OTHER ARTISTS

Roberto Fonseca – Yo

Artist: Roberto Fonseca – Yo Year: 2012

The Syndicate – File Under Zawinul

Artist: The Syndicate – File Under Zawinul Year: 2012

Mayra Andrade – Studio 105

Artist: Mayra Andrade Year: 2011

Brazil Geopolitics

Artist: Silvano Michelino Year: 2010

Primavera

Artist: Catia Werneck Year: 2009

Ao vivo em Salvador

Artist: Kissukilas Year: 2008

Pandeirando

Artist: Emerson Taquari Year: 2007

Bahia, Cidade Aberta II

Artist: Saul Barbosa Year: 2007

Bahia Band

Artist: Mike ellis Year: 2006

Unidade Movel

Artist: Enio e a Maloca Year: 2006

Marcio Brasil

Artist: Marcio Brasil Year: 2006

Speak in Tones

Artist: Mike ellis Year: 2004

Marcelus Leone

Artist: Marcelus Leone Year: 2004

Alvaro Pinho

Artist: Alvaro Pinho Year: 2003

Gente boa se atraen

Artist: Peu Meurray Year: 2002

Ballet de Rua

Artist: Cheiro de Amor Year: 2002

Tito Oliveira

Artist: Tito Oliveira Year: 2001

Republica Latina

Artist: Sarajane Year: 1995

Ao vivo

Artist: Pimenta N’ativa Year: 1994

Parado nao dá

Artist: Pimenta N’ativa Year: 1993

Knowing Munir Hossn’s compositions and arrangements, one can only begin to imagine his musical and cultural path.
He was born in Paranà, a southern state in Brazil, one of the greatest Indian concentration, and rased in Salvador Bahia, heart of the African-Brazilian culture. After going from South, South-East to North, North-East and West in Brazil, his curiosity and interest grew even more and did not settle for the great diversity in his country.
Touring around the world along with all kinds of artists, Cubans, Africans, French, Spanish, Indians, Venezuelans, Deutch, Morocans, Americans…Which different cultures and languages contributed to his search for authenticity.
He inherited his name from his grand-father who was lebanese.
At the age of 5, his music begins to express itself, he spends hours on his first guitar, a gift from his uncle. By then he already plays several instruments.
At the age of 10, he shares the great music stage in Salvador, Bahia, with several projects, he then joins a Brazilian latin jazz group in which he plays with older musicians and more experienced than him, from whom he will learn a lot.
He has a very peculiar way of playing, mixing harmonies and Afro-brazilian rhythms such as Samba, Aguêre, Adabi, Adarrum, Arujá…
He has recorded with Brazilian alternative musicians, among them,  Peu Meurray, Saul Barbosa, Gilberto Gil, Lenine and Tito Oliveira, among many others…
It is at the age of 23 that he feels the urge to travel the world and here he is in Europe.
First Spain then France. He has collaborated with great artists such as Alex Acuña, Javier Ruibal, Joe Zawinul Syndicate, Mokhtar Samba, Seamus Blake, Kirk Covington, Gary Willis, Vincent Bidal, Hermeto Pascoal, Catia Werneck, Rim Banna, Paulinho Lêmos, Mayra Andrade, Woz Kaly, Jerry Gonzales, Roberto Fonseca, Etienne M’Bappé…
He of course has his own projects. Pedra Preta, a trio formed with two great musicians from Switzerland, Iyexà, a pure afro-brazilian group, formed in Barcelona, and  a duet with Portuguese Accordion player, João Frade.
But also many other solo projects that are yet to be discovered.

Francis Lazus

Francis Lassus né à Pau le 29 mai 1961, est un batteur français.

Créateur de l’orchestre de percussions ” Les Élégantes Machines “, Il travaille avec de nombreux artistes qui ont influencé la scène musicale de ces 30 dernières années. Il fait actuellement partie des batteries Sonor.

Collaborations

• Richard Galliano
• Richard Bona
• Bernard Lubat
• Louis Sclavis
• Étienne M’Bappé
• Claude Nougaro
• André Minvielle
• Ray Lema
• L’UMA (Université Musicale Africaine)
• Jacques Higelin
• Furio Di Castri
• Sylvain Luc
• les ballets de Roland Petit et Zizi Jeanmaire
• Nguyen Le
• Maurice Vander

Rocco Zifarelli

ROCCO ZIFARELLI is a versatile guitar player from Rome-Italy who has collaborated with many Italian and International artists of many different styles – from jazz to rock, big band and orchestral.
He is the winner of the 1st edition (1991) of the prestigious Italian Eddie Land Guitar Contest dedicated to the young generation of jazz guitarists.

