Dumbo Station are a jazz rock band from Rome that began life in 2015 on the initiative of Paolo Zou (guitar), Benjamin Ventura (piano, keyboards) and Stefano Rossi (bass), later joined by Davide Savarese (drums). They soon started an intense live activity as a resident band in a jazz club located in Trastevere and in this way had the chance to collaborate with many other musicians of the Roman scene. Their influences range from jazz rock to soul and even hip hop with ample room for jam sessions and improvised solos. Among their main sources of inspiration they mention the likes of the Pat Metheney Group or Snarky Puppy and if you like bands such as Weather Report, Perigeo or Arti e Mestieri you could find some interest in their music as well.
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| Dumbo Station 2018 |
Their debut album is entitled Tirana Café and was recorded in 2017 with the help of some guests such as Davide Shorty (vocals), Maurizio Giammarco (sax), Vincenzo Presta (sax) and Elvio Ghigliordini (flute). It was finally released in 2018 on the independent label Alfa Music and later re-released in a vinyl edition on the Tuffkong Records label. According to the band, the title of this work, Tirana Café, refers to an imaginary venue where everything can happen and madness rules...
In some way the beautiful artwork by Lorenzo Florissi tries to capture the funny atmosphere of the album and describes the attitude of the band. As for the music, do not expect long, boring solos or extreme experimentalism: the band always pay attention to the melodic lines and successfully manage to paint retro musical tableaux using new colours. My favourite tracks are “Big One”, with a nice flute work and a finale that reminds me slightly of Area, then the dark, pulsing “Sugo forense” (Forensic sauce) and the dreamy “Triathlon” while “Your Poison”, the only sung track, in my opinion sounds a bit out of context.
Anyway, you can listen to the complete album on deezer or spotify and judge by yourselves...
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