From Italy, the irresistibly raucous Actis Dato Quartet presents an explosive mix of virtuosic playing, theatre and revelry which has to be seen to be believed! This thrilling quartet's extraordinarily infectious sound combines jazz and afro funk rhythms together with eastern European sounds, Italian folk songs and middle-eastern music. Energetic and charismatic, Actis Dato Quartet has performed in more than 100 festivals in Japan, Morocco, Canada, Greece, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, France, Finland, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Ethiopia, Lithuania, Antilles and Italy.

Carlo Actis Dato (saxophone + bass clarinet)
Beppe Di Filippo (alto & soprano saxophones)
Matteo Ravizza (bass)
Daniele Bertoni (drums/percussion)

Presented in association with Regione Piemonte and the Italian Institute of Culture