Born: October 11, 1972 Primary Instrument: Drums
”Federico Ughi is characteristically splendid, his drums serving as much more than a rhythmic undercurrent...” Steven Loewy, Cadence Magazine
Federico Ughi is a drummer and composer based in New York.
Federico Ughi's music infuses the New York avant garde sound with a sense of melody inspired by the Italian classical and folk traditions of his childhood in Rome. Ornette Coleman has been a major influence for Federico as well as a mentor.
Born in Rome, Italy in 1972 Federico relocated to London at age 21 to play music, from there moving to New York in 2000 again to play music. He has been based in Brooklyn, NY ever since.
He has performed or recorded with Daniel Carter, William Parker, Eri Yamamoto, Darius Jones, The Cinematic Orchestra among others. Federico Ughi has perfomed throughout Italy, the UK, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Slovenia, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Canada and the US.
“Ughi seems less concerned with the usual strategies of Free Jazz, although much of what he writes falls in that genre, than with the integration of improvisation and composition in a seamless unit that meshes melodic abstraction with sophisticated writing.” All Music
All Music (USA) “it is clearly Ughi’s game, with the drummer nudging, cajoling, and pushing the limits”
Signal To Noise (USA) “Drummer Federico Ughi is a different kind of foil”
Jazz Journal International (UK) “... Ughi is a sensitive drummer...exploiting the full sonic possibilities”
Free Jazz (Belgium) “Ughi's drumming keeps his unbelievable energetic power”
South Of Brooklyn
577 Records
2003
ULERS Two
577 Records
2002
The Space Within
Slam Productions, UK
2000
As a Co-Leader
Demian Richardson, Matthew Putman, David Moss, Federico Ughi, Daniel Carter "The Gowanus Recordings"
577 Records
2009
Big Group "In Ponta Delgada"
577 Records
2009
Kirk Knuffke, Federico Ughi, Chris Welcome "Garden Of Gifts"
577 Records
2009
Federico Ughi, Gene Janas, Daniel Carter "People's Resonance"
577 Records
2008
Ras Moshe, Dave Ross, Federico Ughi "Red River Flows"
577 Records
2008
Daniel Carter, Federico Ughi "Mountain Path"
577 Records
2008
Daniel Carter, William Parker, Federico Ughi "The Dream"
577 Records
2008
Daniel Carter, Steve Swell, Federico Ughi "Concrete Science"
577 Records
2008
Steve Dalachinsky and Federico Ughi "I Thought It Was The End Of The World"
577 Records
2008
Federico Ughi with Daniel Carter "Astonishment"
577 Records
2008
As A Side Musician
Eri Yamamoto "Duologue"
AUM Fidelity
2008
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