CLAUDIO FILIPPINI
Genres: Post-Fusion Contemporary, Nu Jazz, Third Stream • Italy

Born in Pescara (Italy) in 1982, the young pianist Claudio Filippini graduated at the  Conservatory “GB Pergolesi” in Fermo. During his studies he met musicians like Kenny Barron,  George Cables, Jimmy Owens, Joey Calderazzo, Enrico Pieranunzi, Franco D’Andrea, Otmar  Ruiz, Stefano Bollani, Stefano Battaglia. At 17 he won his first scholarship to Columbia College of Music in Chicago, followed by  scholarships to the Siena Jazz Seminars and Workshops in 2000, We Love Jazz with Kenny  Barron in 2001, as well as 1st prize winner of the European Competition for Piano Solo -  Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe 2002, and the Massimo Urbani Award 2003 (Jury and  Audience). In recent years he has played in numerous festivals around the world including  Sweet Rhythm (New York), Jazz Showcase (Chicago), Blue Note Jazz Club (Nagoya e Tokyo),  Ronnie Scott’s (London), Jazz at Pearl’s (San Francisco), Montreux Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz,  Istanbul Jazz Center. In read more...