Piero Bassini

«It seems to me that Bassini possesses a very authoritative touch and technique – of the highest level, I would say – in no way inferior to those of the most celebrated and well-known Italian pianists. Not at all. What fascinates me about this musician is the feeling and passion of his improvisations. The emotions that he transmits are direct, immediate, very sophisticated and expressed with a brilliant hand and a luminous, plastic, clear touch, of great elegance and extreme care in the articulation; the phrasing is elegant, light and intense. Harmonically, I find that Bassini is very advanced, not obvious and never banal; in his music there is a lot of search for expressiveness, for a meaning that seems decidedly personal to me, although there are obviously echoes and influences of other pianists, but synthesized in a personal and convincing way. A feature that I believe is only his is that he is, rhythmically, decidedly black, with an elastic and overwhelming swing. His compositions, and even some improvisations, have instead something that is decidedly European in the atmosphere and moods. In conclusion, a beautiful discovery of a music and of an artist who seems to me to have a lot to say and to give». Nostalgia
Luigi Villa, JazzNotice