LUCAAQUINO“JazzBikeTour”

Thesoundandtheterritory:

Ajourneybybicycletosupporttheworldculturalheritage

BackgroundTheUNESCOworldcampaignandthePETRAalbum

In cooperation with Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization, The UNESCO Amman Officeenthusiastically welcomed and encouraged the idea of the Italian trumpeter andcomposer Luca Aquino of recording an album inside the archeological site of Petrausing its natural acoustic reverbs as an integral part of music compositions. Thecooperationbetweenthethreeorganizationsandthemusiciansleadtothefirsteverauthorizedrecordingproject inside thePETRAarcheologicalpark.On July2016Thealbumwas launchedduringa special concertheld insidePetra’sarcheologicalpark,and promoted under the framework of the UNESCO’s #Unite4Heritage globalmovement,atacriticalandfragiletimefortheworldculturalheritage.ThispowerfulcampaignwaslaunchedinIraqin2015,inresponsetotheunprecedentedattacksonheritageurgingglobal citizens to standupagainst extremismand radicalizationbycelebratingtheplacesandculturaltraditionsthatmakeeachcountrysucharichandvibrant place. The cooperative atmosphere of the participants performing andworkingbehindthescenesspannedtennationalitiesinbringingthisrecordingtolife,demonstratinghowtheartscanbuildrobustbridgesbetweenculturesandtranscendgeographical,linguisticorphysicalbarriers.

On January 2017 thePetra albumhas been officially listed among thetoptenalbumsof2016,bythejuryoftheprestigiousItalianaward“TopJazz”.

OverviewTheSound:LucaAquino

Luca Aquino is one of the top trumpeters in Italywith his unique trumpetsoundandinnovativeproposals.Heisknownforhismusicalresearchonthenatural reverbs, the use of electronics and his passion for musicalexperimentation. The critics recognize in him the Italian distinctive artistictrait that recalls the journey, the creativity and the visionary talent.Throughout 2016, themusical research goes hand in handwith an intenseworld tour that led him to the stage of the Olympia in Paris with Sting,RichardBona,Noa, Stephan Eicher, RaulMidon andTore Brunborg, amongothers.Placesandstoriesarethecoreofsomeofhisbestprojectssuchashislastextraordinaryproject is therecordingofanalbuminthearchaeologicalsiteofPetra (TAGI-Records)promotedwithin theUNESCOglobal campaign#UNITE4HERITAGEindefenseoftheculturalheritage.

TheMissionThemusic,thediscovery,theculturalheritage

ThemissionembracedwithPETRAalbuminspiredtheItaliancomposerLucaAquinotodedicatenewcompositionstoIraq,theCountrywheretheUNESCOcampaignwaslaunched.ThenewmeaningfulendeavorencompassesthenewrecordingprojectinoneoftheIraqiUNESCOsiteandabikeTourof4000kmroutethatcrossestheplacesfromhishometownBenevento(SouthernItaly)toOslo,tospreadthemessageoftheUNESCOcampaignforthesafeguardoftheworldculturalheritageagainsttheextremismandradicalization.ThenewalbumandtheJazzbiketourwillbethenewcultural-musicalendeavorthatwillkeeponsupportingtheUNESCOcampaignbytakingittothepeopleandtheir places and calling for active participation. The album is going to berecorded in one of the UNESCO sites listed in the UNESCOworld heritage.Further to the resonance of PETRA project, produced and launched by thelabel Talal Abu-Ghazaleh International Records (TAGI-Records), the newprojectalreadygainedtheendorsementoftheIraqiEmbassytoAmmanandoftheUNESCOAmmanOffice.

TheRoadTheJazzBikeTourThe “Jazz Bike Tour” is conceived as a series of site-specific projectstailored for the hosting city. The organization of each event sees theparticipation of local artists and musicians, as well as institutions,associationsfromthepublicandprivatesector. Inthisperspective,TheJazzBike Tour is a joint-project, a work in progress touring festival that growswith to the inputsgivenbythe institutionsandprivates thatarekeentobepart of the tour. A green touring-festival organized within the aim ofpromoting the territory and to offer high-level musical events.is a tourdedicated to Arts and music to explore different traditions with a bikerhythm, allowing theparticipants to experiencea varietyof landscapes andarchitectures within musical and cultural events. The musical journey is agradualimmersionintotheculturalheritage.Cyclingisagreenapproachtodevelop tourismandsustainablemobility. It isaneco-friendlypassionthrough which one can appreciate and enjoy the territory and itsdistinctive historical and cultural heritage. Each Jazz bike tour’s stopgivesthechancetoexperiencetheterritoryinmusicevents,showcases,performances,readings,incooperationwithlocalartists,musiciansandanyone keen to join the experience. The tour will be followed by atechnicalequipandprofessionalteamforvideoshootingandrecording,underliningtheterritorypeculiaritiesandthemusicalevents.

TheeventsThreedifferentoptions

The organizers may chose among three formulas conceived for thetour’s events and specifically tailored to the territory and on thetargetedaudience:

Option1:LucaAquinomeetslocalmusicians,authors,poets,artistsandjoinstheirperformancesinsite-specificevents;Opzione2:Newalbum-LucaAquinoandtheaccordionistCarmineIoannaliveOption 3: New album - Luca Aquino & Carmine Ioannawith the JordanianNationalOrchestraensemble.

The Objectives

- To offer events and concerts which plan to combine leading and prominent names with local artists;

- to spread awareness on the importance of protecting the local and international cultural heritage;

- to promote the distinctive characteristics of the territory; - to organize events that promote the development of tourism and

sustainable mobility; - to enhance the territory and promote small centers and typical local

qualities; - to develop the culture of sport and green, eco-friendly initiatives.

THETOUR

July

1Roccamonfina

2Cassino

3CastelloMaenza

4Roma

5Roma

6FarainSabina

7Terni/Foligno

8Assisi

9Perugia

10SienaoArezzo

12FirenzeoPisa

13Bologna/Ferrara

14Modena

15Parma

16Piacenza

15Milano

16Milano

17Monza

18Como/Varese

19Lecco

20Sondrio

21Lugano

22Bellinzona/Rivera/Giubiasco

23Lucerne

24Zurich

25Basilea

26Freiburg

27Strasbourg

28Karlsrue

29Mannheim

30Frankfurt/Weisbaden/Manz/Koblenz

31Dusseldorf/Dortmund/Duisburg

August

1Essen/Munster

2Hannover

3Bremen

4Hamburg

5Danimarca

6Denmark

7Denmark

8Denmark

9Denmark

10Denmark

11OSLO

FELTRINELLI for the Jazz Bike Tour

! Feltrinelli selling points are expected to be involved, which are

already distributors of the PETRA album and other albums by Aquino and represent a place of visibility for the project, hosting Luca Aquino’s encounters with the community for the promotion of the tour’s events and the diffusion of the campaign’s message #UNITE4HERITAGE, associated to the PETRA Album. Luca Aquino has collaborated also with Roberto Saviano, for the presentations of his new novel.

EUROPE JAZZ NETWORK for the Jazz Bike Tour

Bike Jazz Tour is supported by Europe Jazz Network EJN under the EU Creative Europe programme within the project “Take the Green Train” which is an activity based on artists’ mobility and sustainability, with musicians touring in different countries, choosing the most ecological means of transport, the most efficient route, stopping for concerts, lectures and workshops on sustainability best practices.

For this tour, Luca Aquino is working with the EJN to a new trial, with a greener approach to bike touring adopting the EJN Green Rider.