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Originally, we chose the name g a b b r o in reference to the volcanic igneous rock, only to find out later on that it is also the name of a small village in Tuscany...  The new  g a b b r o project consists of a journey of eight days from Brussels to Gabbro, with Belgian drummer Casper Van De Velde and Hanne on bass clarinet and saxophone. The duo will play every day improvised sets along the road, inviting local musicians to play with them and eventually ending in Gabbro where they will also play sets on different locations. The result will be both a compiled album and a music documentary that will cross several worlds and languages, consisting of unexpected sounds and meetings, featuring other musical friends that will join along the way and with the town of Gabbro as the duo's ultimate quest. 

 

​Personnel

Hanne De Backer: baritone sax, bass clarinet, production, editing

Yuni Mahieu: production

Fanny Desvachez: production, translator

Casper Van De Velde: drums

Seppe Van Grieken: director of photography

Oscar Claus: sound-engineer

Giovanni Barcella: drums, Kawasaki

Raphael Vanoli: guitar

Jalalu Kalvert Nelson: alphorn

Silvia Bolognesi: double bass

Fillipo Rinaldo: production Milan

Stefano Grasso: production Milan​​​​

g a b b r o  i n  g a b b r o  is made possible with the support from Handelsbeurs Gent, Kunstencentrum Nona and Flanders State of the Arts.

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