Chamber Jazz@Transilvania University: Marco Cappelli – Bach + Monk

10 April 2025, at 7:00 p.m., Multicultural Centre, Transilvania University of Brașov

Chamber Jazz @ Transilvania University returns with a new concert that will bring Marco Cappelli and his ample resonances of solo guitar on the stage of the Multicultural Centre.

The artist, born in Naples, Italy, in 1965, studied classical guitar with Oscar Ghiglia at Musik Akademie Der Stadt Basel (Switzerland).

The eclectic nature of Marco’s music originates in a spectacular variety of collaborations (Avi Avital, Anthony Coleman, Michel Godard, Butch Morris, Franco Piersanti, Enrico Rava, Marc Ribot, Adam Rudolph, Raiz, Elliott Sharp, Giovanni Sollima, Markus Stockhausen, Cristina Zavalloni, and many more).
His rich discography includes two CDs with Ensemble Dissonanzen, dedicated to the chamber music of G. Petrassi, L. Dallapiccola and H.W. Henze (Mode Records), three CDs with Marco Cappelli Acoustic Trio (Mode Records, Tzadik, Da Vinci), three CDs with Marco Cappelli’s Italian Surf Academy (Mode Records, 41st Parallel Records). In 2022, Marco founded 41st PARALLEL RECORDS record label.

As a composer or musician, he collaborates with internationally renowned dance companies (such as Armitage Gone! Dance and Young Soon Kim Dance Company, both of New York), but he also stands out in the field of theatre (by his collaboration, in Italy, with the writer Maurizio De Giovanni and the actor Andrea Renzi) or of cinematography (by his collaboration with directors such as Leonardo Di Costanzo and Salvo Cuccia).

Another original project is the DVD (and live performance) In The Shadow of No Towers, made together with the comic book author Art Spiegelman and the actor John Turturro.

At the present time, Marco Cappelli lives both in Palermo, where he teaches classical guitar at the Conservatory of Music, and in New York, where he successfully performs on the contemporary music stage.

The event is organised with the support of the Italian Institute of Culture, Bucharest.

We will be therefore waiting for you on Thursday, starting at 7:00 p.m., at the Multicultural Centre of Transilvania University (29 Eroilor Blvd.). The entrance is free, within the limit of available seats.