Paolo Fresu

Artist Description

Paolo Fresu started studying the trumpet at the age of eleven with his hometown Local Band and after different musical experiences, in 1980 he discovers Jazz and starts playing professionally in 1982 recording for RAI under the guide of M° Bruno Tommaso and attending Seminaries at Siena Jazz.

In 1984 he graduated the Cagliari Conservatory where he focused on his trumpet and in the same year he won "RadioUno jazz", "Musica jazz" e "RadioCorriere TV" as Best Italian Jazz Talent. In 1996 he won the Best European musician with one of his compositions for 'Académie du jazz' of Paris and the prestigious "Django d’Or" as best European Jazz Musician and in 2000 he is nominated Best Internationa Musician.

These are only the first of a series of awards that continue up to the present.

He has recorded nearly three hundred records some in his name, others with Michael Nyman, Evan Parker, Farafina, Ornella Vanoni, Alice, Gunther Schüller, Negramaro, Stadio, ecc., and others cooperating in "mixed" projects…Ethnic Jazz Music, World Music, Contemporary Music, Ancient Music, and others.