About Me
Riccardo Onori – Electric Guitar -was born on 26th March 1969 in Prato, Tuscany. He begins to play to the age of 14 years old: he attends the Fiesole Conservatory for three years, and then he participates to numerous jazz clinics, organized by John Abercrombie, Jim Hall, Bill Frisell, Pat Metheny and Bruce Forman.On 1989, with his Band "Edipo e il suo Complesso", he participates to tv transmission "Sanremo Follies"; then, during the christmas week, he is host to "Hot Line", a program on air on Videomusic, and at last, he records his first one cd "Pura Lana". He also participates, in Florence, to different musical manifestations, such as "Tien An Men-per non dimenticare", "Aid for Aids" and some concerts organized by the student movement "La Pantera"; and on 1990 he participates to Amnesty International Movement against Usa-Iraq War. He wins the audition for competition selections organized by CEE, thanks to this, he takes part of one young orchestra of musicians, called "Il Paese degli Specchi", directed by Bruno Tommaso, Kenny Wheeler, George Russel and Ray Wharlight. On 1995, he participates, like live musician, to the theatral show:"L’Elogio della Fuga" with the participation of Franco Di Francescantonio.He is to the Marseilles Biennial, with Lorenzo Brusci and Timet Band and with them he records one cd, called "Cicli di Sintesi". He wins Bologna Biennial, with "Specchio Ensemble Band", and on 1996 he wins the first prize at the European competition "Eurojazz".
At the same time, he collaborates with "Dirotta su Cuba"and with them he participates to three tourneè; on the same year, he plays at Sanremo Festival with Toots Thielemans. On 1998, he takes part of Irene Grandi's Band and with her he goes in tourneè on March 1999. Moreover, always on 1998, he plays with Charlie Wood ,soul-rhythm&blues singer and pianista, from Menphis. He starts to collaborate, on 1999, with Stefano Bollani and Massimo Altomare, to the realization of a disc, product by C.P.I., with special guest the comic actor, Riccardo Pangallo…Still with Stefano Bollani, and his Band "L’orchestra del Titanic", he records others two albums, the first one is estimated better album by the "Musica Jazz" magazine. Always with "L’Orchestra del Titanic", he plays at different Jazz Festival.
Since 2000, he collaborates with Jovanotti to the realization of the cd "Il Quinto Mondo", subsequently, he participates to "Quinto Mondo" tour, that it touches main numerous Italian cities and European festivals. In contemporary, he produces one young rock band, "La Camera Migliore", with them he realizes two cds: "La Camera Migliore" and "Cari Miei", with "Due Parole" Label of Carmen Consoli. On 2004, he begins a tour, with Saturnino, in several club, and then he works, with Jovanotti, to the realization of the cd "Buon Sangue", and he participates to the tour that it follows the escape of the aforesaid one cd.
On 2005, he collaborates with Eumir Deodato, famous Brazilian pianista that he has produced famous artists, which Cool and The Gang and Bjork; with Deodato he plays at Umbria Jazz Festival, at Blue Note, in Milan, and on October 2006, they play in two important Japanese cities, Tokyo and Kobe.
Moreover, during his artisic career, he has collaborated with Max Gazzè, Alex Britti, Syria, Paolo Vallesi, Oracio Ernadez, Enrico Rava, Gianni Maroccolo, Ernesttico Rodriguez, Marco Tamburini, Massimo Manzi, Jarabe de Palo, Paolino Della Porta, Fabrizio Sferra, Peu Meurray…etc…etc....
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