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Education

Awards

Other Studies

He has been studying music since he was 13 years old, attending individual lessons with Marco Sfogli, Luca Colombo, Roberto Ottaviano, Massimo Colombo, Vincenzo Maurogiovanni, Livio Lamonea, Giacinto Piracci, Simone Guiducci, Maurizio Quintavalle, Enzo Zirilli, Vito Andrea Morra, Cettina Donato, Livio Minafra, Ugo Sbisà, Mario Nappi, Lucio Ferrara, Mauro Campobasso, Max Monno, Guido Di Leone and Dino Acquafredda.

MASTERCLASSES

He has followed masterclasses with Peter Bernstein, Fabrizio Bosso, Marco Sfogli, Ciro Manna, Luca Colombo, Mark Lettieri, Giacomo Castellano, Saul Rubin, Franco Morone, Enzo Zirilli, Bebo Ferra, Franco Fussi, Alfredo Romeo, Dino Tonelli and other artists.

WORK EXPERIENCES

• Musician and guest for different TV broadcasts, including the TV show "The Band", in prime time on the “Rai 1” channel (Italian national TV), hosted by Carlo Conti, with the band "La Chiamata d’Emergenza", on 04/22/2022;
• Currently in full concert and recording activity with numerous musical ensembles. These include: the band “La Chiamata d’Emergenza", composed of Marco Di Nunno on vocals, Luca Macina Leone on bass and Andrea De Santis on drums; the quartet with bassist Vincenzo Maurogiovanni, flutist Aldo Di Caterino and drummer Gianlivio Liberti, in a recording project dedicated to the music of the composer Henry Mancini (The Pink Panther, Breakfast at Tiffany's…); the recording project "Y.O.U" with national collaborations, based on unpublished works dedicated to the artistic figure of Maestro Allan Holdsworth. Among other collaborations, Francesco has played with different important artists, being able to include names of the caliber of Silvia Mezzanotte (Matia Bazar), Otis Murphy, Roberto Ottaviano, Mimmo Campanale, Vincenzo Maurogiovanni, Nico Catacchio, Pierluigi Villani, Gianna Montecalvo, Mirko Maria Matera, Nico Marziliano, Gino Palmisano, Giacinto Piracci, Maurizio Quintavalle, Michele Campobasso and other artists. Furthermore, Francesco has collaborated with different orchestras and big bands, including: the “Big Band del Conservatorio Niccolò Piccinni di Bari” conducted by M° Vito Andrea Morra; the “Jazz Studio Orchestra” conducted by M° Paolo Lepore; the “Big Band E. Annoscia” conducted by M° Leonardo Lozupone; the "Orchestra di Chitarre” conducted by Massimiliano Monno; “La Grande Orchestra Italiana” conducted by M° Simone Mezzapesa; the “Controrchestra Big Band” conducted by M° Vito Vittorio De Santis; the “Junior Band” conducted by M° Donato Semeraro;
• He has played for different festivals, including the 25th edition of "Złota Lira - Międzynarodowy Festiwal Orkiestr Dętych" in Rybnik (Poland) in 2016, the 16th edition of "Beat Onto Jazz" in Bitonto (BA, Italy) in 2016, "Talos Festival” 2017 edition in Ruvo di Puglia (BA, Italy), "Talos Festival” 2018 edition in Ruvo di Puglia (BA, Italy), the 7th edition of the "Sovereto Festival" in Sovereto (BA, Italy) in 2019, the jazz music festival “Jazz In Terrazza” organized by the Cultural Music Association "Nel Gioco Del Jazz" (Artistic Director: M° Roberto Ottaviano; coordinator: M ° Pietro Laera) in 2021, “Feste Patronali 2022” festival organized by the regional consortium "Teatro Pubblico Pugliese" in collaboration with the City of Bitonto (BA, Italy);
• He has played for several theatrical performances with directors Elisabetta Tonon ("Non chiamatemi Lisistrata" - 2010; "Birds" - 2012), Saba Salvemini ("Donne al parlamento" - 2011), and Francesco Tammacco ("Conosco un posto dove servono un ottimo arsenico "- 2022);
• Author of academic publications, such as:
  • Cassano Francesco Felice, “Allan Holdsworth, la rivoluzione silenziosa”, “Niccolò Piccinni” Conservatory of Music - Bari (Italy), Bari (Italy), 2019
  • Cassano Francesco Felice, “Michael Brecker, la sintassi musicale di un caposcuola e le relative implicazioni didattiche”, “Niccolò Piccinni” Conservatory of Music - Bari (Italy), Bari (Italy), 2018
• Starting from October 2021, Francesco is officially the first endorser of the GR Guitar brand, guitar section of the well-known GR Bass brand;
• Guitar and music theory teacher at:
  • John Cage Center - Bitonto (BA, Italy)
  • Apulia Music Art - Palo del Colle (BA, Italy)
  • Scuola Comunale di Musica Filippo Cortese - Giovinazzo (BA, Italy)
  • Futura - Bitonto (BA, Italy)
  • Centro Sien - Bari, Italy
  • Opificio Delle Arti - Danza e Musica - Bitonto (BA, Italy)
• Music teacher at state schools such as the "I.C. V.F. Cassano - A. de Renzio “ in Bitonto (BA, Italy) and the " I.C. Perotti - Ruffo ” in Cassano delle Murge (BA, Italy).