Enrico Granafei, harmonica & guitar
\nPaolo Loveri, guitar
\nBruno Castellucci, drums
\nAngelo Gregorio, sax
\nNicola Lancerotti, doublebass<\/p>\n
Harmonica virtuoso, classical guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, composer Enrico Granafei
\nhas a long history of musical experience which encompasses both Classical Music and Jazz.
\nEnrico After earning a degree in classical guitar from the Conservatory of l\u2019Aquila in Italy ,
\nEnrico started to broaden his horizons by discovering Jazz through the harmonica
\nIn 1978 Enrico moved to Germany where he began to perform and to teach in two different
\n\u00ab\u00a0Musikschulen\u00a0\u00bb. In the early 80\u2019s, after returning to Italy, Enrico started to broaden his horizons
\nby discovering Jazz through the harmonica. Following in the tradition of the legendary Toots
\nThielemans, he began to explore new possibilities for the harmonica, an instrument too often
\nassociated solely with Rock and Blues. Besides playing in the best jazz clubs in Italy during that
\nperiod, Enrico performed regularly on national television where he was a member of the Pippo
\nCaruso orchestra.
\nHis love for Jazz led him to New York City, the world capital of Jazz,. , where he soon started to
\nperform in local jazz clubs, including The Blue Note, Birdland, Visiones, Angry Squire, and
\nthe Bottom Line.
\nIn 1992 Enrico earned a masters\u2019 degree in Jazz Performance from the Manhattan School of
\nMusic where he was the only student of Toots Thielemans .
\nDuring the time that he has resided in the New York area, Enrico has performed extensively on
\nthe Chromatic Harmonica in the United States and continued to be a featured musician in
\nmajor Festivals and Jazz clubs in Finland, Estonia, France, Italy and Hungary.
\nHe has recorded with Eddie Gomez, Eliot Zigmund. Marc Johnson, Adam Nussbaum, Billy
\nHart, Ted Curson, Nnena Freelon ( Concord Records) Patrick Sauusois, Dany Doriz, Alice &
\nCecile and many others.
\nEnrico\u2019s latest accomplishment is his work on Hands-Free-Chromatic Harmonica. The
\nrevolutionary instrument invented by Vern Smith allows him to play Chromatic Harmonica
\nand Guitar at the same time.
\n\u201c The first jazz musician in the world to have played guitar and harmonica at the same
\ntime\u201d ..La Repubblica, Italy 2004.
\n\u201cInnovative, intelligent, soulful\u201d : Stanley Jordan
\n\u201cThe eighth Wonder of the World\u201d : Susan Frances
\n\u201cWhat he does playing two instruments at the same time is truly amazing\u201d: Bucky Pizzarelli
\n\u201c He\u2019s a genious\u201d Jean-Charles Dukhan, TSF Jazz Radio, Paris, France
\nThe use of the DB guitar, invented by Italian guitarist Nico di Battista, which is a
\ncombination of guitar and bass adds yet another dimension to Enrico\u2019s playing. Close your
\neyes and you\u2019ll hear an entire combo, but in reality it\u2019s only one musician.
\nEnrico has also been the owner and musical director of the prestigious Trumpets Jazz Club in
\nMontclair, New Jersey (USA), the most important Jazz venue in the state, since 1999.<\/p>\n
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