RARA AVIS was created in 2012 by a collaboration between Ken Vandermark and Stefano Ferrian (saxophones). It features some of the best and most active italian emerging musicians like Luca Pissavini (double bass), Simone Quatrana (piano) and SEC_ (revox, instant sound treatment) from http://www.denrecords.eu “Rara Avis is a new, electro-acoustic ensemble featuring Stefano Ferrian (saxophones) Luca Pissavini (bass), Simone Quatrana (piano), Mimmo Sec (revox/electronics), and myself on reeds. The group is very exciting for many reasons. It is a cooperative, with everyone’s ideas, playing cars and their thoughts equal; the Italian members are part of an emerging generation of musicians like Luca Pissavini (double bass), Simone Quatrana (piano), and Mimmo Sec (revox/electronics).