Bass player, composer, arranger and music teacher.
He graduated in 2015 at Conservatory Giuseppe Tartini
in Trieste where he studied under the guidance of relevant musicians and teachers
like Giovanni Maier, Marc Abrams, Klaus Gesing, Glauco Venier, Matteo Alfonso and
masters arrangement and composers Stefano Bellon and Alberto Mandarini.
Winner of two scholarships he continued his studies at the Estonian Academy of Music
and Theatre(2014/2015),
with Taavo Remmel, Raul Sööt, Tanel Ruben e Jaak Sooäär, and later he taught, collaborated
and performed in the jazz department at the LUCA the School of Arts of Bruxelles
(2015/2016)
Relevant is his dedication to the composition and the arrangement also developed
thanks to the "Tartini Big Band" directed by Maestro Klaus Gesing, which he joined
in 2012 as a bass player but also as a composer and
arranger of some tunes.
He attended several masterclass having the occasion of playing in
2013 with Nick Bärtsch (ECM artist) being selected
among a group of students for the closure concert of the event and later on also
with Dennis Montgomery Iii (director of the Berklee College of Music Reverence Gospel
Ensemble) in his students' Gospel Choir.
Over the years he collected numerous performances with various ensembles in Italy
but also in the international arena, among which the Pat Metheny Ensemble Group
directed by Peter Hertmans.
He performed in different places among which Italy, France, Estonia and Belgium,
collaborating with renowned Italian musicians, and playing in Jazz festivals such
as Leuven Jazz (Belgio), EESTI Jazz (Estonia), Mittelfest Europa, Trieste Love Jazz,
Umbria Jazz, Nei Suoni dei Luoghi International Music Festival, Pordenone Summer
Jazz, Le nuove rotte del Jazz (Trieste), FVG International Music Meeting
2014, Meeting 2014 Pop
and Jazz Platform (AEC), Sile Jazz.
He also gained experience in the recording studio and in 2018
there was the release of "Travelling Notes", his debut album as a leader for Dodicilune
Label Records. With this project he won the 2019 Bettinardi
National competition for new Italians Jazz talents, winning also a special prize
from the public.
Studies:
- Diploma II° level in JAZZ – Electric Bass (2015 Conservatory
G. Tartini - Trieste)
- Diploma I° level in JAZZ – Electric Bass (2012 Conservatory
G. Tartini - Trieste)
- Bachelor in Architectural Sciences (2007 IUAV - Venezia)
Masterclass:
- Masterclass di Jazz M° Brian Melvin (2015 Estonian
Academy of Music and Theatre – Tallinn)
- Masterclass di Jazz M° Anders Jormin (2015 Estonian
Academy of Music and Theatre – Tallinn)
- Masterclass di Jazz M° Mathias Eick (2015 Estonian
Academy of Music and Theatre – Tallinn)
- Masterclass di Jazz M° Arturas Anusauskas (2014 Conservatory
G. Tartini - Trieste)
- Masterclass di Jazz M° Esa Pietilä (2014 Conservatory
G. Tartini - Trieste)
- Masterclass di Jazz M°
Riccardo Zegna
(2014 Conservatory G. Tartini - Trieste)
- Certificate of Completion Berklee in Umbria (2013
Berklee Summer School - Perugia)
- Masterclass "Groove: ritual music M° Nik Bärtsch" (2013
Conservatory G. Tartini - Trieste)
- Jazz workshop M° Jesper Bodilsen (2012 - Trieste)
- Masterclass Jazz M° Kieth Tippett - (2012 Conservatory
G. Tartini - Trieste)
- Masterclass "The art of the rhythm" M° Jarrod Cagwin (2010
Conservatory G. Tartini - Trieste)- "Bass techniques in improvised music and development
of the rhythmic sense" M° Björn Meyer - (2010 Conservatory
G. Tartini - Trieste)
- Masterclass "Piano Jazz" M° Keith Tippet (2010 Conservatory
G. Tartini - Trieste)
- Masterclass "Percussion Instruments M° Jarrod Cagwin" (2010
Conservatory G. Tartini - Trieste)
- Certificate of Completion Berklee in Umbria – (2008
Berklee Summer School - Perugia)
Prizes and awards:
- Award of the Mayor of the city of Silea for the results obtained in the musical
field (Silea TV 2019)
- 2° Prize at Chicco Bettinardi National Competition (Piacenza
2019)
- Award of the public Prize at Chicco Bettinardi National Competition (Piacenza
2019)
- Scolarship Erasmus+ Mobility for Traineeship (Belgio, Bruxelles
2016)
- Scolarship Erasmus+ Mobility (Estonia, Tallin 2015)
Relevant discography:
- Sebastian Piovesan – Travelling Notes (Dodicilune 2018)
- Alberto Cantone – Breve Danzò il Novecento (Lizard Records
2018)
- Dove non c'è nessuno – Stefano Masini (Latlantide Promotions
2014)
Jazz Festival:
Leuven Jazz (Belgio), EESTI Jazz (Estonia), Mittelfest Europa, Trieste Love Jazz,
Umbria Jazz, Nei Suoni dei Luoghi - Festival musicale internazionale, Pordenone
Summer Jazz, Le nuove rotte del Jazz (Trieste), FVG International Music Meeting
2014, Meeting 2014 Pop
and Jazz Platform (AEC), Sile Jazz e molti altri.
