For those unaware, the Claudio Scolari Project returns on April 18th, 2025 with their new release, Bloom. A modern jazz exploration, the album’s title reflects the organic growth of musical ideas — embryonic concepts that naturally evolve and flourish through improvisation. This dynamic quartet, known for its rich instrumentation—including dual drums, synths, piano, Rhodes, percussion, electric bass, and trumpet — now expands its sonic palette. Bloom introduces additional piano sections and the spontaneous vocal lines of new member Ilaria Cavalca, adding fresh textures to their ever-evolving sound.

A bold step in modern jazz, Bloom captures the essence of creative spontaneity and innovation.

1. New Ground (8:19)
2. Velvet Currents (7:24)
3. Unfolded Silence (5:55)
4. Bloom (5:12)
5. Broken Thumb (6:03)
6. Floating in the Dark (5:38)
7. Twilight Serenade (3:37)
8. Acid Roots (2:10)
9. Whispers of Life (7:15)

Continuing the tradition of the project, the album encompasses various influences: jazz, classical, funk, and experimental, all structured around improvisation, this musically expansive new recording opens on the sumptuously-crafted New Ground and then we get the funkily grooved Velvet Currents, the furtively jagged, sonically bold Unfolded Silence and the laid-back, silky-smooth title track Bloom.

Along next on this sumptuously crafted new album is the strident Broken Thumb which is itself backed up seamlessly by the at times effervescent, at others swirling and atmospherically-charged Floating in the Dark, the late night smoky jazz club appeal of Twilight Serenade, the set rounding out on the emboldened Acid Roots, closing on the all-encompassing rhythms and melodies brought forth within the compelling Whispers of Life.

Musicians:
Claudio Scolari: drum set 1, synth programming
Daniele Cavalca: drum set 2, live synths, rhodes, piano
Simone Scolari: trumpet
Ilaria Cavalca: piano, voice
Michele Cavalca: bass

Official CD Purchase Link

www.claudioscolari.com