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Marco di Gennaro

Marco di Gennaro Pianist, improviser, composer, arranger

Background: Studied classical music and graduated from an Italian conservatory of music. Discovered jazz and studied with Franco D’Andrea, Rita Marcotulli, Enrico Pieranunzi. Master classes with Paul Bley, Kenny Barron, Barry Harris, Dave Liebman, Steve Lacy. Has performed live for many years, playing his own compositions.

Worked with: Charles Tolliver, Lee Konitz, Peter Bernstein, Doug Weiss, Bill Saxton, Dwayne Burno, Steve Turré, Joe Farnsworth, John Farnsorth Paolo Fresu, Enrico Rava, J.D. Allen, Quincy Davis, Andy McLoud, Amii Stewart, Peppe Merolla, Paolino Dalla Porta, Stefano Di Battista, Antonello Salis, Furio Di Castri, Gary Bartz, Roberto Gatto, Flavio Boltro, Harvie S, Maurizio Giammarco, Pietro Tonolo, Fabrizio Sferra, Fabrizio Bosso, Paolo Mappa, Fabio Zeppetella, Tony Scott, Luca Velotti, Sandro Satta, Stefano D’Anna, Ares Tavolazzi and Joseph Lepore.

Worked with the following actors: Giorgio Albertazzi, Alessandro Haber, Enrico Brignano, Gioele Dix, Giampiero Ingrassia, Roberto Herlitzka, Pasquale Panella, Giuseppe Cederna, Adolfo Margiotta, Daniele Formica, Matt Dillon, Serena Autieri, Dario Cassini, Maurizio Costanzo, Monica Guerritore and Anna Mazzamauro.

Recordings: “Listen…Silent” Live CD (Dodicilune Publishing) featuring Lee Konitz. 2002 “ Factotum �" Collector’s Edition” DVD (featuring Alessandro Haber, 2006) “ Closer” CD (YVP 3143 �" YVP Music �" 2007, featuring Peter Bernstein, Joseph Lepore and Quincy Davis)

Main Events: European Jazz festival of Smirne (Turkey), Ankara Festival, Umbria Jazz, Librincampo (Rome), Brescia Musicart, Sant’Anna Arresi, Roccella Jonica, Premio Recanati, Salerno “Jazz Doors” Festival, Lecco Jazz, Atina Jazz, Enzimi, Terni in Jazz, Lecco “JazzLe”, Teano Jazz, Dolce Vita Jazz Festival (Rome �"La Palma), Festival Delle Serre (Cerisano �" CS), Festival della Letteratura di Mantova, Lunedi’ Letterari del Teatro Argentina (Rome), Taormina Arte, Catania Musica, Fandango Jazz Festival (Rome), Festival Della Mente (Sarzana), Ciampino Jazz Festival, Festival Internazionale della Poesia (Genova), Festival della Letteratura (Rome), La Versiliana, Villa Celimontana Jazz Festival (Rome), Argo Jazz, Todi Arte Festival.

Bibliography: “Come se avessi le ali” (“As if I Had Wings”), autobiography by Chet Baker for minimumfax (translation). In 2006, he edited the techno-musical parts of Blue Trane (minimumfax). -“Great Musicians Series” �" Enrico Pieranunzi, 7 soloist transcriptions (Carish Editions)

Guest appearances in television and radio programs: Cordialmente �"Raidue 86, with the rock band Xeno, RadioTre Suite 98 and 99 with his quartet, Roxy Bar, La Stanza della Musica-Radio Tre 2001; live from Lingotto of Turin, Stream-Premio Recanati 2001 with Pasquale Panella (live), Invenzioni a Due Voci-Radio Tre, Notturno Italiano, live “Cattedrale” show on Rai Radiotre �"Io Sono Raymond Carver, at the Teatro Argentina (Rome), with Pasquale Panella, Antonello Salis and Furio Di Castri, Farenheit (Radiotre) Raidue Palcoscenico, taping of Shakespeare in Jazz, “Il Caffe’” (Rai International), Domenica In (with Giorgio Albertazzi, Serena Autieri, Amii Stewart).

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Floating Holiday

MEII Enterprises
2018

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Closer

Unknown label
2008

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