Orkhestra International

A wild band. The Italian answer to the New York downtown scene. Actis Band, led by the saxophonist Carlo Actis Dato, combine avantgarde jazz solos and upbeat funky rock while covering a vast stylistic ground. Massimo Rossi (alto, soprano saxes), Antonio Fontana (guitar), Federico Marchesano (bass), Dario Bruno (drums) and Carlo Actis Dato (tenor & baristone saxes, and bass clarinet) manage to create a surprisingly tight patchwork of contrasting musical traditions.