Giovanni Mazzarino: piano Marco Panascia: bass Marcello Pellitteri: drums
Concert Program
– Oh Que Sarà (Chico Buarque)
– Nobody Else But Me (Jerome Kern)
– Waltz For Ruth( Charlie Haden)
– Wrong Together(Steve Swallow)
– Piazza ( Giovanni Mazzarino)
– Moonlight Serenade( Glen Miller)
Giovanni Mazzarino was born on May 26, 1965. He has been playing jazz since 1980. He’s considered one of the most important Italian jazz players; he performed with very important musicians such as: Enzo Randisi, Gianni Basso, Franco Cerri, Massimo Urbani, Enrico Rava, Flavio Boltro, Francesco Bearzatti, Paolo Fresu, Fabrizio Bosso, Francesco Cafiso, Max Ionata, Mark Murphy, Steve Swallow, Tom Harrell, Randy Brecker, Steve Grossmann, Bob Mintzer, Lester Bowie, Jimmy Cobb, Adam Nussbaum, Kurt Rosenwinkel and many others. In 2002 he was awarded by the Top Italian Jazz Award as best new brand Jazz artist. He performed as jazz piano player and composer for several worldwide famous jazz festivals: Umbria Jazz, Marciac Jazz Festival, Dubai Philips Jazz Festival, Euro Jazz Festival (Mexico City), International Festivals (Venezuela and Colombia), Jakarta Jazz Festival(Indonesia), International Jazz Festival of Lima(Perù), House of Jazz (Rome), Sicilian Symphonic Orchestra (Palermo), Jazz Center (Istanbul), National Theater and the National Portrait Gallery (London), University of Brussels, Paris, Stockholm, Wien, Milan, New York. He recorded 16 albums as bandleader and composer.