Soulspinner

Sergio Cocchi: Vocals & Keyboards
Heggy Vezzano: (Carla Thomas, Andy J.Forest Band, Sonny Rhodes) Guitar
Luca Tonani: (Andy J.Forest Band, Brian Templeton Band, Sonny Rhodes) Bass
Marcello "Bread" Schena: (Rick James, Jestofunk, Bread&Wine) Drums

After years of collaborations with different Italian & American artists we decided to form a Soul quartet.

Having a recording studio at hand (Panoramix Studio) we produced Soulspinner ñ Original soundtrack from the motion picture score - (Map Records 2003) heavily blues & soul flavored, with 8 originals & 2 cover tunes ( one of them is a dirty slow version of Stayin'Alive by the Bee Gees).

As guests we find the harp virtuoso Andy J. Forest from New Orleans (contributing with a lyric and a harp solo) Jerry Dugger, great bass player and singer from New York (co ñ writes and sings a tune) Michael Rosen, (great saxman, session player) Marco Zaghi (tenor sax & horn arrangements) and Ricky Gibertini (trumpet & horn arrangements). Last but not least Sandro De Bellis played percussions in an album that goes from ballads to tracks with more of a dance flavor.
After collaborations with Keisha Jackson (backup vocalist for Outkast, Erykah Badu & Parliament/Funkadelic), Toni Green, Archie Love, Ellis Hooks at Narni Black Festival 2004 & 2005 (where we opened for Earth Wind & Fire, Kool & The Gang & Ike Turner), we almost finished recording the new album, that will be ready by the end of 2005.
With 9 originals it will be more homogeneous than the previous one, rougher and funkier!!