Since 1997 Rocco performs regularly and tours internationally with the renowned film music composer and director EnnioMorricone (Academy Award and Golden Globe multi-nominee and winner) appearing on the stages of the best theatres and locations all over the world as Tokio International Forum,Osaka Festival Hall,BarbicanCenter andRoyal Albert Hall of London, The Kremlin of Moscow, Palais des Congrès of Paris, Arena di Verona, Sala Nervi in Rome, Teatro alla Scala of Milan,Movistar Arena in Santiago de Chile, Adelaide Festival, 2010 Shanghai Expo,Great Hall of the People of Beijing,Herodion Theater of Athens,Sejong Cultural Centre of Seoul, Radio City Music Hall of New York City and many others.

In 2007 he performed with Morricone at the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York to welcome incoming Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.
This was his second experience at the United Nation: in 2005 he was invited in New York with his band to perform  for the annual International Symposium.
In the same period Rocco joined the american repertory ensemble, “THE MAHAVISHNU PROJECT” in their on going interpretations of the seminal fusion music ofJohn McLaughlin & The Mahavishnu Orchestra touring East USA and Europe.

As sideman Rocco has made hundreds of recordings and concerts with many great musicians of jazz and pop music as Paul McCandless, Tony Scott, Bob Mintzer,Gege’ Telesforo, Massimo Urbani, PacoSery, Matthew Garrison, Paolo Belli,Giorgia,IvanoFossati,Renato Zero,Cristiano De Andrè, Dulce Pontes,Teresa Salgueiro, Angelo Branduardi, Linley Marthe,PippoMatino, Lester Bowie, Stefano Di Battista, Rosario Giuliani, Steve Hunt, ChanderSardjoeand many others.

He also has been associate guitarist in theRAI italian Television Orchestra from 1996 to 2005 in many important TV music shows as “Fantastico” and the most important italian pop music happening  “Festival di Sanremo” under the conduction of renown directors and composers as Gianni Ferrio, PeppeVessicchio and Nicola Piovani (Academy Award winner for “Life is beautiful” and Cannes Film Festival winner for “La Stanza Del Figlio”).

Rocco also plays custom electric-oud, mandolin,fretless guitar and other stringed instruments and has received rave reviews from music critics and famous guitarists such as Scott Henderson, Pat Metheny, Steve Khan, Dominic Miller and many others.

His first release, “LYNDON” (produced by Via Veneto Jazz and distributed in Italy by Universal) is the result of his many years of musical growth and experience. This recording features the musicians Rocco has worked with for many years, as well as brass, strings, and some very special guests. The album is a lavish production which reveals Zifarelli as an incredible composer, arranger and band leader. In fact Rocco’s interpretation and arrangement of the JacoPastorius composition “Havona” (from LYNDON) has been included on a CD tribute to the great fusion band Weather Report “Mysterious Voyages – A Tribute To Weather Report”, produced by the German label E.S.C., includind world class artists as Tribal Tech, Marcus Miller, Jim Beards and many others.
He’s currently at work on his new CD, with great international artists such Francis Lassus (France), Linley Marthe (Maurice Island), PacoSery (Ivory Coast), Alex Sipiagin (Russia-USA), Dario Deidda (Italy), Giovanni  Imparato(Italy), and the belgian-africanDJ YassinAfrocutfor a multicultural mixture of original jazz,rock, acoustic and electronic tracks,as well astwo arrangedMorricone’s compositions.
With these musicians he has formed his own band to play in some important jazz festival and venues in Italy and Europe. In June 2012 he has been invited at the Festival Jazz of Abidjan-Ivory Coast.

After an audition in Paris in 2009 he’s joined the DEFUNKT, a newyorkerfunk,jazz,rock collective leaded by the trombonist and singer Joe Bowie, corrently touring and performing the most important european jazz festivals.

Rocco is been teaching Jazz Guitar at theState Music Conservatory of Bari (Italy) since 2005 and is an international artist endorser of the famous brandsDV-Mark Amplifier, Agostin Custom GuitarsandErnie Ball strings. From 2010 he divides his residence between Rome and Paris.

BIOGRAFIA

ROCCO ZIFARELLI è stato il vincitore della prima edizione (1991) del prestigioso concorso Eddie Lang Guitar Contest, dedicato alle giovani generazioni di chitarristi jazz.

