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Alberto Pibiri

lberto Pibiri’s is an italian jazz musician based in New York. He Formed his experience between Italy and France studing classical and jazz music. During his Study he became attracted by the music of Oscar Peterson who his records became the reference and example for Alberto.

In the early years Alberto did many concert and festival with his trio featuring Oscar Peterson`s music and Alberto`s creativity tell some Sun Set Subside , Duc De Lombards (France ) Calagonone Jazz Festival , Time in Jazz, Orsara Jazz Festival ( Italy ).

In France he started to collaborate with Sheila Jordan during her workshop and she became the main mentor for him and a dear friend.She Propose to be the sponsor for his Artist Visa to come and perform in USA , and that was Alberto`s dream since his childhood.In New York he start work with many important jazz musician on the scene like Dave Stryker ,Sheila Jordan ,Enrico Granafei , Marco Panascia , Harry Allen , Essiet Essiet ,Les DeMerle to tell a few.With Dave Stryker he made his first record with Dave Stryker called NYC produced by Strykezone records , the album has been presented in many club like Trumpets Jazz Club ,Smalls and Fat Cat .The album draws the attention of another mentor Monty Alexander who will invite Alberto to play for his festival Monty Alexander Jazz Festival on Sep 2015 .

After his first album NYC he record as a sideman with many international musicians : "Yearning " with Magda Bozyk in Poland “Tosti Today “ with Nicoletta Castacrane, “I n the name of love “ with Valentina Marino on Jazzheads Records and Professor Cunningham and his old school Arbor Records .Winner as the best Rhythm Section with Professor Cunningham and his old school at the WorldJam in Madrid on October 2016. With Adrian Cunningham Alberto had the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall and have a tour in Australia this year to play at Melbourne International Jazz Festival on June 2017 between Sydney and Melbourne.He recorded on December 2016 the second album called Jazz Legacy , consist in 10 original songs , with lots of special guest like Sheila Jordan,Jay Clayton ,Miriam Waks ,Dave Stryker and Adrian Cunningham .This album draws the attention of Shelly Leibowitz CEO of SRI Records who propose to Alberto a recording contract with SRI Records .Now the Album is worldwide distributed by SRI Record.

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Alberto Pibiri: Living His Jazz Dreamlife

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Alberto Pibiri is strongly influenced by Oscar Peterson as well as earlier virtuoso pianists, but has his own style. Happily, his lifelong goal was to settle here in the United States, but his kind of talent would shine and stand out anywhere. All About Jazz: Just where in Italy are you from? Alberto Pibiri: I'm from south Sardinia, the beautiful island below Corsica. My home town is called Cagliari. AAJ: When did you begin ...

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Professor Cunningham and His Old School: The Lockdown Blues

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Given the uncommon position in which the world found itself owing to the global coronavirus pandemic, it was only a matter of time before “socially distanced" albums such as this one, recorded by Australian-born “Professor" Adrian Cunningham's septet “in bedrooms around the world," in April 2020, were bound to emerge. More specifically, in bedrooms in NY state, Vitoria and Girona, Spain, which loosely qualifies as “around the world." The idea came to Cunningham during a socially-distanced stroll through New York's ...

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