“Thank you for coming despite the ticket prices.” Sanseverino, the troublemaker of Neapolitan origin, intrigues, irritates, but fascinates an audience gathered in the heart of the Nice arenas. The former schoolteacher delivered his lessons with well-measured short phrases. The chicken thief transformed for an evening into a magician of words and the woes of a society he knows so well how to dissect. His past life from New Zealand to Mexico then through Eastern Europe has instilled in him the unique sounds that shape his musical religion. With violin and guitar as weapons and sharp words as projectiles, Sanseverino fired his talent accompanied by top-flight accordionists. It is with regret that the rogue’s swing will come to an end to make way for an equally talented compatriot in the person of Stefano Di Battista.
The Italian, an enthusiast of the Blue Note label, will pick up his saxophone to blow the minds of the crowd still seated in the arena’s stands. Immersed in the great jazz pool since the age of 13, this young guy from Rome, accompanied by his partners Baptiste Trotignon on piano, Fabrizio Rosso on trumpet, and Greg Hutchinson on drums, will offer his sounds and energy to an audience in total admiration.
The evening was quietly approaching its epilogue when the Canadian diva, Diana Krall, took the stage in the garden to delight an audience already under the spell of this little blonde with such a distinctive voice and immense talent as a pianist. An evening with and under the stars for the greatest joy of a large and captivated audience who swore, but not too late, that they would be back as soon as possible!
