Natural Arkestra di Marco da Maya Alta is the full name of this Italian free music unit, an eight-piece group formed by well trained musicians, some of which also had artistic experiences in other fields (Pardi and Vismara in contemporary art, Mosconi as photographer), along with a relevant musical background (Cristofolini had played with Don Cherry).  Total Improvisation influenced by an African musician, the identity and musical orientation of this collective - The Natural Arkestra Da Maya Alta - centered on the convergence of heterogeneous interests and sentibilities coming from avant-garde jazz experiences liberated by post-free curents, from classical studies, or from musicians also active as visual artists, who had cultivated an instrumental practice utilising spontaneous expression.