JAZZ MUSIC

​1972 - present

Frequent participation in  International Jazz Festivals, in Italy and abroad,  such as Atina, Bath, Berchidda, Beijng, Beograd, Berlin, Bombay, Clusone, Gröningen, Den Haag, Istanbul, Le Mans, Mulhouse, Moers,  Montreal, Paris, R. Jonica, Roma, Sant'Anna Arresi, Saalfelden, Skopje, Tunis, Umbria Jazz, Zurich...

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Participation in earlier Big Bands: the Grande Elenco Musicisti of T. Vittorini, the Testaccio Music School Orchestra in Rome, the Triangle Music of A. Palacino in Sicily​

Participation in later projects with the following Big Bands: 

Guimaraes       (resident Band, conducted by G. Goldstein, M. Schneider, B. Mintzer…)

Köln WDR television,   playing  the G. Trovesi project "Dedalo",   (guest M. Stockhausen) as well as Bergen (guest M. Eick)  Brussels Jazz (guest D. Duglas), Ljubljana RTV Slovenija, Luzern School of Music  (feat. M. Spillmann), Prague Conservatory Jazz Band (conducted by M. Svoboda)

Parma   Frontiere        (conducted by R. Bonati)

EGEA Orchestra           (conducted by G. Mazzocchetti, guest E. Pierannunzi))

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COLLABORATIONS:

​with artists of internatioal reputation like K. Wheeler, M. Godard, R. Towner, M. Magnoni, JL Matinier, R. Garcia Fons, J. Taylor, N. Loriers,  also playing with E. Reijseger, L. Sclavis, D. Friedman, N. Lê,  M. Santilli

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with the singers MP De vito. T. Ghiglioni, L.Minetti, C. Spata, recording also with

E. Christi, L. Newton, T. Simona, N. Winstone, D. Torto

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with major Italian artists:  G. Trovesi, (8t, 9t, Big Band, Trio) G. Schiaffini, (9t, 5t, Trio) B. Tommaso,  P. Damiani, E. Pietropaoli, P.  Fresu, F. Tattara, R. Bonati, R. Marcotulli,

E. Rava, G. Coscia, G. Tommaso,  P. Leveratto, M. Giammarco, R Fassi, G. Renzi, R. Tesi

A. Corsi, M. Arcari, N. Stilo, G. Mirabassi, B. Ferra, D. Rea, U. Petrin, M. Ascolese,

F. Puglisi, A. Palacino,S. Battaglia, R. Biseo, M. Tiso, P. Ravaglia, M. Nunzi, M. Urbani,

R. Zorzi, F. D'Andrea, F. Di Castri, J. Girotto, P. Dalla Porta, L. Spagnoletti, A. Jasevoli,

R. Cecchetto, G. Maier, A. Gwis, M. Siniscalco, P. Iodice, F. Marini, R. Luppi, F. Bosso

T. Tracanna, C. Guarino, S.Sabatini, V. Sonsini, R. Ottaviano, P. Minafra, M. Micheli,

F. Boltro, M. Verrone, A. Zanchi, S. Satta, A. Salis, A. Mandarini, M. Greco, V. Marinoni,

B. Caruso, M. Remondini, S. Maiore, G. Murgia, E. Favata, F. Morgera, G. Gaslini,

E. Intra, F. Cerri,  G. Visibelli, E. Colombo, G. Bergamelli, G. Comeglio, F. Marchesano

with other percussion and drums players:  C. Meyer, C. Rizzo, A. Dulbecco,

E. Fioravanti, R. Gatto, T. Tononi, A. Romano, B. Previte, T. Moreno, P. Favre,

S. Tasca,  M. Cafiero, T. Gurtu, M. Rabbia, J. Allouche, Z. Kaučič, T. Moreno, F. Petreni,

M. D'Agostino,  G. Ascolese, P. Iodice, M France

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DANCE and THEATRE

​1978 - 2010

Music composed and executed on stage for dancers who performed in Italy and abroad (Austria, Germany, Venezuela, U.S.A. and Messico) working with  the choreographs:

B. Curtis and the group Afrodance, joined by many percussionists like M. Distaso, K. Porter, R. Evangelisti, A. Minotti, P. Dall'oglio, K. Flores, R. Artale (Take Off, Rituale Cosmico, Medipes, El Viaje..)

P. Cerroni &  i Danzatori Scalzi,  (Divertissement)

F. Monteverde (Baltica, Ballet from Toscana)  (Bene Mobile, Bagni Acerbi, Barmoon, Pinocchio)

the J. Fontano and E. Piperno’s company Teatro Danza Contemporanea, (Vertigini, Non c'era Eco)

T. Starita and the company Coreina, (Dimensione sospesa, Cristalli, Flaba..)

B. Rodriguez,​ (Orasimi, Cent'anni di solitudine, performed live with R. and C. Marcotulli,D. Carraresi,  )

M. Moricone, (Nacht und Sonne, Mambo-oh, performed live with E. Fineschi, A. Gwis, A. Posillipo)

M. Piazza, (Baby Doll)

V. Biagi, (Pulsazioni)

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Concerts with the own project "Crescendo" performing  the music of the Dance shows

in the Accademia di Francia Festival, Rome, 1986, Inteatro Festival of Polverigi, 1987, summer festival Isola Tiberina, Rome, 1987,  and participating  to the  "Premio Scenario", 1988

Collaborations with artistic directors like G. Frigerio, S. Barberini,  A. Boriello, G. Rossi, 

the photographer Luigi Bussolati

Composition of music  and frequent participation at the shows of the "Gran Paese Varietà" (comic theatre ) and "i Gemelli Ruggieri",  collaborating with the musicians

S. Nicotra, M. Stefanini, R. Gardin, F. Fera, L. Piccioni

Composition and execution of the music for  theatral shows:

with the actress Paola Pitagora: Io ed il profeta, I sotteranei dell'anima,  Leopardi segreto (and collaborating to other projects)

with the director A. Gatti:  Tango Eros

with the director W. Manfré:  W. Shakespeare's  The Tempest 

(and collaborating to other projects)

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Participation in several shows touring Italy (like Tango Barbaro with M. Melato and T. Servillo, of E. De Capitani and F. Bruni,   Opera of E. Frattaroli,  Missione 933 of F. Poggiali,  Moby Dick of A. Baricco)

Composition and arrangement of  Musica in Scena show for the E.Salmeggia Orchestra   featuring one  lead  actor’s  voice

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CLASSICAL and CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

​1980 - 2010

Participation as a percussionist in the Orchestra Santa Cecilia in Roma, Opera-House  in  Roma and the RAI National Radio Television Symphonic Orchestra

Collaboration with G. Battistelli in:  Experimentum Mundi, Aphrodite, Paz Music, festivals in Bordeaux, Lisboa, Wien and Italy

Concerts with the Ensemble Pyramide, trio with F. Tattara and G. Trovalusci

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Collaboration with the Ensemble Ars Ludi, (A. Caggiano, G. Ruggeri, R. Rossi) also arranging and composing music for projects like:  Tactus,   with the singer A. Ruggiero in the cd  Registrazioni Moderne, 1997, with the  Military Band of Army Forces playing F. Zappa, 2008

CD recording (EMI) and concerts with the Ensemble Musaique, arranging music of Satie with A. Palacino, F. Tattara and F. Puglisi