Succi Culpo Ensemble

The Succi – Culpo Ensemble is centered around the composing of it’s co-leaders Christopher Culpo and Achille Succi.  Their works aim to move effortlessly between densely written, sparsely written, and freely improvised music. Every little phrase takes its shape within the musical dialogue.  The effect creates a shared storytelling that largely avoids the melodic language and narrative associated with contemporary jazz. Moods come and go, mix and mingle, creating a music which is manic, lyric, quixotic, comic, lethargic, majestic and giddy.