Alberto Chiozzi

Alberto Chiozzi is an Italian jazz drummer and bandleader based in New York City. Born in Verona in 1988, he works in the bebop and straight-ahead jazz tradition and has lived in New York since 2021. His musical education includes studies with pianist Danilo Memoli and workshops led by Barry Harris, which he began attending in 2006.

In 2021, Chiozzi joined Samara Joy's ensemble for a European tour that included Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London, Blue Note Milano and the Caldas Nice Jazz Festival in Portugal. His work with trumpeter Tom Kirkpatrick's quartet has taken him to the Bologna Jazz Festival, Villa Reale Jazz Festival and Eddie Lang Jazz Festival, as well as venues including Montagnola Music Club and Cantina Bentivoglio.

In New York, he has performed at Mezzrow, Smalls, Zinc Bar, Ornithology Jazz Club and Cellar Dog. His collaborators include Pasquale Grasso, Ari Roland, Rossano Sportiello, Chris Byars, John Mosca, Paul Gill and Alex Hoffman. His European collaborations include Luigi Grasso, Vahagn Hayrapetyan, Robert Bonisolo, Stefano Doglioni, Paolo Birro and Valerio Pontrandolfo.

Chiozzi released his debut album as a leader, Blue Monday, on Euritmus Records in 2018, with Tom Kirkpatrick on trumpet, Oscar Zenari on piano and Luca Pisani on bass. The album received reviews in Jazz Convention and OnMusic. In 2026, he released Blue Friday, leading a quintet with Kirkpatrick, Alberto Benicchi on saxophone, Nico Menci on piano and Pisani on bass. The six-track programme includes Chiozzi's original title composition alongside music by Kenny Dorham, Charlie Parker and Miles Davis.

Alongside his work as a sideman, Chiozzi leads his own trio and quartet in New York, including appearances at Ornithology and Cafe Ornithology. Leading from the drums, he selects the musicians and repertoire and shapes the arrangements and overall direction of his ensembles.

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