NEW VIDEO: Pericopes for Gaza
Live epic ending @Frontiere Jazz Festival (Parma/Italy Oct 4th 2025) performing “Cosmic Nirvana”
featured on the new songwriter's album Federico Stragà
Produced by Alman Music with international guests including Fabio Concato and Gianni Morandi.
“E’ Cosi” is available on all digital platforms
BlueMoka's new video OUT
Blue Moka performs “Clear” feat italian legend trumpet Fabrizio Bosso
Good Morning Tour
part III (Sept 2025)
More shows announced in Germany, Austria and Italian festivals such as Frontiere and Padova Jazz Festival.
Emi Vernizzi: sax, electronics
Claudio Vignali: grand piano/electronics
Ruben Bellavia: drums
"feat. on songwriter Francesco Baccini's new single"
Mauro Ottolini’s Ottovolante Orchestra has released “Genova Blues,” the first single from the upcoming album by award-winning Italian singer-songwriter Francesco Baccini.
Listen on:
SPOTIFY / APPLE MUSIC / DEEZER
Budokan guest @Fieno Studios
Glad to perform and talk at this creative studio in the heart of Italian region Emilia Romagna (Spilamberto, Modena)
Good Morning Tour
part II (Feb/Apr 2025)
More shows announced in Paris, Berlin, Dresden, and Italian festivals such as Torino Jazz Festival and Crossroads.
Emi Vernizzi: sax, electronics
Claudio Vignali: grand piano/electronics
Ruben Bellavia: drums
opening 2025 Masterclass
"Sax solo & Solo sax"
Registration is now open for the masterclass for soloists in groups and alone, also for non-saxophonists.
Learn to listen and listen to yourself. Be listened to and listen to the listener.
4th January, Forlì (IT) – Artusi Jazz Festival
"Good Morning TOUR"
show announced
Celebrating 10 years of touring with 10 new dates for the new Pericopes album release tour.
Starting with Italy and including cities as Milan, Bologna, Padua.
Emi Vernizzi: sax, electronics
Claudio Vignali: grand piano/electronics
Ruben Bellavia: drums
October 2024
Performing sax solo on field recording
Grateful and excited for involving me in this festival production for the XXIX edition of the ParmaJazzFrontiere
“𝑰𝒍 𝒔𝒖𝒐𝒏𝒐 𝒅𝒊 𝒖𝒏𝒂 𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒂̀”
Emiliano Vernizzi | sax and electronics
Luca Perciballi | live electronics
September 27th
"Good Morning World" OUT NOW
The new Pericopes album available digitally and physically (CD/LP) by Losen Records.
all links > HERE
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Stefano Amerio @Artesuono Recording Studios
Emi Vernizzi: sax, electronics
Claudio Vignali: grand piano/electronics
Ruben Bellavia: drums
"Assange" New single by Pericopes feat Rosa Brunello
Assange – new single by Pericopes – is OUT on June 21st (three days before Julian released!) on all digital platforms.
Emi Vernizzi: sax, electronics
Claudio Vignali: grand piano/electronics
Ruben Bellavia: drums
feat. Rosa Brunello: doublebass
Listen > HERE
July 24th - 2024 announced performing sax solo@Fano Jazz Festival (IT)
I’m honored to have been invited with Budokan solo sax/electronics at the Exodus stage for “Gli Echi della Migrazione” into evocative ruined church San Francesco on July 24th 2024. FESTIVAL LINK
(photo ©John Sanchez)
Pericopes feat Anaïs Drago - New single OUT
Blue Moka 2024 Tour (feat. Fabrizio Bosso)
Spring tour announced with the italian star of the trumpet Fabrizio Bosso
Emi Vernizzi: sax, electronics
Alberto Gurrisi: Hammond, Keys
Michele Bianchi: guitar
Michele Morari: drums, electronics
(photo ©Roberto Cifarelli)
Crossroad Festival 2024 with
Enrico Rava & Ottolini's Brass Ensemble
4 Aprile – IMOLA, Teatro Ebe Stignani
Enrico Rava, Mauro Ottolini, Andrea Lagi, Emiliano Vernizzi, Guido Bombardieri, Zeno de Rossi, Enrico Terragnoli, Glauco Benedetti, Vanessa Tagliabue Yorke
(photo ©Roberto Cifarelli)
Standing ovation @Karlsruhe Jazz Festival!
