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  • Gênero: Acústico / Blues / Folclórica

    Local Roma, IT

    Exibições de Perfil: 18466

    Último Login: 30/03/2011

    Membro Desde 05/11/2007

    Site MySpace: ..http://www.myspace.com/gionnichesc..

    Tipo de Selo Principal

  • Biografia

    ..Masthead Banner Made with MyBannerMaker.com! Click here to make your own!.............. .. .. ..Homemade Blues, by chance.... .. .. ..Hey! Gionni Chesc is the guitar half of the Blue Fuse, in duet with a beautiful singer, Elena Spagnuolo: check it out at ....Blue Fuse.. !.... .. .. Here comes to you an aficionado whose good lil’ heart always beats in 4/4 and 12 beats.. Since the good ol’ days, music has been underpinning my day, setting its pace and style and, not seldom, stressing some gestures, some dramatic moments.. I certainly listen to so much music but blues is the only thing I can try to grasp, with a carload of energy and passion. Were I objectively as capable a guitarist as I'd love to be, it would be all evident and I wouldn’t feel the urge to jot these lines to explain what the hell I am doing here in the Music channel of MySpace.. However, here comes to you a short story on how I ended up here. After all, all I wanted was just to play my guitar.. .. .. If numbers were crucial, in line of principle I’ve been strumming since I was 8 (I was born back in the days of the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon) but my “glory days” (shall we name them as such..?) date back to the early 1980’s.. I then suddenly halted it all – it can happen when you’re 16.. And it took a long while before I restarted with some determination, once I bought a new guitar – one of those rough yet trustworthy ones.. But the dramatic time came when I attended a concert by ....John Hammond.... in Porretta Terme, in the early 1990’s. When I looked for him in the backstage to know him and to let him know how his music had hit a chord within me, he shook my hand and said: “Blues is all my life, I wouldn’t know what else to do”.. Here you see what a glimpse of music can do to the eyes of that wrinkled boy I had in front of me. Here on MySpace I had the honor of thanking him for what he had unknowingly done for me. Long Live the Blues, John.. .. .. Back in the spring of 1997, during a memorable visit to that guitar temple of Andy’s Guitar Workshop on Denmark St. in London, I bought a beautiful Epiphone replica of the Gibson J200. The look was very close to the original and magnificent and, for those days, it was much more than enough. After all, a few steps from me, there you had an awkward Keith Richards strumming on some gem, worth at least ten times my new baby. Above all, there was an unparalleled Gibson J185 of 1969, original finish, its top creased by endless cracks (in a radial pattern, as if they were fingers of a hand) caused by the million notes that Queen must have played. That day became one of those you treasure and tell over and over, like I am doing right now.. .. .. In 2005, a double meeting, here in Rome, changes it all again. That replica of the J200 deserved to be changed.. I face my wallet and go to YourMusic shop.. and there I fish a gracious Taylor 310. A good guitar, yes, but there’s no feeling sparking – she’s too.. to the millimeter. With one more leap forward (money-wise too, but..), in September 2007, I revolve the full lot: style, outlook, attempts.. We were talking about Gibsons, remember? We were talking blues roots, weren’t we? Are we dealing or not with chain gang, long train coming, times they are a-changin’..? So, there were no alternatives. I got back to YourMusic – I knew she was there: a ..Gibson Advanced Jumbo.., second-hand, a replica of the 1936 model. She’s a princess, yet one of those in the know of the third class: she’s got some scratches, some tracks of a raw usage, frets await some repair.. but she’s got a magnificent voice, she was conceived for anything happening among Route 66 and Memphis, a train and a slab of fried chicken, with Polk Salad Annie in the background (“..where the alligators live only”). And the sheer volume of this Gibson baby leads to Leadbelly and to Rev. Gary Davis. .. .. In this space you can find some tunes that, with a Mac laptop and a condenser microphone in the studio and in my living room, I have recorded, at first simply to listen back to my playing errors and wrong licks – all of them innumerable. I certainly had no idea I would have had the face to put them online – but several unexpected and tasty changes seem to take place, so it might be worth seeing what happens now.. Of course, the guitar you listen to is the same Gibson I was mentioning earlier on and that you can see pictured in this space. Needless to say - she outnumbers me by any respects.. In some other tunes, I am using a very good ..Tanglewood TW55-FPP... My only afterthought was - and still is - that these versions, somewhat “low, down & dirty” (that’s what my technique allows me as of today..), are light years away from giving due justice to the original tunes.. I started up with that beautiful album by Eric Clapton (Unplugged, of course).. and let’s hope Eric would graciously forgive me.. As I’ll finish some other tunes and “polish” these ones now online, I shall publish them here. .. .. Let me end this “open letter” with a consideration, on an entirely personal level. It makes quite an impression on me (and a tender one too, I have to say) to write openly about my “musical CV”.. as if these lines were a coming-of-age novel, as if they had been written by Cameron Crowe for “Almost Famous” – a guy who knows what Rock really is about since age 15.. Since September 2006 I have unexpectedly and surprisingly undergone a sudden leap forward on all that has to do with music and in which I am involved, at any length. In October 2007 I opened my private profile on MySpace for mere practical reasons (having a living calendar of the blues venues and keeping track of the concerts of some blues bands here in Rome).. and now, maybe unconsciously, here am I telling a story about Umberto the “musician”. .. .. And, are you wondering where the name of the “Umberto the musician” comes from? Simple and straight: the great ..Johnny Cash.. – spelled as we pronounce it and written as if it were an Italian name. My true one, rather unappealingly, is Umberto Fracassi. Have you ever heard of a wanna-be bluesman called Umberto? Come on, I needed some fancy name.. .. .. ..Gionni Chesc Plays The Blues !.. .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. ..Contact Table.. Generated with ..MyWackoSpace.. .. .. .. .. ........ .. .. ...... ........

