November 27th, 2015 – The Jazz group “Nello Salza Ensemble” will take the stage on December 3 at the Orthodox Cathedral in Tirana, with a concert entitled “Christmas meets Italian cinema”. The event is sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute of Tirana in cooperation with the National Centre Italian music (CIDIM). The “Nello Salza Ensemble” consists of Nello Salza (trumpet and flugelhorn), Simone Salza (sax), Vincenzo Romano (piano and arrangements), Gianfranco Romano (drums) and Davide Medina (bass). Nello Salza is one of the best known Italian trumpet players, who partook in Nicola Piovani’s Academy Award for Best Score in “Life is Beautiful”. Since 1984, Salza has recorded over 300 soundtracks as trumpet soloist with the greatest composers of film music. He is the first trumpet soloist of the Opera House in Rome, and has collaborated with internationally renowned maestros, touring five continents and recording albums ranging from classical music to songs and soundtracks. (Red)
