Artists
Giuseppe Giroffi saxophones
Gianluca Manfredonia vibraphone
Luca Varavallo double bass
Alex Perrone drums
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Catalogue No: LOS 273-2
EAN: 7090025832734
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Brew 4et
Brew 4et were born in 2016 from the desire to explore,
through different timbres and instruments, the sound in its
stratification deposited through listening. The passion for
music and jazz encouraged the research of Giuseppe Giroffi
on saxophones, Gianluca Manfredonia on vibraphone, Luca
Varavallo on double bass and Alex Perrone on drums to
move more and more towards the creation of a sound
confusion in which tradition and contemporaneity mix
vividly, embracing a broad spectrum musical culture that
never ceases to be in contact with the essence and nature of
sound. In 2018 they participate in various jazz festivals,
including Think Jazz, Jazz Flirt and JazzIt Fest. In 2021
they record their first album, entirely focused on unreleased
compositions. In the same year they participate in the Val
d’Agri Jazz Festival. Currently the ensemble is working on
the second album.
Giuseppe Giroffi
Is a musician, composer and arranger currently based in
Caserta. After graduating in Classical Saxophone at the
Nicola Sala Conservatory of Benevento on 2013, he moves
to Naples, where he achieves the degree in Jazz music at the
S. Pietro a Majella Conservatory on 2017. Permanent
musician of PS5-Unconscius Collective and of the Brew
Quartet, he is also part of the ISMA Collective, established
in Paris and engaged in the dissemination of the Musique
Sanse Frontiere project. In addition to the concert activity,
he currently works as a music/instrument teacher and he is
achieving a degree in Clarinet. He records the album with
Brew 4et for Losen Records and is now working on the
second album of the ensemble.
Gianluca Manfredonia
Graduated in percussion instruments at the Conservatory of
Latina “O. Respighi” Gianluca Manfredonia deepens the
study of percussion at the“ J. Rodriguez of Valencia
(Spain). He collaborates with N. Piovani, Malta
Philarmonic Orquestra, Ars Ludi, Blow Up, OIC (Italian
Cinema Orchestra), Piovra Project, Lovecats and Brew 4et.
After the release of his solo project “Piovra Project” he also
records the first album by Brew 4et for Losen Records.
He is now working on the second album of the ensemble.
Luca Varavallo
He graduated in double bass at the “San Pietro a Majella”
conservatory in Naples under the guidance of Maestro
Ermanno Calzolari. He collaborated with the National
Conservative Orchestra. He is currently part of the “G.
Melies ”with whom he had the opportunity to collaborate
with the masters: E. Morricone, N. Piovani, F. Piersanti and
N. Moretti. In 2014 with the group “Head Project Trio” he
publishes the album of the same name, participates in the
“Marigliano Jazz festival”, finalist in the “Barga Jazz
Contest”. He is currently collaborating with saxophonist
Andrea Abbadia and working on the second album with the
Brew 4et.
Alex Perrone
At the age of 9 he began to learn the first rudiments. He
studied drums with Maestro Sergio di Natale and later
ensemble music with Maestro Valerio Silvestro. Numerous
participations in various masterclasses. Between 2013 and
2014, after meeting drummers Gregory Hutchinson and
John Riley, he studied for a period in New York at
Manahattan School of Music, then studied with drummer
Peppe Merolla, and American drummer Ulysses Owens.
From 2015 to 2019 he studied Jazz with Maestro Gianluigi
Goglia. Among the most significant collaborations he plays
in Daniele Sepe’s album “capitan capitone e i parenti della
sposa”, then with saxophonist Andrea Abbadia with whom
record the album “Maschere” for WoW Records presented
at Marigliano in Jazz 2021 and subsequent tour, Radio
Tahuania band with 2 discs to his credit and Brew 4et with
whom he recorded the quartet’s first album for Losen
Records. He is currently working on the second album of
the ensemble.