Mario Rusca start the first experiences years ago with a lot of performance in trio.
From '71 to '74 Mario had a long collaboration with the famous violinist Joe Venuti.
"Reaction" is his first album produced by Dynia World Records in '74 performed with Stefano Cerri (Cb) and Gianni Cazzola (Dr).
In 1975 Mario was in studio for two new records. "Suspension" (quartet with Tullio de Piscopo, George Baiocco, Giovanni Tommaso) and his first Piano Solo "Joyette" (Dire -Records).
In 1976 Mario play in tour with Gerry Mulligan and is choose for reperesents Italy in Piano Solo at the International Festival of Warsavia.Mario Rusca perform his sounds with a lot of great musician like: Chet Baker, Al Gray, Tony Scott, Art Farmer, Lou Donaldson, Curtis Fuller, Bob Berg, Kay Winding, Jimmy Owens, Toot's Thielemans, Kenny Clarke, Stan Getz, Steve Lacy, Steve Grosmann, Eddie L.Joe Davis,Dusko Goykovic, Pepper Adams, Lee Konitz, Franco Ambrosetti, Gianni Basso, Francis Coletta, George Robert.
The Mario Rusca Quintet won in 1984 "The Cup of the Jazz Award" organized by Adriano Mazzoletti on air in National Channel RAI Radio Stereo 1.The Mario Rusca Quintet had a lot of performance in europe and had a great ovation at the International Jazz Festival of Montreal. Acutally Mario is an appreciate teacher of Piano in SMUM school of Jazz Music in Lugano (ch) and at the Civic School of Jazz in Milan. Most recently is available "Speak Low" his last studio work in trio with Riccardo Fioravanti (Cb) and Stefano Bagnoli (Dr). Actually this trio is performing live.
Mr. Rusca has composed the music and served as a music director for the films:
“La droga è vita?!†(1988-1990) by Umberto Baretto
“Electoral Debate†(1995) by Marco Rusca
“IO-Giuseppe Renzini†(1989-2003) by Marco Rusca
“Algonchini†(1999) by Marco Rusca
Algonchini has been introduced in London in the summer of 2000, on the occasion of the Portobello Film Festival
“NIÑO†(2004-2006) by Marco Rusca
NIÑO has been introduced in London in the summer of 2006 on the occasion of the Portobello Film Festival
“IDEA†(2006) by Marco Rusca
IDEA has been introduced in London in the summer of 2007 on the occasion of the Portobello Film Festival
Mr. Rusca has composed the music and served as a music director for the theatrical production of "Noemi", (1991) directed by Marco Rusca, written by Juan Carlos Malpelli (Art Director) The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute
(Los Angeles).
The theatrical production of “NATALE†(2005) by Marco Rusca
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