Lorenzo De Finti

Lorenzo began playing the piano at the age of five and began playing in public at the age of eleven. He began his formal studies under the guidance of Maestro Remo Gelmini and completed his studies under Maestro Alberto Colombo at the Conservatory Giuseppe Verdi of Milan. Lorenzo also completed his studies in traditional composition and was given the opportunity to delve into jazz improvisation with world renowned Maestro Sante Palumbo and Gil Goldstein at the “Jazz and Rock Inc.” in Monaco, Germany and Berklee College of Music in Boston. With his outstanding technique and artistic expression, Lorenzo was immediately recognized by the media and began playing some of the most important musical venues in Europe. Specialized in jazz and contemporary music, Lorenzo has travelled back and forth from Europe to the United States, collaborating with important musicians such as J. Gregg, B. Dameo, T. Robinson, S. Kimmons, D. Freemann, G. Goldstein, C. Vilchez, S. Hunt, Dany Martinez, T. Scott, T. Dambley, Alex Acuña, Ernestico Rodriguez, Eric Marienthal, Frank Gambale, M. Abrams, The Harlem Gospel Singers, J. Bisonette and many others. In 1999, the musical group, the ‘Lorenzo De Finti Group” recorded Beyond The Desert featuring guest stars percussionist Alex Acuña and sax player, Eric Marienthal. From Los Angeles the CD was distributed throughout America, Japan, and Northern Europe. Becoming a hit in the world of Electric Jazz, the group toured all around the world, participating in various jazz festivals. During his world tour, Lorenzo was recognized and recruited by Yoshihiro Doi, president of Yamaha Instruments. Since the summer of 2000, Lorenzo has been an endorser for Yamaha Keyboards, touring all over Europe with “The Yamaha Band.” In 2005 the “Lorenzo De Finti Group” produced its second album Groove Connection featuring Giorgio Di Tullio, Eric Marienthal, Stefano Dall’Ora, and Sandy Chambers. The band toured as “The Yamaha Band” with endorsers such as drummer Christian Meyer, bassist Faso, and vocalist Paola Folli. This embellished, notorious, formation toured all over Europe, Promoting the new CD, produced by Lorenzo. His third production Colors Of Life has been released last year and involves musicians such as Giorgio Di Tullio, Christian Meyer, and Marco Castiglioni on drums; Fabrizio Bosso and Gendrikson Mena on trumpet, Luca Scansani, Alex Carreri and Stefano Dall’Ora on bass, Eric Marienthal on sax and singer Kate Kelly.

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