Grancia integrates traditional orchestral instruments including violin, viola, cello, harp, and woodwinds with a jazz / rock rhythm section and ethnic percussion.The music has been described as: elegant, sensual, cinematic, visual, richly arranged, multilayered and complex but very accessible. It incorporates formal structures but has lots of room for improvising and solos. The Grancia band includes 13 players from different musical disciplines - an unconventional, top shelf ensemble: Peter Primamore: acoustic and electric piano Chieli Minucci: electric and acoustic guitars Tony Levin: bass Jerry Marotta: drums Antoine Silverman: violin Shane Shanahan: percussion Charles Pillow: oboe, English horn, flute, clarinet Tim Moran: alto flute, bass clarinet, flute, clarinet David Eggar: cello Lorenza Ponce: violin Jonathan Dinklage: viola, violin Carol Emmanuel : Harp Larry Chernicoff: vibes, glockenspiel, percussion Some tech info: Grancia was recorded with the whole band live in the studio, with no click track, no samples, and with overdubs kept to a minimum. It is an audiophile quality recording, captured with a combination of ultra-high quality digital and analog techniques. Grancia was conceived from its inception as a surround sound project and is presented as a hybrid SACD, playable on all regular CD players and on SACD-compatible 5.1 surround sound and home theater systems. It was recorded May 27-31, 2005 at Clubhouse, Rhinebeck, N.Y. by Paul Antonell and Rich Tozzoli. It was produced by Best Surround CD of the Year winner Larry Chernicoff (for his CD October ) and Peter Primamore.