TURI COLLURA

Turi Collura is an Italian pianist, who was born in Sicily (Italy) in 1970. His notable professional background includes a piano course at Catania Conservatory and a degree in Music from University of Bologna and also from the Milanese School of Jazz. He´s been settled down in Brazil since 2002, where has worked as a pianist, music producer and, furthermore, has lectured at FAMES (Espirito Santo Music College), in Vitória. Turi teaches jazz piano and other subjects, such as Improvisation, area in which he's been working on for many years. On January 2007 Turi recorded his CD Interferências (Interferences) whith some of the greatest brazilian musicians of the Rio de Janeiro musical scene. In 2003, he himself founded the Popular Music Department at FAMES, where he's been in charge of the Coordination Department and is also one of its lecturer. Turi teaches Harmony and improvisation at EM&T. ( www.emt.com.br ) He published a method, based on 2 books + 2 CDs: "Improvisation. Creative practices for composing the melody in Popular Music. Pianista e compositor italiano, formado pela Escola de Jazz de Milão, pós-graduado em musicoterapia, Turi Collura mora no Brasil desde 2002. Ativo no cenário musical capixaba, gravou seu primeiro CD autoral, "Interferências", contando com a participação de músicos renomados tais como Ney Conceição e Nelson Faria entre outros. Fundou o Departamento de Música Popular na FAMES, Faculdade de Música do Espírito Santo, onde ensina Piano Popular e Improvisação, área à qual tem se dedicado há muitos anos. Publicou um método em dois livros+CD chamado “Improvisação: Práticas criativas para a composição melódica na música popular”. Turi é colunista da Revista Teclado e Piano (www.tecladoepiano.com.br).LIVROS PUBLICADOS: Improvisação. Práticas Criativas para a Composição Melódica na Música Popular VOL. I VOL. IICONTATO PARA SHOWS E WORKSHOPS PELO SITE:www.turicollura.com