Anna Bignami
Award Winning Composer, Arranger and Conductor
Bignami Veltri Jazz Ensemble's debut album: "Non-Places" comes out on June 12th!
This release is supported by #kodakultur , Dansk kapelmesterforening, Dansk Artist Forbund, Dansk Solist Forbund.
My latest commission: an arrangement of Nina Simone's Sinnerman incorporating motives from Mary Lou Williams' Zodiac Suite
The Piece will be performed by Aarhus Jazz Orchestra the 13th of march 2026 in connection with their project “Hun Drømte I Toner” featuring Karmen Roissavepp and Naya Bubric. The concert will be a celebration of the history of women in jazz, specifically the great vocalists.
Sehnsucht: Life Longings and the Pursuit of Happiness. My suite for Aarhus Jazz Orchestra
Press Quote: Ole Bisbjerg - All That....
Bignami Veltri Jazz Ensemble @La Grande Notte del Jazz
Bignami Veltri Jazz Ensemble recently performed at Teatro Grande in Brescia, Italy. The festival was “La Grande Notte del Jazz” where BVJE got to share the stage with important artists such as Seamus Blake, Jim Black and some of the big names on the Italian Jazz Scene.
Some press quotes from “Giornale di Brescia” and “Brescia Oggi”
"One of the most exciting acts of the entire night"
"Solid and Captivating Chamber Jazz"
"Refined and well-layered compositions that present their influences in a fresh and effervescent way"
Nocturnes is Out NOW!!!!
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Blinde Vinkler: Aarhus Jazz Orchestra x DJM
One of my original pieces “Seeking Refuge” was performed by Aarhus Jazz Orchestra in Rytmisk Sal Aarhus musikhuset on the 24th of April 2024 kl. 19:30
Play the clip down below!
BRICO Collective x Absalon String Quartet
Live @ Frihavnskirken in the heart of Copenhagen the 23rd of May, together with Composers Tom Irvine and Thomas Cortes, I will present one of my newly composed works for String Quartet.
The prize-winning Absalon string quartet will perform BRICO’s exciting original repertoire together with other contemporary works for strings.
Nocturnes: A suite for Jazz Sextet
One of the ideals of the romantic era was the insignificance of a single human life in comparison to the uncontrollable forces of nature.
In our everyday lives there are forces that we simply cannot control. sometimes it just feels like we are in the hands of others, governments, landlords, banks. They can make us feel small and powerless.
At night, we try to find peace and refuge; we take a moment to reflect and to wonder over the big existential questions. The night becomes for us an escape from the real world, even though sometimes reality comes back to haunt us.
Bignami Veltri Jazz Ensemble: Childhood Memories
Bignami Veltri Jazz Ensemble´s First EP: Epitaphs from the Hill
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