Marino Comparini retires from Aristo's bar in Barga Vecchia

http://www.barganews.com/2014/03/03/changing-guard-aristos/

As we have already published in an article last month – changes were in the air. Today that change took place as Aristo’s, the famous bar in Barga Vecchia which has been without a doubt the unofficial cultural centre of Barga and run by the Casciani family for three generations officially closed its doors and is no longer a family business.

Aristodemo Casciani had appeared many, many times on barganews – in fact he has his own category here on the site, his own comic strip DA ARISTO here and even a group playing Italian swing from the 30′s, 40′s and 50′s named in his honour – The Aristodemo’s can be seen and heard here.

Aristo actually retired in 2002, passing on his famous bar to be run by his son in law – Marino but for many years he could still be found inside playing his battered keyboards and thumping out his own particular style of syncopated Italian jazz floating out of the bar and into the piazza.