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Maurizio Giammarco

Born in Pavia in 1952 but for the most of his life a Roma resident, Maurizio Giammarco has been a central figure on the italian jazz scene since the early '70's (see also: The Biographical Encyclopedia Of Jazz, edited by Leonard Feather & Ira Gitler), Maurizio Giammarco has made his name as a saxophonist, composer and leader of historic groups such as Lingomania (a pool winner electric-jazz band regarded as the most representative group of the '80's in Italy); or the Parco Della Musica Jazz Orchestra (PMJO), a resident big band at the new roman Auditorium (Directed from 2005 to 2010). His growing interest on large ensemble writing can be also seen by his collaboration with the sicilian big band Orchestra Jazz del Mediterraneo (see the two cds Cieli di Sicilia, The Bach Open Project: Vie di Fuga). Rooted in a profound understanding of historic jazz, and with a rich experience on the most various musical circles as well, Maurizio has arrived at a personal synthesis be it on a soloist level as well as compositional. He has played with many renowned jazz artists (Chet Baker, Lester Bowie, Dave Liebman, Phil Markowitz, Miroslav Vitous, Peter Erskine just to name a few) and with almost all of the most important italian musicians.

His most recent project Rundeep features Vic Juris, Jay Anderson and Adam Nussbaum, whose cd Lights And Shades has been released in 2012. Active also in teaching (mainly Siena Jazz and the roman Saint Louis School, plus several state schools), in the recording and concert fields, he has distinguished himself also as a freelancer on recordings and during tours of pop music and has composed and arranged music for theatre, dance, movies, cd roms, as well symphonic and string orchestras. He is the author of a monograph on Sonny Rollins (1996), and of book of his compositions and transcriptions (Carish, 2012). He was also the director of the Termoli Jazz Podium festival (2000-6).

Awards

Lingomania has been voted best italian jazz group for Musica Jazz Magazine in years: 1984-1985-1987 and for Guitar Club Magazine in 1988-1989 Maurizio Giammarco jazzman of the year for RAI 1 in 1984


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Live Review

Luca Mannutza trio & Maurizio Giammarco @ Jazz Just Like This

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Luca Mannutza Trio con Maurizio Giammarco Jazz Just Like This 2021 Nightingale Studios, Roma 9.4.2021 Venerdi 9 aprile, in concomitanza con la nascita della Birdbox Records si è inaugurata la prima rassegna jazz italiana in streaming. Un'iniziativa lodevole che cerca di rispondere al forzato--e per molti aspetti ingiustificato, a mio parere--annuale blocco dei concerti di musica e di altre manifestazioni artistiche. La rassegna consta di sette concerti, distribuiti fino all'8 luglio, con 22 tra più ...

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Enrico Pieranunzi: From Always to Now

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Forty-one years after its original release on a little known but quite active independent label from the '70s, Edi Pan, Alfa Music has recently reissued From Always to Now, one the most important records by pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi. From Always to Now represents the high point in the pianist's hard-bop phase, during which Pieranunzi's impetuous style was heavily influenced by McCoy Tyner. Shortly afterwards, inspired by his collaboration with Chet Baker, Pieranunzi would embrace the more meditative and ...

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Maurizio Giammarco: Una musica che ci rende più umani

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Il sassofonista Maurizio Giammarco ha presentato 11 Gennaio in prima assoluta al Teatro Studio Borgna il suo nuovo lavoro dal titolo Only Human nell'ambito del Recording Studio, la rassegna che dà la possibilità al pubblico di assistere alla registrazione dal vivo dei dischi prodotti dell'etichetta Parco Della Musica Records. Il titolo del disco Only Human si ispira al concetto di alienazione dell'uomo moderno provocata dai nuovi mezzi di comunicazione che si sostituiscono ai nostri rapporti personali “assorto ...

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Primary Instrument

Saxophone

Location

Rome

Clinic/Workshop Information

Maurizio Giammarco is currently a teacher in the International Siena Jazz Summer workshops

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Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Lights and Shades

Parco Della Musica Records
2013

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The Bach Open...

Anaglyphos
2012

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Eclectricity

Parco Della Musica Records
2012

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Electricity

Self Produced
2012

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Cieli Di Sicilia

Anaglyphos
2011

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