What began in 2005 as an experiment-just three concerts in Sweden bringing together a triumvirate of leading European jazz figures-has developed over the past 20 years into one of the most distinctive ensembles that now define the “Sound of Europe”. Sardinian trumpeter Paolo Fresu, French accordionist Richard Galliano and Swedish pianist Jan Lundgren tell musical stories through Mare Nostrum, narratives from the northernmost to the southernmost points of the continent. The trio combines their influences, ranging from folk, classical and popular music to the freedom of jazz.
