We're happy to announce that AdC will play at NEARfest 2011 on saturday (6/25/2011)

"After a long, one year absence of Italian progressive music, NEARfest returns to
Italy and brings to you, the rock fusion workings of Accordo dei Contrari.

The band was formed in 2001 in Bologna, Italy; conceived
as a vehicle for making original instrumental music that did not sound like the
usual to anyone especially to the members of the band itself. For three years
they worked as a trio with Cristian Franchi on drums, Giovanni Parmeggiani on
keyboards and Alessandro Pedrini on guitar. In 2003 Daniele Piccinini joined the
band on bass, but soon Alessandro Pedrini departed as Accordo dei Contrari were
against the idea of working as a quartet. Oddly, they became a quintet in
January 2004 with Cristian Franchi on drums, Giovanni Parmeggiani on
keyboards, Daniele Piccinini on bass, Marco Marzo on guitar and Vladimiro
Cantaluppi on violin. After two years of rehearsals they understood that being a
quintet was a simpleminded way of doing things. In 2006 Vladimiro Cantaluppi
left the band, making the best choice at the worst time; just one month before
recording. Paradoxically, Accordo dei Contrari, born to refuse to work as a
quartet, recorded their very first work as a quartet and the album, "Kinesis"
was the result. With two days of live-recording in studio in June 2006, with
short overdubs of violin and sax in October-November 2006,

AdC created a modern day rock/fusion masterpiece. Accordo dei Contrari's influences range from
progressive rock music and rock-jazz of seventies, to contemporary jazz and
classical music of 20th century. With the recording of a new album already in
progress, AdC is poised to ramp up their game with some special guest vocals, as
well as a continued jaunt into rock fusion. Welcome the return of Italy back
into the NEARfest fray as Jim, Kevin and I are pleased to present Accordo dei
Contrari as our 2011 Saturday festival opener."