Riccardo Pittau

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Trumpet Player Born on the 30th October 1973 in Guasila, a village in Sardinia like many others, situated in Trexenta a small region in the province of Cagliari. At the age of 9 learns the first rudimentals of the trumpet studying with the musical band, in the nearby village of Sanluri, directed by his uncle (his family, on his fathers side, boasts three generations of musicians.) Some years later he joins the academy of music and, parallel to his studies, applies himself to concert activities both classical (orchestral and soloist) and rock groups, jazz etc… He transfers to Bologna where he became an active part of the musical scene, which is going through a fervid period of creativity. Plays in a wide variety of contexts, from experimental jazz to traditional, from Caribbean salsa to rom music of the Balkans etc. His concert activity is integrated with teaching both in private and with the famous Ivan Illich s popular school. After eight years in Bologna, aware of the declining phase the city was passing through in the artistic and cultural sphere, decides to return to his home town, to share with those who remained in Sardinia, the experience acquired outside the island…. Establishes bonds with some ”launeddas” players (holders of one of the most antique and complex musical traditions) learning himself this instrument and above all the practise of extempory traditional poetry of the Campidano, the southern part of Sardinia. Many years after his return to Sardinia he collaborates closely with local artists and emigrants with similar ideas (musicians, poets and writers) with whom he forms a sort of “congregation”. Actually collaborated with the Enzo Favata Tentet: "The New Made in Sardinia" and the project Voyage en Sardaigne. He played also with: Misha Mengelberg, Roswell Rudd, Lester Bowie, Tristan Honsinger, Lukas Ligeti, Steve Lacy, Elliot Sharp, Dragan Nikolic, Marko Markovic, Ivo Iliev, Sid Amhed Benbali, Miriam Palma, Saadet Turkoz, Michael Riessler, Gianni Gebbia, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Tiziano Tononi, Vinicio Capossela, Roy Paci, Paolo Angeli, Antonello Salis, Tanaka Yumiko, Andy Moor, Phillip Greenlief, Chris Cutler, Phil Minton, Francesco Cusa, poetries Alberto Masala, Serge Pey, Lance Henson, Jack Hirshmann; dancers Katleen Delaney, Carla Onni, Rita Spadola, Hisako Horikawa; the artist Anton Roca; the actress Antonella Puddu.
» Assigned style(s):	alternative , balkan , big band , experimental , gipsy , jazz , latin , rap , rumba! , spoken word/poetry , traditionnal
» Assigned instrument(s):	trumpet