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Filippo Castellazzi was born the 3 of january 1975 in Italy. At the age of eight he starts studying the alto saxophone with Maestro Silvio Maggioni and theory and solfege at the “Primavera†music school of Seriate (BG). In 1985 he is introduced by his teacher in the Seriate’s “Corpo musicale primavera†30 pieces orchestra. In 1990, getting interested in different kind of music as Rock and Fusion he starts playing guitar, studying with many players as Thierry Zins, Sandro Gibellini, Paolo Manzolini and Paolo Filippi. In those years he performs in many diverse formations. In 1994 he studied with Frank Gambale at the “Guitar Cap†in Rome. In 1995 he recorded a cd as a guest with the acid jazz band “Colori Sonoriâ€, printed and distributed by Idea music productions.EDUCATION: In 1998 he starts studying at the Conservatorium Van Amsterdam with Jesse van Ruller and Maarten Van Der Grinten. During those years he played in several bands and performed in many different countries :Holland, Germany, Belgium, Swizzerland, Italy, France. He visited as an active member the following Masterclasses : Dori Caymmi, Scott Henderson, Mike Stern, John Scofield, Frank Gambale, Jack DeJohnette, Eef Albers, Peter Bernstein, Lee Konitz, Larry Goldings, Bill Steward, Dave Holland, Pat Martino, Kurt Rosenwinkel. In 2002 he graduated bachelor at the Conservatorium Van Amsterdam with high marks and had the possibility to enter in the “Master Degree Program†2 years course. In those years he combines the study of the guitar with other disciplines as Composition with Jurre Haanstra, Counterpoint with Henk van Benthem and arranging with Johan Plomp. He graduated Master in 2004.DEBUT CD: He recorded is first solo cd “Chiaroscuro†with Tino Tracanna and Roberto Cipelli (Paolo Fresu quintet) Manolo Cabras and Antonio Pisano, released with the Italian jazz label Double Stroke Records (www.doublestrokerecords.com) in 2006. The record contains 9 original compositions.VISSE VASSE: In November 2005 he recorded a cd with the guitar duo Visse Vasse, with the Danish guitarist Niels Bjerg. The record is enriched by the presence of Birgitte Lyregaard (vocal) and the award winning saxophone player Tineke Postma as a special guests.During those years he played intensely with his own quartet/quintet ,especially in Italy and France, and with Visse Vasse with whom he toured Denmark in the summer 2005 and 2006. In November 2006 he played in the orchestra “Cantare†for the musical “Anatevka: a fiddler on the roofâ€, performing at the Meervart theatre in Amsterdam.TEACHING EXPERIENCE: As a teacher he worked at MEC â€muziek educatie centrum†in Amsterdam, at Forte music school in Zaandam and at the Rotterdam Conservatory.