About
Italy, Bulgaria, and Taiwan, if it weren’t for jazz music, the three musicians of the trio would have never known each other. Fortunately, their paths cross in the Milan Conservatory. Since its founding, Subconscious Trio has participated in numerous concerts, such as Gezmataz 2022, Lucca Jazz Donna 2022, Empoli Jazz Festival 2022, Firenze Jazz Festival 2022, Milestone, Tunnel (Vienna), Zwe (Vienna), Jazz à la Petite France 2023, Jazz all’Aquila 2023, Chamber Stage Plovdiv 2023 (Bulgaria), Wien Kultursommer 2023, Wenshui Arts Center (Taipei, TW), WiJazz Records (Kaoshiung, TW), Istituto Italiano di Cultura a Taiwan.
About Water Shapes
The eight pieces of the debut album of Subconscious Trio, “Water Shapes”, are written and arranged by the three musicians. The album was recorded in Milan in July 2021.
“Water Shapes” is inspired by the multitude of facets and shifts in one’s personality. Intuitive contemplation; energetic extroversion and gentle moments of solitude; wildness and flexibility – just like water’s many facets. The trio’s music is a colorful combination of various influences. They always search for balance: from traditional to more contemporary approaches; from art pop music nuances, to the eastern musical heritage – Bulgarian, Taiwanese, Carnatic and Italian traditional music, an object of exploration in the musical odysseys of all three musicians.
The members of the trio also aim to express their perspectives regarding matters such as transcultural exchange, equality and diversity – in art as much as in life. The statement is clear: when a diverse, but similarly minded group of musicians gets together, the result is a surprising and tasteful mix, which will not leave you indifferent
Monique Chao – piano, compositions
Victoria Kirilova – upright bass, compositions
Francesca Remigi – drums, compositions
Tour
2024
June 16th Diva’s Jazz, Rome
June 22nd Magenta Jazz Festival, Italy
July 6th Jazz in the Park, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
July 13th Q-Jazz, Varna, Bulgaria
July 14th “The Palace”, Balchik, Bulgaria
July 19th Ambria Jazz, Italy
September 27th Brillante Festival, Modena, Italy
2023
July 13th Kultursommer Vienna
July 16th Jazz a la petite France, Strasbourg
August 3rd Sizhukong Music School (Taipei, TW)
August 4th Yuppy Book Store (Taipei, TW)
August 5th Taritsi Archi (Taichung, TW)
August 6th WiJazz Records (Kaosiung, TW)
September 1st Chamber Scene Plovdiv
September 3rd Jazz per l’Aquila
December 15th San Severo Jazz Club
2022
Jan 20th Premio Jazz in Sardegna, finalist group
Jan 22th Apres-Coup (MI)
Jan 23th Dada (MI)
Jan 24th Moebius feat. Mirko Fait on sax.(MI)
Jan 27th International Jazzwomen Hang (online, South Africa, USA)
Mar 5th Garage Moulinski (MI)
Mar 6th Jazz Club Milstone (Piacenza)
June 25th Sterrrn Festival (Graz, Austria)
June 27th Jazz Cafè Zwe (Wien, Austria)
June 28th Tunnel (Wien, Austria)
July 12th Gezmataz Festival (Genova, Italy)
July 16th Lucca Jazz Donna Festival (Lucca, Italy)
Subconscious Trio has been selected as finalists of the awards:
Dec 6, 2021 “Promuovi la tua musica” Feltrinelli
Dec 17, 2021 “Premio Isio Saba” Jazz in Sardegna
April 28, 2022 “Premio Carlo Gargioni”