VEZZOLI ANDREA (1982 - ) Italie, corte franca (BS)
About the artist
BIOGRAPHY ANDREA VEZZOLI
Andrea Vezzoli since child shows interest in music at the age of 12 he began studying piano with Mara Buzzoni for more than two years, after which he joined, the band studying clarinet in Corte Franca (BS) where it is still the first clarinet under the direction of Hercules and Giampietro Lanfranchini Fanchini.
Composed by himself his early works, ranging from folk to jazz inspired by the landscapes of Franciacorta and arousing some interest by major composers. It is 2005, the crucial meeting with the composer and pianist Andrea Rosa, with whom he began a detailed study composition at the Academy of Pasini Corte Franca (BS).
It is during this period that he began to compose music, finding the interest of various chamber ensembles in Italy and abroad: in 2008 began a major collaboration with the Sicilian The Bass Quartet Wind Quartet, which commissioned the suite and Echoes colors of the forest and a version of Saltarello, born piece for piano four hands, but that will find its final position for string orchestra.
He also collaborates with other groups such as The Banquet, Alchemy, Euphoria and Dallas String Quartet for composing original songs in style 'Coffee Concert', tango and jazz. Important is also working with the accordion and Michael Gennaro Ruffolo Mouse with whom he collaborated and still collaborates to the realization of some CDs, including "taxy DRIVER" Gennaro Ruffolo and "Joe de Vivre" by Michelangelo Topo.
In April 2009 the Florentine Chamber Orchestra conducted by Nino Lepore performs Saltarello version for strings, a song played in the first West Coast September 19, 2009 by Olimpia CHAMBER ORCHESTRA in the U.S., and this year with the piano duo Allevi Guidi.
In April 2010 the great accordionist Gennaro Ruffolo will perform the soundtrack to the festival "ACCORDION IN CRUISE" soundtrack composed by Vezzoli commissioned by Donato Di Tullio, artistic director of the festival.
Last but very important collaboration with the prolific American multi-instrumentalist Len Andarson who performed the songs on various instruments Vezzoli.
A versatile style, with references to early music by Stravinsky, the descriptive character and interest rates are the key features of popular compositions by Andrea Vezzoli, which has new musical projects in the pipeline as is typical of Vezzoli, intrude into the various genres that are contaminate each other