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Artists: Pippo Matino Quartet

Pippo Matino

Born in Portici, Naples, he's considered by the national critics one of the most expert and virtuosos of the electric bass, this is confirmed by his constant presence at the most important music festivals and bass events including at all editions of Eurobassday of Verona, Musikmesse of Frankfurt, Disma Italiano, Bass Player live of New York etc..
Flexible and curios musician, he ranges from jazz , funky, blues to rock and Italian pop music with a strong Mediterranean touch.

After a long rank full of experiences with the most important Neapolitan musicians such as Zurzolo, E.Vitolo, J. Senese, Larry Nocella, Daniele Sepe, etc.. he moved to Rome starting new collaborations and, in the meanwhile, started his soloist career as a leader recording his first album in 1993 produced by Via Veneto "Bassa Tensione", the first of this famous Roman label which was born thanks to the unforgettable Biagio Pagano: we remember the famous "Doctor Mike" and "Bass Song for Napoli" which made the album an icon for many young bass players.
He's been co-leader of the guitarist Rocco Zifarelli and the Cuban drummer Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez of an Italo-Cuban trio and, at the same time, he has been leader of the "ESSENTIAL TEAM" band, composed by several musicians in different times.

Past collaborative works with foreign musicians include: Billy Cobham, Mike Stern, Horacio"EL Negro"Hernandez, Derek Wilson, Cristian Meyer, Tony Scott, Eric legnini, Jean Marie Ecay, Stephane Huchard,Luis Winsberg, Manatthan Trasfer, Gloria Gynor, Steve Hunt, Brett Garsed , Peter Erskine, Famoudou Don Moye etcc..
Past collaborative works with renowned Italian musicians include: Stefano di Battista, Rocco Zifarelli, Flavio Boltro, Javier Girotto, Giovanni Imparato, Lello Panico, Cristiano Micalizzi, Roberto Gatto, Antonio Faraò, Gigi Cifarelli, Andrea Braido, Andrea Beneventano, Daniele Scannapieco, Rosario Giuliani, Lele Melotti, Giorgio Cocilovo, Roberto Gatto, Walter Calloni, Fabio Zeppetella, Fabrizio Sferra, Solis String Quartet, Mario Rosini.

Matino performed with many Italian pop stars such as: Giorgia, Renato Zero, Amedeo Minghi, Mietta, Alex Britti, Anonimo Italiano, Nino Buonocore, Drupi, Baraonda, Stefano Borgia, Joe Barbieri, Irene Grandi, Loredana Bert??, Neri per Caso, Francesco Baccini, Eduardo De Crescenzo, Nicky Nicolai, Linda, Nino d'Angelo, Eduardo de Crescenzo, Francesco Baccini,.
International Endorser:

R.COCCO STRINGS
MARK BASS AMP
GRISBY MUSIC
VALMUSIC Cables

Peter De Girolamo

Keyboards player

Born on July12th 1980. Girolamo took his degree at the DAMS (Arts and Music department), at the Tor Vergata University of Rome; thesis entitled 'synaesthetic paths in jazz'.

He starts studying piano at 6 years old of age. At the age of 14, while he continues his classical studies on the instrument, he discovers his love for jazz after listening to a concert of Carlo Negroni with whom he'll start his jazz studies. During this period, he starts playing around with the 'Disguise', a jazz-fusion band. At 20, he perfects his jazz studies with Gianni Aquilino and Claudio Colasazza. In 2002, he starts attending the Umbria Jazz Clinics organised by the Berkelee University of Boston and gets an 'outstanding musicianship' certificate. That same year, he starts working as a pianist, composer, arranger and computer engineer with WEA spa (World Entertainment Audiovisual) in Rome. In 2003 he's back at the Umbria jazz Clinics where his 'outstanding musicianship' is reconfirmed and where he's chosen by Giovanni Tommaso as the pianist of the 'Umbria Jazz Clinics Award Group' that will perform in December 2003 during the Umbria Jazz Winter Festival hosted in Orvieto.

He perfected his modern jazz comping with Russell Hoffman. He met Gegé Telesforo and started collaborating at the 'dj set Telesforo' with Marcello Surace on drums and Marco Siniscalco on bass. In 2004, 2005 and 2006 he worked at the Celebrate Café in Perugia for the Umbria Jazz Festival. In September 2004, he produced and arranged the album of Fausto Notorius; an Italian songwriter. I the same year, he formed a tribute band to Mingus together with Cosimo Marchese (drums) and Nico Verruccio (bass). In 2006 he started working on his first solo album; a jazz-fusion work in which he collaborated with Nico Gori (clarinet), and Pippo Matino (bass). In the same year he established an independent label, 'Soulnest' together with Barbara Ottaviani (Baby'ra) and Emanuela Ottaviani, former members of BabyraSoul. 'Soulnest' produces its first single; 'Miss?orMissing' composed and arranged by Peter and Baby'ra. In 2006 to 2007 he played in many festivals around Italy with the Pippo Matino New Quartet, with Claudio Romano (drums) and Paolo Recchia (sax). He also played with Roberto Schiano and Giulio Martino. In July 2007 his album titled "253" was released, which featured Pippo Matino (bass), Giovanni Imparato (perc.) Nico Gori (clarinet), Baby'ra (voice) and Emanuela Ottaviani (voice). In 2007, he featured on Pippo Matino's latest album. The trio Matino,DeGirolamo and Romano start touring with a tribute band to Joe Zawinul, which comprises of Emanuele Cisi (sax) and Amit Chatterijee (guitar).

