there are too much names: Bix Beiderbecke, King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Waller, Paul Whiteman, Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang, Jimmy Dorsey, Red Nichols, Alex Hill, Paul Howard, Ben Bernie, Charleston Seven, Charleston Chasers, Six Hottentots, Adrian Rollini, Sylvester Ahola, Fred Elizalde, Piero Rizza, McKinney's Cotton Pickers, Louis Armstrong, Carroll Dickerson, Paul Specht, Teddy Brown, Gus Arnheim, Irving Aaronson, Henry Red Allen, Rube Bloom and his Bayou Boys (MY FAVOURITE BAND together with the HARRY RESER ORCHESTRA), Arthur Briggs and Freddie Johnson, Coon-Sanders nighthawks, Earl Fuller, Cliff Edwards and his hot combination, Don Redman, Fletcher Henderson, Irving Mills, Roger Wolfe Kahn, Andy Kirk and his twelve clouds of joy, Charles Dornberger, Red McKenzie, Miff Mole, Missourians, Paul Tremaine, Boswell Sisters, Earl Hines, Jimmy Noone and Joe Poston, Frank Signorelli, Bill Rank, Don Murray, Ben Selvin, Jabbo Smith, Joe Sullivan, Frankie Trumbauer, Bunny Berigan, Walter Page, Lou Raderman, Harold Harlen, Teddy Wilson, Tommy Ladnier, Irving The Mouse Randolph, Vido Musso, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Stan Getz (The Unforgettable Genius), Paul Desmond, Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Dave Brubeck, Oscar Peterson, Lester Young, J.C. Heard, Duke Ellington, John Kirby Sextet, Charlie Shavers (THE GREAT), Mildred Bailey, Roy Eldridge, Helen Ward, Ernie Powell, Ben Webster, Al Casey, Bill Coleman, George James, Maxine Sullivan, Buck Clayton, Don Byas, Remo Palmieri, Edmond Hall, Billy Kyle, Charlie Ventura, Antti Sarpila, Keith Nichols, Vince Giordano's Nighthawks, Bratislava Hot Serenaders and maaaaany others.... BUT I HATE PEE WEE RUSSELL
I'm a 24 years old harlem stride piano player and arranger from Milan having an importan role in the Italian Hot and Classic Jazz field being the leader of the new generations approaching to this kind of stuff. I also play tenor/alto/c-melody/soprano/bass sax, clarinet, trumpet, cornet, valve trombone and percussions specializing in all vintage jazz and swing styles.
The instrumentalists I look towards for inspiration and reference are: Arthur Schutt (MY IDOL), Alex Hill, Frank Signorelli, Fats Waller, Teddy Wilson, Eddie Heywood, Enzo Ceriagioli, Freddie Johnson, Herman Chittison, Mel Powell, Stanley Black, Dave Brubeck for piano; Ben Webster, Lester Young, Charlie Ventura, Coleman Hawkins, Herschel Evans and Stan Getz for tenor sax; Jimmy Dorsey, Russell Procope, Piero Rizza, Scoops Carey and Paul Desmond for alto sax; Jimmy Dorsey, Izzy Friedman, Danny Polo and Vido Musso for clarinet; Frankie Trumbauer for c-melody sax; Adrian Rollini for bass sax...I also specialize in 20's hot drumming styles too, paying particular attention to the work of Stan King, Vic Berton, Chauncey Morehouse...
I like to collect vintage jazz records, musical sheets, musical instruments and drum kits from the twenties and thirties; my greatest pleasure comes from writing arrangements and transcriptions of records from the 1920's and '30's. I'm an arranger for an italian recording company and some various jazz combos.
I have regularly performed from the age of 17 with the "Milano Jazz Gang" (www.milanojazzgang.com), the most famous italian classic jazz orchestra now joined by the german trumpeter Herbert Christ, considered one of the best hot jazz trumpet players in Europe having played with artists such as Albert Nicholas, Louis Nelson, Spiegle Willcox, Preston Jackson, Louis Barbarin, Wild Bill Davison, George Masso...
The great Rossano Sportiello and Paolo Alderighi have at some point or another filled the piano chair untill I joined the group in this position.
I've played:
For Italy: with Paolo Tomelleri, Gianni Sanjust, Alfredo Ferrario, Carlo Bagnoli, Rudy Migliardi, Michele Bozza, Claudio Perelli, Christian Meyer, Milano Hot Jazz Orchestra, Milano Jazz Gang, and many many others.
For the other countries: Christoph Wackerbarth (D), Klaus Lohfink (D), Herbert Christ (D), Matthias Seuffert (D), Martin Seck (D), Keith Nichols (UK), Martin Wheatley (UK), Keith Stephen (UK), Mike Durham (UK), Andy Woon (UK), Norman Field (UK), Nick Ward (UK), Hot Antic Jazz Band (F), Aurelie Tropez (F), Jean-Francois Bonnel (F), Ger Booiman (NL), Limehouse Jazz Band (NL), Michael McQuaid (AU), Paul Asaro (USA)...
In 2005 I was a member of the Melodians, the international Hot Jazz Orchestra lead by the dutch trombone player Jack Van Elewout, playing in the Breda J.F. every year.
I run some projects from hot jazz to swing to be-bop.
I also collaborate with the bands: Chicago Stompers (www.chicagostompers.it), Milano Hot Jazz Orchestra (www.milanohotjazzorchestra.com), Milano Rhythm Kings, Milano Swingtet and many others.
I was appeared (especially along with the "Milano Jazz Gang") at various European jazz festivals in: Italy, Hungery, Holland, Germany, France, Portugal, Switzerland and England.
".....I was really impressed of you. You play a very good stride-piano and you swing (it's very important) like a fool!"
Budda Scheidegger, internationally renowned stride piano player from Switzerland
Ciao Mauro! Mi fa davvero piacere sentirti! Non preoccuparti per la latitanza! Avevo capito che eri impegnato! Anch'io in questo periodo ho molto da fare, tra studio e lavoro! E sto anche imparando a suonare la chitarra! te l'avevo detto? Tu? tutto ok? Spero di si!!! Volentieri! Mi fa sempre piacere parlare di musica con te! Quando vuoi, mi trovi anche su msn!
Ciao Mauro, grazie per il complimento..sei gentile e ricambio! E' vero che l'Armando è un mezzo genio col pomodoro magico, sono stato lì lì anch'io per menzionarlo, tra Freud e Checov :-)
Ciao Mauro, grazie per l'amicizia e dato che ormai mi son trasferito qui vicino Milano, avremo magari modo un giorno di conoscerci di persona....complimenti ancora .... Ciao Lorenzo
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