Federico Ughi: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m →‎References: add category
 
(20 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Italian drummer and composer (born 1972)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{multiple issues|
{{Notability|Biographies|date=July 2009}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2010}}
}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Federico Ughi
| name = Federico Ughi
|image = Federico Ughi.jpg
| image = Federico Ughi.jpg
⚫
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1972|10|11}}
|caption =
⚫
| birth_place = [[Rome]], Italy
|background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
⚫
| genre = [[Free improvisation]], [[avant-garde jazz]]
|birth_name =
⚫
| occupation = Musician
|alias =
⚫
| instrument = Drums
⚫
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1972|10|11}}
⚫
| years_active = 1991–present
⚫
|birth_place =[[Rome]], Italy
|death_date =
| label = 577 Records
⚫
| website = {{URL|federicoughi.com}}
⚫
|instrument = Drums
⚫
|genre = [[Free Improvisation]] and [[Hardcore punk]]
⚫
|occupation = Musician, composer
⚫
|years_active = 1991–present
|label =
|associated_acts =
⚫
|website = {{URL|http://www.federicoughi.com}}
}}
}}


'''Federico Ughi''' (born 1972 in [[Rome]], [[Italy]]) is an Italian drummer and composer. He works primarily in the fields of [[free improvisation]] and [[jazz]]. Originally from Italy, he has lived in [[New York City]] since 2000, and is based in [[Brooklyn]], New York. He attended music schools in Rome until 1994 when he moved to [[London, England]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p510116|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Federico Ughi|last=Prato|first=Greg|publisher=[[All Media Guide|AMG]]|accessdate=9 May 2010}}</ref>
'''Federico Ughi''' (born 1972) is an Italian drummer and composer. He works primarily in the fields of [[free improvisation]] and [[jazz]].


==Career==
He has performed or recorded with [[Daniel Carter (musician)|Daniel Carter]], [[Matthew Putman (scientist)|Matthew Putman]], [[Blue Foundation]], the group WAKE UP!, [[William Parker (musician)|William Parker]], Steve Swell, [[The Cinematic Orchestra]], and others. He has collaborated with the poet [[Steve Dalachinsky]].
A native of Rome, Italy, he started playing drums at the age of twelve.<ref name="Prato">{{cite web |last1=Prato |first1=Greg |title=Federico Ughi |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/federico-ughi-mn0000165557 |website=AllMusic |accessdate=2 October 2019 }}</ref> In 1994 he moved to England, joined a quartet, and studied with pianist [[Paul Bley]].<ref name="Prato" /> After 2000 he lived in New York City and performed as a duo with [[Daniel Carter (musician)|Daniel Carter]].<ref name="Prato" /> He has worked with [[Steve Dalachinsky]] and [[DJ Food]].<ref name="Prato" />


==Discography==
Ughi is also the founder of 577 Records, an independent record label based in New York City, which he ran since 2001. From 2012 Ughi started touring with electronic dream pop duo [[Blue Foundation]], with tours and concerts around the US, Europe and China.

BLG of Downtown Music Gallery said about Ughi in 2006 "He just might be downtown's best under-recognized jazz drummer at present". and in 2009 was again described by BLG as a "free/improv wizard". Steven Loewy of Cadence Magazine said about Ughi "Federico Ughi is characteristically splendid, his drums serving as much more than a rhythmic undercurrent..."

Federico Ughi has performed throughout Italy, the UK, France, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Slovenia, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Russia, Lithuania, China, Mexico, Canada and the US.

==Selected discography==

⚫
* ''Morfina'' (577 Records, 2017)
⚫
* ''Heart Talk'' (577 Records, 2016)
⚫
* ''Before the Songs EP'' (577 Records, 2015)
⚫
* ''Quartet'' (FMR, 2012)
⚫
* ''Songs For Four Cities'' (577 Records, 2012)
⚫
* ''South of Brooklyn'' (577 Records, 2003)
* ''The Space Within'' (Slam Productions, 2000)
* ''The Space Within'' (Slam Productions, 2000)
* ''Ulers Two'' (577, 2002)
* ''I Thought It Was the End of the World Then the End of the World Happened Again'' with Steve Dalachinsky (577, 2002)
⚫
* ''South of Brooklyn'' (577, 2003)
⚫
* ''Songs for Four Cities'' (Skycap, 2012)
⚫
* ''Quartet'' (FMR, 2013)
⚫
* ''Heart Talk'' (577, 2016)
* ''Transoceanico'' (577, 2019)


[[Daniel Carter (musician)|with Daniel Carter]]
'''With [[Daniel Carter (musician)|Daniel Carter]]'''
⚫
* ''Astonishment'' (577, 2001)
⚫
* ''Concrete Science'' (577, 2004)
⚫
* ''The Dream'' (577, 2006)
⚫
* ''Mountain Path'' (577, 2007)
⚫
* ''People's Resonance'' (577, 2008)
⚫
* ''The Gowanus Recordings'' (577, 2010)
* ''Perfect Blue'' (Not Two, 2010)
⚫
* ''Navajo Sunrise'' (Rudi, 2013)
⚫
* ''Extra Room'' (577, 2015)
⚫
* ''Extra Room Vol. 2'' (577, 2015)
* ''Life Station'' (577, 2016)
⚫
* ''Vol. 1 Erie Live!'' (577, 2017)
⚫
* ''Vol. 2 Toronto Live!'' (577, 2017)
* ''Vol. 3 Rochester Live!'' (577, 2017)
⚫
* ''Telepathic Alliances'' (577, 2017)
⚫
* ''Telepatia Liquida'' (577, 2018)
* ''New York United'' (577, 2019)
* ''Radical Invisibility'' (577, 2019)


