Norberto Tamburrino

Norberto Tamburrino Italian pianist/composer produced 8 own albums and more than 70 original compositions released by famous labels in USA and Europe (Splasc(h), Arabesque, Philology, Art Notes).The music and the name of Norberto Tamburrino came out in the jazz scenes since his second Album “Prigioniero del Mare-Prisoner of the Sea”, realized in 2007 for Arabesque Recordings

Norberto Tamburrino Italian pianist/composer produced 8 own albums and more than 70 original compositions released by famous labels in USA and Europe (Splasc(h), Arabesque, Philology, Art Notes).The music and the name of Norberto Tamburrino came out in the jazz scenes since his second Album “Prigioniero del Mare-Prisoner of the Sea”, realized in 2007 for Arabesque Recordings. His 2011 release Thanks for the Riff was recommended by 3 important Italian jazz magazines (Musica Jazz, online-jazz.net, AllAboutJazz Italy). The piano Solo recording “Ascoltabile Piano & Atmospheres” on january 2010 was at Top 40 Charts in 35 Countries. He was born in Taranto (Italy) in 1964 and begun since ninth to play organ with his father on guitar and bandoneon and his grandfather on mandolin, playing italian music in parties. When he was 13th privately studied classic organ for 3 years and then he took to play classic studies on piano under the direction of M° Anna Serafino (2 years). Since 1982 he studies jazz piano attending Stages and Workshops with : Enrico Pieranunzi, Giorgio Gaslini, Bob Mover, Franco D’andrea, Gianluigi Trovesi, Claudio Fasoli, George Cables and others .In 1994 he attended “C P M Siena Jazz” Academic year with pianists Danilo Rea and Stefano Battaglia and Musica d’insieme class with the trumpeter Marco Tamburini. From 1999 Norberto periodically went to New York where attended lessons and workshops with Richard Clements, Jimmy Vass, Frank Hewitt, Gilbert Coggins, Barry Harris and others. He begun his professional activity since 1989 hosting a little Jazz Club in Taranto playing and planning concerts for 9 years. From 2001 He performed for Italian Government and Culture Council engagments and in many concerts in Europe and USA with Joseph Lepore, Fabio Morgera, Bruce Cox, J. D. Allen, Billy Kaye, Roberto Ottaviano, ;ike Rubini, Felice Mezzina, Giuseppe Bassi, Michel Carrabba, Gianlivio Liberti, Roberto Spagnolo, Pino Clementi, Marco Bardoscia, Davide Pettirossi, Pierluigi Balducci, Alessandro Patti, Vito Laforgia, Luca Manno, Mimmo Campanale, Vincenzo Lanzo, Michele Colaci, Davide Penta, Francesco Mariella and many others.

Awards

II Award- II Premio at "Concorso Onde Musicali" cat. Solisti Jazz, Taranto, Italy Salone della Provincia 2004 May 26-31