The essence of this new project is to explore the intriguing possibilities of the modern drum
set when combined with the percussive potential of the piano in a chamber music approach.
I wrote a collection of pieces where jazz, rock, classical reminiscences and folk
dances merge in a neutral zone that requires performers to handle complex figures, both in
interplay and as soloists.
Most pieces are here conceived as a typical classical studio and focus either on a single aspect
of drums technique or on a specific sound melange between piano and drums. The drum set
has a structural function and it is never used as an accompanying instrument. The piano responds
to the rhythmical design of the drums and develops an harmonic texture by using ostinato patterns.
The entire program was successfully premiered in Copenhagen at the Italian Cultural Institute
in March 2008, and a video recording of the performance, produced with support from the IIC,
will be soon available.
Drummer and teacher, born in Herrestrup. Graduated from the Carl Nielsen Institute in 1999.
Received in the same year, the Fyns Jazz Musician Award.
Has toured in Europe, USA and China with Niels Thybo Trio.
Collaborated to several productions with Odense Teater and Odense Internationale Musikteater.
With his large expressive palette, Chano Olskær is active in many different musical genres and
projects as: Trio Chroch, Tip Toe Big Band, Christian Frank Quartet, Yak og Emil Hess Kvartet,
Drums & Piano Duo.
He released several CDs: Tip Toe Big Band: Here There Be Monsters; Tilt: Lidt af det hele;
Decisions; Yak: Yak Værk.
Born in Tollo, Italy, and raised there and in Imola, Mauro Patricelli lives now in
Copenhagen where he finalized the project Drums & Piano Duo.
Began his musical education as a pianist, and received his Diploma di pianoforte from the Istituto
Superiore di Studi Musicali of Teramo in 1990.
Graduated in Oriental History at Bologna University in 1995. Specialised in piano and teaching
at the International Piano Academy of Imola.
Added two years of jazz music, at the Conservatory of Bologna, to his classical based education.
Since 2000, after a wide-ranging career as a classic pianist, he focused on his own musical
production inspired by traditional Italian folk music.
He composed music also for theatre and cinema, releasing in total 8 CDs.
From 1998 until 2006, besides his artistic activity, he worked extensively as a piano teacher, music
school leader and concert organizer at the Centro di Musica Moderna del Comune di Imola.
