# A show within a show: Gianluigi Trovesi’s Imaginary ethnicity  ideal for solo flights of clarinet and accordion: Videos, Photos

- Link: https://jazzblues.eu/2025/08/21/a-show-within-a-show-gianluigi-trovesis-imaginary-ethnicity-ideal-for-solo-flights-of-clarinet-and-accordion-videos-photos/
- Published: 2025-08-21T18:21:24+01:00
- Author: https://JazzBlues.EU

**Living in a small village nestled in the Alps and just a stone’s throw from Lake
Como offers undeniable advantages for the quality of life, the endless possibilities
for hiking and excursions, and the town’s human dimension.**

The cultural situation is much less rosy, despite the progress made in recent decades,
especially for music lovers outside of brass bands, choirs, and/or cover bands.

Without taking anything away from these musical expressions, their sheer number 
and constant repetition ultimately generate a hilarious dismay in all those, young
and otherwise, who long to hear music more in tune with the times.

It was therefore with a mixture of disbelief and amazement that, a few weeks ago,
I saw the poster I reproduce at the top of this post in the shop windows of the 
town center announcing a concert by Gianluigi Trovesi.

Moreover, in a completely new guise, not with the musicians he usually accompanies,
but with Alex De Simoni’s Trio Immaginario.

This group had already performed in town just a few weeks ago, garnering a warm 
reception from the audience with a musical offering that reminds me of similar experiences
by musicians like Yann Tiersen, Renè Aubry, and Pascal Comelade, all of whom embrace
folk-rooted music with personal flair and produce quite different but equally stimulating
results.

But the amazement for me, an old enthusiast, was imagining how the Bergamo musician
could find common ground with the Valtellina trio, openly inspired by revised and
refined folk music but quite distant from the commonly understood jazz.

![](https://i0.wp.com/jazzblues.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Gianluigi-Trovesi-
e1508275757335.jpg?resize=640%2C426&ssl=1)

The answer wasn’t difficult: Trovesi himself has composed and/or revisited pieces
inspired both by real folklore, with a 360-degree perspective, and by the folklore
imagined by his imagination and his pen.

Thus, the concert unfolded along two tracks, featuring the clarinetist’s classic
compositions (Dance from the East No. 1, Campanello camellato, Danza bergamasca,
Carpinese, and the magnificent Hercab, performed as an encore) and those of the 
accordionist (Tango della Scrivania, Noir balera, Preghiera, and the beautiful Cinque
quarti).

Despite his age (1944), Trovesi confirmed himself as a highly lucid musician, having
excelled on his two favorite instruments (clarinet and bass clarinet) for many years.
He was also his usual charming storyteller, ironic and scathing in his presentation
of the pieces, and a master at entertaining the audience, which was in large numbers(
which was not to be expected).

Trovesi’s verve is proverbial, so much so that his live concert exchanges with his
companion (and several wonderful albums) Gianni Coscia, a formidable 94-year-old
accordionist, are as enjoyable and stimulating as the music they produce together.
A show within a show.

The meeting of these two musical souls resulted in a blend of genres, in which Trovesi’s
instrumental expertise clearly stood out in his jazz dimension, well supported by
the Trio Immaginario, skilled at finding common ground, ideal for solo flights of
clarinet and accordion.

![](https://i0.wp.com/traccedijazz.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/immagine-whatsapp-
2025-07-21-ore-17.08.07_7b3df2db.jpg?w=640&ssl=1)

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