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Buy Vintage Hands or make a digital download also with a click on following buttonPiano, organ and keyboard player and composer. Selflearned. Starts to play the fisarmonica for fun when 6 years old. At 9 he studies violin for 1 year, at 11 the piano for a year. But is the Hammond organ he starts playing at 12, carrying it to clubs and playing covers and rock music. At the same time he gets a diploma in solfeggio and musical theory(1975) and dedicates three years to studying composition. Starts his professional career as organist in the group of Rocky Roberts in 1971.During the '70 he meets Toni Esposito and records composes and arranges part of the Albums "Gente Distratta" and "La Banda del Sole". He also begins a period of collaboration with Edoardo Bennato, doing tours and the albums:Burattino senza fili", "Uffa' Uffa'", "Sono Solo Canzonette", "E' arrivato un bastimento". At the beginning of the 80s he collaborates with Pino Daniele touring and recording the albums: "Pino Daniele" "Nero a meta'" & "Ferry Boat". He also plays with Eugenio Finardi & Crisalide, touring and recording the albums: "Blitz" "Roccando & Rollando".He continues recording with Andrea Mingardi in the album"Canto per te". With spanish singer Lorca: CD "Lorca"and a cd with the spanish rockgroup "Malanga".Alex Montana & Sautiva: CD "Vertigini". With Avitabile he records the album "Avitabile", Eugenio Bennato & Musica Nova: "Festa Festa" "Canzone per Juzzella" "Don Chisciotte". Teresa De Sio: all tours and all her discography up until "Ombre Rosse". For Teresa he composed and arranged part of the albums "Sindarella Suite" and "Toledo & Regina". In the latter one having the honor and the pleasure of working with the great composer and director Paul Buckmaster. He also plays with Vasco Rossi: cd's "Bollicine" "Che cosa succede in citta'" "Gli Spari Sopra". Eduardo De Crescenzo: tours and the cd: "C'e' il sole" "Cantejondo" "Danza Danza""Eduardo De Crescenzo live" "La vita e' un'altra". For Eduardo, Ernesto has written and arranged two songs: "Canzone Nuova" and "No Missing".Renato Zero: album "Ero Zero". Always with Renato Zero, in the month of November 2004, he plays live at the Eliseo theatre in Rome for the presentation of new cd "Catturami". Gianni Bella: cd "La fila degli Oleandri". Gianni Morandi: cd "Morandi". Peppino di Capri: cd "I Ragazzi di Ieri".Nino Buonocore: tours & cd:"Una canzone d'amore" "La naturale incertezza del vivere" "Sabato Domenica e Lunedi'" "Alti & Bassi", "Un Po'di Piu". Zooming on the zoo: cd "Zoologic". Roberto Ciotti Blues Band: tours & cd:"Road'n'Rail" "Changes". Napoli Centrale: cd "Alhambra" and tours & clubs until 2004. Francesco Bruno: Album "Interface". With Darma: cd "Darma". Rosario Jermano: cd "Sueno". Tours with: Mia Martinii, Luca de Filippo: theatre tour and cd:"Penziere Mieje"(by Eduardo De Filippo). Peppe Barra: cd "Guerra". Lino Cannavacciuolo: cd "Aquadia" "Segesta". As a "MIDI Accordion Player" with Marisa Sannia on the cd "Melagranada" & "Nanas & Janas".With the baritone Paolo Zicconi:cd "Andiras".With Marina Rei on tour from '97 to '00 and cd:"Donna" (remix) & "Anime Belle". With Giorgia: Live in Rome at the Sistina Theatre, Live in Viareggio. With Irene Grandi: "Verde Rosso & Blu" cd and tour 2000. Giacomo Bondi: cd "Latin Vibes".With the Edoardo Bennato and Alex Britti Tour 2006. In the year 1992 he records for BMG Rca his first cd as leader: "Piano & Bit"produced by Salvatore Frustaci, that sees the participation of several extraordinary musical hosts (50) among which the great Toots Thielemans and Mike Stern emerge. In 2006 he records for the Hullabaloo label his second CD: "Vintage Hands" coproduced with Musicisti Associati and Max De Virgiliis. Currently he is playing with his "Mediterranean JazzRock4tet" and is also working on a duo cover project:"Hammond Duo" with vocalist Anna Gaia Mariella and Monica Pujia and to "BEAT HOST PROJECT" VitMen'Bas Millenium mood by the drummer Agostino Mennella. Ernesto moreover recently has collaborated to the recordind of the new ones cd of: the singers Antonino, Monica Pujia, Rino Federico, Ania, Lello Brandi ('70s-'80s Osanna player) the attrice-singer Serena Rossi, the "very original italian singer" Mango and to the big event of the year 2008 "Ricomincio da trenta" last plan of Pino Daniele.