Aquarello

Infobox musical artist
Name = Aquarello


Img_capt =
Img_size =
Background = group_or_band
Birth_name =
Alias =
Born =
Died =
Origin = Austria, Italy
Instrument =
Genre = Jazz Ambient music
Occupation =
Years_active = 1991-1998
Label = Materiali Sonori, Deep Wave, All Saints
Associated_acts =
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/roedelius Myspace: Roedelius/Cluster/Aquarello]
[http://www.roedelius.com Roedelius: Official Website]
Current_members =
Past_members = Hans-Joachim Roedelius Fabio Capanni Nicola Alesini

Aquarello was a musical group which blended ambient music and jazz. The trio included keyboardist Hans-Joachim Roedelius, based in Austria, and two Italian musicians, multi-instrumentalist Fabio Capanni, and saxophonist Nicola Alesini. They were active between 1991 and 1998, recording and releasing three albums.

Overview

Core Members

*Hans-Joachim Roedelius (1991-1998)
*Fabio Capanni (1991-1998)
*Nicola Alesini (1991-1998)

Collaborators

*Arlo Bigazzi - recorder, bass guitar, nature sounds, mixing. Producer. (1992)
*Laszlo von Ramhorst - percussion, bass, keyboards, harmonica, flute. (1993)
*Felix Jay - electric piano and keyboards. (1993)

History

The first Aquarello album, "Friendly Game", was released under the three artists names but is listed as the debut Aquarello album in the discography on Roedelius' official websitecite web
last = Roedelius
first = Hans-Joachim
authorlink = Hans-Joachim Roedelius
title = Discography - Aquarello
work = Hans-Joachim Roedelius Official Website
url = http://www.roedelius.com/index.php?menu=2&bande=4
accessdate = 2008-02-20] . Fabio Capanni played a wide variety of instruments on the album, including electric and acoustic guitar, piano, synthesizer, marranzano, and bouzuki. The trio were joined by Arlo Bigazzi on "Friendly Game", who in addition to serving as producer, played recorder and bass. He also co-wrote the song "Fiori" with Roedelius and Capanni and share arranger credits with the three members of Aquarello. "Friendly Game" was released by the Italian label Materiali Sonori in 1992.

Their second album "To Cover the Dark", was their first release under the Aquarello name. It was released in 1993 on the British Deep Wave labelcite web
last = Bock
first = Onnen
title = Recordings
url = http://www.klangbearbeitung.de/index_eng/publist/index.html
accessdate = 2008-02-25] , the trio were joined by multi-instrumentalist Laszlo von Ramhorst and keyboardist Felix Jay. von Ramhorst played percussion, bass, keyboards, harmonica, and flute on the album.cite web
last = Roedelius
first = Hans-Joachim
authorlink = Hans-Joachim Roedelius
title = Discography - Aquarello
work = Hans-Joachim Roedelius Official Website
url = http://www.roedelius.com/index.php?menu=2&bande=4
accessdate = 2008-02-20]

Aquarello's third, eponymous album was released in 1998 on the U.K.-based All Saints label. It was the only album on which just the trio played with no additional musicians collaborating.cite web
last = Roedelius
first = Hans-Joachim
authorlink = Hans-Joachim Roedelius
title = Discography - Aquarello
work = Hans-Joachim Roedelius Official Website
url = http://www.roedelius.com/index.php?menu=2&bande=4
accessdate = 2008-02-20] 12 of the 14 tracks were recorded live at the Visual Music Festival VI in Lanzarotecite web
last = Brenholts
first = Jim
title = Aquarello > Review
publisher = Allmusic
url = http://www.allmusicguide.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3xfyxqtjldae
accessdate = 2008-02-25] and most of this material are live versions of pieces which appeared on the first two albums.

Discography

*1992 : "Friendly Game" (studio album, as Roedelius, Capanni, Alesini)
*1993 : "To Cover The Dark" (studio album)
*1998 : "Aquarello" (live album)

Notes

References

*Alesini, Nicola [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=212226231 MySpace: Nicola Alesini - IT - Jazz/Ambient]
*CD liner notes