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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="spelle"><b><span style="font-size:26.0pt;color:black">Fabrizio</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:26.0pt;color:black">
<span class="spelle">Sotti</span> Announces New Album <i>Right Now </i>Set for Release May 14<sup>th</sup>
</span></b><span style="font-size:26.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Features Guests Melanie Fiona, Shaggy, Ice T, Res, M-1,
<span class="spelle">Zucchero</span>, Mino <span class="spelle">Cinelu</span>, Claudia
<span class="spelle">Acuna</span>, <span class="spelle">Alegbra</span> <span class="spelle">
Blessett</span> and Isabella Lundgren </span></u></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Includes Covers of Pink Floyd,
<span class="spelle">Jimi</span> Hendrix, Bob Marley, U2, <span class="spelle">Zucchero</span> and
<span class="spelle">Cesária</span> <span class="spelle">Évora</span></span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Special Album Release Shows with Guest Artists at Blue Note in NYC on May 14 & 15<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#1F497D"><img width="385" height="385" id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CE20BC.158C74B0" alt="FS_Cover2_NoEffects_lores.jpg"></span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">(Credit:
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Marco Glaviano)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">“…a wide range of chops and versatility…some of the finest guitar playing around.”<b><i> – Guitar International</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">“…exquisite guitar work…” –
<b><i>Jazz Times<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Lauded Italian jazz guitar virtuoso and music producer/songwriter<b>
<span class="spelle">Fabrizio</span> <span class="spelle">Sotti</span> </b>will release his stunning new album
<b><i>Right Now</i></b><i> </i>on <b>May 14, 2013</b>, via </span><b>Sotti Entertainment, Inc</b>.
<span style="color:black">Mixing his jazz and pop sensibilities for the first time as a recording artist,
<span class="spelle"><b>Fabrizio</b></span><b> </b>has assembled an exciting and unexpected list of guests on his latest effort, which features original songs and
</span>timeless covers<span style="color:black"> of popular tunes. <b><a href="http://soundcloud.com/sotti-entertainment/fabrizio-sotti-the-wall-feat">PRESS HERE</a>
</b></span><span style="color:#1F497D">to </span><span style="color:black">listen
</span>to <b>“The Wall” featuring Ice T, M-1 of Dead Prez</b> and<b> Res.</b><span style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Joining <span class="spelle"><b>Fabrizio</b></span> is R&B powerhouse
<b>Melanie Fiona</b>, reggae superstar<b> Shaggy, </b>hip-hop icons<b> Ice T </b>
and<b> M-1 </b>of Dead <span class="spelle">Prez</span>,<b> </b>alt-soul singer<b> Res</b>, European pop legend<b>
<span class="spelle">Zucchero</span>, </b>acclaimed composer/multi-instrumentalist/producer<b> Mino
<span class="spelle">Cinélu</span></b>, Chilean jazz vocalist<b> <span class="st">
Claudia </span><span class="spelle">Acuña</span>, </b>soul singer<b> <span class="spelle">
Alegbra</span> <span class="spelle">Blessett</span> </b>and<b> </b>rising Swedish star<b> Isabella Lundgren.</b> Songs that have both personally and musically inspired
<span class="spelle">Fabrizio</span> have been re-worked into mesmerizing jazz-pop gems, including
<b>Pink Floyd</b>’s “The Wall,” <span class="spelle"><b>Jimi</b></span><b> Hendrix</b>’s “The Wind Cries Mary,”
<b>Bob Marley</b>’s “<span class="spelle">Waitin’</span> In Vain,” <b>U2</b>’s “One” and
<span class="spelle"><b>Cesária</b></span><b> <span class="spelle">Évora</span></b><span class="spelle">’s</span> “<span class="spelle">Fidjo</span>
<span class="spelle">Maguado</span>.” The album’s cohesive sound stems from the band made up of
<span class="spelle"><b>Fabrizio</b></span> on electric, acoustic, classical and nylon string guitars,
<b>Tony Grey</b> on bass and <b>Mino <span class="spelle">Cinélu</span></b> on drums/percussion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Fabrizio</span></b><span style="color:black"> will play
<b>special album release shows</b> at <b>Blue Note</b> in <b>New York City</b> on
<b>May 14<sup>th</sup> and May 15<sup>th</sup></b> and will be joined by </span><b>Res, M-1 of Dead Prez,</b>
<b><span style="color:black">Mino <span class="spelle">Cinélu</span></span></b><b>, Tony Grey,
</b><span class="st"><b><span style="color:black">Claudia </span></b></span><span class="spelle"><b><span style="color:black">Acuña</span></b></span> and
<b>Isabella Lundgren</b>.<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sparked by the idea of “right now,” Fabrizio's ever-bubbling creativity led him to begin working on an album with voices, instrumentation and song choices that would eloquently evoke the joy of contentedness and living in the moment. He
invited some of his favorite contemporary artists to join on his newly written songs and interpret popular songs that hold deep meaning for him. For the first time in his own music, Fabrizio fused this pop-leaning element with his acclaimed jazz guitar playing.
