Federico Casagrande

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

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

• Conversations with Fulvio Sigurta (Impossible Ark, 2009)
• Hypercube with Marco Bucelli (2011)
• The Ancient Battle of the Invisible (CAM Jazz, 2012)
• At the End of the Day (CAM Jazz, 2015) ^[5]
• Double Circle with Enrico Pieranunzi (CAM Jazz, 2015) ^[5]
• Fast Forward (CAM Jazz, 2017) ^[5]
• Lost Songs with Francesco Bearzatti (CAM Jazz, 2018)

External links

• Official site

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". The Irish Times . Retrieved 2015-07-11.
5. "Discography". AllMusic . Retrieved August 22, 2020.