“Turra investigates the myriad possibilities of the electric axe […] (he) unveils a panoply of techniques: sumptuous swells, backward burbles, crystalline harmonics, tightly controlled distorstion, sudden feedback bursts, hanging clouds and raw fret board shredding all fly by in a parade of virtuosity.”
Daniel Spicer / SONGLINES
“In recent years, Turra has revealed himself as a guitarist with a visceral passion, a perfect synthesis of heart and mind. With intense eloquence, power, technique, and pathos, he knows how to escape the obvious traps of “classics”—be they rock, blues, jazz, or imported from other cultures—while always remaining capable of guaranteeing a fiery impact on the listener, the fruit of music brought to the audience with immediacy and naturalness.”
Sandro Cerini / MUSICA JAZZ
"If you go to listen carefully you will realize some extraordinary occasion [...] I invite you to evaluate the beauty of Alberto's solos, even in recent episodes )[...] these show that these are moments that have an implicit substrate of very high knowledge."
Ettore Garzia / PERCORSI MUSICALI
“Turra once again confirms his status as a responsible, unpredictable, and creative artist, always ready to challenge himself and capable of always pushing the boundaries of his art a little further than he himself.”
Piercarlo Poggio / BLOWUP
ALBERTO N. A. TURRA, Italian guitarist, composer, and improviser, alternates his work as guitar player with the composing one (for movies, theater and contemporary dance) together with being bandleader. He has played (in some cases plays) with Roy Paci’s “Corleone,” Todd Clouser’s “A Love Electric”, Shanir Blumenkranz, Kenny Grohowski, Brian Marsella, Giovanni Venosta, the TAAN trio, Papa Legba Is Our Sensei, Sarah Stride, Pierpaolo Capovilla and many others. He is one of the most vigorous and versatile electric guitarists on the Italian and international scene; he stands out for infusing great intensity with a singular virtuosity, which, combined with a strong melodic (and avant-garde) vocation, yield a rare expressive capacity. He has appeared over the years in dozens of albums (10 under his own name) and in some of the most authoritative festivals and jazz festivals such as the International Jazz Festival Saalfelden (Austria), Victoria Gasteiz Jazz Festival (Basque Country), Le Printemp de Bourge (France) Rock in Opposition Festival (France) Torino Jazz Festival (Italy), JazzMi Milano Jazz Festival (Italy), Negro Festival (Italy), Arezzo Wave (Italy), Udine Jazz Festival (Italy, Roma Jazz Festival (Italy), Festival del Primo Maggio (Piazza San Giovanni Roma), Milano Film Festival, Chant Record Launch Festival (New York).
