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Andrea Marcelli

Andrea Marcelli: born in Rome, Italy.

During his career he performed in USA, Japan, India, Brazil, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tunisia, Italy, Germany, England, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Russia, Estonia, France, Belgium, Finland, Luxembourg, Lebanon and others. More than 190 of his compositions have been recorded in CD. Two of his compositions have been included on both the "European Real Book" and "The Digital Real Book part 2" by www.shermusic.com.

Graduated in 1986 from the L. Refice Conservatory in Frosinone (Rome) in Classical Clarinet, Jazz Composition and Arrangement. He also attended clinics with Tommy Campbell, Peter Erskine and others.

Worked as featured drummer playing shows for RAI Television from 1982 to 1988 also with the St.Louis Big Band directed by Bruno Biriaco (82/86), including the Live TV Show, "Unicef", "Il Nastro D`Argento", "Domenica In" 82,83,84 for Pippo Baudo. The big band has included occasionally Baldo Maestri, Sal Genovese and Paolo Fresu. Among other TV shows that Marcelli performed are: Tandem, DOC, Blitz, Orecchiocchio,"La Musica c`e`, Il Piacere dell`Estate, Vediamoci sul 2, Cartoni Magici.

Andrea, between '85-'96 composed and recorded 7 CDs of Library music for Films, TV and Radio for Primrose Music, Flippermusic and Fonit Cetra broadcasted world-wide.

Andrea moved to USA in 1989 spending 8 years in Los Angeles and 4 in New York and quickly gaining a Special Green Card Visa as a "First preference Alien wth Extraordinary abilities in the Field of Jazz" .

Andrea is resident in Berlin since 2001.

He is leading a very active musical life, he performed live and/or recorded with Wayne Shorter, David Liebman, Don Menza, Bob Mintzer, Mitchel Forman, Eddie Gomez, Mike Stern, Bob Berg, John Patitucci, Allan Holdsworth, Alan Pasqua, Dave Carpenter, Ralph Towner, Eberhard Weber, Marc Johnson, Gary Thomas, Chuck Loeb, Bendik, Mike Mainieri, Jeff Andrews, Rick Margitza, Alphonso Johnson, Alex Acuna, Eric Marienthal, Frank Gambale, Jimmy Earl, Hiram Bullock, Michael Manring, Jeff Berlin, Bob Sheppard, Steve Tavaglione, Benny Maupin, Jack Nimitz, Sam Most, Harold Land, Doug Webb, Brandon Fields, Sid Jacobs, Tony Dumas, John Beasley, Kei Akagi, Mike Garson, Bill Cunliffe, Jon Hassell, Freddie Ravel, Gary Willis, Jimmy Johnson, John Leftwich, Brian Bromberg, Andy Summers, L.Subramaniam, Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, Frank Colon, Guilherme Vergueiro, Teco Cardoso, Meia Noite, Carolina dos Santos Shorter, Moacir Santos, Bill Reichenbach, Tom Fowler, Steve La Spina, George Garzone, Billy Drews, Tony Malaby, Adam Kolker, Rez Abbasi, Roberta Piket, Russ Lossing, David Berkman,. Ed Schuller, Harvie S. (Swartz), Mark Egan, Cameron Brown, Kyle Eastwood, Scott Lee, Markus Stockhausen, Simon Stockhausen, Wolfgang Lackerschmid, Davide Petrocca, Thomas Clausen, Jesper Lundgaard, Bo Stief, Bjarne Roupe, Palle Danielsson, Arild Andersen, Ekkehard Wölk, Johannes Fink, Larry Porter, Dirk Engelhardt, David Friedman, Pietro Tonolo, Puccini Moods, Lorenzo Petrocca, Andrea Pozza, Riccardo Del Fra, Alexey Chizhik, Andrei Kondakov and many others.

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Andrea Marcelli: Beyond the Blue

Read "Beyond the Blue" reviewed by John Kelman


Drummer/clarinetist/keyboardist Andrea Marcelli records so infrequently that it's difficult to know where he will be stylistically at any given time. But, unquestionably, expectations for his new record, Beyond the Blue were that it would be another disc in the fusion vein of his first two releases, Silent Will ('90) and Oneness ('95). These first two records are notable for their remarkable lineups--artists including Wayne Shorter, Allan Holdsworth, Mike Stern, Mike Manieri, Gary Willis and others were involved to varying degrees, ...

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Andrea Marcelli Trio-"Sundance" Art of Life Records MP3 Digital Download Release

Andrea Marcelli Trio-"Sundance" Art of Life Records MP3 Digital Download Release

Source: All About Jazz

Now available as an MP3 Digital Download release from Art of Life Records. Andrea Marcelli Trio-"Sundance" Thomas Clausen: piano Andrea Marcelli: drums Davide Petrocca: acoustic bass Produced by Andrea Marcelli Recorded on February 3rd, 2008 by Rainer Robben at the AudioCue TonLabor in Berlin, Germany and Mixed on February 8th and March 4th, 2008 by Rainer Robben and Andrea Marcelli. Digitally Mastered on March 31st, 2008 by Jan Erik Kongshaug at the Rainbow Studio in Oslo, ...

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Andrea Marcelli-"Beyond the Blue" CD on Art of Life Records

Andrea Marcelli-"Beyond the Blue" CD on Art of Life Records

Source: All About Jazz

Art of Life Records is proud to announce our latest CD release. Andrea Marcelli-"Beyond the Blue" AL1012-2 Featuring: Bob Mintzer, Mike Stern, Eddie Gomez & Mitchel Forman Following in the footsteps of his “Silent Will" and “Oneness" albums, the long overdue new album by Andrea Marcelli is now available. The composer/drummer/clarinetist, Italian born and naturalized U.S. citizen, has finally produced “Beyond the Blue". The executive co-producer ...

Wayne Shorter wrote: "Andrea Marcelli's music is vibrant and thought-provoking as today's events. Andrea is such a chameleon. When I first heard his music, it struck me that he played drums, clarinet, percussion, keyboards, and composed in a variety of styles that defied classification, moreover, his display of sensitivity and creative approach to the work produced."

- Allan Holdsworth Interview (Chitarre): "He is dedicate and passionate, I like that in a musician. I liked very much Andrea as musician and composer and I liked his musical project."

John Kelman (www.allaboutjazz.com, February 2005) ....Marcelli's compositions transcend simple melody, transporting the listener to places known and unknown, eliciting hidden emotions... Beyond the Blue represents something of a quantum leap for Marcelli as a player, but more notably as a writer. There's a maturity of concept, a clarity of vision, that makes Beyond the Blue something of a watershed for Marcelli....

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Path To Light

Self Produced
2021

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Andromeda

Nau Records
2018

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L'Astronauta

Emme Record Label
2015

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Beyond the Blue

Art of Life Records
2004

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City Images (Inner...

Knitting Factory Works
1994

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An Hour Before Dawn

From: Path To Light
By Andrea Marcelli

Twenty Seventh of November (dedicated to Lyle Mays)

From: Path To Light
By Andrea Marcelli

Plangtonic Night

From: Path To Light
By Andrea Marcelli

Light

From: Path To Light
By Andrea Marcelli

One Day Will Be Come True

From: Path To Light
By Andrea Marcelli

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