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Premiere · 10.12 · Rio de Janeiro
SogniAcidi
Andrea Saffirio,
solo piano.
The project
In 2018 Andrea Saffirio went through a period of particularly intense dreams, charged with hidden meanings, and decided to turn them into music. Every morning he wrote down the dream of the night before, and from that account a piece was born. Nine compositions remain from those weeks: some capture the atmosphere of the dream, others contain fragments of melodies that appeared during the night.
The music moves through a borderland where lyricism, jazz language, classical colours and improvisation blend.
In concert, each piece is preceded by a short introduction to the dream it came from. The story guides the listening just enough, then leaves room for the audience’s imagination.
The album will be released in 2027 on Extended Place, but the project will premiere live ahead of that, on 10 December 2026, in Rio de Janeiro.
The promo
Video · 2026
A personal favorite is Andrea’s solo exploration that frames ‘Round Midnight with Monk’s Mood; a haunting mashup that will reward repeated listens.
Glenn Zaleskiliner notes for Thelonious Monk Reframed (2025)
Concerts
Live premiere and upcoming dates
IIC Rio de Janeiro
Sogni Acidi
Av. Pres. Antônio Carlos, 40, Rio de Janeiro
More dates coming soon.
For promoters and press
Formats, sheets, photos
Formats
Concert
The concert lasts about 75 minutes without an interval or, in the short version, 45 minutes.
Formats
Concert and masterclass
The concert can be paired with a masterclass in jazz piano, improvisation and composition, on the same day or on adjacent days.
It is open to pianists and players of any instrument, with the work tailored to the participants’ level, and can last two hours, half a day or a full day.
Andrea Saffirio has given masterclasses at the Taller de Músics in Barcelona, in Cambridge and at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome, and is the author of Piano Jazz per Principianti (Volontè & Co) and Il linguaggio armonico di Art Tatum (Aracne).
Technical requirements
Acoustic piano
Downloads
Sheets in PDF, texts in DOCX, photos in ZIP (95 MB, as is “Download all”). Photos by Emilia De Leonardis. The texts may be freely used and adapted.
Booking · concerts and masterclasses
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