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Luca Mannutza
piano
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 Born
in Cagliari 09.22.1968 he draws near to the
music young thanks to his father that imparts him the first musical and piano rudiments
at the age of four years. In 1974 he privately
begins the study of the classical piano to enroll himself in
1979 at the Conservatory "G.P. from Palestrina"
of Cagliari. When he was thirteen he participates in the Piano International Contest
"Ennio Porrino", awarding himself the third place ex aequo (the first two won't
be assigned). He graduates in piano to the Conservatory of Cagliari when he was
eighteen years old, with good results. In the meantime he matures musical experience
with various groups of progressive rock and fusion.
 He
knows the jazz in 1990 and the intensity of
his jazz musical activity begins to grow starting from
1992 when he is called by the Argentinian saxophonist Hector Costita
with which he will collaborate for three years. In the same year he knows the
trumpet player Andy Gravish from New York which recruits him for his evenings
in Italy.
From 1993 he begins to perform beside
some of the best Italian musicians among which
Paolo Fresu,
Emanuele
Cisi,
Maurizio
Giammarco,
Bebo Ferra,
Francesco Sotgiu,
Steve
Grossman.
In 1999 he moves to Rome where he begins
to collaborate with the singer
Susanna Stivali
with which he participates in the contests "Barga Jazz", "Hurra for Jazz" and to
the "Jazz Festival of Malta."
In the summer of 2000 he again takes
part to the contest "Barga Jazz" together with the double-bass player Pietro di
Rienzo and to the drummer Billy Sechi receiving from the jury a special mention.
From December of 2000 he becomes pianist companion
of the gospel quartet "Vocintransito."
In June 2002 he wins the
Massimo Urbani
Prize. In the same year, in August, he participates with saxophonist
Max Ionata's
quartet in the contest Tramplin Jazz of Avignone, France, winning the prize
of the audience and in October he reaches the final phase of the third International
Contest of piano jazz
Martial Solal
in Paris.
In January 2003 he begins to teach
piano jazz to the Winter Seminar of Nuoro and subsequently piano jazz in the Conservatory
of Cagliari.
 He
has collaborated with the best musicians of the Italian scene, and not (Jeremy
Pelt), and he has participated in the most important international festivals
of jazz among which Umbria Jazz, Italian Jazz in New York, Parc Floral of Paris.
Currently he belongs to the High Five (Bosso - Scannapieco 5tt),
Roberto
Gatto 4tt, Trombe del Re (Boltro-Bosso 5tt),
Fabrizio Bosso
4tt,
Ada Montellanico 4tt and
Max Ionata
4tt.
Discography:
Max Ionata 4tt "Little
hand" (Abeat)
Susanna Stivali
4tt special guest
Rosario Giuliani
"A
secret place" (Alfa Music)
Paolo Porta
5tt "Deceptive Resolution"
(Dderecords)
Andy Gravish 5tt "New
York/Rome Hook up"
High Five quintet "Jazz
desire" (Via Veneto)
Sound Advice "Sound Advice"
(to be released)
Mare Mosso "Mare Mosso"
(Wide Sound)
Trombe del Re (Boltro – Bosso 5tt) "Trumpet
legacy" (Soundhills)
Movie Soudtrack "But
wher the girls arrive…." by Pupi Avati
Contacts and Information:
Luca Mannutza
e-mail luca.mannutza@hotmail.it
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Last Modified Date: 10/03/2007
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