  • Membros

    ..Me and Bobby McGee (well, approximately..).. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ....reharsing at the Stex Sound studio, Rome (photos by Davide Citrolo).. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .."Take it easy greasy", a Lil Johnson's ragtime from 1936, at the Boogie Club, on 1 Feb 2009! Thank you so much, Blues Trail and Boogie Club!.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .."Stormy Monday", wrote in 1947 by that genius of T-Bone Walker. Here we played at the Boogie Club, on 1 Feb 2009! Thank you so much, Blues Trail and Boogie Club.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .."Ring of fire", by June Carter and Merle Kilgore, brought to fame in 1963 by the great Johnny Cash, the true and only one! We were at the Boogie Club, on 1 Feb 2009! Thank you so much, Blues Trail and Boogie Club!.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. WOW!!! ..Elena Spagnuolo.. singing along Umberto's finally relaxed rendition of .."Before You Accuse Me".., at Gli Argonauti, 10 July 2008, guests of Davide Citrolo's gig..! It was truly a beautiful, sweaty night! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. GREAT! We held the ....Acoustic Guitar Meeting.... on 30 Nov 2008 at Salotto degli Artisti (Roma). Blues Trail (Davide Citrolo and Luca Vaglica) played a few tunes, including .."Come on in my kitchen".. by Robert Johnson - featuring ..Umberto "Gionni Chesc" Fracassi.. as a backup singer! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ..Such a night! Great gig at Gli Argonauti, on 1 November 2008! I opened with an instrumental tune then went on with Elena Spagnuolo and then with Luca Vaglica.. Paolo Trincanti and Claudio Sindici beautifully closed the gig!.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .."Stormy Weather", live on 29 August 2008 at the jam session starting up the Velletri Blues Festival 2008, at Bibenda Cafè!.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ..GREAT! On 29 August 2008 we shared the stage at the jam session at Bibenda Cafè (Velletri) that kickstarted the Velletri Blues Festival 2008!.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ..Live at Gli Argonauti, 10 July 2008 - such a night, The Band would have sung!.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ..Live at Antica Roma - Salotto degli Artisti, 30 July 2008 - a beautiful gig, hosted by Davide Citrolo, with Luca Vaglica!.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ..With Davide Citrolo and Angelo Blu, guest of the Blues Corner at the sweet La Grotta dei Germogli (Calcata), 26 July 2008 - a beautiful blues night! Thank you so much, Luca and Blues Corner!!.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ..Live at Parco S. Onofrio, 28 June 2008 - what a great venue! (photos by Gabriele Marcelli - thank you, GAb friend!).. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..A funky-jazzy arrangement of .."I Heard It Through The Grapevine".., sunday 30 June 2008, jamming in the park..!.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Playing .."Don't Think Twice, It's All Right".. live at Gli Argonauti, in Rome, on 5 June 2008, guest of Davide Citrolo, a great night of blues, roots and fingerpicking! Thank you so much, CitrolCaster! (video by Fabio Villani - thank you, Fabio!) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ..Live at Gli Argonauti, 5 June 2008, the first gig together with Elena, as guests of Davide Citrolo (photos by Gabriele Marcelli - thank you, GAb friend!).. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ..(photos by Gabriele Marcelli - thank you, GAb friend!)..