'''With others'''
⚫
* ''Listening Group'' (577 Records, 2018)
* Paul Flaherty, ''Morfina'' (2017)
* ''Inside The Studio Vol. One'' (577 Records, 2018)
* ''New York United'' (577 Records, 2018)
* Kirk Knuffke, ''Garden of Gifts'' (577, 2009)
* Matthew F. Morris, ''Unspecifications'' (Slam Productions, 1999)
⚫
* ''Telepathic Alliances'' (577 Records, 2017)
* ''Life Station Mountain Path'' (577 Records, 2016)
* Ras Moshe, Dave Ross, ''Red River Flows'' (577, 2008)
* Jeff Platz, ''Past & Present Futures'' (Glitch, 2013)
⚫
* ''Extra Room'' (577 Records, 2015)
* ''Extra Room'' ''Vol. Two'' (577 Records, 2015)
⚫
* ''Gowanus Recordings'' (577 Records, 2010)
⚫
* ''People's Resonance'' (577 Records, 2008)
⚫
* ''Mountain Path'' (577 Records, 2007)
⚫
* ''Concrete Science'' (577 Records, 2004)
⚫
* ''Astonishment'' (577 Records, 2001)

[[Daniel Carter (musician)|with Daniel Carter]] and [[William Parker (musician)|William Parker]]

⚫
* ''LIVE!'' (577 Records, 2017)
⚫
* ''Navajo Sunrise'' (Rudi Records. 2013)
⚫
* ''The Dream'' (577 Records, 2006)


==References==
==References==
Line 70: Line 62:


{{DEFAULTSORT:Ughi, Federico}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ughi, Federico}}
⚫
[[Category:Italian jazz drummers]]
⚫
[[Category:Male drummers]]
[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
⚫
[[Category:21st-century drummers]]
⚫
[[Category:21st-century Italian male musicians]]
[[Category:Italian composers]]
[[Category:Italian composers]]
⚫
[[Category:Italian jazz drummers]]
[[Category:Italian male composers]]
[[Category:Italian male composers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Male drummers]]
[[Category:Italian jazz musicians]]
[[Category:Italian male jazz musicians]]
[[Category:21st-century drummers]]
[[Category:FMR Records artists]]
⚫
[[Category:21st-century male musicians]]

Latest revision as of 03:51, 3 April 2024

Federico Ughi
Background information
Born (1972-10-11) 11 October 1972 (age 51)
Rome, Italy
GenresFree improvisation, avant-garde jazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Drums
Years active1991–present
Labels577 Records
Websitefedericoughi.com

Federico Ughi (born 1972) is an Italian drummer and composer. He works primarily in the fields of free improvisation and jazz.

Career[edit]

A native of Rome, Italy, he started playing drums at the age of twelve.[1] In 1994 he moved to England, joined a quartet, and studied with pianist Paul Bley.[1] After 2000 he lived in New York City and performed as a duo with Daniel Carter.[1] He has worked with Steve Dalachinsky and DJ Food.[1]

Discography[edit]

  • The Space Within (Slam Productions, 2000)
  • Ulers Two (577, 2002)
  • I Thought It Was the End of the World Then the End of the World Happened Again with Steve Dalachinsky (577, 2002)
  • South of Brooklyn (577, 2003)
  • Songs for Four Cities (Skycap, 2012)
  • Quartet (FMR, 2013)
  • Heart Talk (577, 2016)
  • Transoceanico (577, 2019)

With Daniel Carter

  • Astonishment (577, 2001)
  • Concrete Science (577, 2004)
  • The Dream (577, 2006)
  • Mountain Path (577, 2007)
  • People's Resonance (577, 2008)
  • The Gowanus Recordings (577, 2010)
  • Perfect Blue (Not Two, 2010)
  • Navajo Sunrise (Rudi, 2013)
  • Extra Room (577, 2015)
  • Extra Room Vol. 2 (577, 2015)
  • Life Station (577, 2016)
  • Vol. 1 Erie Live! (577, 2017)
  • Vol. 2 Toronto Live! (577, 2017)
  • Vol. 3 Rochester Live! (577, 2017)
  • Telepathic Alliances (577, 2017)
  • Telepatia Liquida (577, 2018)
  • New York United (577, 2019)
  • Radical Invisibility (577, 2019)

With others

  • Paul Flaherty, Morfina (2017)
  • Kirk Knuffke, Garden of Gifts (577, 2009)
  • Matthew F. Morris, Unspecifications (Slam Productions, 1999)
  • Ras Moshe, Dave Ross, Red River Flows (577, 2008)
  • Jeff Platz, Past & Present Futures (Glitch, 2013)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Prato, Greg. "Federico Ughi". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Federico_Ughi&oldid=1216988159"