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Renzo Ruggieri (full)

Accordionist, composer, teacher, Renzo was born in Roseto degli Abruzzi (TE, Italy) and studied standard accordion with M° Aldo Rampa and free bass accordion with M°Vittorio Pomante. until graduation in jazz piano at the CPM in Milan under great pianist Franco D'Andrea. Specializations: "Music for Film" with M° Ennio Morricone 1991, "Jazz Accordion" with Frank Marocco 1995, with Adriano Mazzoletti 1996, with Richard Galliano 2000, “Jazz harmony” with Umbero Fiorentino 2002. Course of "Arrangement and composition for big band jazz" with Mario Raja 2001.

He is the leader of projects ranging from Solo to the Symphonic Orchestra", with which he has played over 2000 concerts all over the world (Russia, USA, China, Brazil, Germany, Spain, Mexico, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland, Scotland, Slovakia, Canada, Ireland, Iceland, England, Holland, Belgium, France, Lithuania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Albania, Ukraine, Turkey, Belarus). He has performed on prestigious stages such as the Arena di Verona, Shanghai Grand Theater, Ariston Theatre in Sanremo, Gnessin Hall in Moscow, Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, White Hall in St. Petersburg, Rome Opera Theatre, Rostov State Musical Theater.

The first to realize a completely improvised CD with his "Solo Accordion Project". He was artistic director of festivals such as Pineto Accordion Jazz Festival, Dolci Romori Jazz Festival, Gold Accordion Fest and of the prestigous International Prize Castelfidardo (PIF). Currently of the Italia Award Festival of which he is also the creator. Profitable collaboration with Maestro Peppino Principe who in his biography named him his artistic heir. In 2007 he arrange the album "Souvenir d’Italie" by the famous Pop singer Antonella Ruggiero with whom he performed at the prestigious Sanremo Festival and with which a stable collaboration was born that continues today. In 2009, at the International Accordion Festival of Castelfidardo, he was awarded the "Voce d'Oro", previously assigned to other famous musicians including: Richard Galliano, Gorni Kramer, Astor Piazzolla, Art Van Damme, etc. In 2013 he was awarded the "Silver Disk" from the prestigious Gnessin Academy of Moscow. Since 2014 the hand-impression of his right hand has been among those of the greatest accordionists in the world in the "International Museum of Accordionist Footprints" in Recoaro Terme (VI). His CDs "Inni d'Italia" and "Collection" won the prestigious Orpheus Award for Best Accordion Jazz CD of the year. He has participated in over one hundred productions publications CDs, DVDs, compositions and educational texts. He has also written music for theatrical works including "Il Ratto di Proserpina" by R. San Secondo (Greek-Roman Theatre in Taormina, 1997), "La leggenda del fiore di lino" Stipo/Del Giudice (Theatre Rome Opera, 2001) and "Van Gogh and Tutankhamen" Marco Goldin (Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, 2013) and many other works.

Renzo is one of the first accordionists to publish and create a modern didactic for jazz accordion. He taught at the conservatories of Cosenza, Teramo, Castelfranco Veneto, Nocera Terinese, L’Aquila and held many seminars (from Canada, Russia, USA, China, etc.). His students have won major international competitions (CIA, CMA, PIFo, Primus Ikaalinen, Italia Award) and many are already engaged in educational activities, concerts and recordings. Renzo teaches advanced courses in modern and jazz accordion in his Music Academy that includes a recording studio and record label “Voglia d'Arte Production”. He currently teaches Jazz Accordion - one of the first ministerial courses in the world - at the "Gaetano Braga" conservatory (Teramo, Italy).

He has collaborated with Ellade Bandini, Fabrizio Bosso, Antonio Calenda, Sergio Caputo, Gianni Cazzola, Franco Cerri, Stefano Cocco Cantini, Gabriele Cirilli, Roberto Colombo, Gianni Coscia, Simone Cristicchi, Paolo Damiani, Bruno De Filippi, Mauro De Federicis, Tullio De Piscopo, Piera Degli Esposti, Paolo Di Sabatino, Dolcenera, Umberto Fabi, Fiorello, Roberto Gatto, Marco Goldin, Raphael Gualazzi, Tonino Guerra, Monica Guerritore, Mark Harris, David Haughton, Roberto Herlitzka, Flavio Insinna, Linda, Judith Malina, Massimo Manzi, Frank Marocco, Germano Mazzocchetti, Piero Mazzocchetti, Ron, Morgan, Massimo Moriconi, Gino Paoli, Lino Patruno, PFM, Nicola Piovani, Peppino Principe, Enrico Rava, Danilo Rea, Davide Riondino, Antonella Ruggiero, Michael Supnick, Ares Tavolazzi, Art Van Damme, Ernesto Vitolo, Marco Zurzolo.

He is one of the most representative Italian accordionists in Italy and abroad. (Italian Jazz Dictionary, Flavio Caprera Feltrinelli, Milano 2014)

Renzo Ruggieri (short)

Accordionist, composer, teacher, graduated in jazz piano at CPM in Milan with M° Franco D'Andrea. He specializes with Frank Marocco, Adriano Mazzoletti, Richard Galliano, Ennio Morricone (Film Music) and Mario Raja (Arrangement and Composition for Jazz Big Band). He has played over 2000 concerts all over the world: Russia, USA, China, South America and almost all of Europe. He has performed in prestigious stages such as the Verona Arena, Moscow Gnessin Hall, Rome Opera House, Rostov State Musical Theater. He has participated in over one hundred productions including CDs, DVDs, compositions, didactic texts and theatrical works. Profitable collaboration with Maestro Peppino Principe who in his biography named him his artistic heir and with the extraordinary interpreter Antonella Ruggiero with whom he also performs in the prestigious Sanremo Festival. He was Artistic Director of important festivals including the prestigious Castelfidardo International Accordion Award (PIF), he currently directs the Italia Award Festival of which he is also the creator. Renzo is one of the first accordionists to publish and create a modern didactic for jazz / modern accordion with winning students of the most important international competitions (CIA, CMA, PIF, Primus Ikaalinen, Italia Award). He teaches Jazz Accordion at the "Gaetano Braga" conservatory (Teramo, Italy). Among the best known artists with whom he collaborated: Sergio Caputo, Franco Cerri, Gabriele Cirilli, Gianni Coscia, Simone Cristicchi, Bruno De Filippi, Tullio De Piscopo, Piera Degli Esposti, Dolcenera, Fiorello, Roberto Gatto, Marco Goldin, Raphael Gualazzi, Tonino Guerra, Monica Guerritore, Roberto Herlitzka, Flavio Insinna, Judith Malina, Ron, Morgan, Gino Paoli, Lino Patruno, PFM, Nicola Piovani, Enrico Rava, Danilo Rea, Davide Riondino, Art Van Damme.

Renzo Ruggieri (mini)

Accordionist, composer, teacher. He has played more than 2000 concerts around the world and participated to hundreds of productions. Collaborations: Antonella Ruggiero, Sergio Caputo, Franco Cerri, Gianni Coscia, Tullio De Piscopo, Piera Degli Esposti, Fiorello, Roberto Gatto, Raphael Gualazzi, Judith Malina, Ron, Morgan, Gino Paoli, PFM, Nicola Piovani, Enrico Rava, Danilo Rea, Art Van Damme.

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