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Durante questi anni, oltre all'attività di side-man, ha comunque continuato principalmente l'attività di band-leader del suo Swingsuite e nel novembre 2007 ha registrato un concerto presso il Teatro Trivulzio di Melzo che ha poi integralmente pubblicato nel successivo mese di giugno 2008. Il CD, nono della serie, è intitolato "SAMIRA" e prende il titolo dall'omonima ballad scritta dallo stesso Cellamaro.
- BIOGRAPHY Dario Cellamaro, is the creator and leader of the "SWINGSUITE QUINTET" which carries his name and follows the energetic "be bop/hard bop" swing style. He has been on the northern Italy musical scene for more than twenty years and has lived in Varese since 1977. He was born on the 19th of October 1957 in Cerignola(Foggia-Italy) and started playing the drums when just seven years old. Basically a self taught man for ten years, from 1977 to 1979 he studied first jazz rudiments with Carlo Sola who in that period was first drummer in RAI TELEVISION Milano Orchestra. At the end of 1979 he went on with theoretical and rhythmical studies following the drummers methods written in those days by Tullio De Piscopo who he meets in 1973 to then become his pupil in 1977 and then trusted collaborator. He has performed with the great Neapolitan drummer in numerous jazz events between 1990 and 1994 in small clubs and city squares in Lombardy, Liguria, Marche, Piedmont, Tuscany and Veneto. In the same years he carried on his "side-man" activity, collaborating with prestigious Italian jazz performers (FRANCO CERRI, MASSIMO URBANI, GIANNI BASSO, RENATO SELLANI, LARRY NOCELLA, DADO MORONI.....). He also collaborated with international jazz artists such as GERRY MULLIGAN, WOODY SHAW, SCOTT HAMILTON, DANILO PEREZ, TONY SCOTT, SLIDE HAMPTON, HARRY "sweet" EDISON, and CARL FONTANA. In 1994 Dario Cellamaro decides to begin a hard work dedicated pretty much exclusively to his 'SWINGSUITE' project. All this work is not in vain as just two years later he releases his first Album as leader of this formation. The CD, "SWEET LOVE", is named after a ballad written by Cellamaro in memory of his recently deceased mother, and it has a considerable success with the critics. This is followed by the band's performing in many Italian jazz clubs and then in 1996 by the icing on the cake of an already brilliant career!! The meeting in a recording studio with the great trumpet and flugehorn player CLARK TERRY with whom he records his second Album as the leader of Swingsuite. It is titled: CLARK TERRY meets Dario Cellamaro Swingsuite 5et - "MANIPULITE". It is not only the beginning of an artistic collaboration but also of a great friendship between Dario Cellamaro and Clark Terry, which results in a second CD recorded in 1998 and titled "SECOND TIME". There will also be three years of touring around Italy between 1997 and 1999, during which Cellamaro and Terry perform in the prestigious jazz festivals of Mosciano Sant'Angelo - Stresa - Castelfranco Veneto - and others, amongst which the first ever Andria (BA) jazz festival which in that year saw the presence of artists like Jimmy Owens and Lee Konitz. The year 2000 is very satisfying for Cellamaro, but its highlight comes in the week preceding Christmas. He flies to the United States on invitation by his fraternal friend Clark Terry who is celebrating his 80th birthday. For the occasion he performs alongside the best American musicians (amongst them are RAY BROWN, HANK JONES, LIONEL HAMPTON, and JOE HENDERSON), strengthening, thanks to the advise from these world jazz greatest, his knowledge of the fantastic world of 'mainstream' jazz!!!!! In 2001 he releases a live CD titled "CHILD DREAMS" and performs in many concerts. From 2001 until now (2007), Dario Cellamaro had a lot of performances but above all ha was very active in recording studio both musician and composer. Three CD published: "NinnaNannaNino" in 2003, "Simo's fun" in 2005 and a live collection titled "Dario Cellamaro... MY JAZZ LIVE collection", published in october 2007 with the best of last ten years with his "SWINGSUITE 5et" in jazz clubs and jazz festivals. During these years, Cellamaro is gone on with his quintet performing in jazz festivals and teathres. Last November 2007 he recorded with his quintet a concert at TRIVULZIO TEATHRE in MELZO (Milan), publishing a new CD in June 2008 titled "SAMIRA" from a ballad written by himself.
DISCOGRAPHY:
Dario Cellamaro SwingSuite Quintet - SWEET LOVE - 1996 (Old Magic Music) Dario Cellamaro SwingSuite 5et meets Clark Terry - MANIPULITE - 1997 (Old Magic Music) Dario Cellamaro Swingsuite 5et & Clark Terry - SECOND TIME - 1999 (Dfv Label) Dario Cellamaro Swingsuite 5et feat. Dave Glasser - BASKET 11.05.1999 - 2000 (Dfv Label) Dario Cellamaro Swingsuite 5et Live in Cerignola - CHILD DREAMS - 2001 (MAP) Dario Cellamaro Swingsuite 5et - NINNANANNANINO - 2003 (Alfamusic) Dario Cellamaro & Special Friends - SIMO'S FUN- 2005 (Alfamusic) - Dario Cellamaro Swingsuite 5et live at Trivulzio Teathre - SAMIRA - 2008 (Alfamusic).