Ada Montellanico - WeTuba (2021)

For years Ada Montellanico, one of the most important and original singer and composer on the Italian scene, in her various formations has preferred brass, instruments with sounds towards which she has a particular attraction and affinity. In this new musical adventure she chooses Michel Godard alongside her, a multifaceted artist and great experimenter, one of the most important and extraordinary tuba players and the only snake player ever. Besides Godard, WeTuba sees the presence of three musicians who currently represent the most avant-garde expression of young Italian jazz, Simone Graziano on piano, Bernardo Guerra on drums and Francesco Ponticelli on double bass. Extraordinary artists with whom Ada Montellanico has been collaborating for several years in different formations of her. An original team that in the choice not to use the drums wants, through the writing of new compositions, to emphasize the construction and interweaving of the melodic lines of the various instruments. Songs specially written for this project by each of the members of the group in a research path in which the narrative is based on the improvisational element within an ensemble with an original and highly innovative sound.