Andrea Centazzo
Andrea Centazzo (* 1948 in Udine ) is an Italian- born American drummer and composer of minimal music .
Live and act
Centazzo first studied law and jammed in various bands during his studies. From 1970 he began to seriously deal with playing drums. From 1972 he studied musicology at the University of Bologna and deepened his practice at the Swiss Jazz School . Between 1973 and 1976 he was a member of Giorgio Gaslini's ensemble before turning to free jazz under the influence of Steve Lacy, playing with Derek Bailey , Evan Parker and Pierre Favre . In his Central Europe Orchestra he worked with Gianluigi Trovesi , Carlo Actis Dato , Theo Jörgensmann , Radu Malfatti , but also with Albert Mangelsdorff . 1978 and 1980 he taught at the Creative Music Studio of Karl Berger .
Centazzo, who increasingly expanded his range of instruments, recorded numerous albums under his own name on the Ictus label from 1976, which were initially committed to the ideal of creative jazz and new improvisational music with Lacy, Bailey, Evan Parker , Toshinori Kondō , Tom Cora , Vinny Golia , Eugene Chadbourne , John Carter , Larry Ochs , LaDonna Smith, and others. In addition, he created his Indian tapes and other sound collages in which he used electronic music , his percussion, recordings of voices and noises, but also multi-media pieces. Centazzo was increasingly active as a composer of minimal music and made video films. In 1996 he composed his opera Tina about the life of Tina Modotti ; two more operas followed in 2000 ( Memento ) and 2001 ( Simultas ).
Centazzo also worked with Don Cherry , John Zorn , Henry Kaiser , Enrico Rava and Guido Mazzon .
He received US citizenship in 2000 and has lived in Los Angeles ever since .
Discographic notes
- Trio Live (Ictus / New Tone, 1976) with Steve Lacy, Kent Carter
- Drops (Ictus / New Tone, 1977) with Derek Bailey
- Environment for Sextet (Ictus / New Tone, 1978) with John Zorn, Toshinoro Kondo, Tom Cora, Polly Bradfield , Eugene Chadbourne
- USA Concerts West (Ictus / New Tone, 1978/79) Duo recordings with Greg Goodman , trio recordings with Vinny Golia and John Carter
- Shock! (Ictus / New Tone, 1984) with Gianluigi Trovesi
- Moon In Winter (Ictus, 2011) with Nobu Stowe , Dave Ballou , Achille Succi , Daniel Barbiero
- Anne LeBaron / Andrea Centazzo / Andrew Raffo Dewar : Encantamientos (2017)
literature
- Bert Noglik Jazz Werkstatt International Berlin (GDR) 1981, pp. 252–278
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Centazzo, Andrea |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer, jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Udine |