Founded in 2015 in Groningen, the Netherlands, AVA Trio consists of Giuseppe Doronzo from Italy on baritone saxophone, mizmar, hulus, sola; Esat Ekincioglu from Turkey on double bass; and Pino Basile on frame drums and cupaphone.
AVA Trio’s successful debut release `Music from an Imaginary Land in 2017 has placed the band on “Best Debut Album” picks for National Public Radio (NPR), All About Jazz and El Intruso International Jazz Critic Pool. The band has toured extensively across Europe and China with over 120 concerts, taking part in Jazzahead 2023, Doek Festival Amsterdam, ZomerJazzFietsTour, Jazzweekend Regensburg, OCT-Loft Shenzhen Jazz Festival, XiHu Blooms Music Festival, Shanghai World Music Festival. Doronzo, Ekincioglu, and Basile are erudite and virtuosic guides, navigating through the rich and diverse sonic surroundings of the Mediterranean. Their destinations need no justification; their music is timeless. AVA Trio stretches the boundaries of jazz, improvised and maqam music, creating a unique approach we define as "Mediterranean Avantgarde".
Their fourth album "The Great Green" will be released on March 8, 2024 - an epic in Ancient Greece; an era where the colour "blue" did not exist.