Argena Jazz Evening

Argena is a quartet formed by four young musicians from Siena Jazz, united by the desire to explore a personal language through original songs and standards.

Day program

Contribution CHF 30
with welcome apero from 7 p.m.

Info and reservations

Info and reservations: info@spacearound.ch

Their music is born from the meeting of different but complementary paths, where timbral research, improvisation, and communication coexist in a contemporary and nuanced sound, intertwining evocative melodies, tight interplay, and a compositional approach that leaves room for spontaneity…

Argena sees itself as a constantly evolving laboratory, where every concert becomes an open dialogue between the four musicians and the audience.

Composition of the quartet:

NICCOLÒ MONTÉ RIZZI
“Niccolò Monté Rizzi is an emerging trumpeter and composer from southern Switzerland, recognized for his energetic performances, dynamic style, and keen musical intuition.”(La Casa de Nadie). In 2024, he received the Swisslos Fund for his debut album “Wake Up (If You Want),” co-produced with Rinoceros Jazz Records. In the same year, he recorded a live session with the project “Jupiter Clouds” for Touch Time Records, produced by Nic Gyalson. He has performed at major festivals and venues, such as the Ascona International Jazz Festival, Jazz in Bess, the Meda Jazz Festival, and numerous other national and international jazz events, and has toured nationally with the Swiss National Brass Band.

MATISSE BERG
Matisse Berg, a 20-year-old Italian-Belgian double bassist and bassist, is an emerging talent on the Italian music scene. He participated in the Sanremo Rock Festival and Sanremo GEF , and recorded the album “Traveling Light” with the “Moonday Quartet” project, with whom he has performed live on several occasions. He then won the Rugby Varese Festival with the “Attic Studio” project, with which he also recorded a single. He later collaborated with Alessandro Cerea and Jacopo Fo in the creation of theatrical performances.

ARIEL TRICOMI
Ariel Tricomi, a 22-year-old jazz pianist, is a promising young talent on the Italian music scene. Born in Bologna in 2002 into a family of musicians, he began his career studying classical percussion, but soon developed a passion for piano and jazz. He is currently perfecting his training at the University of Siena Jazz. After performing at the Cala Gonone Jazz Festival with his quartet and giving a solo piano performance at the Musicus Concertus “A Jazz Supreme” festival, he is now preparing to perform in a trio, quartet, and quintet at other important Italian venues.

GABRIELE PERETTI
A young Italian drummer, Gabriele Peretti is a promising new talent on today’s jazz scene. He began playing percussion at the SFOM in Aosta, where he graduated with honors in 2020. He then moved to Turin, where he attended the jazz conservatory as a student of maestro Enzo Zirilli. He attended the Albisjazz and Nuoro Jazz masterclasses, where in 2024 he won the scholarship for the best students.
In the same year, he played at the Pisa Jazz Festival, opening for Roberto Gatto. He is now a student at the SJU under the tutelage of maestros Enrico Morello and Fabrizio Sferra. He has collaborated with Italian and international artists such as Paolo Tommasini, In the same year, he played at the Pisa Jazz Festival, opening for Roberto Gatto. He is now a student at the SJU under maestros Enrico Morello and Fabrizio Sferra. He has collaborated with Italian and international artists such as Paolo Tomelleri, Emilio Soana, Andy Sheppard, Cezariusz Gadzina, Marco Fadda, Kassoum Diarra, Tony Hadley, Gianni Denitto, and others.