Dario Chiazzolino

Dario Chiazzolino
Background information
Born (1985-02-08) February 8, 1985
Turin, Italy
Genres Jazz/world fusion music
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Guitar
Years active 1997–present
Labels Criss Cross
Associated acts Dario "Rainote" Chiazzolino 4
Website dariochiazzolino.com

Dario Chiazzolino (born February 8, 1985)[1] is an Italian jazz guitarist

Early life

Chiazzolino was born in Turin, Italy. He began playing guitar at age of 12. When he was 14 he played with his first bands and at the same age he had the first professional engagement. He studied at Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Turin and graduated with top marks in guitar.

Career

Dario Chiazzolino is considered one of the finest and most virtuoso guitarist of the last generation. As a teen, his musical horizons expanded with the influence of jazz: great jazz icons such as Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis and Bill Evans radically influenced his music. In the summer of 2006 he participated to Umbria Jazz Festival where he was awarded as "Best Guitar Player"; he joined Berklee/Umbria Jazz Clinics 2006 Award Group. With this band he played at the Umbria Jazz Winter Festival. During his career he played with jazz artists such as: Billy Cobham, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, Bob Mintzer, Russell Ferrante, William Kennedy, Jimmy Haslip, Felix Pastorius, Julio Barreto and Dave Liebman.

In 2010 he took part in a Latin Jazz project; he recorded the album named Proposition, with Dany Noel Martinez on bass, Horacio Hernandez on drums, Ivan Bridon and Ivan Melon Lewis on piano, Carlos Sanduy on trumpet and with guest singer Concha Buika and other main Latin icons as Ramón Porrina, Jerry Gonzáles, Inoidel González, Javier Masso "Caramelo", Fernando Favier, Diego Guerrero, Ivette Falcón Urgate and Daniel Martínez Miranda.

He recorded the album Paint your life in January 2011. The band is formed by: Chiazzolino, Taylor Eigsti, Marco Panascia, Willie Jones, III.

He played with the Principles Sound project. This band is composed by Yellowjackets members Bob Mintzer, Russell Ferrante and Jimmy Haslip. With them he recorded the album Lost in the Jungle. After that Dario took part in the Yellowjackets 2012 Tour.

He recorded the album Rewriting Song with the Italian guitarist Nico Di Battista in June 2013.

He also recorded in duo with the Cuban bassist Dany Noel Martinez the same year: their album is named Confidence.

Chiazzolino founded his new quartet in order to record his new leader album. He recorded Red Cloud with the pianist Antonio Faraò, the bassist Dominique Di Piazza and the drummer Manhu Roche in 2014.

He was on tour with the saxophonist Andy Sheppard in 2014.

Equipment

Chiazzolino uses Randall Amplifiers, DR Handmade Strings and plays Gibson ES 135.

Discography

Album as leader

Album as sideman

References

  1. rita55555. "Dario Chiazzolino". Allmusic. Retrieved November 6, 2013.

External links

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