LUZ
Giacomo Ancillotto: guitar
Igor Legari: double bass
Federico Leo: drums
LUZ was born in 2011 as a collaboration between Giacomo Ancillotto (Enrico Rava, Caterina Palazzi quartet – guitar), Igor Legari (Francesco Negro trio – double bass) and Federico Leo (Nidi d’Arac, TU - drums), all members of the improvisation collective FRANCO FERGUSON, based in Rome.
LUZ's debut album “Polemonta” has been released in March 2014 by the Italian label AUAND, with the collaboration of cellist Tomeka Reid, one of the most distinctive voices of today’s avant-garde scene in Chicago (Anthony Braxton, Nicole Mitchell, Mike Reed).
Since now, LUZ has performed over 140 concerts in 8 different countries in Europe (Italy, Switzerland, Slovenia, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany and Netherlands), both in clubs and festivals.
LUZ has been broadcasted by several radio stations in Italy and abroad. Their performance at JazzFlirt Festival 2013 has been entirely broadcasted by the prestigious Rai Radio 3 (Italian National Broadcasting Company), and their music it’s been used for several documentaries and films, now on festivals worldwide.
In 2014 "Top Jazz" Critics Poll by the Italian magazine "Musica Jazz", LUZ ranked fifth and Polemonta ninth in the "Band Of The Year" and "Best Album Of The Year" categories.
