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Larry Franco
piano, vocal (Bari, 08/17/1961)
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 Born
in Bari in 1961. Featured in Big Bands, as singer, between 1990 and 1994, with the
JAZZ STUDIO ORCHESTRA.
From 1994 to 1995, he lived and performed in LOS ANGELES in many Jazz Clubs with
his own project dedicated to NAT KING COLE.
He studied with GENE MERLINO vocal improvisation.
Since 1997, he sings with the ITALIAN BIG BAND conducted by MARCO RENZI. He took
part in 1997 in an ITALIAN NATIONAL RADIO BROADCASTING called "Stasera a
Via Asiago" producted by Adriano Mazzoletti on RAI STEREO DUE.
In May of 1999 recorded on his name the album
"Nuttin' But Nat" devoted
to NAT KING COLE, in which play Franco Cerri (g), Fabrizio Bosso (tp), Massimo Manzi
(d), Guido Di Leone (g).
This cd has been introduced by Giuliano Fournier in a radio broadcast of the National
Swiss Radio "RETE 1".
In the 1998, he used to be the pianist of the Italian singer NICOLA ARIGLIANO.
In 1999, he partecipated in a
TV MUSIC SHOW on
RAI RADIOTELEVISIONE ITALIANA dedicated to NATALINO OTTO, as singer of the signature
and toured with the Italian Big Band in the Arab Emirates for the Italian
Embassy.
On march 2000, performed for Italian Embassy in Turkey (Izmir and
Ankara).
On June 2000, performed at the
"MIDDLEBURY
COLLEGE (Vermont - USA).
 On
the 3rd of July 2000, he performed for a very special evening at
VERONA JAZZ FESTIVAL
sharing the stage with Natalie Cole and the Herbie Hancock.
He recorded 7 Cds, with his own album dedicated to Nat King Cole.
In March 2001 performed for Italian Institute of Culture of
Addis Ababa - Ethiopia.
In March 2002 performed in Turkey at Izmir 9° European Jazz Festival,
Ankara - University of Hacettepe and Istanbul.
In febbruary 2003 he performed in INDIA at the
KALA GHODA ART FESTIVAL
of Mumbai and at the
KAMANI AUDITORIUM of New Delhi. In June of the same year he performed
in Greece at the MEGARO MOUSIKIS
in Athens, Thessaloniki and Patras.
He partecipated in summer 2003 among others, to TERNI JAZZ FESTIVAL, LIVORNO JAZZ
FESTIVAL and RIMINI JAZZ FESTIVAL.
On the 2nd of July 2003 performed at MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE in VERMONT in a "solo"
recital of Piano and Voice.
In december 2003, he recorded in New York with
Dado Moroni (p), Ira Coleman (cb) and Jimmy
Cobb (dr).
In May 2004 performed at
MOHAMED V THEATER in Rabat
(Morocco). In July appered on TV RAI UNO - LINEA BLU.
In November 2004 he performed in ROMANIA at Arcub Theater with his quartet
and in TUNISIA at Quadrième Art Theater with Dixinitaly Jazz Band.
In December he performed in the Italian tour with Gary Smulyan, Ira Coleman, Bepi
D'Amato, Michel Carrabba and Enzo Lanzo in a Gerry Mulligan Tribute.
On February 2005 he performed
with his quartet at the "PHILIPS
DUBAI INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL"
On March 2005 an Italian Tour with
FRANCO CERRI and in April he performed again in the Arab
Emirates at the ABU DHABI
INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL.
On September performed for
ISCHIA JAZZ FESTIVAL
by UMBRIA JAZZ.
On October he will perform with his quartet in AUSTRALIA at
MANLY INTERNATIONAL JAZZ
FESTIVAL, KYNETON JAZZ FESTIVAL
and ITALIAN JAZZ IN MELBOURNE than continue
touring to HONG KONG.
On March 2006 he performed again at
PHILIPS DUBAI INTERNATIONAL JAZZ
FESTIVAL with his new quartet, promoting the newest CD released in January
"IMPORT - EXPORT" and in Orvieto for Umbria Jazz Winter. In April performed by the
TERNI JAZZ SEASON #6 and at the EUROPAFEST in BUCAREST in May. Performed at YOKOHAMA
JAZZ PROMENADE Tokyo's Auditorium "Umberto Agnelli" by the Italian Institute of
Culture. In November a CUBA TOUR
(20-27) and the partecipation at the INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL DU FILM in Marrakech,
Morocco in december (1 -5). In 2007 he partecipated at
JAVA JAZZ INTERNATIONAL JAKARTA
and DUBAI JAZZ FESTIVAL in March, at
EUROPAFEST
in Bucarest and performed in
TIRANA for "Klasik Stagione Musicale" in may. Performed in
Casablanca
on the 1st of June for the Italian Republic Celebration Day.
