Andreas Veneziani - Acoustic and Electric Bass
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Biography
Andrea Veneziani is a bass player and composer born in Pescia, a small city in Tuscany, Italy, in 1977. In 2009, he moved to New York City where he is currently working as a musician and completing his Masters of Music Degree in Performance with a Concentration in Jazz at New York University, Steinhardt School as recipient of a prestigious scholarship by the Fulbright Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange between Italy and the United States.
Shortly upon his arrival Andrea started to perform in some of the most renowned jazz clubs in New York City like; Blue Note Jazz Club, Cornelia Street Café, The Jazz Gallery, Shrine, Bowery Poetry Club, Puppets Jazz Bar, Local 269, Caffé Vivaldi, Fat Cat, Cleopatra's Needle, Smoke Jazz & Supper Club, Miles' Café, Tomi Jazz, Tutuma Social Club. He also performed and taught master classes in Costa Rica in July 2010 for a tour sponsored by the Costa Rican-North American Cultural Center.
While in New York City, Andrea gained the chance to perform with some of the finest jazz musicians in the world such as; Kenny Werner, John Scofield, Ralph Alessi, Joe Lovano, Ralph Lalama, Peter Bernstein, Billy Drummond, Jean-Michel Pilc, Brian Lynch, Don Friedman, Chris Potter, to name a few. He's also active as a teacher at New York University, where he serves as an adjunct professor, and at New York Jazz Workshop, where he holds a weekly workshop about bebop.
Andrea's interest in music developed when he moved to Rome with his family in 1992. Here, he commenced his musical education, starting with the electric bass and playing every style of music with diverse bands. In 2004, he began with the double bass and pursued a further interest in jazz and improvisation as well as in composing and arranging.
In Italy, he had the opportunity to study with some of the best Italian jazz musicians such as; Furio di Castri, Pietro Leveratto, Giovanni Maier, Enrico Rava, Fabrizio Sferra, Ettore Fioravanti, and in 2007 he received his Advanced Academic Diploma in Jazz with full marks from the Conservatory of Music "Licino Refice" in Frosinone.
In the summer of 2006, after less than two years of double bass practice, Andrea attended the Siena Jazz Summer Workshop, organized by the Siena Jazz Foundation, one of the most esteemed music organizations in Europe. Here, he had the chance to train with young musicians from all over the world and was awarded a full scholarship to participate in the 2007 edition of the seminar. He has also participated in the Umbria Jazz Clinics, organized by the Berklee College of Music in Perugia, Master Class for Jazz Orchestra Conductors held by Bruno Tommaso and Permanent Laboratories for Musical Research held by ECM recording artist, Stefano Battaglia.
He also performed in various jazz festivals such as; Trinity Church Summer Sounds Concerts Series 2010, Costa Rica Promising Artists of the 21st Century 2010, Teano Jazz Festival 2008, Novara Jazz Festival 2008, Festival del Sassofono 2008, XVII Stagione Concertistica Conservatorio di Musica "Francesco Cilea" 2007, Jazz alla Fioreria 2007, Barga Jazz Festival 2007, Terni in Jazz 2007, Ciampino Jazz Festival 2006, Ciampino Jazz Festival 2005, Estate Fondana 2005, Musicaestate 2005, Musica a Palazzo 2005, R.A.R.A. 2005, Villa Celimontana Jazz & Image Festival 2004, Alatri Jazz Festival 2004.
Andrea is an active composer and arranger in many different settings, from jazz to theater and film music. In 2007, he won the Green Box Prize in Biella with his collaborative arrangement of Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo with Simona Ferrucci. In November 2006, he worked on the movie Piano, Solo, directed by Riccardo Milani, dedicated to the life of the pianist Luca Flores. In the summer of 2007, he recorded the soundtrack music written by Gian Piero Reverberi for the movie Amore Che Vieni, Amore Che Vai, inspired by the book Un Destino Ridicolo by Fabrizio De André and Alessandro Gennari. He also participated in several theatrical representations under the musical direction of Enrico Arias, such as Pazzo di Te in 2006 and Sweeney Todd in 2008.
Additional to his musical skills, Andrea also possesses a degree in Sociology from the University "La Sapienza" in Rome, completing his thesis in sociology of music in 2003.
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