About Me
Born in Milan in 1981, Simone begins studying classical piano at the age of 7, eventually enrolling at the "G. Verdi" conservatory in Milan at the age of eleven.
He soon gives up the study of classical piano focusing more on afro-american music.
However, he does not abandon the conservatory and he still manages to earn a diploma in double-bass and an intermediate diploma in experimental composition, under the guide of M° Fabio Vacchi.Simone has studied jazz with Paolo Birro, Diego Baiardi and he has participated to masterclasses and seminars with Bob Bonisolo, Dave Liebman, Antonio Zambrini, Kyle Gregory, Paul Rutheford, Renato Chicco, Ennio Morricone, Tino Tracanna, Barry Harris.He collaborated with: Michele Bozza, Gianni Cazzola, Franco Ambrosetti, Marco Vaggi, Soulstance, Mario Biondi, Pietro Ciancaglini, Lorenzo Tucci, Lo Greco Quintet, Fabrizio Bosso, Daniele Scannapieco, Ana Flora,
Gerardo Frisina, Rosalia De Souza.
