Drift Lab is the instrumental project of Italian composer, pianist, keyboardist and sound designer Manuele Montesanti, founded in Rome in 2015. Its music brings together the harmonic complexity of jazz, the precision of classical composition, electronic textures and cinematic soundscapes. Every piece starts from a precise score and then opens up to improvisation: written with rigor, performed with freedom, crossing genres without being confined by any of them. The debut album Moonlight (2023) earned acclaim from critics and audiences in the contemporary fusion scene. The project then entered its second phase with a new lineup led by Montesanti – Roberto Porta on drums, Guido Della Gatta on guitar and Marco Pistone on bass, with Alessio Meleo on sound engineering – and released Sunlight (2026). Drift Lab remains a project in motion: a sound that bridges jazz roots and contemporary imagery, instrumental virtuosity and electronic curiosity. Official website: driftlabmusic.com
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Drift Lab plays instrumental jazz fusion, blending the harmonic complexity of jazz, classical composition rigor, and electronic textures. Follow Drift Lab on Mood.
Drift Lab is from Rome, Italy.
