What strange times. Covid-19 has brought the world to its knees. I was just reading about Hart Island, the burial ground in New York City, then I scrolled down the news feed on Facebook and saw someone playing the piano, live-streaming from home. I must say, I'm having a hard time dealing with all of … Continua a leggere I can’t take this lightly, but I’m trying
I have just came back from Tallinn, a gorgeous town located in the northern part of Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. I was there with Chiara, my girlfriend, as she had to work at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre for an event called METRIC (modernizing … Continua a leggere Hammer and Sickle
My first Belgian record, so to say, is now available, and that’s an atypical one. When I moved to Brussels a while ago, I connected with my friend, musician Emiliano Deferrari (who relocated here in 2014). It felt natural to meet up and play something together. The four tracks appearing on the album are the result of … Continua a leggere New release: Emiliano Deferrari, Marco Machera
It's been an eventful summer. I have moved to Brussels, in Belgium. I'm slowly starting to work on music again - so many things have happened, that have kept my mind elsewhere. I'm enjoying a semi-voluntary retirement from live performances. I do like playing live, but I have always thought of myself more as the … Continua a leggere En terre étrangère
I have spent the first half of June in the United States - once again in Seattle, a city I really love. I was there to play with TROOT, the epic progressive rock orchestra lead by American pianist Tim Root, and to play shows with EchoTest. I did write about TROOT before - you might … Continua a leggere Sailing the seas of prog
