Bio (English)
Artistic activities
He collaborates with many well-known
musicians of the italian and International jazz scene: G. Venier, K.
Gesing, M. France, C. Laurence, E. Vloeimans, P. Tonolo, N. Le, Y.
Goloubev, J. Pukl, R. Lopatic, M. Loborec, D. Cecchini, P. Birro, R.
Emili, A. Kramer, R. Dani, S. Majore, D. Boato, M. Alulli, R. Bonnisolo,
U.T. Ghandi, F. Sotgiu, D. Memoli, M. Chiarella, M. Tonolo, M. Raja, A.
Succi, N. Fazzini, S. Senni, T. Cappellato, M. Abrams and others.
He played venues at several festivals such
as: ”Padova Porche Jazz Festival 2007″, “Crocevia di Suoni 2007”
(Agrate Brianza – MI), “Siena Jazz 2007”, “Siena Jazz 2006″,
“International October Festival of Jazz 2003 – 2005″ (Kragujevac – Yu),
“Garda Jazz Festival 2003″, “Cartellone Jazz” Teatro Eden (Treviso),
“Lignano Jazz”, “Gorizia Jazz”, “Udine Jazz”, “Jazz And Wine 2005″,
“FolkEst2005″, “Jazzahead” (Brema – D) and others.
He takes part to the recordings of the CD
“SEASONS” (1999), music by Glauco Venier arranged for the orchestra by
Valter Sivilotti.
This trio records for A.U.A. Records the
CD entitled “COLUSSI-FRANCESCHINI-CHIARION” (2000) playing original
tracks. With the same band is finalist at the International contest
“Viva il Jazz” (Milan).
He is one of the “Big Band of
Friuli-Venezia Giulia” founding members, directed by Venier, and in
which take part some of the best musicians from Friuli-Venezia Giulia
and Veneto jazz environment.
In 2004, after the winning of the National
Prize of the Arts organized by M.I.U.R., he takes part to the
recordings of the winning-artists CD with four unreleased tracks.
In 2005 he records the CD with original music “Sestante” (2005) with the group Namòs featuring Pietro Tonolo at sax.
In the same year he takes part to the
recording of the CD “Tracce” (2005) with music by Palo Patui and
Fabrizio Fabris arranged by Glauco Venier.
At the beginning of 2006 joins in in
Pietro Tonolo quartet playing with Marc Abrams and Tommaso Cappellato
and playing in Capodistria, Trieste, Siena Jazz and other places.
From January 2007 he starts playing in
“Thelonious Monk Big Band” directed by Marcello Tonolo and he plays live
in many theaters. With the same band he records a soon-to-be-released
CD dedicated to G.Parise.
In March 2007, at Bremen JazzXchange
festival, he plays in the International big band composed of some of the
best musicians coming from Sweden, Finland, Norway, Belgium, Germany,
Hungary and Italy and directed by composer Michael Gibbs.
He plays with Nicola Fazzini Quartet,
along with Stefano Senni and Tommaso Cappellato. This lineup recorded
the CDs “Watch your Step” (2008) and “Metamorfosi” (2013) with Luca
Colussi at drums.
He records the CD with the singer Federica
Santi entitled “Decantando” (2008) with Yuri Goloubev, Nicola Bottos
and Luca Colussi at drums.
He plays in the CD “Bricolage” (2008), of
saxophonist Mauro Darpin, along with Alessandro Turchet at doublebass
and Luca Colussi at drums.
Among the last works is relevant the
participation to G.Venier’s project “Tribute to Frank Zappa” with
international-wide known musicians: Martin France, Klaus Gesing, Chris
Laurence, Eric Vloeimans, Pietro Tonolo, Dario Cecchini, Rossano Emili,
Marcello Allulli, Yuri Goloubev, Mirko Cisilino, Federica Santi, Luca
Colussi, Alberto Vianello, Gabriele Rampogna, which in 2008 culminates
with the CD “Glauco Venier Suona Frank Zappa”.
In 2009 he founds a new quartet with
Michele Polga at sax, Stefano Senni at double-bass and Luca Colussi at
drums playing original tracks and performing at Gorizia Ermi Bombi Jazz
Festival (2009); with this lineup records the first CD entirely in his
name: “Sirene”.
In 2010 he plays with Kenny Wheeler
performing a still unreleased new suite with John Taylor, Diana Torto,
Achille Succi, Fabio Petretti, Rossano Emili, Gianpiero Lo Bello, Flavio
Davanzo, Roberto Rossi, Paolo Ghetti, Stefano Paolini and Francesco
Sotgiu, director Michele Corcella.
He plays in the CD “Camarones a la
plancia” (2012) of young double-bassist Rosa Brunello, together with
David Boato, Piero Bittolo Bon, Luca Colussi. Guests are Filippo Vignato
at trombone and Glauco Venier at piano.
In 2012 he records “Mosaico”, CD of
original tracks recorded in quartet with Alessandro Turchet, Luca
Colussi and guest Pietro Tonolo at sax.
In 2014 he records a new CD of original
tracks with John Taylor at piano, Diana Torto on vocals, Julian Siegel
at sax, Alessandro Turchet at double-bass and Luca Colussi at drums,
"Waves" (Caligola Records 2015).
In 2020 he records a solo guitar cd "Quiet Stories" (Drawnmusic).
Prizes and Contests
“Premio Nazionale delle Arti 2006″ organized by MIUR finalist, for the category Jazz ensemble music.
“Premio Nazionale delle Arti – Edizione
2005 Targa Paul H. Jeffrey” winner organized by MIUR, for the category
jazz ensemble music.
“Premio Nazionale delle Arti – Edizione 2004″ contest winner organized by MIUR, for the category Jazz ensemble music.
XVII Edition of the Prize “Lilian Caraian”
per la Musica 2002 – «Jazz per organici vari dal Duo alla Big Band» –
participation at the final performance in trio (Chiarion, Darpin,
Bernetti) and merit certificate as guitarist.
“Viva il Jazz 2001” – Internazionale Contest for Jazz Groups – finalist with the lineup Colussi, Franceschini, Chiarion.
Didactics
He is jazz guitar teacher at Trieste “Giuseppe Tartini” Conservatory.
Since 2006 he is Gorizia Jazz Workshop
artistic Director, a seminary dedicated to the in-depth execution of
jazz music organized by Musica Libera of Gorizia Cultural Association.
In the same Seminary he is jazz guitar and Jazz ensemble music teacher.
GypsyJazz Students feel immense pleasure in reading the biography of such a great person. We all are a great fan of yours and your music. I congratulate you on winning such top competitions and moreover by earning such a great name in the realm of Jazz Music.
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