Gianluca Grasso

Biography
Influencers

He obtained full marks and honours for both the three-year and two-year jazz piano courses at the Conservatory "N. Sala" di Benevento. He had previously obtained the three-year classical solfeggio licence at the same institute. His musical development was also fuelled by participation in various jazz piano courses and seminars, including the C.P.M. in Siena, Jazzinty with J. Bergonzi and Renato Chicco, the A.D.M. course with pianist Nunzio Rossi, and Tuscia in Jazz with American pianist George Cables, as well as with Michele Di Martino and P. Madsen. He furthered his studies by completing a two-year classical harmony course at the "N. Sala" Conservatory in Benevento and a sound design course at Midiware/Steinberg in Rome. He subsequently graduated in modern piano at the Lizard Music Academy in Fiesole (FI).He has played alongside C. Findley, C. Fasoli, P. Condorelli, R. Margitza and F. Bearzatti. , T. Esposito, T. De Piscopo, L. Aquino, A. Bassi, F. Bosso, R. Grube, A. V. Roosen, S. Mezzanotte and M. Zurzolo, among others. He won a scholarship for Tuscia in Jazz 2013. With Sala's Quartet, he won first prize in the jazz section of the VI edition of the National Prize for the Arts. In 2010, he came first with the band "Free Step" in the jazz section of the Bologna Arts Festival.He has participated, as a pianist in various orchestras, including the Orchestra of the Bengiò Festival in Benevento, Sala's Small Band, the N. Sala Big Band, the Molise Light Orchestra. He has participated in various recordings for different record companies (Idyllium, VideoRadio, Splasch Records, Universal, etc.) with various artists and musical groups (Koan Quartet, L. Aquino, Phonograph Team Project, D. Wright, R. Rabosio, T. Monopoli, G. Gentile, etc.). Alongside his concert performances, he has also carried out a sustained teaching activity for some time.