Born in Ferrara, Italy, 1982. With an early interest in jazz, he takes his first clarinet and saxophone lessons in Ferrara. He attends masterclasses held by Steve Lacy (1998) and Andy Sheppard (2000). He attends the international summer workshops in Siena, Italy. After the 2001 edition he has been granted a scholarship for the 13th IASJ (International Association of Schools of Jazz) meeting in Helsinki (2002).
He plays with Enrico Rava's “Under 21” quintet between 2004 and 2005.
He attends the Permanent Workshop held by Stefano Battaglia in Siena since 2004. Then he starts playing in the Theatrum groups, and in the Outvestigation quartet (since 2007).
He's a member of El Gallo Rojo (www.elgallorojorecords.com) label/collective since 2005. Inside the collective, he takes part in various projects, well represented in festivals; he produces about 20 records; he organizes a meeting of creative and improvised music collectives in Massa Lombarda (RA).
In 2006-2007 he writes and performs live music for the play “Metallo”, written and performed by Emiliano Pergolari and Michele Bandini and produced by Teatro Stabile dell'Umbria.
In 2007 he joins the band Houdini's Cage, making the album Memories Of A Barber after an Italian tour. The record is released by El Gallo Rojo, and marks the beginning of his friendship with Greg Cohen. In 2008 he is invited by the American bass player to join his new band Argus, that plays its premiere at Polis Jadran Europa Festival in Pula.
He has been working for the internet jazz review All About Jazz – Italy (italia.allaboutjazz.com).
He has played in Italy, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Slovenia, USA.
He played in these venues (among others): Bergamo Jazz, Clusone Jazz, Umbria Jazz, Angelica Festival - Bologna, Musicus Concentus – Firenze, Modena Jazz Festival, Terni in Jazz, Suoni in Cava – Apricena (FG), Fandango Jazz Festival – La Palma Club (Roma), Scuola Popolare di Musica Ivan Illich - Bologna, Carega Jazz Festival – Verona, Crossroads – Emilia Romagna, The Stone - New York, Nublu - New York, Zebulon - New York, Auditorium Parco della Musica - Roma, El Garda Rojo – Garda (VR), Lent Festival – Maribor (Slovenia), Piacenza Jazz Fest, Casa del Jazz - Roma, Jazz Club Torrione - Ferrara, Gubbio No Borders – Gubbio (PG), Young Jazz In Town – Foligno (PG), Umbria Jazz Winter – Orvieto (TR), Reggio Top Jazz Festival - Reggio Calabria, Metastasio Jazz - Prato, Polis Jadran Europa Festival - Pula (Croatia), Centro d'Arte - Padova.
He also played with: Marc Abrams, Ralph Alessi, Francesco Bearzatti, Walter Beltrami, Luciano Biondini, Paolo Birro, Domenico Caliri, Tommaso Cappellato, Anthony Coleman, Daniele D'Agaro, Franco Dal Monego, Mark De Clive-Lowe, Amy Denio, Alessandro Fedrigo, Claudio Filippini, Johannes Fink, Ronny Graupe, Michael Griener, Gerhard Gschloessl, Simone Guiducci, Ulrich Gumpert, Curtis Hasselbring, Tristan Honsinger, Briggan Krauss, Kruno Levacic, Christian Lillinger, Joao Lobo, Gary Lucas, Jessica Lurie, Giovanni Maier, Giorgio Pacorig, Jan Roder, Chris Speed, Ares Tavolazzi, Enzo Zirilli.
His projects include Headless Cat (with Antonio Borghini and Federico Scettri), Osmiza (with Danilo Gallo and Aljosa Jeric), Houdini's Cage (with Enrico Terragnoli, Greg Cohen and Zeno De Rossi). He currently works with Zeno De Rossi Shtik, Gianluca Petrella Cosmic Music Orchestra, Greg Cohen's Argus, Orange Room, Giulio Corini Libero Motu, Leibniz, Andrea Lombardini Broken Band, Hatzel, Stefano Battaglia Outvestigation, Kibalcic, Francesco Diodati Neko, Orchestra Vertical, among others.
DISCOGRAPHY:
* Rootless - Brian Had A Little Plate (El Gallo Rojo Records - 2005)
* Zeno De Rossi Shtik - Me'or Einayim (El Gallo Rojo Records - 2007)
* Gianluca Petrella (special guest Paolo Fresu) - Cosmic Music (Gruppo editoriale L'Espresso - 2007)
* Giulio Corini Libero Motu - Libero Motu (El Gallo Rojo Records - 2007)
* Beppe Scardino Orange Room - Orange Room (El Gallo Rojo Records - 2007)
* Osmiza - Pop Gossip (Jazz Engine Records - 2007)
* Nelide Bandello Leibniz - No Leader (Jazz Engine Records - 2008)
* Houdini's Cage, feat. Greg Cohen - Memories Of A Barber (El Gallo Rojo Records - 2008)
16 LUGLIO 2009 ISOLA TIBERINA LUNGOTEVERE DEGLI ANGUILLARA ORE 20.00 QUI VIVE SEPOLTO UN POETA PERFORMANCE INTERPRETATA DA MARIA LETIZIA GORGA DIRETTA DA FEDERICA ALTIERI E MUSICATA DAL M.A.TRIO. SEGUE PERFORMANCE DI ANTONIO REZZA CON F. MASTRELLA CON III ESPOSIZIONE DI PANNELLI DI POESIA SUL TEVERE LA SERATA SI CONCLUDERA’ CON RINFRESCO INTERETNICO INGRESSO GRATUITO
Ciao, Francesco , grazie per la tua amicizia. sei molto bravo..un grande veramente, mi piace la tua musica davvero favolosa. sei uno dei miei preferiti, spero di ascoltarti presto. a presto, e tutti i miei migliori auguri di ascoltare sempre.. da te buona musica. tanti e cari saluti..da un tuo nuovo amico All the best.. neal
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