“Warm UP Tour” is over with an unexpected standing ovation in Germany.
October 2023
shows announced in Berlin, Hamburg, Nürnberg
Part.2 of the “Warm UP Tour” with 9 new Pericopes+1 concerts in Germany, Austria, Italy, including the Karlsruhe Jazz Festival and eminent Zig Zag Jazz club in Berlin.
More on www.pericopes.it
(photo © Lorenzo Menini)
03-09-23
performing sax solo at L'Aquila Jazz Fest. (IT)
An exclusive multimedia perform at the Jazz Festival in L’Aquila (IT) with my sax-solo project “𝙄𝙡 𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙤” with the photographer Giuseppe Arcamone for AFIJ (Association of Italian Jazz Photographers).
Guests Alessandro Castelli (trombone) and Francesco Ganassin (clarinet) too with photos by Max De Dominicis and Alessandra Freguja.
(portrait © Roberto Cifarelli)
(live ©Gabriele Lugli)
July '23 - Pericopes
NEW INTERVIEW
Introducing the 2023 line-up @“Live&Talk” Stanglerhof, Bolzano (IT) surrounded by magical panorama of the dolomites alps.
Video/Audio: Mauro Podini
Emi Vernizzi • Claudio Vignali • Ruben Bellavia
"UMBRIA JAZZ Festival 2023"
Opening at Teatro Morlacchi for the 50th anniversary of the Umbria Jazz Festival with Mauro Ottolini’s band.
(Photo © Roberto Cifarelli)
"Enjoy" featured on UK magazine Jazz Journal
Blue Moka mentioned in the style of T.O.P and Steve Gadd band. Check this new album review out by Francois Van de Linde for british magazine Jazz Journal
Full review HERE
"WARM UP" Tour 2023
12 new Pericopes spring/summer shows in Germany, Austria, Italy, with a new member of the P+1 family, pianist Claudio Vignali. Thrilled to hit the road again and perform new music. More will be announced soon!
(Photo © Lorenzo Menini)
30 Aprile 2023
Enrico Rava + Ottolini
In occasione dell’ UNESCO International Jazz Day al Crossroad Festival con il nuovo progetto in ottetto di Enrico Rava e Mauro Ottolini.
30 Aprile – Teatro Russi, Ravenna
(photo ©Roberto Cifarelli)
"BlueMoka" Tour 2023
ENJOY album release tour announced in France, Germany, Italy.
Emi Vernizzi: sax, electronics
Alberto Gurrisi: Hammond, Keys
Michele Bianchi: guitar
Michele Morari: drums, electronics
(photo ©Roberto Cifarelli)
"Sound Landscapes" by JOP Orchestra
After almost three years of work, the first album of the Jazz On Parma Orchestra has been published by Trifonica Record. I am happy to have been involved again by a dear and esteemed friend and colleague, Beppe Di Benedetto, with whom I have been collaborating for twenty years. The collective includes new and old talents from the Parma area. An album of original music arranged with meticulousness and research.
TOPJAZZ 2022 nomination
Very grateful to have been nominated by italian Musica Jazz magazine in the TopJazz 2022 chart as Pericopes one of the “Best Band of the Year”.
No words, just heartfelt THANKS to all those who continue to support this decennial project.
Sax solo Performance announced
Felice di esser stato selezionato tra i tre solisti che parteciperanno alla performance multimediale a L’Aquila durante la prossima edizione del festival “𝙄𝙡 𝙅𝙖𝙯𝙯 𝙄𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙤 𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙡 𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙢𝙖” che si svolgerà il 2-3 Settembre.
Un grazie a MIDJ, AFIJ (Associazione Fotografi Italiani di Jazz) per l’invito nel presentare il progetto Budokan in sax solo il cui tema della performance verterà attorno al concetto de “Il Ricordo”.
