FLORENCE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC CAMPUS
School of Music Il Trillo 27 June – 16 July 2005
JAZZ MUSIC
School of Music Il Trillo
July 11 - July 16
BASS AND DOUBLE BASS
DANIELE MENCARELLI
Daniele Mencarelli was born in Perugia in 1974; at first a self-taught electric bass player, he consequently studies double bass with Fernando Grillo and Silvio Bruni at the F. Morlacchi Conservatory of Perugia, where he graduates in 2001.
At the same time, he starts turns towards jazz music and in 1993 attends the summer Clinics of Berklee College of Music, where he is awarded two scholarships.
He studies with Gabriele Mirabassi and starts performing on stage, first with other musicians of his hometown, and soon with nationwide-known jazz players such as Gabriele Mirabassi, Mario Raja, Ramberto Ciammarughi, Fabio Zeppetella, Roberto Gatto, Battista Lena, Ettore Fioravanti, Marco Tamburini, Piero Borri, Alessandro di Puccio and others.
In 1977 he records Cambaluc with Gabriele Mirabassi and presents it at the Umbria Jazz Festival. In the same year he is invited to Paris by Giovanni Mirabassi and there joins his trio, with Louis Moutin on drums. With this trio he performs at several French Festivals (in Marseille), on the radio (Radio France) and in many well-known Parisian locales, such as Duc des Lombards, Sunset and Petit Opportune.
In 1999 the trio records Architectures, winning the 1999 edition of the Best Recording of the Year Award for Jazz music, awarded by France Musique and Django d'or.
In 2000 the trio records a second live edition. In 1998 Mencarelli is one of the musicians playing in Battista Lena's L'albero delle pere - The Pear Tree -, soundtrack of Francesca Archibugi's film with the same name. During the same period Daniele Mencarelli turns to contemporary music, setting up a duo with the Roman flutist Monica Limongelli. Subsequently, the duo performes in many music festivals, such as the IAWM Festival in London in 1999.
In 2000 they enter the International Chamber Music Competition of Acqui Terme and are awarded the second prize.
In 2001 Mencarelli starts collaborating with Riccardo Tesi on the Banditaliana project, recording pieces, such as Thapsos, Acqua Foco e Vento and Lune.
In 2004 he goes on tour with Ivano Fossati, who in October issues the album Ivano Fossati Live Volume 3. At present, Daniele Mencarelli is professionally active, both as musician and teacher.
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