project // Synolon
Synolon
, [from gr. σύνολον, comp. by σύν «with» and ὅλος «everything»] merges the love for songs, free improvisation, classical, and jazz music. That’s ‘how’ and ‘why’ Gabriele and Francesco decided to sum their notes in SYNOLON.
At a time when the languages of music are blurring, Gabriele and Francesco decided to create a project where they could unite the worlds they love.
Acoustic sounds that blend with electronic and modern sounds; jazz/folk accompaniments that lead to moments of pure improvisation. This is SYNOLON.
Both composers and instrumentalists, in SYNOLON they have succeeded in representing their different souls.
Gabriele di Franco
Gabriele di Franco, born in Italy and currently residing in Brussels is a European composer, arranger, and guitarist.He defines himself as an ambiguous composer and guitar player; living that undefined space between jazz, classical, and world music, focusing on deepness and consciousness in the process of making choices, or in other words: composing.
Francesco Negro
Born in Maglie (Lecce, Italy), Francesco started to play piano at 6. In 2007 he graduated in Classical Performance at the 'T. Schipa' Conservatory in Lecce and Contemporary Music at the `L. Refice` Conservatory in Frosinone .At 12 he discovers jazz and improvisation and starts to devour every cd he can find to learn more and to practice the `new` language. He attended for two editions the Berklee Summer School at Umbria Jazz and then from 2008 to 2010 the experimental two-year International Jazz Master Program at the Siena Jazz University (John Taylor, Kenny Werner, Danilo Perez, Stefano Battaglia and many more).