THURSDAY LIVE SESSION - CALIBRO 35

Active since 2008, Calibro 35 enjoy a worldwide reputation as one of the coolest independent bands around. 

During their fifteen-years career, they were sampled by Dr. Dre on his Compton album, Jay-Z, The Child of lov & Damon Albarn; they shared stages worldwide with the likes of Roy Ayers, Muse, Sun Ra Arkestra, Sharon Jones, Thundercat and Headhunters and as unique musicians they collaborated with, amongst others, PJ Harvey, Mike Patton, John Parish and Stewart Copeland and Nic Cester (The Jet). Described by Rolling Stone magazine as "the most fascinating, retro-maniac and genuine thing that happened to Italy in the last years", Calibro 35 now count on a number of aficionados worldwide including VIP fans such as Dj Food (Ninja Tune), Mr Scruff and Huey Morgan (Fun Lovin' Criminals) among others.

The band started back in 2007 when Grammy award winner producer Tommaso Colliva (Muse), invited some of the best musicians from the Italian indie scene - Enrico Gabrielli (PJ Harvey, Mike Patton, John Parish), Massimo Martellotta (Stewart Copeland, Adrian Younge), Fabio Rondanini (John Parish, Daniel Johnston) - to record some Italian golden age soundtracks. What started as a studio b-side project evolved in a fulltime band able to release 7 heavily acclaimed albums such as tv and movies soundtracks (last one is for the prime time tv series Blanca). 2022 is “Scacco al Maestro”’s time, with a year-long project dedicated to Ennio Morricone. “Scacco al Maestro” is a tribute to Ennio Morricone and his extraordinary work and the result of years of in-depth-study, researches, an inspiration which has literally been the driving force to the band.