del jazz. La sua coproduzione più notevole a questo proposito è stata pubblicata con il famoso DJ belga Buscemi su Blue Note Records.
Nell'ultimo decennio Michel Bisceglia ha lavorato a più di trenta lungometraggi. Alcuni di questi film sono stati proiettati al Festival di Cannes e al Festival Internazionale del Cinema di Venezia. La sua colonna sonora per il film "Marina" (sui ricordi d'infanzia di Rocco Granata) ha vinto un World Soundtrack Award nel 2014. Ha anche lavorato al film "Hannah" con il premio Charlotte Rampling al Festival del cinema di Venezia nel 2018. Bisceglia occasionalmente anche arrangiare , orchestra e dirige colonne sonore per altri compositori di film. Il suo contributo come orchestratore e direttore d'orchestra al film "Duelles" composto da Frédéric Vercheval ha anche vinto il World Soundtrack Award 2019 per la migliore colonna sonora belga e un Magritte Du Cinéma per la migliore colonna sonora originale. E di recente ha composto la colonna sonora con Hans Mullens per i 10 episodi della serie Netflix pubblicata in tutto il mondo “Thieves of the wood”!
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Michel Bisceglia is een van de belangrijkste en krachtigste muzikanten van België. Als componist en muzikant werkte hij samen met jazziconen als Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Toots Thielemans en Dewey Redman. Hij werd ook twee keer genomineerd als beste Belgische muzikant van het jaar, in 1999 en 2002. Slechts zelden vindt dit trio tijd om hun voortreffelijke muziek live op het podium ten gehore te brengen.
Michel Bisceglia heeft de tijd genomen om zijn meest persoonlijke project te ontwikkelen. Sinds 1997 heeft hij slechts vijf albums opgenomen met zijn trio, maar ze hebben over de hele wereld gespeeld op beroemde jazzfestivals zoals het Rochester International Jazzfestival (USA), Jarasum International Jazz Festival (Zuid-Korea), Hong Kong International Jazz Festival (HK), Guimaraes Jazz Festival (Portugal) met Dewey Redman Quartet, Ulverston Music Festival in de UK. Elk van deze vijf albums is een absoluut meesterwerk. Zoals Michel Bisceglia het zelf omschrijft: "Het zijn oefeningen in gesubtiliseerde meditaties op ongrijpbare melodieën".
Een typisch kenmerk van Michel Bisceglia is het werken met artiesten buiten de jazzwereld. Zijn meest opmerkelijke coproductie in dit opzicht werd uitgebracht met de beroemde Belgische DJ Buscemi op Blue Note Records.
De afgelopen tien jaar heeft Michel Bisceglia aan meer dan dertig speelfilms gewerkt. Sommige van deze films werden vertoond op het filmfestival van Cannes en het internationale filmfestival van Venetië. Zijn soundtrack voor de film 'Marina' (over de jeugdherinneringen van Rocco Granata) won in 2014 een World Soundtrack Award. Ook werkte hij mee aan de film 'Hannah' met Charlotte Rampling op het filmfestival van Venetië in 2018. Bisceglia arrangeert , orkestreert en dirigeert ook af en toe soundtracks voor andere filmcomponisten. Zijn bijdrage als orkestrator en dirigent aan de film 'Duelles' gecomponeerd door Frédéric Vercheval won ook de 2019 World Soundtrack Award voor Beste Belgische Soundtrack en een Magritte Du Cinéma voor Beste Originele Score. En onlangs componeerde hij samen met Hans Mullens de soundtrack voor de 10 afleveringen van de wereldwijd uitgebrachte Netflix-serie 'Thieves of the wood'!
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Michel Bisceglia is one of Belgium's most prominent and vigorous musicians. As a composer and musician he has worked with jazz icons such as Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Toots Thielemans, and Dewey Redman. He has also been nominated twice for Best Belgian Musician of the Year, in 1999 and 2002. Only rarely does this trio find time to perform their exquisite music live on stage.
Michel Bisceglia has taken his time to develop his most personal project. Since 1997 he has recorded only five albums with his trio, but they have played all over the world at famous jazz festivals such as Rochester International Jazzfestival (USA), Jarasum International Jazz Festival (South Korea), Hong Kong International Jazz Festival (HK), Guimaraes Jazz Festival (Portugal) with Dewey Redman Quartet, Ulverston Music Festival in the UK. Each of these five albums is an absolute masterpiece. As Michel Bisceglia himself describes it, "They are exercises in subtilized meditations on intangible melodies."
A typical characteristic of Michel Bisceglia is working with artists outside the jazz world. His most notable co-production in this regard was released with the famous Belgian DJ Buscemi on Blue Note Records.
Over the past decade Michel Bisceglia has worked on more than thirty feature films. Some of these films have been screened at the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice International Film Festival. His soundtrack for the film "Marina" (about Rocco Granata's childhood memories) won a World Soundtrack Award in 2014. He also worked on the film "Hannah" with Charlotte Rampling at the Venice Film Festival in 2018. Bisceglia also occasionally arranges , orchestrates and conducts soundtracks for other film composers. His contribution as orchestrator and conductor to the film "Duelles" composed by Frédéric Vercheval also won the 2019 World Soundtrack Award for Best Belgian Soundtrack and a Magritte Du Cinéma for Best Original Score. And he recently composed the soundtrack with Hans Mullens for the 10 episodes of the worldwide released Netflix series "Thieves of the wood"!