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Alessandro Minetto

Italian Jazz Drummer, free lance artist, sideman with many national and international musicians, recently with Steve Grossman, Lee Konitz, Fabrizio Bosso, ALberto Marsico.....

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Biography

Jazz Drummer Born in Alessandria on june the 23th 1969 begins his music studies at the age of 15 attending the drum classes of acknowledged italian teachers like: Alberto Bucci, Giorgio Gandino, Marco Volpe, Bruno Astesana and Maurizio Planker. Starts his professional career at the age of 22 performing in Italy and foreign countries. He attends also clinics of drummers: Manhù Roche, Francesco Sotgiu, Enzo Zirilli, Roberto Gatto, Ettore Fioravanti, Arvin Scott, Marcello Pellitteri, Bob Moses, Max Roach, Roy Haynes. Collaborations: As a jazz drummer starts performing with: Giorgio Licalzi, Paolo Porta, Fulvio Albano, Fabrizio Bosso; also collaborated with: Aldo Mella, Andrea Allione, Aldo Rindone, Guido Canavese, Nicola Muresu, Antonio Zambrini, Due Laghi Big Band, Francesco Nastro, Giacomo Aula, Alfredo Ponissi, Lorenzo Petrocca, Claudio and Fulvio Chiara, Stefano Calcagno, Alessandro Maiorino, Riccardo Ruggieri, Luigi Tessarollo, Maria Pia De Vito, Franco D'Andrea, Carlo Atti, Riccardo Zegna, Luigi Bonafede, Bruno Marini, Maurizio Nunes Caldura, Marco Vaggi, Roberto Cecchetto, Aldo Zunino, Claudio Fasoli, Andrea Pozza, Stefano Battaglia, Renato Chicco, Paolo Birro, Marco Micheli, Rosario Bonaccorso, Pietro Tonolo, Gianni Coscia, Ares Tavolazzi, Furio Di Castri, Antonio Faraò, Emanuele Cisi, Gianni Basso, Larry Schneider, Jimmy Cobb, Tom Kirkpatrick, Maurizio Giammarco, Kail Gregory, Andy Gravish, Walter Weiskopf, Steve Grossman, Michelle Hendrix, Garrison Fewell, Michael Rosen, Gilad Atzmon, Dena DeRose, Donald Braden, Peter King, Kay Foster Jackson, Phil Guy, Damon Brown, Stjepko “Steve” Gut, Melissa Stott, Franco Cerri, Bob Bonisolo, Jonathan Gee, Benny Golson, Bruce Forman, Monk Liberation Front, Francesca Sortino, Paolo benedettini, Pietro Ciancaglini, Barend Middelhoff, Gerard Klein, Steve Rose, Bud Shank, Guido Di Leone, Marco Tamburini, Piero Odorici, Gianluca Petrella, Francesco Cafiso, Renato Sellani, Dusko Goykovich, Stefano Cantini, Kelvin Sholar, Ronnie Matheus, Lee Konitz and many others. ********************************************************************************

Other experiences: He has been assistant for drummers: - Stephen Keogh at Appennino Music Festival Clinics in 2000 and 2001 - Sangoma Everett at Due Laghi Jazz Festival Clinics in 2002 - Ron Savage at Umbria Jazz Berklee Clinics 2005 ******************************************************************************** He Played in many clubs and festivals all over Italy and around europe, in several european jazz clubs as Ronnie Scott's in London and Bimhuis on Amsterdam to name a few... As sideman of different bands he toured in several countrys: Holland, Brasil, Viet Nam, france, England, Germany, Turkey, Grece, Swizerland, Ethiopia and all over Italy. 2005/06 worked as assistant at Berkelee Clinics at Umbria Jazz

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Records as sideman:

-Giorgio Licalzi, Giorgio Licalzi (Philology) 1994.

-La nuit americaine featuring Franco D'Andrea,Giorgio Licalzi (Philology) 1996

-Santa Lucia, Giorgio Licalzi (Polo Sud) 1997

-Serenata celeste, Lorenzo Minguzzi (Caligola)

-Eyes and stripes featuring Fabrizio Bosso, Luigi Martinale (DDQ) 1999

-At Home, Fulvio Chiara (Splash 2000)

-Playing The Giants feat. Tom Kirkpatrick (Modern Vintage) 2000

-Zoe, Guido Canavese trio (Jazzmobile Records) 2001

-Urka Feat. F.Bosso, Luigi Martinale (DDQ) 2002

-Un gatto attraversa la strada, Tartamella-Leotta-Minetto (Note Sparse) 2002

-Kiss Me, Francesca Sortino (SUGAR) 2004

-Cream of mandarin, Gee-Gallo-Minetto (Artesuono)2004

-Somethin' Special, Feat Steve Gut and Carlo Atti, 2004

-Starry Eyed Again, Michela Lombardi (Philology) 2005

-The Long Journay,Amsterdam Roma, Munich Records 2005

-Walkin' Ahead, Guido di Leone, YVP music 2006

-Why Now, Melissa Stott, Feetfirst Records 2005

-Blue Night, Guido Di Leone feat. Barend Middelhoff, Philology 2007

-Peggy, Paola Arnesano feat. Barend Middelhoff, Philology 2008

-Abbagli, Francesco Negro, Philology 2008 ********************************************************************************

Alessandro Minetto endorses “Ideas for Drummers” sticks and “Istambul Agop” Cymbals. ******************************************************************************** Contacts and information:

skype name: alessandrominetto

cell. 0039 349 4590210

e-mail: [email protected] ********************************************************************************