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Francesco Diodati
guitar
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New album for Auand records is ready!
"Purple Bra", the new album featuring
Francesco Bigoni, Francesco Ponticelli and Ermanno
Baron is available on www.Jazzos.com.
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Formation:
 Francesco
Diodati studied under
Roberto Spadoni.
2009: Francesco obtained one of the highest
scholarship from The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music.
2008-2009:
full scholarship to attend the International Master-Workshop In.Jam, organized by
Siena Jazz
Association, studying with Kurt Rosenwinkel, John Abercrombie,
Drew Gress, Heyn Van De Geyn, Jeff Ballard, John Riley
among many others.
2008: he studied under Jack Walrath and
Rory Stuart, attending summer workshop of the New School, based in New York.
He attended the summer workshop "Roma Jazz' s school", held by Kurt Rosenwinkel
and Ken Cervenka.
2001: the guitar masterclass of "Siena
Jazz" (2° level) with
P. Condorelli,
B. Tommaso, L. Bragalini,
R. Spadoni;
2002: the guitar masterclass of "Siena
Jazz" (3° level) with E. Rava,
F. Di Castri,
T. Lama, S. Zenni;
2003: the arrangements and jazz composition
summer seminars of Lanciano held by M. Abene,
R. Spadoni,
L. Bragalini, S. Zenni.
2005: cholarship for "Roma Jazz' s School" masterclasses
with Salvatore
Bonafede,
Pietro Condorelli,
Sandro Gibellini. Master Classes with M. Giammarco, E. Pieranunzi,
R. Gatto,
G. Tommaso, R. Giuliani, E. Rava
Contests
First prize at the "Talenti jazz – Martina 2004"
competition with his Francesco Diodati quintet.
First Prize at the "Porsche giovani e jazz 2005"
competition with his quintet.
First Prize at the "Barga Jazz 2005" with his
quintet
In the final selection at the "Avignon tremplin du jazz" competition,
2005 with his quintet.
First prize of "Premio Palazzo Valentini 2005"
during Villa Celimontana Jazz Festival.
Third prize of "Premio Chicco Bettinardi 2009"
for young jazz soloists.
First Prize of "Fara Music Fest 2009" with Travelers.
Discography
As Leader:
 A.V.
"Porshe live giovani e jazz" (F. Diodati 5et) 2006
(Musica Jazz Edition)
Francesco Diodati Neko - Purple Bra (Auand Records) 2010
As Side Man:
A24 – "A24" Wide Records 2007
Antonello Sorrentino Quintet - Blog (Wide Records), 2009
Danielle Di Majo Quintet - Blu (Picanto Records) 2010
Quotes about Francesco Diodati
"The Francesco Diodati quintet is among the most capable of young italian groups
[..]. The original compositions are all characterized by musical elegance and stability."
- Jury of "Tremplin jazz D' Avignon", Summer 2005
"Beautiful originals! The Francesco Diodati quintet, emerging on a national level,
presents fresh, up-to-date mainstream…" - Libero Farnè for "All About Jazz"
(www.allaboutjazz.com/italy)
"The music, especially in the original compositions, is characterized by nice
freshness, heard both in the improvisations and in the outstanding rythmical ability"
- Gigi Sabelli for "Musica Jazz" (Italian Jazz Magazine), May
2005
"This excelent group shows musical capacity and is destined to a brilliant carreer."
- Luca Conti for "Musica Jazz", November 2005
"The roman guitarist, Francecso Diodati's beautifully surprising group has a
promising future. On their urgent, never too obvious rythmics you can hear a thick
dialogue between guitar, sax and trumpet." - Gigi Sabelli for "Musica Jazz",
December 2005
Contacts and Information:
Francesco Diodati
email: f_diodati(at)yahoo.it
web: www.francescodiodati.com
myspace: www.myspace.com/francescodiodati
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Last Modified Date: 17/10/2009
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