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Branciamore
Born in Ragusa on 3/3/1956 and res. in Syracuse in Via Polibio, 17 - 96100 Syracuse Tel / fax 0931.32510 cell. 347.6157471 e-mail: [email protected]
Composer, arranger and drummer he studied with Bruno Biriaco, Andrea Centazzo, Pier Favre, Tony Oxley. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Musical Disciplines from the Jazz Music School at the Conservatory "A. Scontrino ”of Trapani and the II Level Diploma in Musical Disciplines Interpretative - Compositional Jazz Address at the Conservatory“ A. Corelli ”of Messina summa cum laude.
He is currently a teacher at the Jazz Department of the "F. Torrefranca" Conservatory of Vibo Valentia. He taught in the conservatories of Venice, Bari, Lecce, Potenza, Benevento, Adria. He has carried out the following years of activity: 1979 Given his entry into the field of jazz music in November at the first review JAZZ CITTA ’DI SIRACUSA 1980 April NEW TRENDS REVIEW Nocera Inferiore (SA) October MESSINA JAZZ MEETING 1981 March, Rome for the coop. Murales takes part in the I CREATIVI DEL SUD festival 1982 June, wins the prize in memory of PEPITO PIGNATELLI in SICILY JAZZ GIOVANI held in Bagheria (PA) for RAI3, as best percussionist. 1986 April, participates in the RAY MANTILLA PERCUSSION REUNION, for a production of the Brass Group Palermo July, he participates with his quartet in SICILY JAZZ ESTATE in Catania 1987 Concert activity in various Italian jazz clubs (Rome, Florence, Bologna, Milan) 1988 He records his first record as leader entitled FLASH IN FOUR with CarloActis given as guest for Splasc (h) records 1989 He is a co-leader of the DECEMBER THIRTY JAZZ TRIO with G.Occhipinti and G.Guarrella. 1993 August, participates in the SAN VITO JAZZ FESTIVAL Palermo 1st edition October, take part in the 1st IBLEO JAZZ FESTIVAL "EUROPEAN SOUNDS FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN" Ragusa with the December Thirty jazz trio 1994 October, he is at the 2nd IBLEO DEL JAZZ FESTIVAL in solo performance with the project of live electronics and drum set MELORITMOARMONICO 1995 August, 3rd ITINERARIES OF THE CONTEMPORARY JAZZ Noto (SR) with the D.T.J.trio December, 3rd IBLEO DEL JAZZ FESTIVAL with "Alberomino" by S.Buccheri and music by G.Occhipinti, special project of the festival. Also in December he composes the music for Vittorio Bellanich's "SOUND REVELATION" for SIRACUSA ARTE IN VIDEO 1996 February, wins the national competition for IGNAZIO SILONE ENSAMBLE Pescina Aquila June, Participate in duo with Gianluigi Trovesi at the EUROPEAN JAZZ FESTIVAL - NOCI (BA) June, artistic director of Extra Moenia Musiche Arci Siracusa and participates in a duo with the pianist G.Occhipinti August, participate with the D.T.J.trio in the 2nd IRPINIA JAZZ FESTIVAL in S.Angelo dei Lombardi August, he is the artistic director of the "CONTINUOUS TIME" art and music festival in Caltagirone (CT) together with the art critic Ornella Fazzina and participates in a duo with G.Occhipinti August, he participates as a guest in the orchestra of Mimmo Cafiero for Palermo di Scena October, 4th IBLEO DELJAZZ FESTIVAL conducts TRADE D’UNION with Rava, Rutherford, Godard 1997 March, his CD in solo MELORITMOARMONICO, Caligola records March, TWISTER review by Gaetano Liguori Teatro Arsenale MI June, EUROPA JAZZ FESTIVAL NOCI, with Hereo Nonetto by G.Occhipinti June, interviewed by Roberto Alaimo on Radio 3 region for MELORITMOARMONICO July, participate with TRADE D’UNION at the JAZZ CITTA 'DI SIENA festival with Mazzono, Rutherford, Godard September, CONTRAINDICATIONS with A BAU A QU, Rome Colosseum Theater. November, concerts in Germany, Switzerland, Holland at the famous BIM HUIS in Amsterdam with G.Occhipinti's nonet plane December, reported on the Sunday of culture of the Sole 