SIMONE GRAZIANO
Genres: Nu Jazz, Post-Fusion Contemporary, 21st Century Modern • Italy

I was born in Florence. I began studying piano at age six. I graduated with honors in classical piano under the direction of Stefano Fiuzzi at the Conservatory of Florence “Luigi Cherubini”. Simultaneously with the classical music I have pursued the study of jazz music: I studied at the Berklee School of Music in Boston. I attended seminars and courses with John Taylor, Mauro Grossi, Kenny Wheeler, Mulgerw Miller, Riccardo Fassi, Enrico Pieranunzi, Stefano Bollani, Franco D’Andrea. In recent years I had the opportunity to play and record with many musicians: Ares Tavolazzi, Chris Speed, David Binney, Tim Berne, Gilad Atzmon, Paul McCandless, Stefano “Cocco” Cantini, Luciano Biondini, Gabriele Mirabassi, Battista Lena, Francesco Petreni, Marco Tamburini, Francesco Cafiso, Walter Paoli, Danilo Gallo, Zeno De Rossi, Claudio Fasoli, Cristiano Arcelli, Daniele Mencarelli, Lello Pareti, Piero Borri, Nico Gori, Mirko Guerrini. In 2009 I recorded “Lightwalls” with Ares Tavolazzi on bass and Stefano read more...