Tagliata Massimo

Massimo Tagliata

Accordion player, piano player, arranger

Massimo Tagliata, born in Siracusa in 1973, begun his musical career very early as performer and composer. When he was 13teen he took the exam for composer, transcriber and songwriter at the SIAE.

When he was 15teen he begun to indepth the language of Argentina’s tango working with the bandoneon player Marco Fabbri.

Iin 1994 he won the first prize in the International competition “City of Castelfidardo”, category “Contemporary Music”.

Then his interest in jazz and latin music grew up and dveloped.

Since 1998, Massimo Tagliata had important collaboration with musicians like Teo Ciavarella, Felice Del Gaudio and the group Banda Favela, whit whom he realized an important tour all over the greatest jazz clubs in Europe and in Japan (Blue Note in Tokio).

At the same time he continued the career of tango with the project Trio Lumiere, having gigs not only in Italy, but also in Europe and in Exra-Europe countrys.

Thanks to his musiacal versatility, he works with the best musicians in Italy in different kind of music, jazz, tango, italian music, pop, brasil music and forrò.

In 2006 built the group“Marea” with the guitar palayer Andrea Dessì il gruppo; in 2006 and 2007 the group Marea palyed in the most important jazz festival in Italy, like Delta Jazz Festival, Veneto Jazz Festival, Festival Soul and String , Dolomiti’s Festival.

In 2007 the group Marea recorded his firs cd, Deserto Rosso, with the saxophon player Xavier Girotto, from Agrenina..

Since 2008, Massimo Tagliata works with the accordion player Frank Marocco, with whom does concerts, recordings and workshops.

In 2008 came out the cd “Cammino Dritto”, made by Marea and Frank Marocco, that contains original compositions, jazz standards and sound-tracks of famous films.

In 2009 Massimo Tagliata collaborated in the cd “Changes” , that will come out soon under the name of Frank Marocco.

In the big number of Massimo Tagliata’s recordings we recall the most recents:

The CD ““L’Amore è cieco”, recorded with Teo Ciavarella at piano and with the collaboration of Fabio Grandi, Flavio Piscopo and Massimo De Stephanis.

The CD “Stranezza d’amuri” (2004) and “Donna Rita” (2006) for the italian singer Rita Botto, with Antonio Marangolo, Alfio Antico, Teo Ciavarella and Felice Del Gaudio

The CD “Swingology” (2005), french swing, with Pier Giorgio Farina and Giampiero Martirani

The singol song “Sognami” (2007) for Biagio Antonacci, recorded with Martirani Gipsy Swing; the song Sognami remained for 16 weeks in the first position of the italian top ten and receved the prize “Città di Castelfidardo” for the accordeon.

The CD “Deserto Rosso” (2007), with the gorup Marea, promoted by Veneto Jazz and distribued by Philology, with the part of the sax player Javier Girotto, not only as executor but also as composer

The CD “Cofferatzingher” (2007), with Magritte Quartet.

The CD “Fiore notturno” (2008), with the gorup Marea, produced by Veneto Jazz.

The CD “Lumière du tango” (2008), with Trio Lumiere.

Gear

Victoria A420VP Victoria A405VS Signature Bandoneon Victoria Vibandoneon Victoria