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Alex Milella

Guitarist, arranger and musical programmer, he begins at the age of 6 studying piano; at 13 years old he switches to guitar, in a private school; he continues, afterwards, as self- taught, with various live experiences in the pubs of his town. Around the age of 18, he improves his musical knowledge studying harmony, jazz and contemporary, in the advance courses at Siena Jazz.

In July '95 he achieves the technical Certificate of musical composition, arrangement and programming at the Dipartimento Nuove Tecnologie of the Scuola di Alto Perfezionamento Musicale in Saluzzo (Italy).

Currently he is involved in his first published project, "Light Shades", as leader. He is assisted by a group of nationally-renown musicians: Giuseppe Berlen drums, Pierluigi Balducci electric bass, Davide Santorsola piano, Luca Cacucciolo keyboards and piano, and Michele Carrabba sax.

He runs seminars and he is a teacher of guitar, contemporary and jazz harmony, dialectics of contemporary improvisation, history of Rock, and electronic music at the school "Il Pentagramma " in Bari (Italy).

Mike Stern, Jeff Ray, Alex Milella, Andy Summers and Chick Corea

by Len Davis
May 26, 2024

Mike Stern These Times, Jeff Ray, Italian guitarist Alex Milella, Bad Dog U, and Andy Summers Earth And Sky. Greg Howe, Victor Wooten, Dennis Chambers and Chick Corea.Playlist Ring “Que Buen Pantelon" from Ring (Self Produced) 00:00 Mike Stern “Last One Down" from These Times (ESC) 07:32 Jeff Ray “Cinnamon Lenses" from The Walkup (Hipnotic) 15:08 Alex Milella “Oversteppin'" from Light Shades (NBM) 22:42Bad Dog U “Fancy Mixed Nuts" from Bad Dog U (Blu Jazz) 30:18 Andy Summers ...

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Album Review

Alex Milella: Light Shades

Read "Light Shades" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
August 10, 2004

One often has to wonder at an artist's musical choices, where they might have gone had they taken a different path. Fusion guitarist Scott Henderson, following his landmark record, Tribal Tech , turned his back on more complex composition, going instead for a more improvised concept where tunes evolved out of lengthy jams. Likewise, guitarist Allan Holdsworth, while as harmonically unique as always, has in recent years eschewed the more overtly lyrical compositions of albums including Wardencliffe Tower and Secrets ...