Sidney 2005
Jakarta
Jakarta
Dubai
World Tour
1992 – BELGIUM - Bruxelles - Delegation
Permanente de l 'Italie au Conseil Atlantique
1993 – BELGIUM - Bruxelles - Delegation Permanente de l 'Italie
au Conseil Atlantique
1995 – U.S.A. - Los Angeles
1999 – ARAB EMIRATES ( ABU DHABI / DUBAI)
2000 – TURKEY (4 March – Hilton IZMIR / 6 March Sheraton ANKARA)
2000 - U.S.A. Middlebury College - Center of the Arts - Vermont
(28th of June)
2001 – ETHIOPIA (24 March – Hilton ADDIS ABEBA)
2002 – TURKEY (22 March 9° European Jazz Festival –IZMIR / 25 University
of Hacettepe ANKARA /26
IIC Theatre of ISTANBUL
2003 – INDIA - 16 feb BOMBAY - Kala Ghoda Art Festival / 18 Feb NEW
DELHI - Kamani Auditorium
GREECE - 2,3,4 of June / Patras - Athens - Thessaloniki
USA - Middlebury College - Center of the Arts - Middlebury / Vermont (2nd
of Aug)
2004 - MOROCCO - 5 may Mohamed V Theatre RABAT - 7 may Royal Golf
Club Rabat
GREECE - 31 july AKILLION PALACE - Corfù
ROMANIA (11-15) 12 november Arcub - BUCAREST
TUNISIA (20-23) 22 november TUNISI Theatre
2005 – ARAB EMIRATES - 1 -4 feb PHILIPS
DUBAI INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
- ARAB EMIRATES - 4 - 8 Apr ABU
DHABI INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
- AUSTRALIA - 1-9 Oct (2-4) MANLY INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL, (7-8) KYNETON
JAZZ FESTIVAL
(9) ITALIAN JAZZ IN MELBOURNE, (3) ITALIAN FORUM SYDNEY
- HONG KONG 10 - 16 oct Country Club
2006 - ARAB EMIRATES 6-10 march
- PHILIPS DUBAI INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
ROMANIA : EUROPAFEST
- BUCAREST 6 -11 MAY 2006
JAPAN : TOKYO 4 oct - Akai Karasu Tokyo 5 oct - B Flat Tokyo -
YOKOHAMA JAZZ PROMENADE 8 oct - Bar Bar Bar Yokohama 9 oct
CUBA : IX Settimana della Cultura Italiana - Havana
MOROCCO : International Festival du Cinema - Marrakech - CASABLANCA teatro Italia
2007 - INDONESIA 2 - 4 March
2007 - Java Jazz International Jazz Festival - Jakarta
ARAB EMIRATES 7 -
10 March 2007 - Arab Emirates - Dubai - Philips International Jazz Festival
ROMANIA - BUCAREST - EUROPEFEST may 7-13
ALBANIA - TIRANA - Stagione Musicale Klasik may 16
MAROCCO - Casablanca 1st June - Festa della Repubblica Italiana
coming soon 2007:
25 -30 October 2007 - Perù, Colombia
26 -30 November 2007 - Cuba X Settimana della Cultura Italiana
Discography
1997 "CONCERTO PER
UNA VITA" - (Hill Side Jazz Band)
1999 "DIXINITALY
" - Larry Franco & Dixinitaly Jazz Band - NSJ001
1999 "NUTTIN
BUT NAT" - Larry Franco con Franco CERRI, Fabrizio BOSSO, Massimo
MANZI. - NSJ002
1999 "FRIENDS FOR A.D.M.O." - con Joy GARRISON
2000 "NON
E' SOLO TANTA MUSICA" - Live pro A.N.T. - Dixinitaly Jazz Band.
- NSJ003
2002 "CHRISTMAS
SONGS" - Dixinitaly Jazz Band & Ottonando Brass Band - NSJ006
2003 "DIXINITALY
2 " - Larry Franco & Dixinitaly Jazz Band - NSJ005
2004 "INTRODUCING
LARRY FRANCO, JAZZ SINGER !" - Philology W718
2004 -
"ITALIAN
JAZZ ENSEMBLE" - Philology W 730
2005 -
"IMPORT EXPORT" Larry Franco
Quartet - Philology W 607
2007 - "TWO IN ONE" Piano Elegy
(D.Moroni-F.D’Andrea-R-Sellani-N.Morelli-E.Olivieri-G.Cuscito,
A. Vannucchi)
Philology W 361
2007 - "A CROONER IN THE LAND OF DIXIE”
Larry Franco Jazz Society – Philology W 362
Cooperations
:
Gianni COSCIA, Gary SMULYAN, Franco CERRI, Dado MORONI, Ira COLEMAN,
Jimmy COBB, Gianni BASSO, Nicola ARIGLIANO, Massimo CATALANO, Lino PATRUNO, Carlo
Alberto ROSSI, George GAFFNEY, Earl PALMER, Edy OLIVIERI, Marcello ROSA, Tony SCOTT,
Charlie HOLLERING, Paolo TOMELLERI, Massimo MANZI, Massimo MORICONI, Giampaolo ASCOLESE,
Tiziana GHIGLIONI, Andrea MARCELLI, Emanuele CISI, Fabrizio BOSSO, Daniele SCANNAPIECO,
Andy GRAVISH, Renato SELLANI,
Bepi D'AMATO, Dodo GOYA, Mike PRICE, Yasek MANZANO.
