An unmissable event for lovers of progressive rock: the opportunity to listen to progressive rockers again. King Crimson live becomes reality with The Crimson ProjeKCtThis supergroup includes three members of the historic band. The project, which has the support and approval of the "vate", was initiated by the Robert Frippsinger and guitarist, were in fact the Adrian Belew and the bassist Tony Levinwho joined the King Crimson in 1981, and Pat Mastelotto, drummer in the band's fifth incarnation since 1994.
A Belew, Levin e Mastelotto are added for The Crimson ProjeKCt three collaborators and first-class musicians: Markus Reuter on touch guitar, the drummer Tobias Ralph e Julie Slicka young pupil of Paul Green's School of Rock, on bass. The line-up of double trio that had marked the last phase of the career of the King Crimson from the mid-1990s onwards.
The appointment with The Crimson ProjeKCt is the 31 March 2014 at the Auditorium in Milan.
The concert will be divided into three separate sets:
– First part (30 min.)
Stick Men Trio (Tony Levin / Pat Mastelotto / Markus Reuter)
Founded in 2009, the band has already released four albums and toured the world several times. They explore all the possibilities of the Chapman Stick, a twelve-string instrument used as both a bass and a guitar, and play songs from their own repertoire.
– Part two (30 min.)
Adrian Belew Power Trio (Adrian Belew / Tobias Ralph / Julie Slick)
The trio was formed in 2006 by the guitarist and his brothers. Eric e Julie Slickboth students of the Paul Green's School of Rock. The guitarist was so impressed by the band's talent that he hired them as the rhythm section of his new project. The group has released several albums, including the critically acclaimed 'E', and has toured extensively in the US, Europe and Australia. Since 2010, drummer Tobias Ralph (Joe Bowie's Defunkt, Screaming Headless Torsos) replaces Eric Slick.
– Part three (90 min.)
The Crimson ProjeKCt (A. Belew / T. Levin / P. Mastelotto / M. Reuter / Tobias Ralph / Julie Slick)
The six musicians together on stage perform pieces from the King Crimson's repertoire from 1981 to the mid-1990s. The parts of Robert Fripp are carried out by Markus Reuterwho learned about them first-hand from Fripp during Guitar Crafts held by the band's historic founder between '91 and '98.
Details of the Milan date:
The Crimson ProjeKCt
Monday 31 March 2014
Milan Auditorium - Cariplo Foundation - largo Mahler (via Torricelli)
Concert starts at 9 p.m.
Tickets:
- 1st sector stalls: € 40 + p.p.
- 2nd sector stalls: € 30 + p.p.
- Gallery and side boxes: € 25 + p.p.
Tickets available on the Ticketone circuit (on the website www.ticketone.it and at authorised points of sale)
