Stefano Bollani All Stars
Stefano Bollani piano
Enrico Rava trumpet
Paolo Fresu trumpet
Daniele Sepe saxophone and flutes
Antonello Salis accordion
Ares Tavolazzi double bass
Roberto Gatto drums
Christian Mascetta guitar
Frida Bollani Magoni piano and vocals
In Tutta Vita, “life” is meant in the sense of “vitality” and “reason for living”. There are many explanations for why Valentina Cenni picked this title for her documentary film, which chronicles the musical residency where Stefano Bollani brought together some leading figures of Italian jazz. The group spent a week in a festive atmosphere of creative enthusiasm, free from the constraints of everyday life. It was the same Eden of creative freedom that they try to recreate on stage, reiterating the idea that jazz is, above all, a language born from an informal exchange of ideas, moods, rhythms and fleeting insights. This “All Stars” line-up celebrates the richness of a genre that, by its very nature and history, has always been both collective and individual.
Before the concert, screening of
Tutta Vita
a film by Valentina Cenni
cinematography Luca Bigazzi
editing Stefano Mariotti
music Stefano Bollani, Enrico Rava, Paolo Fresu, Daniele Sepe, Antonello Salis, Ares Tavolazzi, Roberto Gatto, Matteo Mancuso, Christian Mascetta, Frida Bollani Magoni
Alobar (2025) production
Lucky Red distribution
executive producers Francesco Bonsembiante and Nicola Fedrigoni
premiere
This documentary film, written and directed by Valentina Cenni, followed pianist and composer Stefano Bollani as he brought together some of Italy’s best jazz names for a creative residency. The group included Enrico Rava, Paolo Fresu, Daniele Sepe, Antonello Salis, Ares Tavolazzi and Roberto Gatto, and three young up-and-coming musicians: Matteo Mancuso, Christian Mascetta and singer/pianist Frida Bollani Magoni. For a week, the musicians lived and worked together in a converted house-studio — a creative workshop set up for the purpose — where they made music day after day. Sharing improvisations, ideas and insights, they let themselves be guided only by what they heard and by their own expressive freedom. With jazz as a shared language— a vibrant, ever-changing art form — it was a truly incredible experience.