It became at once a nod to his personal journey and a step forward in his artistic adventures. By drawing from all corners of his personal memories and his more than two-decade genre-spanning career as a jazz guitarist and producer for everyone from Jennifer
Lopez to Cassandra Wilson to Q-Tip to <span class="spelle">K’Naan</span>, Fabrizio's creative expression has blossomed. The result is a rich and authentic album that welcomes music fans of all genres to come along for the ride. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">While stationed in Aviano, Italy during his service in the Italian Air Force in the mid-90s, Fabrizio remembers hearing Shaggy’s “Mr. Boombastic” amidst the sadness of the
</span>Yougoslav War.<span style="color:black"> Recalling this feeling of comfort, Fabrizio invited<b>
</b></span><b>Shaggy </b>to guest on <b>“Waitin’ in Vain,”</b> knowing he could bring a humanity to Bob Marley’s song along with
<b>Res</b>’ gorgeous vocals. Growing up in Italy with an admiration for Ferraris, Fabrizio eventually developed a love for driving and racing the Italian cars. Original song
<b>“Prancing Horse,”</b> dedicated to the legendary <b>Enzo Ferrari</b>, conveys the adrenaline, passion and sophistication associated with these cars and marks<span style="color:black"> the first time Fabrizio has written in a flamenco style.
</span><b>"Someone Else's Tears"</b> (a <b>Zucchero</b> song) is the European music icon’s first collaboration with a jazz musician since working with Miles Davis and the English lyrics for this song were penned by Bono.<b><span style="color:black">
</span></b><b><span style="color:black">“The Wall”</span></b><span style="color:black"> captured Fabrizio’s childhood feelings as an outcast when school became difficult for him as his love of music took over. When the Berlin Wall fell and Germany became united,
the song assumed a deeper meaning for him. <b>Ice T</b> and <b>M-1</b> tap into those
</span>social and emotional elements<span style="color:black"> in the song.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:black">Right Now</span></i></b><span style="color:black"> is
<b>Fabrizio</b>’s first release since <b><i>Another Country, </i></b>his highly praised 2012 collaboration with Grammy-winning jazz artist
<b>Cassandra Wilson</b>, and is his first solo album since 2010’s <b><i>Inner Dance.</i></b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="color:black">Right Now</span></u></i></b><b><u><span style="color:black">
<span class="spelle">Tracklisting</span>:</span></u></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">1. One feat. Isabella Lundgren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">2. <span class="spelle">Waitin’</span> In Vain feat. Shaggy and Res<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">3. <span class="spelle">Paradis</span> feat. Mino
<span class="spelle">Cinelu</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">4. Someone Else’s Tears feat. <span class="spelle">
Zucchero</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">5. The Wall feat. Ice T, M1 of Dead
<span class="spelle">Prez and Res</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">6. The Wind Cries Mary feat. Melanie Fiona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">7. While The Sun Is Rising <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">8. Prancing Horse<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">9. <span class="spelle">Fidjo</span>
<span class="spelle">Maguado</span> feat. Claudia <span class="spelle">Acuna</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">10. Fall With Me feat. Algebra <span class="spelle">
Blessett</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">11. Once In A <span class="spelle">
Bluemoon</span> feat. Isabella Lundgren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">12. Right Now <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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