LUIGI GRASSO
Genres: Bop, Progressive Big Band, Post Bop • Italy

Italian saxophonist, born 28 September 1986 in Ariano Irpino, Italy. from discogs Multi-instrumentalist, arranger and composer, Luigi Grasso discovered jazz and classical music at a very early age. He began saxophone studies at age 5 as a cure for asthma, and at the age of 11 when he started to attend clinics held by the Berklee College of Music at the Umbria Jazz Festival (Perugia, Italy). He was , subsequently offered a full tuition scholarship to travel to Boston for the Berklee Summer Program. In 1997, he won the international young talent competition “Bravo Bravissimo”, which launched his professional jazz career, resulting in performances at the most prestigious festivals, clubs, theaters and TV shows throughout Europe. In 1999, at the age of 13, his debut recording “A Love Supremé” (Java records), was released. He continued his studies in Italy with the American guitarist Agostino Di Giorgio, in addition to his close apprenticeship with NEA read more...