massimo garritano

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Guitarist and Composer born in 1973. Start to play at 16 years old with one and only goal: "to play during the summer nights around the fire on the south Italy beach...." DEGREE in Jazz Music First Level Academy Cours, at the Conservatoire in Cosenza with Thesis  on  Wayne Shorter's  Composition  from 1964 to 1968. Grant at the BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC, Boston (MA – USA) to make a careful study of Improvisation, Ear Training, Harmony Structural Functions,  Horns Arrangement,  Music Ensemble and  Instrumental Technique for the 1996 year. Composer for silent movies (Nosferatu&Aurora by Murnau, City Lights, The kiss of Mary Pickford), word spoken readings and poetry, ballet. Live and Studio collaborations with: Dave Murray, Agricantus, Lutte Berg, Nicola Pisani, Felice Mezzina, Jan Gunnar Hoff, Tonino Dambrosio, Carlo Cimino, Mark Bernstein. David Burrell. Jeaninne Pommy-Vega, Anne Waldman, Carlos Mestre. TEACHING: Teaching experiences to any aged people. Subject: guitar, harmony, musical theory and improvisation.  Collaborator at the "S. Giacomantonio" Conservatoire of Music In Cosenza for the Jazz Guitar Classes from 2006. MANA The Art of Guitar and ElectroAcoustic Research (Electric Guitar Courses) from 2005. (Cosenza). Music Academy of Calabria "F.S.Salfi" (Electric Guitar and Acoustic Guitars Courses) from 2000 to 2004 (Rende, CS). Music School "Giuseppe Verdi " (Electric Guitar and Acoustic Courses) from 2002 to 2007. (Montalto Uff., CS). Music School "Progetto Musica" (Electric Guitar Courses and Ensemble Course) from 2003 to 2006. (Castrovillari, CS). He's a Qualified Teacher at the Yamaha Music School in Milano from 2005. PROFESSOR-ASSISTANT at the following seminars: "GUITAR AND IMPROVISATION" keeped by Cristiane Escoudè  in 2004; "The Brasilian Music and Improvisation"  keeped by  Roberto Taufic and Giancarlo Maurino in 2004; "Forms and Structures in Jazz Music" keeped Alessio Menconi, Riccardo Fioravanti and Stefano Bagnoli  in 2006;  "Harmony and Improvisation" keeped by  David Reed  during the INTERNATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ FESTIVAL 2006.  PAOLA IN JAZZ 2008 and 2009, first level jazz guitar classes. CONCERTS & FESTIVALS (among the others): Cosenza Jazz Fest, Verso Sud "International festival of Poetry", Radio Vaticana, Settembre Rendese 2009, Dvorak Jazz Meeting 2009, Festival di Villa Celimontana, Paola in Jazz 2009, FestivArt 2009, Le Arti del Gesto IV edition, PAOLA IN JAZZ 2008, SETTEMBRE RENDESE 2007, MUSIC IN FEST 2007, INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FESTIVAL 2006, PRIZE OF ARTS 2005, PEPERONCINO JAZZ FEST 2005, CATANZARO JAZZ FEST 2005.
» Assigned style(s):	acoustic , blues , contemporary , ethno-jazz , experimental , improvised , jazz , rock , spoken word/poetry
» Assigned instrument(s):	12 string guitar , accoustic guitar , baritone guitar , bouzouki , guitar and songs , harmonica , looper , toys