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Bright Magus is an instrumental quintet born under the influence of Miles Davis' metaphysical electric period, a visceral and magical passion always shared by Giovanni Calella and Leziero Rescigno. Davis' most eclectic and psychedelic period, that of recordings for Columbia from 1969 throughout the 70s. Albums like “In a Silent Way”, “Bitches Brew”, “A tribute to Jack Johnson”, “On The Corner”, “Big Fun” made them immerse themselves in one of the most fascinating experiments that Miles has generated in his long and prolific career. We are talking about music that is difficult to fit into one genre, in these masterpieces you can feel the contemporaneity of that historical period. Electric Jazz, Funk, Psychedelia, Rock, Afrobeat, Ambient, drag you into something absolutely new, mysterious and sometimes furious. Just a year ago Giovanni and Leziero took courage and started recruiting musicians who had to have the right attitude and knowledge. Guitarist Alberto Turra was the first to be interested in the project, then came Mauro Tre, pianist and keyboard player and Gianni Sansone on trumpet. All seduced by Miles and in love with that magical period. Before making the first album "Jungle Corner", the band did some live shows to amalgamate all the ideas that came out during the improvs recorded by Tullio Treffiletti in the trumpeter's home studio (later baptized Selim Studio). At the Isola Studio in Manuel Agnelli's space and with the help of the very talented Guido Andreani, Bright Magus then recorded in three days live all the material which in the meantime had been enriched with more structured melodic themes and less casual drafts . Mauro's contribution was very important in this. The finalization of the album was then managed by them in the small "Diabolicus Studio" taking care of editing, post production and mixing. Guest on the album in two songs, Enrico Gabrielle of Calibro 35 on flute and clarinet. The cover design is a work by Barba Ughi alias BAX. LINE UP: Mauro Tre: Piano Rhodes, Organ [Massimo Urbani, Fabrizio Bosso, Billy Cobham, Terry Riley, Helmar Heinz, Nicola Conte, Rosalia de Souza, Michael Rosen, Eddy Palermo, Albano e Romina Power, Elodie] Alberto Turra: Electri Guitars [Roy Paci “Corleone”, Pierpaolo Capovilla, Shanir Blumenkranz, Kenny Grohowski, Brian Marsella, TAAN, Papa Legba Is Our Sensei, Sonata Island Kommandoh, Sarah Stride] Gianni Sansone: Trumpet, Percussion [Casinô Royale, La Crus, The Dining Rooms, Artchipel Orchestra, Elisa] Giovanni Calella: Electric Bass, MS20 [Adam Carpet, Kalweit & the Spokes, Gentle eyes in the Gloom, Korinami, Coffee & Cigarettes,Micol Martinez, Alessandra Contini (Il Genio), Dario Ciffo (Afterhours), Guignol, Julitha Ryan, Barbara Cavaleri, Frankie Hi Nrg, Esa, Dave Muldoon, Francesco Di Bella (24 Grana)] Leziero Rescigno: Drums, Percussion [La Crus, Amor Fou, Sye Medway Smith (HOWIE B, Bjork, Depeche Mode), Mauro Ermanno Giovanardi, The Dining Rooms, Syria, Sinfonico Honolulu, Mara Redeghieri (USTMAMO'), Kalweit & The Spokes, Dj Panday feat Frankie Hi-Energie / Esa, Cesare Malfatti, Mercuri, Violante Placido, Alessandro Grazian, Francesca Lago, Iacampo, Lele Battista, Fabio Cinti, Francesco Di Bella (24 Grana), Colapesce, Gianluca De Rubertis (Il Genio), I'm Not A Blonde, Rachele Bastreghi (Baustelle), Edda]