The classical tradition has been fused with jazz improvisation and hook-laden pop by multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and big band director Sandro Cerino. His past projects include an interpretation of Vivaldi's Four Seasons performed with his group the Crescendo Big Band, an album featuring re-workings of tunes popularized by vocalist Daniela Panetta, and theatrical collaborations with poet Ariele D'Ambrosio at Teatro Semaforo Verde. Together with Assaxination, the eight-saxophone band he formed in 1993, Cerino performed at the internationally broadcast Festival of the Sassof...