FANFARE CIOCARLIA & ADRIAN RASO – Swing Sagarese | Live @ Montreal Jazz Festival (2016)

Fanfare Ciocărlia is a twelve-piece Romani Balkan brass band from the northeastern Romanian village of Zece Prăjini. They are known for their fast, high-energy music with complex rhythms and high-speed staccato clarinet, saxophone, and trumpet solos. Wikipedia

The Montreal International Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Jazz Fest holds the 2004 Guinness World Record as the world’s largest jazz festival. Wikipedia

Adrian Raso is a respected guitarist/composer from Guelph, Ontario, Canada and is a proud recipient of a 2012-2013 Ontario Arts Council Grant in Popular Music.  Adrian has recorded two instrumental EPs and nine full-length instrumental albums. Black Mamba (2005) showcased Adrian’s stunning versatility and musicianship over a variety of styles ranging from Gypsy to Mediterranean flavors.  Adrian’s work is a fine example of the balance between commercially-accepted music that’s also readily embraced by the technically-minded musician.

The brand new Fanfare Ciocarlia album It Wasn’t Hard To Love You is now available as Compact Disc, Vinyl LP and as digital download on Bandcamp. 25 years, 10 albums and more than 3000 shows later, Fanfare Ciocarlia are as vibrant as ever and their fairy tale continues. The legendary Gypsy brass bandfrom the tiny village of Zece Prajini in Romania is returning with a special 25th anniversary album to celebrate their intimate relationship with all fans around the world.