Quintorigo

Quintorigo
Origin	Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Genres	Jazz, art rock, experimental, experimental rock, jazz funk, jazz-rock, avant-garde jazz, art pop
Years active	1996 (1996)–present
Labels	Universal Music, Exess, Sam Productions, Edel, Metro Music Network
Members	Valentino Bianchi Andrea Costa Gionata Costa Stefano Ricci Alessio Velliscig
Past members	Luisa Cottifogli John de Leo Luca Sapio
Website	www.quintorigo.com

Quintorigo is an Italian band founded in 1996 by John de Leo, who left the band in 2005. Their genre vary from experimental, jazz, reggae, pop and rock music. Although the musical ensemble is composed only by acoustic instruments, the band often makes heavy use of sound effects like distortion, flanging and wah-wah. They won the Mia Martini critics award at Sanremo Festival in 1999.

Band members

• Andrea Costa - violin
• Gionata Costa - cello
• Stefano Ricci - double bass
• Valentino Bianchi - saxophones

Former members

• John De Leo - vocals, left the group in 2005
• Luisa Cottifogli - vocals, left the group in 2009
• Luca Sapio - vocals, left the group in 2012

Discography

Albums

• Dietro le quinte (1998)
• Rospo (1999)
• Grigio (2001)
• In Cattività (2003)
• Il Cannone (2006)
• Quinto (2006)
• Play Mingus (2008)
• English Garden (2011)
• Quintorigo Experience (2012)
• Around Zappa (2015)
• Opposites (2018)
• Play Mingus, Vol.2 (2022)

Singles

• Bentivoglio Angelina (2001)

Live recordings

• Nel Vivo (2004)
• Around Zappa (2015, DVD, at Blue note, Milan)

External links

• Official website