ANDREA BENEVENTANO

ANDREA BENEVENTANO

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He studies at the "S.Cecilia" Academy for music where he obtains a piano Diploma, and then at the "O.Respighi" Academy for music in Latina where he obtains a Jazz Diploma.
He performs alongside the most prestigious names of the national and international jazz scene: Steve Grossman, Sal Nistico, John Faddis, Red Rodney, Gary Bartz, Benny Golson, Ed Tigpen, Buster Williams, Chico Freeman, Bill Smith, Tom Kirkpatrik, All Grey, Sonny Fortune, Franco Cerri, Nini Rosso, Massimo Urbani, Stefano di Battista, Paolo Fresu, Maurizio Giammarco , Eddy Palermo, Paolino Dalla Porta, and many others.

He has participated at radio programs (RAI and Radio Vaticana) as a guest and as a live performer, as well as at prestigious national and international festivals. Amongst the most important are "Umbria Jazz" (Perugia, Italy), "Jazz Image" (Rome, Italy), "Fano Jazz Festival"(Pesaro, Italy), "Vienne Festival" (Austria), "Aahrus Jazz Festival (Denmark)," Festival di Valencia "(Spain), "Munster Jazz Festival"(Germany).
He also has to his name a many record collaborations with Italian and International artists.

He now teaches at the Scuola Popolare di Musica Testaccio and co-operates at the Università della Musica, both in Rome.