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Il Baskerville

il Baskerville

Eclectic keyboardist Jacopo Raffaele’s recording career started as early as 2014 with the album Il bacio alla barese, featuring vocal and instrumental music of the Renaissance. Since then, he has been touring Europe with world-class ensembles such as Cappella Mediterranea and Geneva Camerata before starting to develop his own solo project as a singer under the stage name of il Baskerville.

Somehow influenced by his solid knowledge of classical and baroque styles, il Baskerville’s songwriting can be described as a blend of rock classics from the 1970s and contemporary electropop. Lyrics – mainly the work of longtime friend Paolo Bellomo, novelist and translator – largely draw inspiration from the artist’s way of life, wordplay, XX century fiction and other amenities.

Although most of the songs from Cornetti caldi anche di notte (Hot croissants, also at night) were conceived and arranged on the piano or guitar, il Baskerville mainly considers himself a “songwriter with a harpsichord” as he sets out on a mission to invade the pop music soundscape with this instrument from another era – or perhaps another planet. Unsurprisingly, his best performances are those from the Maison de Musique series, in duo with violinist Naomi Burrell, where he jumps between piano, harpsichord and vocals in a stubbornly crossover repertoire.

 
 
 

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