Federico Ughi’s new album Heart Talk features long time colleague David Schnug on sax. David has his own record out on 577 Records (David Schnug Trio) and curated a series of three releases for the label that features, in addition to others, rising ECM star Mette Henriette. This release is the first time Federico has recorded with both Mike Irwin (trumpet) and Jeff Snyder (electronics). Federico has played with Mike for 10 years in different NYC based projects. Federico and Jeff have played together in audio/visual projects related to Princeton University where Jeff teaches and the two travelled to Sweden together to play. Additionally, the young, acoustic bass player Zach Swanson plays on 2 tracks and the multitalented New Zealand bred singer Leila Adu, who Federico first met 10 years ago in Rome, is featured on 2 tracks. Leila’s voice can also be found on Federico’s album Songs For Four Cities (577 Records, 2011). Musicians: David Schnug -tenor saxophone Mike Irwin -trumpet Jeff Snyder -electronics Federico Ughi -drums also featuring Leila Adu on vocals (on 2 tracks) and Zach Swanson on bass (on 2 tracks). The album was mixed by electronic music wizard Tobi Wilner (Blue Foundation).