# Max Gazzè

Massimiliano "Max" Gazzè (born 6 July 1967) is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. He is known for his high-pitched voice. He is also a member of the trio Fabi Silvestri Gazzè with Niccolò Fabi and Daniele Silvestri.

## Biography

Max Gazzè was born in Rome, his father was from the Province of Ragusa. He emigrated to Belgium in 1980 where he spent his childhood, his father being a diplomat at the embassy of Italy, and he studied at the European School. At the age of 6 he started learning piano, and at 13 dedicated himself to bass guitar and began to perform with groups in clubs in Brussels. From 1985–1990 he played with a number of Jazz fusion, funk, and rock bands around Europe.

## Personal life

He has five children: Samuele (b. 1998), Bianca (b. 2001) and Emily (b. 2006) from his former wife and Silvia (b. 2013) and Guglielmo (b. 2016) from a following relationship. The lyrics of his songs are written in collaboration with his brother Francesco Gazzè.

## Discography
### Solo studio albums

* Contro un'onda del mare (1996)
* La favola di Adamo ed Eva (1998)
* Max Gazzè (2000)
* Ognuno fa quello che gli pare? (2001)
* Un giorno (2004)
* Tra l'aratro e la radio (2008)
* Quindi? (2010)
* Sotto casa (2013)
* Maximilian (2015)
* Alchemaya (2018)
* La Matematica Dei Rami (2021)

### Collaborative studio albums

* Il Padrone Della Festa (2014) with Niccolò Fabi and Daniele Silvestri

## Duets

* With Ginevra Di Marco: La tua realtà
* With Carmen Consoli: Il motore degli eventi
* With Daniele Silvestri: Pallida
* With Mao: Colloquium vitae
* With Niccolò Fabi: Vento d'estate
* With Paola Turci: Il debole fra i due
* With Alex Britti: ...Solo con te
* With Stephan Eicher: Cenerentola a mezzanotte
* With Paola Turci e Marina Rei: Il solito sesso (during the duets evening of the 58º Festival di Sanremo, 2008)
* With i Bluvertigo e Morgan: Segnali di vita
* With i Jetlag and Raf: È necessario
* With Luca Barbarossa and Roy Paci: Non mi stanco mai
* With Serena Abrami: Scende la pioggia
* With Carl Brave: Posso, Cristo di Rio

## Collaborations

* 1996 – Rappresaglia, Intro, Seguimi, Hold me, Cohiba, Un giorno lontano, Me fece mele a chepa, Via col vento, Samantha, Il dado, Strade di Francia, Lasciami andare, Pino – fratello di Paolo in Il dado by Daniele Silvestri
* 1998 – Vento d'estate in Niccolò Fabi by Niccolò Fabi
* 1998 – O Caroline in The different you – Robert Wyatt e noi
* 1999 – Aria, Pozzo dei desideri, Tu non-torni mai, Giro in si, Desaparecido, Sto benissimo in Signor Dapatas by Daniele Silvestri
* 1999 – Neretva, Tempo di attesa and Le grandi scoperte in Trama tenue by Ginevra Di Marco
* 2000 – Di giada e di veleno in Marjorie Biondo by Marjorie Biondo
* 2000 – Testardo in Occhi da orientale by Daniele Silvestri
* 2001 – Saluto l'inverno in Mi basta il paradiso by Paola Turci
* 2001 – Troppo sensibile in Iperbole by Raf
* 2002 – Silvia, La festa and Cellule in Non è successo niente by Alberto Belgesto
* 2002 – Sette sono i re and Pinto Stefano in Bondo! Bondo! by Bandabardò
* 2003 – Taxi Europa in Taxi Europa by Stephan Eicher
* 2007 – Foolin' Around in Private Paradise by Jacques Villeneuve
* 2007 – 92100 in Io sto qui by Tinturia
* 2007 – Faccia di velluto, Il suo nome, Ninetta Nanna, Che bella faccia in Il latitante by Daniele Silvestri

## Appearances

* 1997: Cara Valentina (Sezione Giovani – 27th)
* 1999: Una musica può fare (Nuove Proposte – 8th)
* 2000: Il timido ubriaco (4th)
* 2008: Il solito sesso (12th)
* 2013: Sotto casa (Selected) and I tuoi maledetissimi impegni (7th)
* 2018: La leggenda di Cristalda e Pizzomunno (6th, Premio Giancarlo Bigazzi alla miglior composizione musicale)
* 2021: Il farmacista (17th)