Alessandro Minetto: Jazz Drummer
Born in Alessandria on june the 23th 1969 begins his music studies at the age of 15 attending the drum classes of acknowledged italian teachers like: Alberto Bucci, Giorgio Gandino, Marco Volpe, Bruno Astesana and Maurizio Planker. Starts his professional career at the age of 22 performing in Italy and foreign countries. He attends also clinics of drummers: Manhù Roche, Francesco Sotgiu, Enzo Zirilli, Roberto Gatto, Ettore Fioravanti, Arvin Scott, Marcello Pellitteri, Bob Moses, Max Roach, Roy Haynes.
Collaborations: As a jazz drummer starts performing with: Giorgio Licalzi, Paolo Porta, Fulvio Albano, Fabrizio Bosso; also collaborated with: Aldo Mella, Andrea Allione, Aldo Rindone, Guido Canavese, Nicola Muresu, Antonio Zambrini, Due Laghi Big Band, Francesco Nastro, Giacomo Aula, Alfredo Ponissi, Lorenzo Petrocca, Claudio and Fulvio Chiara, Stefano Calcagno, Alessandro Maiorino, Riccardo Ruggieri, Luigi Tessarollo, Maria Pia De Vito, Franco D'Andrea, Carlo Atti, Riccardo Zegna, Luigi Bonafede, Bruno Marini, Maurizio Nunes Caldura, Marco Vaggi, Roberto Cecchetto, Aldo Zunino, Claudio Fasoli, Andrea Pozza, Stefano Battaglia, Renato Chicco, Paolo Birro, Marco Micheli, Rosario Bonaccorso, Pietro Tonolo, Gianni Coscia, Ares Tavolazzi, Furio Di Castri, Antonio Faraò, Emanuele Cisi, Gianni Basso, Larry Schneider, Jimmy Cobb, Tom Kirkpatrick, Maurizio Giammarco, Kail Gregory, Andy Gravish, Walter Weiskopf, Steve Grossman, Michelle Hendrix, Garrison Fewell, Michael Rosen, Gilad Atzmon, Dena DeRose, Donald Braden, Peter King, Kay Foster Jackson, Phil Guy, Damon Brown, Stjepko "Steve" Gut, Melissa Stott, Franco Cerri, Bob Bonisolo, Jonathan Gee, Benny Golson, Bruce Forman, Monk Liberation Front, Francesca Sortino, Paolo benedettini, Pietro Ciancaglini, Barend Middelhoff, Gerard Klein, Steve Rose, Bud Shank, Guido Di Leone, Marco Tamburini, Piero Odorici, Gianluca Petrella, Francesco Cafiso, Renato Sellani, Dusko Goykovich, Stefano Cantini, Kelvin Sholar, Ronnie Matheus, Lee Konitz and many others.
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Other experiences:He has been assistant for drummers: - Stephen Keogh at Appennino Music Festival Clinics in 2000 and 2001 - Sangoma Everett at Due Laghi Jazz Festival Clinics in 2002 - Ron Savage at Umbria Jazz Berklee Clinics 2005
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He also played with the Marco Felesina Trio at the Palace Hotel of St. Morritz, with the Davide Calvi Trio at the Hotel The Paris in Monaco and in several european jazz clubs as Ronnie Scott's in London and Bimhuis on Amsterdam to name a few...
Performances:Played in many clubs and festivals all over Italy and occasilonally around europe. Festivals: Orciere Merlette Festival du Jazz, Nonsoloteatro (Borgio Verezzi), Festival Jazz di Como, Ivrea Estate '97, Art Sound in Torino, Jazz a Palazzo (Torino), JVC jazz festival Torino '98, Forte Dei Marmi ‘98, Jazz Image '99 (Roma), Cagliari '99, Valtellina Jazz Festival '99, Ivrea '99, Avigliana 2000, Manerbio Jazz Festival, Eurojazz Festival di Ivrea 2000, Verona Jazzfestival 2000, Eurojazz Festival di Ivrea 2001, Udin&Jazz 2002, Crossroads (Ravenna) 2002, Le sommet du jazz 2002 (serre chevalier), Ha Noy European Jazz Festival 2002 (Viet Nam), Casalgrande Jazz Festival 2003, Salerno Music… 2003, Marsala Jazz Festival 2003, Maglie Jazz 2003, Gibellina Jazz Festival 2003, Conservatorio and Circolo Italiano of Addis Abeba (Etiopia) 2003, Villa Celimontana 04 (Roma), Terninjazzfest 04, Jazz by the sea 04 (Fano), Iseo & Clusone 04, Aqui Terme in Jazz 04, Festifal di Bertinoro 04, Feltre Jazz 04, Toscana Jazz 04, Linguaggi Jazz 2005 (Torino), Ivrea Eurojazzfestival 2005 and many others.
As sideman of different bands he toured in several countrys: Holland, Brasil, Viet Nam, france, England, Germany, Turkey, Grece, Swizerland, Ethiopia and all over Italy. 2005/06 worked as assistant at Berkelee Clinics at Umbria Jazz
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Records as sideman:Giorgio Licalzi, Giorgio Licalzi (Philology) 1994. La nuit americaine featuring Franco D'Andrea, Giorgio Licalzi (Philology) 1996 ?Santa Lucia, Giorgio Licalzi (Polo Sud) 1997. Serenata celeste, Lorenzo Minguzzi (Caligola).
Eyes and stripes featuring Fabrizio Bosso, Luigi Martinale (DDQ) 1999 At Home, Fulvio Chiara (Splash 2000) Plaing The Giants feat. Tom Kirkpatrick (Modern Vintage) 2000, Zoe, Guido Canavese trio (Jazzmobile Records) 2001Urka Feat. F.Bosso, Luigi Martinale (DDQ) 2002. Un gatto attraversa la strada, Tartamella-Leotta-Minetto (Note Sparse) 2002?Kiss Me, Francesca Sortino (SUGAR) 2004. Cream of mandarin, Gee-Gallo-Minetto (Artesuono)2004Somethin' Special, Feat Steve Gut and Carlo Atti, VIDEORADIO 2004
The Long Journay,Amsterdam Roma, Munich Records 2005
Walkin' Ahead, Guido di Leone, YVP music 2006
Why Now, Melissa Stott, Feetfirst Records 2005
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Alessandro Minetto endorses "Ideas for Drummers" sticks and ISTAMBUL Cymbals.----------------------------------------------------
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Contacts and information:
Alessandro Minetto
skype name: alessandrominetto ------------------------
cell. 0039 349 4590210
e-mail:
[email protected]
