Dino Massa

Born September 26, 1964, earned his undergraduate degree in composition in 1990, earned graduate degrees with honors in piano and jazz music in 2000, at the Conservatorio San Pietro a Majella in Naples, under the guidance of M Bruno Tommaso.

From 84 performs in concerts both as a jazz musician and performer of classical, which alternates to the profession of teaching jazz piano at various music schools including the CPM network Space Music Pomigliano d'Arco (Na).

'84 Winner of the competition organized by musical Euterpe of Pompeii as a pianist jazz composer, has participated in numerous exhibitions both nationally (Naples, Salerno, Orsara, Pomigliano, Benevento, Teramo, Isernia, Campobasso, Martina Franca, Camerota, Ischia , Portici, S. Antonio Abate, etc.), however, playing for the international associations F. Chopin and A. Scarlatti of Naples.

Besides being an active composer of jazz, is the author of transcriptions of classical pieces for choir and orchestra performed in various concerts since '91.

In '94 affect on his behalf the so-called "Wandering" by which gets two reports in the competition organized by the magazine Top 94 Jazz Jazz Music category for new talent.

In '96, the so-called "Traits of Extraordinary Encounters" made with the group Agca is judged one of the best albums of the year by the newspaper L'Unità. In the same year, with the group Agca, participates in the TV Trying Trying on Rai Due.

In '98 he joined the Jazz Orchestra of the Conservatory San Pietro a Majella in Naples, directed by Bruno Thomas, with whom he performed in several festivals, collaborates with the music magazine Basimedia already Panastudio News, for which a cure didactic column entitled "The piano in jazz" and in the same year, her second CD in his name with the title "Doctor Dei Pazzi" jazz reinterpretation of the Neapolitan song.

In '99 the public method "For Piano Jazz Language" published by Sagi Music and distributed by Carisch, and in 2000 he published for the same publishing house, a book of songs for piano and soprano sax on "Jazz Duet".

In 2001 he released his third album, "Viewpoints", recorded solo piano.

He has collaborated and still collaborates with various musicians including Maurizio Giammarco, Bruno Tommaso, Piero Leveratto, Mario Raja, Maria Pia De Vito, Gianpaolo Casati, Andrea Braido, Daniele Sepe, Antonio Onorato, Pietro Condorelli, Franco D'andrea, with this' last in teaching.

Discography: 1994 - GIROTONDO (M.A.P. - L.T. CD 0109) 1995 - CASE OF EXTRAORDINARY MEETINGS - Agca (South Pole - PS005) 1998 - THE DOCTOR OF CRAZY (Panastudio - CDJ1010-2) 1999 - THE GREATEST HITS OF Panastudio JAZZ MUSIC (CDJ1051-2) 2000 - POINT OF VIEW (Panastudio - CD 1073-2) 2004 - UN PO '... HOW WE (Panastudio - CD 1073-2)