ruggieri de federicis duo

RENZO RUGGIERI MAURO DE FEDERICIS DUO

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Mauro and Renzo are among the best performers of their instruments at international level and they have very prestigious collaborations. This duo was born out of a random collaboration, the two artists have never stopped playing together due to constant requests. They show an absolute mastery of their instruments which allows them to constantly change colors and arrangements. Their music - original compositions and melodies a known as ITALIAN JAZZ - contains a strong focus on melody, expressive and full of very sharp contrasts. Listening to their performance, one asks: this is ONE musician for the perfect symbiosis, a DUO for the elegance and an ORCHESTRA for the richness of color and atmosphere. The duo has performed successfully in Finland, Austria as well as in various Italian festivals during the presentation of their first CD "Terre" a study on the pop music of great jazz italian singers. This year the second recording "Ciak" will be released with tributes to the great Italian composers of film scores including Piccioni, Ortolani, Rota, Piovani, Carpi.

Special guest: Gabriel Mirabassi (clarinet)

“(...) The attention to melody and the strong Italian roots becomes a way to express your personality via jazz.” (FC, Vario)
“The guitar riffs of broken lives, the accordion throbs with passion of expression: both are floating between the lines with rare elegance and sublime taste”. (Ma.Ma. Jazz Colours)
"I just listen your CDs, like it so much. The song Catania even make me cry." (M.Heng, China)

RENZO RUGGIERI (accordionist, composer)
He has played all over the world. Currently involved in Italian Jazz with projects ranging from SOLO to RENZO RUGGIERI ORCHESTRA with whom he made many important sound tracks for theater productions and also collaborated with the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome and the famous Antonella Ruggiero whom he accompanied at the Festival di Sanremo 2007. He was the first accordionist to make a "completely improvised" CD with his second persona SOLO ACCORDION PROJECT. In 2009 he was awarded "The Golden Reed" at the International Festival of Castelfidardo, an award already assigned to A. Piazzolla, Gorni Kramer, R. Galliano, Art Van Damme and in 2010 ORPHEUS won the award for best jazz CD of the accordion. He has worked with Enrico Rava, Roberto Gatto, Danilo Rea, Gabriele Mirabassi, Franco Cerri, Lino Patruno, Art Van Damme, Massimo Moriconi, Paolo Di Sabatino, Massimo Manzi, Ernesto Vitolo, Fabrizio Bosso, Paolo Damiani, Gino Paoli, Sergio Caputo, Fabio Concato, Morgan, Piera Degli Esposti, Nicola Piovani, David Riondino, Tonino Guerra, Monica Guerritore.
www.renzoruggieri.com

MAURO DE Federicis (guitarist, composer)
Diploma in guitar with the highest grades and honors, diploma in instrumentation for the band, he has collaborated with various artists, including Milva, Paolo Fresu, Bob Mintzer, Fabrizio Bosso, Art Van Damme, Frank Marocco, Dario Deidda, Franco Cerri, Daniele Scannapieco plus several symphonic institutions among the most important in Europe. He has performed at Carnegie Hall in New York, the Operhouse in Vienna, the Palau de la Musica Catalana in Barcelona, Orchard Hall in Tokyo, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam .... as well as several Italian opera houses and festivals. He teaches “Theory, Solfeggio and Dictation Music” at the Conservatory of Music "GB Pergolesi" di Fermo (AP). www.maurodefedericis.com

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