WALTER BELTRAMI TIMOKA QUARTET Walter Beltrami, guitar Francesco Bearzatti, sax and clarinet Roberto Bordiga, double bass and e-bass Markku Ounaskari, drums
WALTER BELTRAMI QUINTET Walter Beltrami, guitar Fausto Beccalossi, accordion Salvatore Maiore, cello Roberto Bordiga, double bass Markku Ounaskari, drums
WALTER BELTRAMI SOLO
MINIMAL LUGGAGE Walter Beltrami, guitar, effects, loops Andreas Brandis percussions
Piccoli Numeri, 2007 CamJazz - Reviews:"Superb." (by Dave Wayne, Jazzreview)"Piccoli Numeri’s defining characteristics is Beltrami’s sense of melody; so unique as to be both unpredictable and eminently singable. For all intents and purposes, Piccoli Numeri is Beltrami’s debut on a larger scale and, in its compelling mix of elegant freedom, rich composition and group interaction, is one that augurs very well for a guitarist and trio well worth watching." (John Kelman, Allaboutjazz)"Il livello esecutivo è impressionante. I tre sembrano disporre di un respiro unico, di una competenza rara nel gestire il flusso sonoro e nel permettere al sound di espandersi e poi di richiudersi, proprio come farebbe un polmone."(Gianpaolo Chiriacò, Jazzit)"Beltrami possesses an innate lyricism, warm tone and sophisticated sense of harmony, and a penchant for quiet introspection." (John Kelman, Allaboutjazz)"Alle drei musizieren schon einige Jahre miteinander und jeder einzelne von ihnen findet genau jenen Ton, der den Austausch mit seinem Nebenmann ermöglicht, ihn mit sparsamsten Mitteln forciert und ihn in immer neue musikalische Bereiche trägt – ohne jemals in einen abgestandenen, gelangweilten Plauderton zu verfallen." (Joerg Konrad, JazzPodium)
BIO
Born in Brescia in 1974, after studying and experiencing different musical genres such as rock, blues, funk and fusion, he got deeply interested in jazz and improvised music. He studied performance and jazz composition at Berklee College of Music, Boston with Mick Goodrick, Ed Tomassi, Jon Damian, Dave Santoro and many others.He continued his musical education at the Luzern Musikhochschule, studying with Kurt Rosenwinkel, Frank Moebus and Christy Doran. Here he complete a Master and he's also chosen to represent Switzerland during the 17th IASJ Meeting and receive a scholarship to attend it. During the last ten years he had attended courses and masterclasses with Chris Cheek, Brandford Marsalis, Pat Metheny, Stefano Battaglia, George Duke, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Jesse Van Ruler, Scott Henderson, John Stowell, Pat Martino, Peter Bernstein, Walter Thompson, Silvye Courvoisier, Dave Liebman to name a few.
In 2003 he founded the Walter Beltrami Trio: The group won the Prize “Incroci Sonori Jazz” in 2003 and recorded its first cd “wb3 – walter beltrami trio” (Philology).
From that moment on the group has been playing intensively and receiving very positive feedbacks from critics and public.
In 2004 Walter Beltrami won the Prize “Luca Flores” at Barga Jazz Festival as best soloist and was among the 8 finalists world-wide of the “First Gibson Montreux Jazz Competition” at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
In 2007 Cam Jazz released the second work of his trio “Piccoli Numeri”.
He performed with Claudio Puntin, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Franco D’Andrea, Walter Thompson, Moritz Eggert, Mark Foster, Andreas Brandis, Rainer Tempel, Emanuele Maniscalco, Roberto Bordiga, Daniel Kinzelman, Francesco Bearzatti, Francesco Bigoni, Giovanni Guidi, Claudio Filippini, Stefano Senni, Francesco Ponticelli, Danilo Gallo, Fulvio Sigurtà, Piero Delle Monache, Massimiliano Sorrentini, Cristian Judurcha, Riccardo Fioravanti, Lorenzo Conte, Giulio Corini, Valerio Abeni and many others
Ah well... it's just the stuff that we recorded back in 07. Will be released on Altrisuoni. But i still feel very connected to this music. It hasn't released me yet. We have to meet soon. Greetings Linguini
Ciao Walter, come stai? Tutto bene qui a Zurigo, purtroppo non ho potuto venire al vostro concerto, sono stato in America per un mese. Dumenia mi ha detto che li è molto piaciuto. Vorrei vedere il vostro gruppo un altra volta. E mangiare una pizza in quella pizzeria fantastica.. Ciao, a presto Rafi
ciao walter! non ci si sente da una vita, ora le agende si riempiono e sembra difficile un incontro, ma magari ad un concerto a sentirti verrò, così quattro chiacchiere faremo e una birra beveremo (si dice così no? comunque la rima è quella che conta) a presto, speriamo , e in bocca la lupo per tutto Francesco
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CD out now
