Silk silk during the Medieval age. The first center to introduce silk production to Italy was the city of Catanzaro during the 11th century in the region of Calabria. The silk of Catanzaro supplied almost all of Europe and was sold in a large market fair in the port of Reggio Calabria, to Spanish, Venetian, Genovese and Dutch merchants. Catanzaro became the lace capital of the world with a large silkworm breeding facility that produced all the laces and linens used in the Vatican. The city was world-famous for its fine fabrication of silks, velvets, damasks and brocades. Another notable center
Oli Silk (feat. Julian Vaughn) reached Number 1 on the Smooth Jazz chart. Silk was nominated International Artist of the Year 2010 by the American Smooth Jazz Awards. Oli Silk Oli Silk is a British smooth jazz keyboardist, producer, and composer. In 2006, Silk made his debut at the Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival, and later that year he was named Debut Artist of the Year by "Smooth Jazz News" magazine and Art Good's Jazztrax.com Also in that year, his song "Easy Does It" hit No. 19 on the "Billboard" Smooth Jazz chart. In 2009 his song "Chill or Be Chilled" reached No.