Mysterium Lunae Lorenzo De Finti

• 1 Mysterium Lunae 07:12
• 2 Mystery Clock 09:53
• 3 Whispers from the End of the World 07:47
• 4 Tiny Candle in the Storm (Shining on Us) 08:53
• 5 Minuial Enni Arphent 06:33
• 6 Mysterium Lunae (Studio Canaa Live Version) 07:05
• Total Runtime 47:23

Info for Mysterium Lunae

We hope that artists will show us truths about our times. And that wish becomes even stronger at moments when we are having to re-learn everything we do. The story of how “Mysterium Lunae” came to be created is one of living through uncertainty, of being involuntarily distanced from normal patterns. The album succeeds in conveying such truth, not just because it has been carefully thought through, but also because it has been deeply lived.

Italian pianist and composer Lorenzo De Finti explains: “We composed and recorded our third album during the difficult moment we are all living: however, despite the difficulty of the situation, what we wanted to describe were the flashes of light we were able to witness.”

The album title is significant: “Ancient theologians created the metaphor ‘Mysterium Lunae’ (the mystery of the moon),” De Finti says, “to express how a cold, arid and barren object can mysteriously become a source of poignant beauty, as it reflects a bigger light, coming from somewhere else.” This is an album which gives us cause to reflect – and to surrender to our feelings.

De Finti had the experience – quite literally – of dislocation when borders were closed at the beginning of the pandemic. He and his family were caught on the other side of the Swiss-Italian border. One weekend in Switzerland became a full four months before quarantine rules allowed them to re-enter Italy.

The new rhythms of life affected him profoundly: “Every day, my older son and I used to go to the basement for a one-on-one football match. We would finish around 6pm in time for the daily government report on the pandemic, and I will never forget the pain I was feeling during March, with hundreds of deaths reported and 4-5,000 new infections every day.”

De Finti continues the story: “When I finally made it back to my studio four months later, I found the computer was still turned on, open on the songs I was working on before leaving: it seemed to me like whispers from the end of the world.”

So, when his quartet started to work on the tunes, co-composed with bassist Stefano Dall’Ora, there was an awareness that the world had changed: “We opened up our musical range, taking all our inspirations to the limit, more silences, more rock explosions, more electronics, more freedom.”

Trumpeter/flugelhornist Alberto Mandarini has been described as “a 360-degree musician”. His experience ranges from professional symphony orchestra playing to the Orchestra Instabile in its prime, to a decade on the road with Paolo Conte. That depth of experience shines through. Mandarini is definitely not a superficial player. If his contribution sounds overwhelmingly natural, he sees it as the end-result of a lengthy process of getting to know the music.

“When you work on an original song it is always a discovery…,” he says. “All you have to do is let it flow… It is a question of helping listeners to understand its meaning, bringing its scent and essence to the surface, caring for it as you would for a rare and delicate hidden flower.”

The emotional heart of the album is the slow, spacious, beautiful third track “Whispers From The End Of The World.” All that is needed is to listen, to surrender to its peaceful beauty. Here, distance leads to enchantment. We are hearing magical sounds from as far away as we can imagine." (Sebastian Scotney, London Jazz News)

Lorenzo De Finti, piano
Stefano Dall'Ora, double bass
Marco Castiglioni, drums
Alberto Mandarini, trumpet, flugelhorn

Lorenzo De Finti
began playing the piano at the age of five and began playing in public at the age of eleven. He began his formal studies under the guidance of Maestro Remo Gelmini and completied his studies under Maestro Alberto Colombo at the Conservatory Giuseppe Verdi of Milan.Lorenzo also completed his studies in Traditional composition and was given the opportunity to delve into jazz improvisation with world renowned Maestri Sante Palumbo and Gil Goldstein at the “Jazz and Rock Inc.” in Monaco, Germany and Berklee College of Music in Boston.With his outstanding technique and artistic expression, Lorenzo was immediately recognized by the media and began playing some of the most important musical venues in Europe.Specialtized in jazz and contemporary music, Lorenzo has travelled back and forth from Europe to the United States, collaborating with important musicians such as J. Gregg, B.Dameo, T.Robinson, S.Kimmons, D.Freemann, G.Goldstein, C.Vilchez, S.Hunt, Dany Martinez, T.Scott, T.Dambley, Alex Acuna, Ernestico Rodriguez, Eric Marienthal, Frank Gambale, M.Abrams, The Harlem Gospel Singers, J.Bisonette, and many others.In 1999, the musical group, the “Lorenzo De Finti group,” recorded “BEYOND THE DESERT” featuring guest stars percussionist Alex Acuna and sax player, Eric Marienthal.

