By Zac Taylor
Managing Editor

Alessandro Lombardo has been a busy man this summer. After his first semester this past spring, Lombardo traveled back to his homeland of Milan to play drums with this band fusion band Re-Generation, as well as with a pop act called Quintocerchio, who was promoting their CD. “I started played drums when I was six or seven,” the Italian percussionist said. “I started with pop drumming. In Italy, we don’t have a lot of jazz.”

Lombardo is a professional music major, with a focus on composition and arranging. Aside from Re-Generation and Quintocerchio, he also plays drums for Jazztronic, which boasts a diverse lineup both stylistically and culturally with Liutauras Janusaitis on tenor sax, Pierluigi Salami on keyboards/effects, and Keisukee Higashino on bass. “The sound has some hip-hop, jazz, and is influenced by everyone from Lady Gaga to Soweto Kinch,” Lombardo said.

Last spring, Lombardo played with his trio in Boston’s Washington Square, which is currently being broadcasted on BATV. Add that to performances at the illustrious Blue Note Jazz Club in Milan, and this second-semester student is compiling quite a resume.

Check out Lombardo’s Caf Show this Thursday night with Jazztronic, and feel free to dance, analyze, or simply enjoy.