For several years, bassist Massimo Biolcati has provided strong support
for a variety of acclaimed jazz artists, including Terence Blanchard, Lizz Wright, Ravi Coltrane, Paquito D'Rivera, Michael Buble, and Lionel Loueke.
Now, with the release of Persona on ObliqSound, Biolcati takes a giant stride into the spotlight, corralling Lionel Loueke , Jeff Ballard and Peter Rende, plus guests Gretchen Parlato and Lizz Wright , on his debut album as a band leader.

Like the classic Ingmar Bergman film Persona , to which the album pays tribute, Biolcati and his album showcase dual musical personas.
The ten-track album is divided into two thematically distinct sections, highlighting Biolcati ' s strengths as performer and composer.

A member of the trio Gilfema , with fellow Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz graduates guitarist/vocalist Lionel Loueke and drummer Ferenc Nemeth, and a performer on both Loueke's ObliqSound solo album Virgin Forest and his upcoming major label debut Karibu on the Blue Note label, Biolcati is certain
to make his own name more widely known with the release of his striking and complex debut.   "I don't try to be different or original for its own sake," he concludes.   "I just try to be honest and true to my own musical persona."