Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery, Barney Kessell, Sonny Stitt, Dexter Gordon, Tom Jobim, Maria Bethania, Irio De Paula, Chet Baker, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Mel Tormè, Carmen Mc Rae, Tommy Flanagan, Ray Brown, Count Basie Orchestra, Massimo Faraò, James Taylor, Crosby-Stills - Nash and Young, Eagles, Tower of power.
Antonio Ferlito was born in Catania, Italy in 1972 and he lives in Acireale (CT). After achieving the A level in arts at the Arts Lyceum of Acireale, he went to study in Reggio Calabria, Italy, where he finally achieve the Diploma of music theory and solfege at the Reggio Calabria Conservatorium in 1995. Next he enrolled at the Groningen Conservatorium in Holland where he was awarded the higher national diploma of jazz guitar in 1999. during its studies in the Dutch city he attended more than 60 seminars held by world master lectures and musicians. The subjects of the jazz guitar Diploma are teaching and music playing. In 1999 he obtains a three weeks studentship to attend the Drummer collective in New York. 1995 Diploma in Theory and Solfeggio at the Classic Conservatorium Francesco Cilea, Reggio Calabria, Italy. 1995 - 1999 Diploma in Jazz guitar at the Groningen Conservatorium (NL).
In 1996 antonio Ferlito plays with the American trumpeters Tom Kirkpatrick. In 2002 he perform with:
Diane Shuure, Nicola Arigliano, Vince Valicelli, Peppe Guarnera, Sarah Morrow, Linley Marthe,Enzo Zirilli, Fabrizio Bosso, Marco Tamburini, Stefano Senni, Giovanni Mazzarino, Roberto Rossi, Giuseppe Vasapolli, Jamie Davis, Harriet Lewis, Marcia Maria, Massimo Faraò, Bobby Durham, Wayne Dockery, Shawnn Monteiro, Eddy Palermo, Bobo Facchinetti, Carmelo Leotta
In session with:
Joey De Francesco, Stanley Jordan, Michael Withaker, Mimmo Campanale, Michele Carrabba, Silvia Droste, Toots Thielemans, Ben Riley, Hal Singer, Piero Odorici, Carlo Atti, Freddy Cole, Jamie Cullum, Byron Landham e Jerry Weldon
FESTIVALS.
D.O.C. Festival 2000, Catania
Jazz Time 1999, Catania
Festival Jazz del Calatino 2000
Giarre Jazz Festival 2000
Carini jazz Festival 2001
Mondello Jazz Festival 2001
Festival Blues Capo D'orlando 2000/2001
Acireale in jazz 2001
Taormina jazz Festival 2001
Dubai international jazz festival 2003
Abu Dhabi International Jazz Festival 2006
Tuscia in jazz 2006
Acireale Music Festival 2007
Records:
Sound ca non sura - 2002
Ti peace - 2003
Shadows of blues - 2003
First step - 2004
Guitars meeting - 2006
Brigantini in jazz - 2008
Antonio!...Yesterday, for fun...I made of those myspace karaoke tunes...and Elvis song!...So, by now, I probably have lost ALL credibility with my jazz friends (laughing)...Oh well...I hope not!
Anyway, I hope you have a great day, my friend...and I'll talk with you later....
Quand un quatuor classique s'enflamme sur un rythme à 5 temps, porté par un quartet de jazz et des tambours de l'Afrique et des Antilles, notre sale histoire commune liée par les chaînes de l'esclavage s'écrase devant l'évidence que l'humanité respire et gronde dans l'altérité.
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