Artists:
Lorenzo De Finti piano
Alberto Mandarini trumpet, flugelhorn
Stefano Dall´Ora bass
Marco Castiglioni drums
CD info:
Catalogue No: LOS 318-2
EAN: 7090025833182
1 BACKLASH OF UNCERTAINTY 8:10
2 THE OTHER ROUTE THAT WASN´T THERE 8:19
3 NINE BRIDGES IN KÖNIGSBERG 9:13
4 TEMPORARY SHUNT 8:35
5 OCCAM´S RAZOR 11:56
Total Time: 46:13
All compositions by Lorenzo De Finti and Stefano Dall´Ora
Recorded February 28 – March 2, 2025 by Carlo Miori at Only Music Studio, Bruino, Torino, Italy
Mixed September 5 – 9, 2025 by Luca Xelius Martegani and Enrico Mangione at
Nitön Lab Studio, Barasso, Italy (https://nitonlab.eu)
Mastered September 17 by Luca Xelius Martegani at Nitön lab Studio
Produced by Lorenzo De Finti and Stefano Dall´Ora
Executive producer Odd Gjelsnes
Cover photo by Geir Hareide Andersen
Band photo by Francesco Licata
Design by Max Franosch
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Backlash of Uncertainty is the fourth release by the Lorenzo De Finti Quartet. The ensemblemade its debut in 2016 with We Live Here, followed by Love Unknown in 2018 and MysteriumLunae in 2022. Over the course of this consistent and ever-evolving journey, the Milanese pianistand composer has steadily refined his musical language, shaping a vision that resonates with the legacy of the Esbjörn Svensson Trio – a group that, despite the premature and tragic loss of its leader, left an indelible mark on the aesthetics of jazz in the new millennium.
Alongside De Finti are three outstanding musicians who are fully attuned to the sonic universe he has imagined. The rhythm section features Stefano Dall’Ora, co-band leader and co-author of the compositions, whose contribution has been crucial to the quartet’s inspiration since its very beginning. As always, he is particularly evocative in his bowed passages and in the wise use of electronics, over which Marco Castiglioni’s drumming fits perfectly, providing a varied, original foundation that continually opens space for dialogue.
Completing the ensemble, in contrast to the classic piano trio format associated with Svensson, are the trumpet and flugelhorn of Alberto Mandarini – one of Europe’s most respected trumpeters and widely acknowledged as a distinguished heir to the “Kenny Wheeler sound.” Together, the quartet has forged a collective voice in which melody reigns supreme, suspended between balance and tension, chamber-like delicacy and sudden eruptions of energy.
The album’s title, Backlash of Uncertainty, alludes to a condition deeply rooted in our present era: uncertainty as fertile ground from which creative reactions can emerge. Each piece investigates this paradox, transforming fragility and doubt into sources of artistic inspiration. The music unfolds as a continuous suite where silence converses with dynamic surges, and the cantabile simplicity of melodic themes intertwines with turbulent improvisational streams.
As De Finti shapes this flow with a wonderful confidence, all of his great qualities as a pianist come to the fore. Echoes of Svensson and Jarrett may be perceived in the distance, yet always filtered through his own unmistakably personal voice.
One of the album’s most striking moments is “Occam’s Razor”, a luminous piece that dissolves into silence before reappearing, a few seconds later, in a collective improvisation capturedspontaneously during a soundcheck. This unexpected coda encapsulates the quartet’s spirit offreedom and almost telepathic rapport.
With Backlash of Uncertainty, the Lorenzo De Finti Quartet affirms its artistic maturity. Thismusic looks ahead without forsaking its roots, transforming the uncertainties of the present into a listening experience which is not just deeply and sincerely felt but also profoundly rewarding.
Francesco Spezia, September 2025
