La Dormiente



Featuring Luca Aquino and Giovanni Francesca




This is music for quiet moments

never strenuous

never even trying to impress the listener.

Instead using silence as a weapon

to conquer whoever is willing to listen.


JAN BANG





La Dormiente



The album title, La Dormiente, is named after the Taburno-Camposauro massif. The profile of the peaks, which has accompanied Luca, Giovanni, and me, as well all the inhabitants of Sannio, indeed appears like a reclining woman who seems to be sleeping. This image spontaneously connects to the ancestral myth of Mother Earth, while simultaneously reminding us of the mountain’s strength, which comes from calm and peace. A strength that doesn’t need to be exerted or displayed, as it is inherent in its very presence. I hope that the music on this record can convey, even in a small part, this sense of quiet resulting from energy and determination, as well as a sense of mystery and fascination for what the night hides in the woods — sensations that the landscape of La Dormiente has always communicated to me.





Through the collaboration with Luca Aquino and Giovanni Francesca, musicians with extraordinary sensitivity and a natural ability to listen, interpret, and transform material, the idea that initially existed only in my mind finally took shape and substance.



Chris Barber

Jazz Views

“He is able to twist and bend his notes elegantly around the framework of the tunes and illuminate the romantic and calming aspects of each piece”


Sandro Cerini


Musica Jazz

“Opera di notevole raffinatezza e suggestione, che si rileva compiutamente nella sua ricchezza attraverso ascolti ripetuti”


Nazim Comunale


Blow Up

“Il disco svela una scrittura matura e un tocco delicatissimo, suonando come pervaso da brume crepuscolari e da un sentimento elegiaco che entrano sotto la pelle.
Da ascoltare al buio, staccando oggi dispositivo”


Flavio Caprera

Jazz Convention

“ Quiete, silenzi, sussurri di note, spazi vuoti colmi di suoni, atmosfere rarefatte e crepuscolari. Miranda riesce a stabilire un contatto sensoriale con l’anima del massiccio, con la sua intrinseca forza, quasi seguendo una sorta di rituale panteistico… ”



“Jazz is not just music; it is a conversation and Dario Miranda is one smooth-talking storyteller.


His latest album, La Dormiente, is not merely a collection of tracks; it is an auditory odyssey that pirouettes between the traditional and the avant-garde with the grace of a classically trained dancer wearing electric sneakers.




On La Dormiente, Miranda demonstrates that true artistry lies not in adhering to genre conventions, but in gleefully dismantling them.


For jazz purists and sonic adventurers alike, this album transcends mere listening, it is a collection that reshapes our understanding of what music can be.


These moments of pure sonic beauty hang suspended like distant stars, reminding us that the most profound musical stories often emerge from the space between notes, where silence and sound dance in perfect equilibrium.


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Glenn Astarita