a group formed in 1994,
under the artistic direction of the d.j. gianluca 'agip-jazz' pandullo. the first turin
acid-jazz band to perform prevailingly its owner songs (mainly created by the piano
performer corrado abbate): in fact the band place only a few covers and in any case always
with a touch of originality.
the primitivo music is a mix of afro-american jazz of the sixties and
seventies and typically funk and latin atmospheres, but these are only the starting point
from which the group steps towards its own aims of high quality musical content.
the original songs certainly reflect the fusion experience moods in the
eighties by some members of the group and achieved through the eye of the contemporary
jazz musicians: all songs produce a deep musicality, deriving from a constant attention
given to all kinds of music worthy of some concern.
the rythmic part formed by jazz musicians (abbate, piano- nicola. double
bass and fontana, drums) tends to bung the sound of the group nearer to the contemporary
jazz and on the other side, the presence of the argentin percussionist luis casih, a part
from the important solo interventions enriches the base rythmic combination with colours
and shades sometimes unforeseeable.
the guts and musicality of danilo pala, a real tenor sax virtuoso, lend
to the whole a powerful and 'hard' mark resulting in the primitivo, a group full of
temper, particularly efficacious in the live performances.