SIMONE ZANCHINI 

Graduated at the Conservatory "G.Rossini" in Pesaro, Italy 
Specialisation in: Jazz, Etno-Music and Argentine Tango 
Music: Eclectic performer with a partiality for Jazz not forgetting other music stiles such as "Etno music" and argentine Tango 
Performing with great musicians as: Stefano de Bonis, Tommaso Lama, Massimo Manzi, Geoff Warren, Paolo Fresu, Art Van Damme, Sandro Gibellini, Roberto Rossi, Alfred Kramer Marco Tamburini etc 
International concerts in: Sweden, Finland, Libanon, Croatia, Portugal, Austria, Tunisia, India, Danemark 
Activities: Concert-Soloist, Teacher, Performer, Theater 

Groups: Currently performing with several groups and ensembles in various music direction

Orchestra/Collaboration: Barga Jazz'98 in memorial of Gorni Kramer, Marche Jazz Orchestra (M° Bruno Tommaso) and the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Theatre "LA SCALA" Milano. 

AWARDS 1988
1996 1 Prize/Concorso Nazionale Giovani Fisarmonicisti
1 Prize for the Best Talent of all participant of the Intern. Competition
Cittą di Castelfidardo and winner of the Scholarship. 


Emiliano Rodriguez (Saxophone)
Simone Zanchini (Accordion)
Roberto Bartoli (Double-Bass) 
Three Musicians coming from heterogeneous experiences (classic, jazz, etno) which determines the particular music identity of the group characterized by the fusion of different styles. The result is music crossing thousands of places and spaces, travelling through ethnical and popular colours of tango and "milonga" through charming melodies of France, without forsaking jazz roots, common matrix for the tree members of the group.

The lack of percussion instruments gives a "chamber music" dimension, from which is developing collective improvisation. Based on formal structures and elements, at the same time one tries to go out looking for greater structural liberties and dialogues among the musicians. The combination of acoustic instruments helps to create a personal atmosphere that appears especially in original tunes composed by the group. 

Intensive concert activities in Italy, France, Switzerland, Russia, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Slovenia and Lebanon collaborating with prestigious orchestras such as "Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala" (Dir.R.Muti), "Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI" (Dir.E.Inbal) and with important musicians as S.Grossmann, D.Schnitter, C.Davis, Art Van Damme, Bob Berg, M.Stern, P.Fresu, F.D'Andrea, G.Basso, G.Baiocco, M. Urbani T.Lama F.Meloni and D.Dini Ciacci. 

They have participated in many important cultural events: 

Monaco Jazz Festival 
Stuttgart Jazz Festival 
International Jazz Festival of Maribor (Slovenia) 
1° Festival Italiano degli strumenti a Fiato 
Angelica Festival Internazionale di musica (Bologna/Italy) 
XX° Festival Internazionale Fisarmonistico-Cittą di Castelfidardo (Castelfidardo/Italy) 
Estate Romana 97 (Ascoli Piceno-Italy) 
Along Came the Jazz (Tivoli-Roma/Italy) 
Fano Jazz by the Sea 
Stage Nazionale del Sassofono (Fermo-AP-Italy) 
Urbino Jazz, Estate dei Popoli (Venice/Italy) 

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