  • Influências

    ........ .. .... I was there, 21-25 May 2008, Sarzana (SP), Italy! Beautiful!!.... .. .. YES! With ..Diane Ponzio.., at Sarzana, in the Eko-Martin room!.. (photo by Max Varini) .. .. .. .. .. Allman Brothers Band, Johnny Cash, Jim Croce, CSNY, Neil Young, Lightnin' Hopkins, Stephen Stills, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Rev. Gary Davis, Buffalo Springfield, Cream, Blind Faith, Eric Clapton, Janis Joplin, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Elvis, Bob Dylan, George benson (pre'80), SRV, James Taylor, Jethro Tull, Steve Howe, Traffic, Joni Mitchell, Jorma Kaukonen, Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane, Led Zeppelin, Muddy Waters, Wes Montgomery, Jimmy Smith.. .. .. Good ol' ..Lightnin' Hopkins.. playing..an old Gibson (a Dove, maybe?) in 1970, .."Shining Moon".. - He's the Lord of Ol' Texas Blues! .. .. ...... .. .. Now, HE's the one.. A wise man, a sweet player, a great entertainer, and a compelling legend of American music - ..Doc Watson.. playing .."Deep River Blues".. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..and can you imagine? ..Steve Howe.. playing .."The clap".., close to the version recorded in the Yes album from 1970.. Well, I bought the tablature for this song.. but will I ever be able to play it..? Oh, man.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Yes! The good ..Jorma Kaukonen.., one of my heroes.. Live on the Italian TV, twenty something years ago, with .."Police Dog Blues".... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Shall I ever master this magnificent song? .."Hear my train a-comin'".., the one ..Jimi Hendrix.. played during the hotel interview with his 12-string and open tuining.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Here comes to you, The Man In Black: ..Johnny Cash.., Live at S. Quentin, 1968, playing .."Folsom Prison Blues"... No other words are needed. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Yes, as they say.. "Acoustic music in your face".. He's unreachable at any extent, but ..Tommy Emmanuel.. is titanic ispiration for us all earthbound guitar lovers, rocking upon .."Guitar Boogie"..! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

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  • Eric Clapton Tribute Ba…

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  • Eric Clapton Tribute Ba…

    Ciao , volevamo ricordare che potete trovarci anche su Facebook digitanto "Eric Clapton Tribute Band", lì trovere foto, video, aggiornamenti e quant'altro!

    Hi , just to remember that you can find us on Facebook by typing "Eric Clapton Tribute Band", here you can find pics, vids and a lot of stuff!

    Eric Clapton Tribute Band

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    Thank you so much.

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  • Giles Winterton

    Hi Umberto "Gionni Chesc" Fracassi, thanks for being a friend :)

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    Sono aperte le iscrizioni al FaraMusic Summer School 19/25 luglio 2010,
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    Questa quarta edizione prevede 5 seminari:
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    Blue Fuse
  2. DAVIDE CITROLO
    DAVIDE CITROLO
  3. BLUES TRAIL
    BLUES TRAIL
  4. Luca Vaglica
    Luca Vaglica
  5. ’ROUND MIDNIGHT
    'ROUND MIDNIGHT
  6. Mississippi Mood
    Mississippi Mood
  7. GINA
    GINA
  8. Awa Ly
    Awa Ly
  9. Bruno D'Ercole
    Bruno D'Ercole
  10. 23:09
    23:09
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    Emanuele Jorma
  12. tumbler
    tumbler
  13. Ousti Movidazouk
    Ousti Movidazouk
  14. BOOGIE CLUB
    BOOGIE CLUB
  15. Bruno Marinucci
    Bruno Marinucci
  16. Annalisa Baldi
    Annalisa Baldi
  17. Blues Corner
    Blues Corner
  18. Emilio Vitelli
    Emilio Vitelli
  19. alessandro carfì
    alessandro carfì
  20. PapaLeg Acoustic Blues Duo
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    Davide Facchini
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    Sara Corbò - SARYN
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    noGospel
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    skin
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    Eleonora Elisa Costa
  28. Johnny Cash
    Johnny Cash
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    TOMMY EMMANUEL
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