{"id":2,"date":"2012-03-16T05:19:17","date_gmt":"2012-03-16T05:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adessomusic.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2014-12-28T06:18:26","modified_gmt":"2014-12-28T06:18:26","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/adessomusic.com\/?page_id=2","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-entry-excerpt-2\" class=\"entry-part\"><h1>Adesso is;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Kevin Gillespie \u2013 Vocals and Keyboard<\/li>\n<li>Duncan Baird\u00a0 &#8211; Bass<\/li>\n<li>Jean Taillefer \u2013 Guitar<\/li>\n<li>Lorenzo Cotroneo &#8211; Drums<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In 2010, Kevin was inspired by an episode of Seinfeld where George finds success when he resolves to start doing the complete opposite of what he would do normally. Kevin wondered if it was possible to write music contrary to all your musical instincts, and \u201ccompose in the opposite.\u201d Consequently Kevin\u00a0discovered a distinct and personal writing style. He contacted 3 other musicians who were looking for a creative music project and Adesso was formed. Adesso has just released its first CD &#8220;Magnetic Problems.&#8221; The band was named after one of its first songs; Adesso (Italian for \u201cnow\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-891 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/adessomusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0014.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0014\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/adessomusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0014.jpg 320w, http:\/\/adessomusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0014-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/adessomusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0014-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/adessomusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0014-250x375.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin Gillespie<\/strong> is well known in the Ottawa region for his vocal power and wide range. Kevin was a composer of popular Quebecois music in his younger years and has\u00a0won several national awards for his contribution to Canadian music. He moved to Ottawa in 1999 and slowly integrated into the Ottawa music community and played with many Ottawa groups\u00a0including The Wedding Company, Slippery Slope, Moetown, \u00a0Big Band Caravan, Soulgruv,\u00a0Johnny Vegas\u00a0and Soul Obsession. Kevin is a multi-instrumentalist who sings, plays\u00a0piano, classical guitar, flute, and harmonica and never ceases to surprise\u00a0musicians\u00a0and audiences when they see him play different\u00a0instruments\u00a0from one show to the next. Kevin\u00a0wrote the songs for the upcoming Adesso CD and is busy composing the second Adesso CD.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-894 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/adessomusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0041.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0041\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/adessomusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0041.jpg 320w, http:\/\/adessomusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0041-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/adessomusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0041-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/adessomusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0041-250x375.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jean Taillefer<\/strong>\u00a0was born into a family of great musicians. Two brothers are very active on the musicscene, a, guitarist Michel Taillefer in Ottawa and slide guitar player Bob Taillefer in Toronto.\u00a0 Jean was not spared of the music potion; he fell in it too, as the following few highlights of his music career to date will testify:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1982-83: studies at Ottawa University Music Program.<\/li>\n<li>mid-eighties: Wigan and Birmingham Jazz festivals in England with the Bob Taillefer Quartet.<\/li>\n<li>1986: Studies with Californian guitarist Howard Roberts in Leeds, England.<\/li>\n<li>1986-87: Composed and recorded soundtracks for the BBC information service.<\/li>\n<li>1990: Stanford Jazz Workshop at Stanford University incl. studies with saxophonist Joe Lovano, and guitarists John Scofield and John Stowell.<\/li>\n<li>Played the Ottawa International Jazz Festival on three occasions with the Don Gibbons Quintet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-893 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/adessomusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0082.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0082\" width=\"326\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/adessomusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0082.jpg 326w, http:\/\/adessomusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0082-204x300.jpg 204w, http:\/\/adessomusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0082-102x150.jpg 102w, http:\/\/adessomusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0082-255x375.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duncan Baird<\/strong> has been playing bass for the past decade in many popular Ottawa bands. He grew up in Montreal and played bass and also spent some time in the pro audio industry.\u00a0 Duncan finds his musical inspiration in the work of James Jamerson (Motown), Donald &#8220;Duck&#8221; Dunn (Stax), Graham Maby (Joe Jackson) and Bruce Thomas (Elvis Costello), as well as that of so many talented musicians from Ottawa and elsewhere who have worked with him over the years.\u00a0 Duncan is also the recording engineer for Adesso\u2019s \u00a0CD \u201cMagnetic Problems\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-892 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/adessomusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0075.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0075\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/adessomusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0075.jpg 320w, http:\/\/adessomusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0075-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/adessomusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0075-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/adessomusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_0075-250x375.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Lorenzo Cotroneo<\/strong> has been active as a professional drummer and percussionist for over 20 years. His experience includes extensive recording and performing with prominent artists throughout the Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto regions, and covers\u00a0musical territory from jazz, orchestral and theatre to blues, funk and R&amp;B. Lorenzo has many years of teaching to his credit, and has appeared on stage with international recording artists such as Jeff Healey, A.C. 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