ANTONIO CANTERIAlthough he describes himself as self-taught, Antonio Canteri had harmonica lessons from the Parisian maestro Jean Jacques Milteau.
He grew musically playing blues, being part of some important bands in the Verona area.
To begin he played for eight years in the John Papa Boogie Blues Band, among the first to play the “devil’s music†in Verona. Canteri later worked with Rudy Rotta, a world famous blues player from Verona, to then begin a very profound artistic relationship with the Madagascan guitarist, composer Tao Ravao, who he did a tour with in France, playing in some Parisian clubs and recording their first album, which came out in Verona with the Il Posto label, tied to the historic Verona music club of the same name, for twenty years one of the most important Italian clubs playing top quality live music. The disc was called From Madagascar to Chicago and included some original compositions by Ravao and a new reinterpretation of Robert Johnson.
Another important Texan style rock-blues experience was the excellent album To Blues or not To Blues by Lone Wolf.
Since 1993 he has played with Acoustic Duo with the guitarist Stefano Bersan.
With regards his discs, we must remember Canteri’s work with Bruno Lauzi on the CD Il piccolo esploratore, issued for Azzurra Music in the Author collection.
STEFANO BERSANStefano Bersan, more than 25 years’ love for acoustic guitar he began his musical adventure as a self-taught musician preferring Italian songs and folk and blues. Later he became a pupil of the Verona born guitarist, composer and arranger Carlo Ceriani, and joined the Yourp Group, a Verona band playing rhythm’n’blues, which became famous in Italy by taking part in popular RAI shows and “opening†Italian concerts for Ray Charles and the Blues Brothers Band. Bersan played with the Yourp Group for seven years and at the same time continued to extend his technical and creative approach, going to courses and seminars with Joe Diorio, Billy Cobham, Franco Rossi, Davide Di Gregorio.
In 1991 he played on the recording of the Big Bossa cd with the big band Future Orchestra directed by the saxophonist-composer and arranger Luca Donini.
Since 1993 he has been working full time with Antonio Canteri on the Acoustic Duo project. real editor best profile tools real editor best profile tools
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