He began playing drums at the age of 15 as a self-taught listening to Pino Daniele, Stevie Wonder, Jamiroquay, Incognito. From 2001 to 2007 he studied jazz drums at the "Il Pentagramma" music school. ", where he is currently a drum teacher.
He attends rhythm section workshops with Roberto Gatto, Eddie Gomez, Bobby Duhram, Billy Drummond, Andy Watson.
In 2005 he attended the s...
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He began playing drums at the age of 15 as a self-taught listening to Pino Daniele, Stevie Wonder, Jamiroquay, Incognito. From 2001 to 2007 he studied jazz drums at the "Il Pentagramma" music school. ", where he is currently a drum teacher.
He attends rhythm section workshops with Roberto Gatto, Eddie Gomez, Bobby Duhram, Billy Drummond, Andy Watson.
In 2005 he attended the summer courses of "Siena Jazz" and studied jazz drums with Massimo Manzi and Fabrizio Sferra and ensemble music with Franco D'Andrea and Stefano Battaglia.
In 2010 he graduated in Jazz Music at the "N. Piccinni" Conservatory of Bari.
Since 2002 he has been performing concerts collaborating with important Italian and international musicians.
He performs in Italy (theaters, squares and clubs) and abroad: teacher of jazz music seminars in Spain, concerts and participation in festivals in England (including Ronnie's Scott in London), Morocco, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Belarus, China.
In 2015 with Camera Soul, he participates in "Umbria Jazz Winter".
His profound knowledge of the instrument led him to play both in small ensembles and in big bands, he currently collaborates with the Symphony Orchestra of the metropolitan city of Bari.
He has to his credit numerous participations in jazz and bossanova recordings, including:
- “Standards on guitar” with Guido Di Leone, Onofrio Paciulli, Francesco Angiuli
- "Com os Violoes" with Francesca Leone, Guido Di Leone, Eddy Palermo, Dario Di Lecce, Renato D'Aiello
- “Romanticado” with Pippo Lombardo, Giuseppe Bassi, Beppe Sequestro
- “Querida” with the Pocket Orchestra
- “Dress Code”, “Connections”, “Existence” with Camera Soul
- “Come in un quadro”, “Persuasa” with Marchio Bossa
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