Nicola Conte brings his vibrant jazz fusion to South Africa, celebrating International Jazz Day with a blend of tradition and innovation
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.Spiritual: Italian jazz artist Nicola Conte is looking forward to building musical bridges during his tour to South Africa. Photo: Giovanna Sodanoen questions, two days. That’s how long this interview took, thanks to my terrible broadband.
“I found out that a lot of people were into what I was into, musically speaking,” he says about 2007, when he first visited South Africa. Conte shares that the album was inspired by his interest in African culture, as well as jazz. His exposure to African dialects gave rise to feelings and imaginings that helped create the concepts for the music.
Because of the times that we are living in, there are some issues that artists cannot avoid and they need to bring them to the public’s attention. It is not an obligation, however, it is a great way to make use of the platform some artists have. “I always have the feeling that jazz could really carry the flag of evolution. It moves like tides — high and then low.
“If this becomes just another fashion trend or a short-lived infatuation, and is exploited by the music industry, we might have a serious problem. However, if artists hold on to the passion of the music, this might just be greater than we think.”
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