In concert
Born and raised in Messina (Sicily), Cettina Donato started playing drums at the age of 6. She performed since she was a child. At the age of 8 she met during a concert the Director of the Conservatory of Messina who really wanted her to study music at the Conservatory. Cettina started studying classical piano at the age of 9. Cettina graduated in Classical Piano, Jazz Piano and in Musical Didactic. She studied also Classical Composition. Cettina is also graduated in Social Psychology at the University of Messina and she attended two Masters in Special Didactic. Due her strong skills in playing all music she listened by ear, Cettina not only played classical music but pop and jazz as well. Cettina had the pleasure to study and play with some of the most important musicians of the jazz arena.In 2008 Cettina attended the Berklee College’s Clinics at Umbria Jazz festival in Perugia (Italy) where she met the jazz legend Herbie Hancock who has been for her a great inspiration. After having listened to Cettina’s music, Herbie strongly recommended Cettina to keep playing and writing the music she composes. Cettina graduated at Berklee College in December 2011 majoring in Jazz Composition.