Claudio Romano

Drummer

Born in 1966. His passion for music encouraged him to study drums, in the beginning as a self-taught and afterwards attending M. Valter Scotti's class. His multifaceted drumming style and his curiosity to explore different music styles allowed him to team up and to cooperate with Italian and International artists of all music styles.

Worked together with the most famous artists of all music genres some of them are:
Emy Stewart, Fabrizio De Andre', Dori Ghezzi, Giovanni Amato, Stefano Di Battista, Dario Deidda, Massimo Urbani, Danilo Rea, Adriano Pappalardo, Tony Esposito, Eugenio Bennato, Stefano Sabatini, Maurizio Giammarco, Joe Caruso, Flavio Boltro, Dario Fo', Sandro Deidda, Eduardo De Crescenzo, the Phoenix ,Bob Fix, Larry Nocella, ,Nicola Stilo, Daniele Sepe, Rosario Giuliani , Pietro Condorelli,i Darma, Antonio Onorato, Steve Wilson, David Kikoski, Gigi De Rienzo, Marco Zurzolo, Principe e Socio M, Dominic Di Piazza, Francesco Renga, Rosanna Fratello, Scott Duncan, Alfonso Deidda, Peppe Consolmagno, Emanuele Cisi, Felix Pastorius,Mark Hanna, Mattew Garrison, Linley Marthe, Stuart Hamm,Martin Gjakonovski, Adam Nitti, Tollak ,Mike Pope, Franco Giacoia, Edoardo Bennato ,Bob Fallon, Antonio Farao',Zooming on the Zoo,Charlotte Coppola, Lincon Goines, Ernesto Vitolo, Daniele Scannapieco, Oteil Burbridge, Tullio Solenghi, Rita Forte,Julian Mazzariello, Antonio e Marcello, Andrea Beneventano, Maurizio Capone, Manuela Zanier,Luciano Zadro, Rocco Zifarelli, Ernestico, Martin Gjiakonovski, Jenny B, Luca Signorini, Therry Renoux, Antonello Salis, Bob Fallon, Darryl Jones, Andrea Braido, Maria Pia De Vito, Carlo Faiello, Jamie Dolce, Alain Caron, Fabrizio Bosso, Lorenzo Hengeller, Lino D'Angio', Aurelio Fierro, Franco Coppola, Nacchere Rosse, Antonella Ruggiero, Poli Opposti, Peter Nylander, Pippo Matino,Essential Team, Jonathan Gee, Stun Hunther, Marcello Colasurdo, Tony Cercola, Giovanni Imparato, Steve Rose, Don Moye, Fawzy Chekili, Aldo Vigorito, Jerry Popolo, Avishai Cohen, Andrew Gouche, Giancarlo Perna, Christian Spering, Javier Girotto, Amit Chaterjee, Mario Rosini, Cecilia Gasdia, and many others.

Televised programmes he has taken part to:
Mio capitano Rai2,Doc club Rai1,Tam tam villane Rai2, Air bag, Ritmi Urbani, Anteprima, Match Music,Jeans 2Rai3,Tappeto Volante Telemont., Segnali di Fumo Videomusic, Felicissima e' la sera Odeon, Cocco Rai2, Convenscion Rai2, Premio Recanati Rai2, Sanremo Rock Rai1, Festivalbar Italia 1, Jammin Italia 1, Roxybar, MTV, Festival di Napoli Rete 4, etc etc.

Performed at many festivals and clubs including:
Como jazz, Sophisticated Lady Ravenna, Teano jazz, Jazz Festival Messina, Jazz Incontri Siano, Baronissi jazz, Fano Jazz, Melizzano blues, Brindisi Jazz, Pomigliano jazz many editions, Meta di Sorrento jazz, Link Festival Roma, Nick La Rocca 04, Disma, Eurobassday few editions, Campli Blues, Sorrento jazz, Openday la Cicala few editions, Prata jazz, Matese jazz, Vesuwave Classicum Jazz few editions, Pomezia Jazz, Jazz Enotes, Sanremo Rock, Premio Ciampi, Jazz sotto le Stelle Albissola, Terre di Collina Jazz, Rock in Corso, Banale jazz, Villa Celimontana many editions, Polla Jazz, Music Expo Verona, Premio Misero, Roma Incontra il Mondo, Palombara Jazz, Notte Bianca Napoli, Cartagena Jazz Festival, Casa del Jazz Roma, etc..

Recorded for different companies such as: BMG, Gala Records, Warner bros, Poligram, Polidor, Raitrade, Ricordi, Flaying Rec, Il Manifesto, ect etc.
Held specific drummer classes and seminars in public and private schools including the University Federico II and Arci both in Naples.