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November - 2008
Cruise!
On board on MSC Poesia for one jazz week in the Mediterrean sea between Venezia and Istanbul with Stefano Olivato, Davide Ragazzoni and Beppe Calamosca!


28 - September - 2008
Groove Day 2008 at "Live" in Trezzo sull'Adda (Milan).
I played the keyboards with the great Paolo Muscovi.


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13 - September - 2008
Great concert at Verdi Theatre in Muggia (Trieste).
It was a great pleasure to play with the FANTASTIC Gipsy Quartet Remake with
Paolo Muscovi (dr) and the great Daniela Pobega (voice).
Big surprise to have Stef Burns for a final jam! He played in Udine with Vasco Rossi the day before.
The Gipsy Quartet Remake are: Amir Karalic (guit), Antonio Kozina (violino), Marco Steffè (guit) and Giovanni Toffoloni (bass).


8 - September - 2008
Stef Burns Group - World, Universe, Infinitty Tour with
Juan Van Emmerloot on drums and backing vocals and Walter Latupeirissa on bass.
MAF - Musica a Fiorano - Great gig at Astoria Theatre!


29 - February - 2008-
After San Remo Festival the new Mietta album "Con il Sole Nelle Mani" is in the stores.
Inside, the song "Resta Qui" written by myself and Neffa.


- Febbraio - 2008-
Stef Burns Group - World, Universe, Infinitty Tour.
Around Italy to promove the new cd!
Me on keyboards and backing vocals, Juan Van Emmerloot on drums and backing vocals and Walter Latupeirissa on bass!

Here's the Backstage in Milano on YouTube!

Here's "Burns Blues" live version on YouTube!

Here's the single "Begin" on YouTube!

Here's the list of the shows:
February
14 - Rockaway - Porto Potenza Picena (MC)
15 - Que Me Meo - Bologna
16 - Mephisto Rock Cafe' - Lu Monferrato (AL)
17 - Legend 54 - Milano
20 - Locanda del Blues - Roma
21 - Bierbauch - Brescia
22 - Sonny Boy - Conegliano (TV)
23 - McRyan's Pub - Moncalieri (TO)
March
12 - Locanda del Blues - Roma
13 - Musicdrome - Milano
14 - Que Me Meo - Bologna
15 - Ritmia - Pianengo (CR)
16 - Rockaway - Porto Potenza Picena (MC)
17 - Urban Park - Prato
18 - M e M - Vicenza
20 - Gaste Garage - Osnabruck (DE)
21 - De Mads - Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant
23 - Zalen Schaaf - Leeuwarden, Friesland


18 - January - 2008-
Concert and studio session at Urban Recording Studio in Trieste with Massimo Greco (trumpet).


29 - December - 2007-
Studio session in Trieste for my friend guitarist Maurizio Vercon's next album for Videoradio.
Nick Ardessi behind the glass.


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23 - December - 2007-
Nice gig at "Duke" in Trieste with Amir Karalic and Enkelejda.


November - 2007
I have collaborated to the realization of scene music of the teatrale show "Il Divo Garry" by Noel Coward, produced by La Contrada, a Theatre in Trieste. Part of the Cast: Gianfranco Jannuzzo and special guest Daniela Poggi. The direction is by Francesco Macedonio.
Composer and friend Massimiliano Forza (picture) wrote the scene music and also it has been taken care of the musical direction.


November - 2007
Here's the article about the 18 October's "Milestone" gig with Massimo Greco (trumpet).
It cames from the "Libertà", the Piacenza news paper.


1 - November - 2007-
Salumeria della Musica - Milano
Tom's Family concerts goes on. I would like to thanx to all the guys for received me so affectionately in the band!
On the stage Sergio Cocchi, Leif Searcy, Giorgio Secco, Paolo Costa, Daniele Moretto, Roberto Perego and me.
Special guests Enzo Messina (key), Marco Bianchi (armonica) and Mark Harris (key).


18 - October - 2007-
Thanx to my friend Massimo Greco (trumpet) for have "invented" ours "piano and trumpet duo" and thanx Gianni of mithycal "Milestone" jazz club in Piacenza for the hospitality for ours first gig!
It was great...

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October - 13 - 2007
Last show of 2007 Neffa's tour was in Ravenna, in piazza Garibaldi.
To all the stuff of the tour: ciao ragazzi!

Here's the list of the shows:


10/03 - Ascoli - Teatro Ventidio Basso
22/03 - Bari - Zenzero
24/03 - Roma - Auditorium Conciliazione
27/03 - Milano - Alcatraz
31/03 - Nonantola (MO) - Vox Club
01/04 - Torino - Hiroshima
14/04 - S. Andrea delle Fratte (PG) - Urban Music Club
21/04 - Pescara - Megà
23/04 - Lecce - Politeama Greco
24/04 - Ancona - Barfly
29/04 - La Spezia - Piazza Europa
04/05 - Salerno - Teatro Augusteo
05/05 - Trieste - Riva Nazario Sauro
10/06 - Campobasso - p.zza della Prefettura
15/06 - Festivalbar Milano - p.zza Duomo
29/06 - S. Giuliano Milanese (MI) - Parco Comunale
30/06 - Festivalbar Catania - p.zza Duomo
07/07 - Rimini
16/07 - Avigliano (PZ) - p.zza Monasbro
22/07 - Cagliari - Rcs Beach Tour - p.zza dei Centomila
25/07 - Genova - Porto Antico - Arena del Mare
26/07 - Milano - Arena Concerti Idroscalo
05/08 - Carpignano (LE) - Heineken Festival
06/08 - Castelfranci (SA) - p.zza Soccorso
11/08 - Ostia - Rcs Beach Tour - Lungomare Toscanel
13/08 - Gioia Tauro
15/08 - Linguaglossa (CT)
16/08 - Trappeto (PA)
18/08 - Jesolo - Rcs Beach Tour - p.zza Aurora
26/08 - Faicchio (BN)
27/08 - Panni (FG)
01/09 - Milano - Rcs Beach Tour - Parco Sempione
08/09 - Roma - Notte Bianca
09/09 - Spinetoli (AP) - p.zza Giacomo Leopardi
10/09 - San Giovanni Rotondo (FG)
15/09 - Sammichele di Bari - p.zza Municipio
18/09 - Rende (CS)
20/09 - Comiso (RG)
28/09 - Roma - Villa Borghese
05/10 - Cupra Montana (AN) - p.zza del Municipio
13/10 - Ravenna - Notte Bianca


October - 07 - 2007
Neffa at "Quelli Che il Calcio" (italian tv show)
Half Play back of the song "La Notte" in the RAI's studios - Milan
Picture: me and Paolo Muscovi.


September - 01 - 2007
Neffa Tour - Milano
Under the "Arco della Pace" in Parco Sempione. This is the final show of the "RCS Beah Tour" that was in Genova, Cagliari and Ostia too.


June - 30 - 2007
Milano - piazza Duomo
Me and Chris (Neffa's guitar player) in the backstage thinking: "Why?"
Very strange: the biggest nusical event of the Italian summer (the Festivalbar) is a sequence of playback exibitions. Many good musicians and singers "don't play" in 2 hours of music show!
Italy...

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June - 23 - 2007
Milano. Quick studio session for new Stef Burns album.
We made some key tracks.


June - 22 - 2007
At Jungle Sound Studio in Milan, jazz guitar player Luciano Zadro, realized a short video for Mogar.
In that coccasion I played keyboards.

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June - 14 - 2007
Jazz gig at Piscina di Pianbosco (Varese) with Luciano Zadro (guit),
Marco Conti (bass), Paolo Muscovi (dr) e me on keyboards.
Great...

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June - 6 - 2007
An entire article for me... Exsaggerated...
On the Trieste daily paper "Il Piccolo", an article by Ricky Russo that talk about me.

Satisfactions...


June - 2 - 2007
Red Ronnie invited Dennis at his Roxy Bar. We played three songs piano and voice.


May - 30 - 2007
At Radio Deejay With Al Castellana to introduce his new album "Supafunkitsch".
We improvised a keyboard/voice version of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On"...

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May - 18 - 2007
Dennis new album is in the stores. I wrote with him "Sole d'Estate", track 9 of the record.


May - 5 - 2007
First part of NEFFA's tour concluded in my hometown, Trieste.
It's great to play near friend and family...


March - 24 - 2007
NEFFA Tour: Rome, Auditorium Conciliazione.
Sold Out and receiving a double encore. Very warm audience and great satisfaction.
The feeling between us musicians grows gig after gig.
NO SEQUENCES - NO COMPUTER - ABSOLUTELY LIVE!


March - 10 - 2007
After rehearsals, held at Ventidio Basso theatre in Ascoli, the first gig of 2007's NEFFA tour has been a success.
The group is also composed by a trio of horns.
NO SEQUENCES - NO COMPUTER - ABSOLUTELY LIVE!


2007 - February
One of my compositions called "Sole d'Estate" is included in to the italian singer Dennis new album, on sale from May 2007. I played some key tracks and an electric guitar solo.


2007 - January
I have collaborated to the realization of scene music of the teatrale show "Il Gatto in Tasca" by Georges Feydeau, produced by La Contrada, a Theatre in Trieste. Part of the Cast: Antonio Salines, Ariella Reggio and Gianluca Guidi.
The direction is by Francesco Macedonio. Composer and friend Massimiliano Forza (picture) wrote the scene music and also it has been taken care of the musical direction. I have already worked with him for an other show, the Campiello of Goldoni. It was for the Teatro Fondamenta Nuove di Venezia.


2006 - December 23
A great reunion at "Duke" in Trieste with Paolo Muscovi (dr) and Giovanni Toffoloni (bs). After years we played again togheter. Grazie Amici!!!


2006 - December
In Rome I gave my contribution to the realization of the soundtrack of the next Ferzan Ozpetek movie, "Saturno Contro". In theatres from next 23 February, music are entire composed by NEFFA and I played some pre-production keyboard tracks...


2006 - Novembrer
At Urban Recording Studio in Trieste I recorded two songs for the great guitar player Stef Burns next album. Other me at the key and piano, my friends Stef, Paolo Muscovi on drums, Giovanni Toffoloni on bass and sound engineer Fulvio Zafret. The two songs were composed in Milano by me and Stef during one of his italian "apparitions"...