Federico Casagrande

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Federico Casagrande (born 27 February 1980 in Treviso, Veneto, Italy) is an Italian jazz guitarist. [1]

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Career

Casagrande graduated from the Berklee College of Music in 2006. In 2007 he won first prize in the Montreux Jazz Festival guitar competition. [2] He has released at least ten albums as leader or co-leader [3] and has been described by The Irish Times as a "rising star of the younger generation [of European jazz musicians]" [4]

Discography

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References

  1. "Federico Casagrande". RateYourMusic.com. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  2. "Federico Casagrande @ All About Jazz" . Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  3. "Me". www.federicocasagrande.com. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  4. "Enrico Pieranunzi/Federico Casagrande: Double Circle" . Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  5. 1 2 3 "Discography". AllMusic . Retrieved August 22, 2020.