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Michelangelo Mazzari – pianist, arranger, composer
Graduated in jazz piano at Scuola civica di jazz, Milano, directed by Enrico Intra.
1994: appears in the CD “Inside colors” by Maurizio Maniglia
1996 - 2007: regularly appears in Milan’s jazz clubs, such as Il Capolinea, Le Scimmie, Le Trottoir, Nord-est café, Biblos, Mag café, Osteria del jazz…
1998: with his trio, he appears at the “Break in jazz” festival organized by Milan Townhall.
1999: participates in “Giovani TALENTI” festival in Arona (Lago Maggiore), organized by Adriano Mazzoletti. Nomination by Alberto Riva.
2000: appears at “Tirar Mattina,” a retrospective on Umberto Simonetta; Teatro Franco Parenti, by appointment of Milan Townhall.
2000: releases CD “Musiche di scena,” music for theater. This album is now available on Spotify. Collaborates with Fabio Mazzari (actor and director) in many duets for piano and voice, for the Association “Scena aperta”. Among others, “Racconti per Milano”, “Portrait in jazz,” and “Il muro.”
2005: finalist at Premio Internazionale Massimo Urbani. Author and composer of advdertising jingles (Tonno Rio Mare, Tuborg, IP, Iveco, Yamaha, Corriere della Sera, Kellog’s, McDonalds and others).
July 2005: plays live for the actors of Tv series “Vivere” on an itinerant tour in Lake Como.
July 31, 2005: piano solo appearance at Clusone Jazz Festival.
October 2006: jazz trio appearance at Arte e Vino festival in Caulonia (Reggio Calabria).
2006: collaboration with Centro di Drammaturgia Conetmporanea O.U.T.I.S., for which he composes, records and performs music for the show “L’anello della libertà”, Piccolo Teatro di Milano, during “Trame per 5 Giornate” festival.
July 2008: releases CD “Jekyll e Hyde”, published by Music Center. Now available on Spotify.
2009: finalist at Luca Flores Prize.
January 2009: appears at Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften during the Salon Sophie Charlotte, Berlin.
2011: releases CD “Monkey’s Station” published by Albore Jazz. Now available on Spotify.
2014: appears in CD “Now is the Music,” with the Martin Kern Quintet.
2008 - 2019: appears in the most important jazz clubs in Berlin, performing with Jazz Trios, Jazz Quartets, Jazz Quintets, Latin Jazz bands, Soul Jazz bands, as well as Jam Session Moderator and Resident Pianist.
From Sept 2019 up to now: moves to Palermo, Sicily.
Sept 2019: piano solo appearance at “PIANO CITY Palermo:” a multi-media show representing a musical voyage across a century of avantgarde arts. In collaboration with Andrea Masu (“Alterazioni Video”).
2019-2020: appears in Palermo’s Jazz Clubs, such as the Tatum Art and Miles Davis. With his Jazz Trio, he coordinates the “Wednesday Night Jam Session” at TATUM ART JAZZ CLUB.
He had been teaching jazz piano at Scuola Civica, Desio, Cluster Music School, Milano, besides giving private lessons.