There's really no way to adequately describe the deftly accomplished Life Is Beautiful without making it sound silly, if not altogether tasteless. Roberto Benigni, Italy's king of slapstick, plays a ...

"La vita è bella" ("life is beautiful" in Italian) is one tune whose title truly captures its essence. Alto saxophonist Stefano di Battista leads his quintet through this peppy, hummable bebop piece, ...