It was summer, 1970. Gato, accompanied by his wife Michelle, locked himself in a sultry August in an apartment in Trastevere in Rome to deliver to his friend Bernardo Bertolucci the music for his new film: Last Tango in Paris, the soundtrack that would bring him fame and wide success. But Gato Barbieri, an extraordinary saxophonist from Argentina, had already found his musical path, that of the contamination of a fusion that mixed his ardent passion for jazz with the roots of his culture, that of tango, of Latin American music that had found its manifesto in the splendid album Third World.
Franco D’Andrea is a world-famous pianist and concert artist. A teacher from 1978 to 2006, he has played with many famous jazz musicians, including Gato Barbieri in the sixties. He has won numerous awards, including the Top Jazz award for best Italian musician six times, the last in 2005.
Marco Molendini is one of the historic signatures of the Messaggero, for which he has worked for more than thirty years, fourteen of which as editor-in-chief of the shows. Author of books and television shows, music critic, jazz expert, he has followed the major events related to the world of entertainment as a correspondent.
