Giovanni Campanella
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Giovanni Campanella is one of the most active drummers on the Italian jazz scene. Born in Campobasso in 1984, he studied in Naples with Umberto Guarino and then in Rome with Gregory Hutchinson, Gaetano Fasano and Pietro Jodice. He attended seminars and masterclasses with Jimmy Cobb, Bobby Durham, Benny Golson, George Cable, Jack DeJohnette, Peter Erskine, Carl Allen, Kenny Washington, Gary Chaffee, Chris Coleman, Franco D'Andrea, Aaron Goldberg, Mark Turner, Peter Bernstein, Reuben Rogers. He also studied piano with Maestro Aldo Tramma. He graduated with honours in ‘Musical Disciplines with a focus on compositional interpretation in Jazz’ at the ‘O. Respighi’ Conservatory in Latina and holds a bachelor’s degree from the DAMS of Roma Tre with a thesis on the early forms of Jazz in New Orleans. He has taught Drums and Jazz Percussion at the Conservatorio ‘G. Puccini’ in La Spezia and at the Conservatorio ‘L. Perosi’ in Campobasso. He currently holds the chair of Drums and Jazz Percussion at the Conservatorio ‘A. Boito’ in Parma. He has played with Ronnie Cuber, Jerry Weldon, Ameen Saleem, Pat Bianchi, Michael Weiss, Francesca Tandoi, Daniele Cordisco, Deborah J. Carter, Donna McElroy, Benny Benack III, Eric Daniel, Michael Applelbaum, Gary Smulyan, Greg Burk, Wayne Tucker, Itai Kriss, Daniele Scannapieco, Joseph Lepore, Ken Fawser, Tullio de Piscopo, Fabrizio Bosso, Dario Deidda, Giovanni Amato, Sandro Deidda, Max Ionata, Michael Rosen, Stefano Di Battista, Stjepko Gut, Luca Mannutza, Andrea Beneventano, Roberto Tarenzi, Paolo Recchia, Andrea Rea, Giorgio Rosciglione, Dario Rosciglione, Stefano Senni, Claudio Colasazza, Paolo Benedettini, Piero Odorici, Daniele Sorrentino, Nicola Cordisco. He has played at various festivals such as: Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (Thailand), Teatro Casa Italia (Turkey), Jazz ì Salnum (Iceland), Trondheim Jazz Festival (Norway), Istanbul CRR, UK Premier Jazz (London), Pola Jazz fest (Croatia), Badskallerbach Jazz Festival (Austria), Cala Jazz, Moncalieri Jazz festival, Mijd Festival (Kosovo), Jazztet Foundation Jazz Festival (Bulgaria), Garda Jazz Festival, Alghero Jazz Festival, Sabaudia Jazz Festival, Premio Massimo Urbani, Auditorium Parco della Musica, Casa del Jazz, Eddie Lang Jazz Festival, Empoli Jazz, Piacenza Jazz Festival, Time In Jazz, Lucca Jazz Donna, Stara Zagora Jazz Forum (Bulgaria), Lucca Summer Festival, Jazz Up Festival, Riverberi Jazz Festival, Nuoro Jazz Festival