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Born in Montreal Canada, he grew up and begun his studies in Cello and Composition in Italy and France.After a few years of orchestra and chamber music experience, he won a scholarship in 2004 that allowed him to enter the studio of the legendary cellist Janos Starker at Indiana University in Bloomington for a Performer Diploma degree.After two years of study he decided to explore different approaches to cello playing, improving his already strong classical preparation with two years of studies in the Jazz field with another musical legend: Doctor David N. Baker, becoming the first cellist at Indiana University ever to achieve a Master degree in Jazz studies.After finishing his studies he decided to dedicate his time to finding a personal balance between musical tradition and experimental approaches.Mr. Amanti has recently finished his first commercial album that has been in the I-tunes top ten sellers in the jazz category in Italy. In this Album, the cello keeps the classical and jazz inspirations constantly in balance using improvisation and the use of electronics to create the illusion of a string ensemble, a percussion ensemble or a rhythm section.He is also writing and recording film scores and designing a series of shows that will feature the synergy between Cello/Electronics and images projected and edited live during the performance.He has performed and collaborated with:Luis Bacalov, David N. Baker, Aldo Ciccolini, David Sanchez, Ricardo Lorenz, Roberto De Simone and others.Some have said about him:I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to work with this fine young man. (Dr. David N. Baker)He is a serious, dedicated musician and I am convinced of his potential to succeed. I strongly support his quest. (Dr. Janos Starker)[…] He marks a very interesting path to discover the enormous potential of an instrument typically classical, very well used also into the Jazz (Marco Losavio www.jazzitalia.net)How the [...] do you do that? (…colleagues)
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