Italian born, Amsterdam based saxophonist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Giuseppe Doronzo is the band leader of the experimental ensemble Futuro Ancestrale. The “fluid” ensemble was born from the idea to combine contemporary improvisation and non-western music traditions. In their second album, Elsewhen, electronics play a central role along with ancestral instruments borrowed from Chinese, Albanian or Chadian traditions. Doronzo's concept of convoking those sounds and cultures in the same musical space is a way to celebrate, and to create a vibrant dialogue between histories. A recurring sense of duality runs through the record, expressed in both its musical language and its instrumentation. The project continues to unfold in the spirit of collective instant composition, leaving room for spontaneous creation and opening a space to honor the present.

Photo: Eric Van Nieuwland