Federico Ughi

Federico Ughi
Background information
Born	(1972-10-11) 11 October 1972 Rome, Italy
Genres	Free improvisation, avant-garde jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Drums
Years active	1991–present
Labels	577 Records
Website	federicoughi.com

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

Career

A native of Rome, Italy, he started playing drums at the age of twelve. In 1994 he moved to England, joined a quartet, and studied with pianist Paul Bley. After 2000 he lived in New York City and performed as a duo with Daniel Carter. He has worked with Steve Dalachinsky and DJ Food. In 2001 he founded 577 Records. In 2012 he toured with pop duo Blue Foundation in the U.S., Europe, and China.

Discography

• South of Brooklyn (577, 2003)
• 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)
• Songs for Four Cities (Skycap, 2012)
• 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)