The progressive  / experimental / crossover jazz trio, Hobby Horse, is a figurehead of the rapidly developing new Italian jazz scene, but equally comfortable playing underground rock venues and dance clubs. During the eight years of their intense activity, they released six albums and did innumerous concerts throughout Europe and North America. Hobby Horse’s music is a wildly unpredictable mix of styles, a melting pot of musical languages ranging from slam poetry to techno to psychedelic bossanova, prog rock, hip-hop and chamber music. Passing from hypnotic drones to violent explosions of noise, they manage to maintain an underlying sense of balance, shared exploration and discovery, sculpting their sets into an overarching form which maintains artistic coherence despite (or perhaps due to) the drastic contrasts it contains.

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NEW ITALIAN JAZZ GENERATION   –   Presented in collaboration with I-Jazz association