History The Rome Pro(G)ject

Vincenzo Ricca - Born in Cosenza, Italy in 1962

The Rome Pro(g)ject is a Symphonic progressive rock project lead by Italian keyboard player and composer Vincenzo Ricca. In addition to Ricca's keyboards, the music of The Rome Pro(g)ject features contributions from well-known British and Italian musicians. Two of the central participants are Steve Hackett (Genesis) and David Jackson (Van der Graaf Generator) who both have played on all three of The Rome Pro(g)ject's albums. Other contributers include David Cross (King Crimson), Richard Sinclair (Caravan), Francesco Di Giacomo (Banco del Mutuo Soccorso), and Billy Sherwood (Yes).

The music is instrumental with occasional narration and is based around the history and mythology of the eternal city of Rome.

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