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Vorlage:Use British English Vorlage:Use dmy dates Vorlage:Infobox musical artist Matteo Mancuso (born 22 November 1996) is an Italian jazz and rock guitarist from Palermo, Sicily.
Early life
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]Mancuso was born in 1996 in Palermo. He started playing guitar with his father Vincenzo at the age of 10 and got onto a stage to play live, at 12. He went on studying classical guitar in high school in Palermo and later graduated in jazz guitar at the Palermo Conservatory of Music.[1]
Career
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]Mancuso performed at NAMM 2019 [2] and 2024 [3] in Anaheim, CA
In 2022, he was invited by Al Di Meola in the thirty-first edition of Eddie Lang Jazz Festival, to duet with him on stage.[4]
In 2022, he was chosen by Italian progressive rock band pfm, to perform live in Lugano Estival Jazz, replacing their guitarist, who was busy on that day.[5] Pfm then released a double record comprising 16 tracks called: “THE EVENT – Live in Lugano”, which is the first live record released where Matteo Mancuso is playing guitars.[6]
SNIPS
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]In 2017, Mancuso founded a trio called “SNIPS”, which includes Salvatore Lima, on drums and Riccardo Oliva on bass. SNIPS is a jazz fusion band and their music is based on rearrangements of popular fusion standards and original compositions. In the following year the trio has played at the Musika-Expo in Rome and at Musikmesse in Frankfurt.[2][7]
Matteo Mancuso Trio
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]The trio was formed in 2020 with Stefano India on Bass and Giuseppe Bruno on Drums.[9][10] When Mancuso uploaded their performance of 'Havona' by Jaco Pastorius to YouTube, the trio received recognition for their "killer lineup"[11]
In 2022, Matteo Mancuso Trio performed at the Bremen International Festival; the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome; Uppsala Jazz Festival in Sweden; Spoleto Jazz Festival, in Italy.[12]
Their first album is called: "The Journey".[13]
Vai Academy 7.0 (2024)
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]Mancuso was a featured artist at the Steve Vai's "Vai Academy 7.0" guitar camp from January 2-5, 2024, in Orlando, Florida, USA. He conducted clinics, performed in concert and jammed with Steve Vai and his band, joined by famed keyboardist Jordan Rudess.
Style
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]He switches to using a rest stroke with his index finger and middle finger to pick the strings like a classical guitar player.,[14] a finger-style right hand technique.[15] He has been called a virtuoso.[16]
"There's this Italian kid on the internet—Matteo Mancuso. He's 20 or something. He plays an SG and he does this almost flamenco-style thing. I mean, he's a virtuoso beyond virtuosos." Tosin Abasi[17]
Mancuso does not use a guitar pick and he uses a finger-style right hand technique.[15]
Discography
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]The first albums he is credited with, were published in 2023.[18]
Live
- THE EVENT - Live In Lugano Estival Jazz 2022 (2023), PFM*, Premiata Forneria Marconi
Studio
- The Journey (2023)
Tours
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]North America 2024
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]Matteo announced tour dates from January 25 - February 4 in the following US cities: Agoura Hills (Los Angeles), San Pedro, Bakersfield, Orangevale (Sacramento) and Chicago.[19]
Einzelnachweise
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]- ↑ Matteo Mancuso's Biography and Music Influences. In: Matteo Mancuso. Abgerufen am 9. Juni 2023 (englisch).
- ↑ a b Maria Luisa Florio: Guitarist Matteo Mancuso flies to Los Angeles for the NAMM show. In: Bagheria News. LG MULTIMEDIA, abgerufen am 15. März 2019.
- ↑ Matteo Mancuso Showcasing Bacci Guitars | NAMM.org. In: www.namm.org. 27. Januar 2024, abgerufen am 20. Januar 2024 (englisch).
- ↑ Eddie Lang Jazz Festival, finale col botto: il duetto Di Meola-Mancuso infiamma il palco | isNews - Molise. In: www.isnews.it. Abgerufen am 20. Dezember 2022.
- ↑ Redazione: Matteo Mancuso in concerto con la PFM. In: MadonieLive.com. 31. August 2022, abgerufen am 9. Juni 2023 (it-it).
- ↑ Sky TG24: "THE EVENT – Live in Lugano", il nuovo album dal vivo della PFM. In: tg24.sky.it. 16. Mai 2023, abgerufen am 9. Juni 2023 (italienisch).
- ↑ Guitar World Staff: Watch This Breathtaking Cover of Jaco Pastorious' "The Chicken". In: Guitar World. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, 13. Juni 2018, abgerufen am 15. März 2019.
- ↑ Walter Porcedda: Cagliari, Forma e poesia nel jazz tra Fabrizio Bosso ed Elias Lapia. In: Musica Jazz. 22. September 2020, abgerufen am 6. November 2023 (it-it).
- ↑ Laura Fabbri: L'enfant prodige della chitarra Matteo Mancuso protagonista di Stresa Festival. Questo weekend Rigoletto a Orta. In: VCO Azzurra TV. 22. Juli 2023, abgerufen am 26. Juli 2023 (it-it).
- ↑ Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale: Il trio di Matteo Mancuso in concerto a Sofia – Italiana – Lingua, cultura, creatività nel mondo. Abgerufen am 26. Juli 2023 (it-it).
- ↑ Corey Brown: Matteo Mancuso, Stefano India, and Giuseppe Bruno: Havona. In: No Treble. 27. Januar 2020, abgerufen am 6. November 2023 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ Matteo Mancuso's Biography and Music Influences. In: Matteo Mancuso. Abgerufen am 11. Juni 2023 (englisch).
- ↑ Matteo Mancuso Music [Upcoming Album Release]. In: Matteo Mancuso. Abgerufen am 11. Juni 2023 (englisch).
- ↑ Matteo Mancuso reveals the guitar techniques that saw Vai call him "the evolution of guitar". In: YouTube.
- ↑ a b Watch Matteo Mancuso (SNIPS) jam with Yamaha Revstar 720B. In: Europe Yamaha. Yamaha Corporation., abgerufen am 15. März 2019.
- ↑ Jazzmeia Horn: Jazzmeia Horn Soars in Orvieto. In: Downbeat. Jazzmeia Horn Soars in Orvieto, 9. Januar 2018, abgerufen am 15. März 2019.
- ↑ JOE BOSSO: Is Tosin Abasi Flirting With The Mainstream? In: Music Aficionado. Abgerufen am 15. März 2019.
- ↑ Matteo Mancuso. In: Discogs. Abgerufen am 9. Juni 2023 (englisch).
- ↑ Matteo Mancuso Tour Dates | Experience Live Music Magic. In: Matteo Mancuso. Abgerufen am 20. Januar 2024 (englisch).
Weblinks
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]- Matteo Mancuso Official Website
- Matteo Mancuso in 2014 developing his fingerstyle technique
- Matteo Mancuso in 2018 developing his fingerstyle technique
- Matteo Mancuso 2022 playing live for pfm, in the record called: "THE EVENT – Live in Lugano”
- Matteo Mancuso on Discogs
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