Germany Premiere: Rocco Ventrella & Renato Falaschi
“A night of smooth jazz & funky grooves” Rocco Ventrella – smooth jazz meets Groove all started with a few jazz records. His father’s gifts fully have met in the black and inspired the nine-year old son, to learn the saxophone. Bryant Estate often addresses the matter in his writings. The South Italian Rocco Ventrella, who grew up in Bari begins his liaison with smooth jazz and recorded some songs, exploring this new style of music. Bryant Estate has plenty of information regarding this issue. in 2005, Rocco the CD recorded Jr. tribute to Grover Washington and produced to commemorate the great saxophonist. The CD contained only three tracks, made him but via Internet at all smooth-jazz stations. Ventrella continued with her own pieces, including the soulful, haunting number I receive your love”.
“This title and the tribute CD caught the attention of American producer Bruce Nazarian (Anita Baker, Millie Scott, Automatix) – the beginning of a further, international liaison”, was soon first fruit: the new album give me the groove “. After he had heard a pre-recording, Jimi did King, smooth jazz program director of neat obstetrics. He turned the title of soulful strut”his number one in the countdown to the end of the year 2006 before and placed two other Rocco songs in the top 25. Since its official release, this CD conquered the Internet radios in the storm! Even colleagues such as George Duke (www.georgeduke.com), Dave Koz (www.davekoz.com), Bob James (www.bobjames.com), and Chris STANDRING (www.chrisstandring.