Guitar with Paolo C.

Do you want to start playing guitar and have fun? Do you want to learn how to comp yourself to play guitar and sing? Do you want to improve your skills about chords, harmony, solo playing and improvisation? No Problem! Learn more about me: Paolo Colagrossi was born in Campobasso on May 23, 1989. At the beginning of his musical path he performed in several Music Festivals in Italy with the band La Stella Rossa del Kinotto (Bonefro Rock, Vinchiaturo Music Festival, Rockstock, Italia Wave). In 2007 - 2008 is joining the Young Jazz Puzzle for Europe, a project that brings together young talents from all over the world to perform alongside musicians such as Pierre Vaiana (Django d'or 2009) and Tuur Floorizone. In 2009 - 2010 he moved to Rome where he pursued a scholarship to attend the diploma course at St. Louis College of Music. He is then admitted to the Conservatory L. Refice of Frosinone where he graduated in jazz guitar with the highest marks. During these years he is a guitar teacher at the Suaviter music school in Rome and collaborates with local musicians. In 2011 he obtains an Erasmus scholarship to continue his studies at Lemmens Institute in Leuven (BE). During this period he performed with his quartet in different local clubs including the Music Village in Brussels. In 2012 he is admitted to attend the Master's program in Jazz Guitar at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, where he studies with J. Van Ruller, M. Van Der Grinten and M. Van Ijterson. In 2013 he collaborates with composer Johanna Groot Bluemink to perform pieces for solo guitar and orchestra at the Composers' Festival in Amsterdam. In 2014 he joins the CVA Big Band directed by artists such as John Clayton (Doublebassist of Count Basie's Orchestra) and Justin Di Cioccio (Director of the Jazz Department at the Manhattan School Of Music). In 2015 - 2016 he performs at the Amsterdamse Theater School the music for the opera "Eer Was Eens" by composer Luca Petracca. During these years he also has the opportunity to deepen the language of jazz and improvisation by taking private lessons from Lee Konitz, Peter Bernstein and Lage Lund. He performs with his band, the Paolo Colagrossi Quintet, and records his first album as bandleader, "Melodie Dal Mezzogiorno". ".... The album has a strong artistic unit and a good balance between strength and stillness. ... 'Melodies From the Mezzogiorno' is a successful project. "Jazzflits. In 2017 he is a guitar assistant at Fara in Sabina's Jazz Clinics and move to NYC with an O1-B visa (for individuals with extraordinary ability in the arts).