Rosolino Marinello

Rosolino Marinello(born in 1974 in Detroit, USA). In his early childhood he moved to Sicily, where he started with music playing saxophone in his town marching band. He studied classical saxophone at the "Antonio Scontrino" Conservatory in Trapani. Around 1994 he started to play jazz, folk and improvised music with local bands touring also Tunisia with a crossover band playing mixed repertoire of traditional Sicilian folk music with jazz influences. In 2001 he moved to Holland to continue his study at the "Prins Claus Consevatory" in Groningen where he gained a Bachelor of Art Degree in 2006. In Groningen he started with "Katarchestra" where he could continue his folk and jazz researches. He has performed twice in " Cinisi Tonnara Nuove Musice" jazz festival in Sicily with "Klee Group" and "Sibuli" two bands that have been important in his musical development. Recently he’s working on his master degree at the Royal Conservatory in Den Haag.