Fra Noi Embrace Your Inner Italian
New take on ancient tunes Alla Boara will unleash its innovative approach to Italian folk music at a 7:30 p.m. concert on Feb. 28 at Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights. Led by drummer Anthony Taddeo and featuring vocalist Amanda Powell, the Cleveland-based group employs jazz arrangements to revitalize traditional Italian folk songs — some of them centuries old. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Becca Stevens praised Alla Boara for “breathing new possibilities into timeless stories while weaving in limitless and unexpected musical flavors.” The band has also earned critical acclaim from NPR’s “Shuffle,” SWR2 radio station in Germany, the All About Jazz website, …
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