Andrea Marcelli
Andrea Marcelli (born January 22, 1962 in Rome ) is an Italian jazz percussionist and composer.
Live and act
Marcelli studied classical clarinet, jazz composition and arrangement at the Conservatorio L. Refice in Frosinone until 1986 . He also attended clinics with Tommy Campbell and Peter Erskine .
Between 1982 and 1988 he worked as a drummer for the Rai . From 1989 to 1997 he lived in Los Angeles, then in New York. In 2001 he moved to Berlin . As a sideman he worked a. a. with Don Menza , Marc Johnson , Gary Thomas , Alan Pasqua , Jeff Andrews , Billy Drews , Steve Tavaglione , Airto Moreira , Alex Acuña , Cameron Brown , Steve La Spina , John Patitucci , Harvie Swartz , Eric Marienthal , Frank Gambale , Alphonso Johnson , John Beasley , Andy Summers , Harold Land , Rez Abbasi , Scott Lee , John Leftwich , Michael Manring , Wolfgang Lackerschmid , Jon Hassell and Sirone .
As a band leader, Marcelli released three albums as well as soundtrack albums with his own compositions. He produced Chema Vilchez 's debut album El sueno del navegante , which was named the best jazz album of the year by Spanish radio in 1996. In the film Mississippi Masala he appeared as a drummer. In Berlin he worked a. a. with Markus Stockhausen , Simon Stockhausen , Palle Danielsson , Thomas Clausen , Arild Andersen and Ekkehard Wölk and performed with the bands of Eberhard Weber , David Liebman , Hiram Bullock and Jeff Berlin .
He toured Scandinavia with Aviaja Lumholt , Paolo Russo and Bo Stief and gave workshops in Japan. In 2006 he performed with Rick Margitza in Italy, in 2006 and 2008 with Thomas Clausen.
Discography
- Silent Will with Wayne Shorter , Allan Holdsworth , Bob Berg , Mike Stern , Mitchel Forman , John Patitucci and Alex Acuña in 1990
- Oneness with Ralph Towner , Allan Holdsworth , Mike Mainieri , Marc Johnson , Bendik , Kei Akagi , Gary Thomas , Jimmy Johnson , Gary Willis , Mitchel Forman, Chuck Loeb , Sidinho and Frank Colon , 1992
- Beyond the Blue with Mitchel Forman, Eddie Gomez , Bob Mintzer and Mike Stern , 2004
- Sundance with Thomas Clausen and Davide Petrocca, 2008
- Stories with Frank Pilato, Mitchel Forman, Gary Willis and Jeff Berlin, 2015
Web links
- Homepage of Andrea Marcelli
- Andrea Marcelli at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Marcelli, Andrea |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian jazz percussionist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |