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Manfred Leuchter

Born: 1960

Musical Education: Autodidact Duo: Manfred Leuchter (Akkordeon); Ian Melrose (fingerstyle Gitarre, whistles) Trio: Manfred Leuchter (Akkordeon); Afra Mussawisade (Percussion); Florian Zenker (Gitarre) Quartet: Manfred Leuchter (Akkordeon); Steffen Thormählen (Schlagzeug, Percussion); Antoine Pütz (E-Bass, Gembri); Sebastian Pottmeier (Bass-, Alt-, Sopransaxophon) for further information check www.sparito.de

Rob Curto

New Yorker Rob Curto brings passion, energy and musicality to the accordion, shedding new light on the instrument’s many timbral and rhythmic possibilities. The Los Angeles Times writes that, “Curto’s originals..combine traditional authenticity with persuasive dashes of jazz.” An early devotee of North American swing music, bebop piano, funk, rock and blues; Curto combines these influences with his mastery of their South American counterparts forró, chorinho, samba, maracatu, frevo and the many other styles that belong the Brazilian accordion tradition. The result is completely original, authentic and stimulating to fans of all kinds, and has earned the accordion many a convert, who profess to having discovered a love for the instrument at one of his shows. Curto is a product of New York City’s diverse musical culture and has toured with artists such as Lila Downs, David Krakauer, Frank London and Cyro Batista

CJ Chenier

Coba

Coba has won several international accordion competitions, he has released CDs in Europe and Japan, even reaching no.1 in the charts. coba has come to be more than a name - it means music which crosses thematic boundaries and which has a world-wide influence. After Bjork saw coba perform in London in the late 90's, she immediately asked coba to join her band for a world tour. Since then, he has become of the most renowned Japanese artists and he has spent 15 years regularly touring Europe. He has released 30 albums of his music to date. coba has always strived for the best in his music and his success is proven by the excellent reviews it has received in Japan and worldwide

Giuliana Soscia & Pino Jodice Quartet

Giuliana Soscia is a very versatile artiste. She graduated in 1988 in pianoforte with full marks at the "S.Cecilia" Conservatory of Music of Rome, under A.M.Martinelli and Maestro S. Cafaro. She won numerous piano competitions and immediately began to perform in concerts. At the same time she began studying accordion and jazz. From 1995 to 1999 she studied and deeply researched the ethnomusicology of the Italian folk tradition, gradually moving on to more complex types of music such as the tango, and completing her journey of investigation through the means of jazz contamination. In 2001 she was awarded the "Sonerfisa" trophy, the International Award of the city of Castelfidardo for the best Italian accordionist and in 2007 the Lifetime Achievement Award of Castelfidardo

Tagliata Massimo

Born: May 29, 1973

Massimo Tagliata Accordion player, piano player, arranger Massimo Tagliata, born in Siracusa in 1973, begun his musical career very early as performer and composer. When he was 13teen he took the exam for composer, transcriber and songwriter at the SIAE. When he was 15teen he begun to indepth the language of Argentina’s tango working with the bandoneon player Marco Fabbri. Iin 1994 he won the first prize in the International competition “City of Castelfidardo”, category “Contemporary Music”. Then his interest in jazz and latin music grew up and dveloped. Since 1998, Massimo Tagliata had important collaboration with musicians like Teo Ciavarella, Felice Del Gaudio and the group Banda Favela, whit whom he realized an important tour all over the greatest jazz clubs in Europe and in Japan (Blue Note in Tokio). At the same time he continued the career of tango with the project Trio Lumiere, having gigs not only in Italy, but also in Europe and in Exra-Europe countrys. Thanks to his musiacal versatility, he works with the best musicians in Italy in different kind of music, jazz, tango, italian music, pop, brasil music and forrò. In 2006 built the group“Marea” with the guitar palayer Andrea Dessì il gruppo; in 2006 and 2007 the group Marea palyed in the most important jazz festival in Italy, like Delta Jazz Festival, Veneto Jazz Festival, Festival Soul and String , Dolomiti’s Festival. In 2007 the group Marea recorded his firs cd, Deserto Rosso, with the saxophon player Xavier Girotto, from Agrenina.. Since 2008, Massimo Tagliata works with the accordion player Frank Marocco, with whom does concerts, recordings and workshops. In 2008 came out the cd “Cammino Dritto”, made by Marea and Frank Marocco, that contains original compositions, jazz standards and sound-tracks of famous films. In 2009 Massimo Tagliata collaborated in the cd “Changes” , that will come out soon under the name of Frank Marocco. In the big number of Massimo Tagliata’s recordings we recall the most recents: The CD ““L’Amore è cieco”, recorded with Teo Ciavarella at piano and with the collaboration of Fabio Grandi, Flavio Piscopo and Massimo De Stephanis. The CD “Stranezza d’amuri” (2004) and “Donna Rita” (2006) for the italian singer Rita Botto, with Antonio Marangolo, Alfio Antico, Teo Ciavarella and Felice Del Gaudio The CD “Swingology” (2005), french swing, with Pier Giorgio Farina and Giampiero Martirani The singol song “Sognami” (2007) for Biagio Antonacci, recorded with Martirani Gipsy Swing; the song Sognami remained for 16 weeks in the first position of the italian top ten and receved the prize “Città di Castelfidardo” for the accordeon. The CD “Deserto Rosso” (2007), with the gorup Marea, promoted by Veneto Jazz and distribued by Philology, with the part of the sax player Javier Girotto, not only as executor but also as composer The CD “Cofferatzingher” (2007), with Magritte Quartet. The CD “Fiore notturno” (2008), with the gorup Marea, produced by Veneto Jazz. The CD “Lumière du tango” (2008), with Trio Lumiere.

Luciano Biondini

Born: January 1, 1971

Born in Spoleto in 1971, Luciano Biondini started studying the accordion seriously at age 10. He has been awarded many prizes for classical accordion, e.g. Trophée Mondial de l'Accordéon and Premio Internazionale di Castelfidardo. Since his turning to jazz in 1994 Biondini has played with the likes of Rabih Abou-Khalil, Dave Bargeron, Michel Godard, Battista Lena, Gabriele Mirabassi, Enrico Rava, Tony Scott and many others. A true master of his instrument and a soloist with an overwhelming dramaticism, he always adds something beautiful and original to any context he works in. His duet partner Javier Girotto was born in 1965 in Argentina (of Italian ancestors) where he studied Argentinian and Italian music in his early years

Simone Zanchini

Considered one of the most interesting and innovative accordion players on the international scene, his quest takes him to the limit of contemporary, acoustic and electronic sound experiment, and more other contaminations mixed together., super-refined influences issuing in a an absolutely personal approach for improvisation. He received an honours diploma in the classical accordion from the Conservatory “G.Rossini” of Pesaro. He is an eclectic artist, whose concert activity involves groups of from various fields of music (improvisation, contemporary music, jazz, classical music). He has performed at the most important international festivals: Clusone Jazz, Umbria Jazz, Tivoli Jazz, Berchidda Jazz, Sant’Anna Arresi, Barga Jazz, Mara Jazz, Vignola Jazz, Ravenna Festival, Rossini opera Festival , Teggiano Jazz etc

Gregorio Uribe

Big band leader, singer and accordionist Gregorio Uribe was born in Colombia, studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston and is now based in New York where he leads Gregorio Uribe Big Band: a 16-piece orchestra that blends cumbia and other Colombian rhythms with big band arranging. The band has held a monthly residency at Zinc Bar for four years and has performed at The Kennedy Center, Iridium Jazz Club and Celebrate Brooklyn Festival among others. Their debut album was financed by their followers in a successful Kickstarter campaign and it presents a collection of songs that is both danceable and sophisticated

Steve Rice

Born: March 19, 1960