Dal 1997 collabora regolarmente col compositore e direttore ENNIO MORRICONE, plurinominato e vincitore di Oscar (alla carriera) e di Golden Globe, collaborando sia nelle registrazioni delle colonne che nei concerti dal vivo esibendosi nei migliori teatri e location del mondo quali Tokio International Forum, Royal Albert Hall di Londra, The Kremlin a Mosca, Palais des Congrès a Parigi, Arena di Verona, Teatro alla Scala di Milano, 2010 Shanghai Expo, Great Hall of the People di Pechino, Herodion Theater di Atene, Sejong Cultural Centre di Seoul, Radio City Music Hall di New York City e molti altri.

Nel 2007, sempre con il maestro Morricone, si è esibito presso la Sala dell’Assemblea generale delle Nazioni Unite a New York per salutare la nomina del nuovo segretario generale Ban Ki-Moon. Questa alle Nazioni Unite per Rocco è stata la secondo esperienza, poiché già nel 2005 fu invitato con la sua stessa band a New York all’annuale International Symposium. Sempre a NewYork, nello stesso periodo, dopo un’audizione, è entrato nella band Mahavishnu Project con cui è stato in tour negli Stati uniti ed in Europa.

Come sideman, Rocco ha realizzato centinaia di dischi e concerti con grandi musicisti jazz e pop quali Paul Mc Candless, Tony Scott, Bob Mintzer, Gege’ Telesforo, Massimo Urbani,  Matthew Garrison, Paolo Belli, Giorgia, Ivano Fossati, Renato Zero, Cristiano De Andrè, Dulce Pontes, Teresa Salgueiro, Angelo Branduardi, Pietro e Pino Iodice, Pippo Matino, Lester Bowie, Stefano Di Battista, Rosario Giuliani, Steve Hunt, e molti altri.

Dal 1996 al 2006 è stato chitarrista aggiunto dell’Orchestra della Rai di Roma partecipando a numerose trasmissioni televisive tra cui Sanremo,Fantastico, ecc. sotto la direzione di grandi direttori e compositori quali Gianni Ferrio, Pippo Caruso, Peppe Vessicchio e Gianfranco Lombardi.

Suona inoltre l’oud elettrico, il mandolino, la chitarra fretless, la chitarra synth ed altri strumenti a corda mediterranei e sudamericani ed è esperto di informatica musicale e tecnologia applicata alla musica. Collabora come consulente ed endorser di prestigiosi marchi internazionali quali DV-Mark Amplifier, Ernie Ball Strings, Ableton Live, Agostin Custom Guitars, Yamaha e Godin Guitars rappresentandoli presso i più importanti eventi fieristici internazionali come il Music Messe di Francoforte ed il NAMM di Los Angeles.

Il suo primo disco, “LYNDON” (prodotto dalla Via Veneto Jazz e distribuito dalla Universal) è stato il risultato di anni di maturazione ed esperienza musicale, dimostrando le sue doti di compositore, arrangiatore e band leader. Infatti, l’interpretazione e l’arrangiamento della composizione “Havona” di Jaco Pastorius (contenuta in LYNDON) è stata scelta dalla prestigiosa etichetta tedesca E.S.C. per essere inclusa nel CD tributo alla grande fusion band Weather Report, “Mysterious Voyages – A Tribute To Weather Report, insieme ad altri artisti quali Marcus Miller, Tribal Tech, Scott Kinsey, Jim Beards etc.

Dal 2009 divide la sua residenza tra Roma e Parigi dove, dopo un’audizione, è il chitarrista stabile del gruppo funk-jazz-rock americano dei Defunkt, del leader newyorkese Joe Bowie, col quale partecipa a diversi tour e suonando nei più importanti festival jazz europei. Sempre a Parigi comincia a collaborare con grandissimi musicisti dell’area jazz-rock-afro come Linley Marthe, Francis Lassus, Chander Sardjoe, Paco Sery, Hadrien Feraud, Yassin Afrocut, Dedè Ceccarelli, suonando in vari festival jazz come quello di Tangeri (Marocco), Abidjan (Costa d’Avorio), La Villette (Parigi). Con questi musicisti sta terminando il suo nuovo disco solista che dovrebbe uscire per la fine del 2012.

Svolge dal 1990 un’intensa attività didattica presso alcune importanti scuole di musica romane ed italiane come l’Università della Musica ed il Saint Louis Music College e sta completando la redazione di un proprio Metodo di Chitarra Jazz Moderna.
Dal 2005 è docente esterno per i corsi di chitarra Jazz, Elettrica e Pop presso il Conservatorio di Bari.

DISCOGRAFIA