Adovabadan, over some months, arranged the repertoire of Sham to create a live, purely acoustic version, where pastel brush strokes of banjo depict the backdrop to the warm melodies of Alaa’s violin in a dialogue with Uliana’s refined clarinet, while the guitar in the hands of De Martin draws arabesques, and a solid rhythm section led by Barbon and Straforini wraps up this picturesque trip to the Mediterranean.

During the reharsals of the Jazz Band, Endi (a hip-hop singer from Northern Italy, and a longtime friend of the Adovabadàn Jazz Band) visited the six and, while listening to Alaa’s story and to his dream of reopening the Alpha Gallery in Italy, wrote in one go the songs narrating the adventures of our violinist and his strong hands. Before the concert a panel discussion with Isaac de Martin, Alaa Arsheed and Francesca Paci (La Stampa) presenting SEEDS_I play with Mozart