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Mauro Banfi

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About Me


Try the BEST MySpace Editor and MySpace Backgrounds at MySpace Toolbox ! I was born in Varese, Italy in 1976. Love for music flashed me at the age of five, then I refined it in the ensuing years studying classical and jazz piano, trombone, composition, musical and jazz arranging. Among my tutors were celebrated Italian jazz musicians Antonio Faraò and Franco D'Andrea. In 2003, I came to London to take the prestigious Guildhall School of Music & Drama master's degree in jazz and a BA hons at Middlesex University. This gave me the opportunity to study with respected artists such as John Taylor, Simon Purcell, Pete Churchill, Scott Stroman, Nikki Iles, Gareth Williams, Chris Batchelor and Trevor Tomkins. I performed throughout Italy, Switzerland and the UK, in music as diverse as pop and rock, acid jazz, gospel, musical theatre and modern jazz. Still resident in London, I divide my time between jazz projects such as My Humbleside, The Chooners and Quazamba, playing as a freelance musician, teaching both privately and at the City and Islington College, St. Cecilia’s Wandsworth, the Pembroke Academy and running, as Creative Director, Rhythm and Muse Publishing LLP; production music company with a roster of ten composer specialised in music for film, adverts, games and ringtones. www.rhythmandmuse.com

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Music:

Member Since: 5/11/2006
Band Website: maurobanfi.com
Band Members: Me on piano and keyboard.WINDFALL: Matt Baker-Bass.MA BELLE HELEN: Matt Baker-Bass, Vasilis Sarikis-Drums.MATT O PINO PAZZO: Fabio Zambelli-Guitar, Matt Baker-Bass, Pino Li Trenta-Drums.INNO DI MAMELI: Ben Bastin-Bass, Vasilis Sarikis-Drums.ESPERANCA: Matt Baker-Bass, Vasilis Sarikis-Drums.JUST TRUST: Fabio Zambelli-Guitar, Matt Baker-Bass, Pino Li Trenta-Drums.
Influences: This is just the top list in a random order: Coltrane, Shorter, Joe Henderson, Kenny Kirkland, John Taylor, Freddie Hubbard, James Williams, Martial Solal, Jason Moran, Tim Berne, Don Byron, Monk, Bud Powell, Elvin Jones, Andrew Hill, Greg Osby, Brian Blade, Craig Taborn, Robert Glasper, Tony Williams, Bill Evans, Drew Gress, Fly Trio, Ralph Alessi, Jeff Tain Watts, Kenny Garrett, Bobby Hutcherson, Herbie Hancock, Bobby Timmons, Ron Carter, Chick Corea, Mingus, Billy Strayhorn, Vince Mendoza, Carla Bley, John Scofield, MMW, Sarah Vaughan, Lady Day, Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Bartok, Massive Attack, Notorius B.I.G., Sly & the Family Stones, Gil Scott Heron, Erykah Badu, Me Shell 'Ndegeocello, Galliano, Freak Power, Incognito, Jamiroquai, Living Color, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Faith No More, Steve Vai, Peter Gabriel, Suzanne Vega, Zap Mama, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple, Wagner, Queen, Missy Eliot, Tribal Tech, Kirk Franklin, Debussy, Bjork. My special teachers: Antonio Faraò e Franco D'Andrea. My mates: Beppe Preve, Paolo Frattini, Claudio Frascoli, Fabio Ilacqua, Kaso, Lorenzo Bassignani, Pino Li Trenta, Paolo Orlandi, Fulvio Sigurtà, Fabio Zambelli, Chris Rodgers.
Record Label: www.rhythmandmuse.com
Type of Label: Indie