606 Club Special:: Cantina Jazz Feat. Emiliano Loconsolo & Fine Wines From Tuscany!

Well, this is very interesting, and if the last one here is anything to go by, a really quite special night. Established in Italy for more than 15 years CantinaJazz is described by the founders as "a multi-sensory event where tasting fine wines and listening to Jazz fuse together into a whole new, mesmerizing, experience." Three fine wines from an Award-winning Tuscan vineyard will be presented, one at a time, throughout the evening, effectively splitting the night in to three distinct, sections, each with its own food, wine and music. Each wine has its own distinctive character and both the food and music "served" with that wine have been chosen to mirror its taste, personality and history, creating a unique experience that marries wine, food and music into one "characterful" whole. The wines featured this evening will be supplied by the Award-winning Bocelli family, who have been making classic Italian wines on their small estate in Tuscany for nearly three centuries. And if you think you recognise the name, this is the family estate that the world famous tenor Andrea Bocelli (one of the biggest crossover classical/pop artists of all time) grew up on. Three wines will be featured: Bocelli 1831 Prosecco Gran Cuvee, Bocelli Family Wines Vermentino IGT and Bocelli Family Wines Tenor Red, which will be presented by members Andrea's family, who are flying to London especially for the occasion. The music will be provided by a singer who is a very old hand at this, having presented many such evenings in his native Italy, the excellent Emiliano Loconsolo, accompanied by a terrific UK based band of 606 regulars: Graham Harvey-piano, Dave Chamberlain-bass, Sebastiaan de Krom-drums and Dave O'Higgins-sax. Emiliano will be performing classic jazz standards to go with each segment of the evening, from jazz/gospel for the first wine, through swing classics for the second to the sophisticated songs of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn for the last. And to match the wine and music we have asked our wonderful Italian chef Guillermo Farro (known affectionately here as "Gully") to put together a special Italian menu for the night. Gully has come up with some wonderful, homemade dishes for each section of the evening and we will, of course, have suitable vegetarian options for each course as well. Although it may sound a little "highbrow" that's certainly not the intention, in true 606 style the idea of the evening is just to have some fun and get to hear some good music, drink some great wine and eat some terrific food - very much like any other night...just with a bit of a twist. For further information please feel free to give us a call. Booking advised. Sponsored by the Pisa Chamber of Commerce and the University of Pisa.