Jazz Festivals:
JAVA JAZZ INTERNATIONAL JAKARTA (Indonesia) - marzo
2007
DUBAI INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2007
FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DEL CINEMA Marrakech - dicembre 2006 (Marocco)
TEATRO ITALIA Casablanca - dicembre 2006 (Marocco)
IX SETTIMANA DELLA CULTURA ITALIANA - novembre 2006 (Cuba)
YOKOHAMA JAZZ PROMENADE - ottobre 2006 (Giappone)
AUDITORIUM "UMBERTO AGNELLI, TOKYO - ottobre 2006 (Giappone)
B FLAT JAZZ CLUB, AKAY KARASU JAZZ CLUB (Tokyo) BAR BAR BAR (Yokohama) - ottobre
2006 (Giappone)
EUROPAFEST BUCAREST - maggio 2006 (Romania)
TERNI IN JAZZ SPRING - aprile 2006
PUGLJAZZ (TRANI) 2004, 2005, 2006
MANLY INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2005 (Sydney Australia) –
KYNETON JAZZ FESTIVAL 2005 (Australia) –
ITALIAN JAZZ IN MELBOURNE 2005 (Australia) -
TERNI JAZZ FESTIVAL #4 - 25 -27 giugno 2004 -
DUBAI INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FEST 2005 - 2006
ABU DHABI INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FEST 2005 -
ASSISI INTERNATIONAL DIXIELAND FESTIVAL - 22 23 luglio 2004 -
CEPPALONI JAZZ & BLUES 25 luglio 2004 -
POLLICORO JAZZ FESTIVAL 29 luglio 2004 -
FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE DELLE CHITARRE mottola 6 luglio 2003
LIVORNO JAZZ FESTIVAL - 31 Luglio 2003 -
TERNI JAZZ FESTIVAL #3- 20 - 22 giugno 2003 -
RIMINI FANS JAZZ FESTIVAL - maggio 2003 -
KALA GHODA ART FESTIVAL - BOMBAY - INDIA - febbraio 2003 -
9° EUROPEAN JAZZ FESTIVAL - IZMIR - TURCHIA marzo 2002 -
TEGGIANO JAZZ FESTIVAL 2002 - Nicola Arigliano trio -
FESTIVAL JAZZ DELLE SERRE 2002 - Nicola Arigliano Trio - Cerisano (Cs) -
TERNI in JAZZ FESTIVAL #2 - Sangemini -giugno 2002 -
FESTIVAL DELLA CANZONE "JAZZATA" - SANREMO 2002 -
FESTIVAL DI SAN MARINO 2000 -
1° FESTIVAL INTERNAZ. DI JAZZ TRADIZIONALE - Rossano Calabro (Cs) 2000 -
"ROARING TWENTIES" JAZZ FESTIVAL - ROMA 1999/2000 -
FESTIVAL "ALLE ORIGINI DEL JAZZ" - Castellana (Ba) 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 -
FESTIVAL DELLE BIG BAND - Bari 1999 -
"WE WANT JAZZ" FESTIVAL" - Aosta 2000 -
FESTIVAL JAZZ di CERVIA 2000 -
FASANO JAZZ 2000 - Fasano (Br) -
GEZZINVILLA - Torremaggiore (Fg) 1999 -
FESTIVAL JAZZ DI ANDRIA - Andria (Ba) 1999 2000
Rassegna "ARTISTI TRA I VICOLI" - Martina Franca (Ta) 1998 1999 2001 2002 -
ACRI JAZZ FESTIVAL 2001
NOTTI DI STELLE - Bari 2000 2001 -
TALOS JAZZ FESTIVAL 2001 - Ruvo di Puglia (Ba)
Contacts:
Larry Franco
tel.fax 0039-099-4591463
mobile 0039-339-2986584
email: info@larryfranco.it
web: www.larryfranco.it
Management & Booking
Francesca Casciuolo
web: www.larryfranco.it
email : management@larryfranco.it
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Last Modified Date: 20/01/2008
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