Federico Casagrande

Federico Casagrande (born 27 February 1980 in Treviso, Veneto, Italy) is an Italian jazz guitarist.[1]

Career

Casagrande graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Berklee College of Music in 2006. In 2007 he was awarded first prize in the Montreux Jazz Festival guitar competition.[2] He has released 10 albums as leader or co-leader.[3] and has been described by the Irish Times as a "rising star of the younger generation [of european jazz musicians]" [4]

Discography

  • Spirit of the Mountains, with Ferenc Nemeth, Stefano Senni (Dodicilune, 2009)
  • Falling from the Sky, with Christophe Panzani (Hyena, 2010)
  • At the End of the Day (CAM Jazz, 2014)
  • Double Circle, with Enrico Pieranunzi (CAM Jazz, 2015)

References

  1. ↑ "Federico Casagrande". RateYourMusic.com. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  2. ↑ "Federico Casagrande @ All About Jazz". Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  3. ↑ "Me". www.federicocasagrande.com. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  4. ↑ "Enrico Pieranunzi/Federico Casagrande: Double Circle | Album Review". Retrieved 2015-07-11.



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