24 ore for MELORITMOARMONICO, edited by G.M. Maletto, as best production among the three best percussionists together with Roberto Gatto and Tiziano Tononi 1998 May, guest at Radio 3 Suite for THE MUSIC ROOM in one performance May, Auditorium in Via Asiago with A Bau A Qu quartet with Roy Paci. August, Minor Curve Review at the Spasimo of Palermo with the D.T.J.trio 1999 January, he participates with the G.Occhipinti plane Nonetto at the AKUT jazz festival in Mainz, Germany April, again with the plane Nonetto at the International Festival of Liege and Bruges in Belgium July / August director of JAZZFEST Music around you, Syracuse July takes part with his Nomade quartet at the Acicastello CT festival August, with the D.T.J.trio at the CORTALE JAZZ FESTIVAL (CZ) August, artistic director of KOINE ’arte & musica Palazzolo (SR) September, LABIRINTI SONORI jazz festival with D.T.J.trio 2000 "March, wins the national Targa Mazars competition, prize awarded in the context of the Jazz festival in Bocconi, in Milan, for the best project on the theme" Jazz beyond 2000, tradition and improvisation meet technology " March, artistic director of EXTRA MOENIA MUSICHE, international jazz and music festival Crypt of the Siracusa College, where he performs with the European quartet TRADE D’UNION, Rutherford, Godard, Mazzon. August, JAZZ International Festival in MULHOUSE, France with G.Occhipinti tentetto. November, GUIMARAES International Festival, Portugal, with G.Occhipinti tentetto. December, Arci Jazz Festival Siracusa and New Movements Teatro Piscator Catania with F. Branciamore "Perfect Quartet" 2001 May, he directs the second edition of "Extra Moenia Musiche" international jazz review. June takes part in the Vancouver International Jazz Festival in Canada and in September in the Belgium tour, Bruxssel-Mons-Brugge, with the December Thirty Jazz trio. 2002 June, Review "The construction of sound" CentroCult.Candiani Mestre (VE), With Meloritmoarmonico, only performance. August, Fest.Int.Del Jazz in Brugge with the “Perfect Quartet and Fest.Int.di Aosta with the December Thirty Jazz trio. In September he takes part in the “Integrations” review in Comiso (RG) Bufalino Foundation and again in the Labirinti Sonori festival in Syracuse always with the Perfect Quartet. He directs the third edition of "ExtraMoeniaMusiche" performing in quartet with the famous Californian saxophonist Vincent James Golia. 2003 He takes part in several reviews with his own quartet and is instructed by the Ministry of Grace and Justice to hold a 360-hour "Educational Percussion" course at the Cavadonna District House in Syracuse, preparing and performing with a group of course students in a concert for symphonic percussion quintet. 2004 Takes part in the first review "Sicilia Jazz Context" with his Perfect Quartet. On 24 and 25 May he is a guest at Radio 3 Suite to perform and record live his new recording work "Jumping" co-produced by Rai and Splasc (h) records. In September he takes part in the "Summer Casmenea" review with his quartet. In October he was selected as teacher of the didactic percussion course at two institutes including Syracuse for a project linked to L.R.285 / 97. In November, Sicilian tour with the American philistine guitarist Steve Giordano 2005: participates in the III edition of ExtramoeniaMusiche for the soundtrack of the film "Nosferatu" with Enrico Intra and Giulio Visibelli and at the SummerMusicNight in Palermo at Villa del Pigno; composes the music of "Americana" reading for two reciting voices and Jazz trio with the December Thirty jazz trio; participates in the second edition of Sicilian Jazz Context with the Enrico Intra Trio in Syracuse; with his Perfect Quartet he takes part in the Altrisuoni review in Grottacalda, Enna. In November he recorded his new European project "Trium" in France together with Michel Godard and JeanLuc Cappozzo. 