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SAINT JAZZ TEN NOODE FESTIVAL
29th Edition sep. 2014

Sal La Rocca Band (BE / NL) featuring Mete ERKER
Live @ Jazz Station (BE)

Band : Sal La Rocca (d.b) - Mete Erker (t.s. & a.s.) - Lorenzo Di Miao (gt.) - Pascal Mohy (p) - Hans van Oosterhout (drs).

The Bassist Sal La Rocca takes us into a personal world of modern jazz. He collaborates with a guitarist with an approach to the instrument that combines energy, rock sounds and jazz improvisations. The top-flight musicians in this group take us on a journey of harmony and rhythm in perfect balance. Their music is light and blends the past and the present. There’s swing, groove, strength and tenderness.

Brian Soundy’s CD of the month for dec. 2012

“It Could Be The End” – “Sal La Rocca is one of Belgium’s most well respected and sort after bassist. He says he owes his style to Paul Chambers and Ray Brown, not a bad thing, but listening to this album Sal has a much edgier and varied palette set of chops plus some special composing skills. With Sal on this album is : Pascal Mohy (piano), Jacques Schwarz-Bart (tenor sax), Lorenzo Di Miao (guitar) and Hans Van Oosterhout (drums). I like Sal’s composing; it give the other musicians some great moments to work on and show what they can do without being over stated. On the IGLOO Label this is well deserved 5 star album.” – Brian Soundy (UK Jazz Radio & the Jazz Critic)

http://www.sallarocca.com