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Massimo Sammi

- "Massimo Sammi is a really exciting musician. The thing I like about Massimo is that he has a lot of chops but he never uses them for their own sake. The music for him always comes first." - Charlie Banacos - "Massimo's composition "Ice Cream and Tears, please", is the type of piece that is written too seldom these days. It possesses a unique melody with unpredictable pitches and rhythms that can be exact or ambiguous. This composition reflects fog, eternity and flashback. It is a classic." - Ran Blake

Guitarist Massimo Sammi Interviewed at AAJ

March 24, 2010

Massimo Sammi has lived a diverse life, to say the least. Growing up in Italy, Sammi began playing the piano at an early age, before quitting his lessons because of his cigar-smoking instructor. After graduating high school, Sammi studied law, graduating in 1997, then served in the Italian military, where he played trumpet in the army ...

Massimo Sammi: Dawn of a New Day

by Matthew Warnock
March 24, 2010

Massimo Sammi has lived a diverse life, to say the least. Growing up in Italy, Sammi began playing the piano at an early age, before quitting his lessons because of his cigar-smoking instructor. After graduating high school, Sammi studied law, graduating in 1997, then served in the Italian military, where he played trumpet in the army ...

First Day

By Massimo Sammi

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Released: 2009
Track listing: 01. First Day; 02. Encryption; 03. Prisoner's Dilemma #1-Be Quiet; 04. Prisoner's Dilemma #2-Rat Out; 05. Icecream and Tears, Please; 06. Hallways; 07. Disappeared Friends. Tutte le composizioni sono Massimo Sammi.

Massimo Sammi: First Day

by Mark F. Turner
December 15, 2009

Massimo Sammi's debut draws inspiration from the 2001 motion picture A Beautiful Mind, based on the life of mathematician John Nash. The album's theme is implemented, as the guitarist describes in his liner notes, by Sammi's “musical storyboarding of the film," based on Nash's experiences and theories. While the music's background, which includes free jazz improvisation, ...

Massimo Sammi: First Day

by AAJ Italy Staff
November 17, 2009

Massimo Sammi è l'ennesimo talento italico sbocciato lontano dai patri confini. Nativo di Genova, Sammi trova a Boston, e in particolare presso la prestigiosa Berklee School of Music, la possibilità di maturare la propria vena artistica, ricevendo numerosi riconoscimenti e guadagnando la possibilità di frequentare il New England Conservatory. Oltre che ottimo solista, il giovane chitarrista ...