2006: with the December Thirty Jazz trio he participates in the III Sicilian jazz context; with his Trade d’Union he is a guest at the Music atelier by the musicologist Maurizio Franco in Milan; together with the DTJ trio he is at the International festival in Cerkno in Slovenia. He composes the music for the soundtrack of the film "Io e il Ciclone" by Buster Keaton together with the DTJ trio for LatomiArte in Syracuse; participates in the first edition of LentiniPlaysJazz with its Perfect Quartet. 2007 S.Amatojazzclub-Canicattini (SR), Il Sale jazzclub Siracusa, Milazzo jazzclub-ME, Lentini JazzClub- Siracua, "Confluenze" -Mus.Art.Con.Gibellina, Verdeluna jazzclubSolarino-SR, "JoyceFest", Jazz & Wine Pozzallo RG, LatomiArte - Syracuse jazz repertoire, Verdeluna jazzclubSolarino-SR, LaStazione Jazzclub-RG, Verdeluna jazzclub Solarino-SR, LaStazione jazzclub –RG. September - music composed for the exhibition "Places of absence-Prisoners and Deserts" by the painter M.Ciacciofera. Concerts Catania and Siracusa with its Italian-French project TRIUM, together with Michel Godard and Jean-Luc Cappozzo; August lectio magistralis on the history of jazz with video-photographic supports for the LatomiaArte review. 2008 Finalist at the 2007 National Arts Prize with the only performance "Water Compositions" at the Luigi Canepa Conservatory of Sassari jury chaired by Maestro Giorgio Gaslini and the musician Paolo Fresu. In April he performed in trio with the Milanese pianist and composer Massimo Colombo for "sound itineraries" in Pozzallo (RG) and ExtraMoeniaMusiche in Syracuse. On October 4th in duo with Giancarlo Schiaffini he participates in the Impro-meeting in Utrecht in the Netherlands and on October 5th with his TRIUM project at the Brugge International Jazz Festival in Belgium, and again with the same training on November 8th at the San Servolo Jazz Meeting in Venice. 2009 August Inter.Jazz Fest “Sergio Amato” Canicattini (Sr); October “Ares” Short film Fest.Siracusa; November "Exit" Curva Minore-Goethe Inst. Palermo. 2010 Jazz Review Enna, quartet, Jazz Buzz Review, Syracuse; Pozzallo Jazz / Pozzallo, MareMare jazz club Messina; Greek Theater Syracuse, Syracuse; Travelers Museum, Pal 2010 Jazz Review Enna, quartet, Jazz Buzz Review, Syracuse; Pozzallo Jazz / Pozzallo, MareMare jazz club Messina; Greek Theater Syracuse, Syracuse; Museum of Travelers, Palazzolo (SR); Mediterranean Review - Arena Maniace, Syracuse; Art Languages Theater Review, Pozzallo (Rg); Greek Theater Vizzini (Rg); Palmi Jazz Festival, Palmi (Rc); Latomia Arte Festival, Syracuse; Avola Jazz Festival, Avola (Sr); Film Festival, Donna Fugata Castle, Ragusa. 2011 Francesco Branciamore Trio + Steamboat Bill Junior - Sala Randone Theater Municipality of Syracuse, Puglisi Cosentino Foundation only performances on the theme "Abstraction and sound" - Catania; Assitalia Forum "The history of jazz" by Francesco Branciamore, Ina Assitalia Siracusa. In June he composes the music of some shorts by Melies, Chaplin, B.Keaton for the 2nd edition of the Floridia Film Festival in Syracuse. In July he takes part in the "Mediterraneo E'venti" review at the Arena Maniace in Syracuse with the DTJ Trio. For the Cultural Association Curva Minore of Palermo and the Amici della Muisca Cefalù Association (Pa) with the DTJ trio Sound Movie with Steamboat Bill Junior; Conservatory of Music Corelli of Messina as a guest in the Rosalba Lazzarotto Quintet; Jazz Festival La Sosta Villa S.Giovanni (Rc) with its Perfect Quartet. 2012: December Concerts "Istituto Musicale Privitera-Siracusa" and Villa Grimaldi Pozzallo for Ass.Cult. "La Sorgente" directs and composes for the chamber music group "Crossover Quintet".
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