Pop-jazz fusion outfit Piccola Orchestra Avion Travel was born in Caserta, Italy, in 1980. The group played the underground Italian rock scene for a number of years, even winning in the rock category at the prestigious Sanremo Festival in 1987. After experimenting with pop influences throughout the late '80s and early '90s, Avion Travel found a sound uniquely theirs, first captured in their 1992 release Bello Sguardo. Deftly weaving together gritty rock sounds with strings and film noir-esque musical themes, Avion Travel became a widely recognized creative voice in Italian mus...