From Los Angeles the cd was distributed throughout America, Japan, and Northern Europe. Becoming a hit in the world of Electric Jazz, the group toured all around the world, participating in various jazz festivals.

During his world tour, Lorenzo was recognized and recruited by Yoshihiro Doi, president of Yamaha Instruments.

Since the summer of 2000, Lorenzo has been an endorser for Yamaha Keyboards, touring all over Europe with “The Yamaha Band.”

In 2005 The “Lorenzo De Finti Group” produced its second album “GROOVE CONNECTION” featuring Giorgio Di Tullio, Eric Marienthal, Stefano Dall’Ora, Sandy Chambers.

The band toured as“The Yamaha Band” with endorsers such as drummer, Christian Meyer, bassist, Faso, and vocalist, Paola Folli.

This imbellished, notorious, formation toured all over Europe, promoting the new cd, produced by Lorenzo.His third production COLORS OF LIFE has just been released and involves musicians such as GiorgioDi Tullio, Christian Meyer and Marco Castiglioni on drums; Fabrizio Bosso and Gendrikson Mena on trumpet, Luca Scansani, Alex Carreri and Stefano Dall (Ora on bass), Eric Marienthal on sax and singer Kate Kelly.Lorenzo continues to work along some of the most established italian musicians (Paolo Costa, Fabrizio Bosso, Tullio Ricci, Alex Carreri, Giorgio Di Tullio, Danilo Minotti, Tullio De Piscopo, just to name a few) in the world of modern music and jazz.Other albums graced by Lorenzo’s magical touch include: Nemmeno la Notte (Chopin Express), Dreams and Drums (Giorgio Di Tullio), Chemical Blend (A.Carreri), People (Heart of Life), Pilgrims (Holy Night), Pilgrims (Silent Night), Freedom (Angel’s Choir), Talking Back (A.Bertozzi), Davide DeMarinis, Lollypop, Dineka Lips, Ziggy Marley, T.Proctor, T.Carasco, P.Amelio, C.Pastori (Zelig), John Stanson Band (Voices from America), Ney Portillo (Boa Viagem), Back To The Root (Open Quartet), The Traveler (Nick Angileri) and many others.

Composer and producer of many television commercials (Reebok, Sharp, DeAgostini, Opel, Mercedes Benz) television shows (Genius-Rete 4, Lo stivale delle meraviglie-Canale 5, La macchina del tempo, Cento vetrine, Streghe, Marte e Venere, the Horiscope) he works for italian network RAI and Mediaset, swiss network RSI, and spanish network TVE, along with underlying music for various radio stations.

“WE LIVE HERE, suite for jazz quartet” is the first album of Lorenzo’s acoustic quartet, and has been released by the norwegian label Losen Records (www.losenrecords.com)

A big success, top ten download album in the norwegian and canadian itunes official download charts, reviews from al over th world and many concerts around Europe, Italy, Switzerland, Norway, Lituania, Poland,England ecc,ecc.

Along with the project “Scena Musica,” Lorenzo realizes and partecipates in live musical theater concerts such as BLUES POINT, BEATLES!, CROSSROADS, REPLAY, and NOEL with 45-50 annual performances. Musical director of the band and co-writer of the music in William Shakespeare’s theatrical work “La Dodicesima Notte (The Twelfth Night), directed by F.Brancialroli with vocalist, Rita Pavone, and actor, Renzo Montagnani, at the Roman Theater of Verona.

Lorenzo holds seminars and master classes on performance and technical aspects of piano and keyboard exhibition in Italy, Spain (M.I.T., Madrid), Switzerland, and Germany.

Lorenzo currently holds his own jazz and classical radio show on Rete Due in Lugano, interviewing many important musicians and musicologists and commenting on live concerts.

This album contains no booklet.