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Matteo Addabbo Matteo (*1977 in Siena) is a jazz pianist, composer, and Hammond organist. He began studying music at the age of ten at the Rinaldo Franci Conservatorio in Siena, where he studied trumpet and French horn. Later, he turned to keyboard instruments as a self-taught musician and further developed his piano skills at Siena Jazz – the Italian National Jazz Academy. He specialized in the Hammond organ, attending masterclasses with Joey DeFrancesco and Alberto Marsico.   His professional career began with rock and blues bands in Tuscany. During the early 2000s he toured Italy with Lou and the Blues. In 2004, he recorded It's About Time with guitarist Andrea Scognamillo and drummer Massimo Cantini. In 2005, he recorded Hammond organ parts for Piero Pelù's album Soggetti Smarriti (WEA Records) and performed at the Italian Culture Festival in Havana, Cuba.   From 2004 to 2007, he was a member of the Microcosmo Trio with bassist Luca Necciari and drummer Gianni Cazzola. Their album Progetto Italiano was released by Philology Records in 2007. In 2011, he recorded Progetto Original with Francesco Petreni and Luca Necciari, featuring trumpeter Avishai Cohen.   Since 2003, Addabbo has been associated with Siena Jazz as a teacher of piano, keyboards and Hammond organ.   In 2013, he founded the Matteo Addabbo Organ Trio with guitarist Andrea Mucciarelli and drummer Andrea Beninati. The trio released its debut album, Bugiardi Nati, on Abeat Records in 2016. Their second album, L'Asino che Vola, appeared on Dodicilune in 2023, followed by La Danza dei Cervelli Rotti in 2026.   Throughout his career, Addabbo has performed and recorded with numerous Italian and international musicians, including Avishai Cohen, Glenn Ferris, Shana Morrison, Dee Alexander, Joyce Elaine Yuille, Tia Carroll, Gianni Cazzola, Marco Tamburini and Stefano "Cocco" Cantini.   Since 2012, Italian jazz magazine Jazzit has included him among Italy's leading Hammond organists.   created by ChatGPT

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Bugiardi Nati Abeat Records ABJZ550	Matteo Addabbo, Keyb organ, melodica, voice Andrea Mucciarelli, guitar Andrea Beninati, cello, drums
Songs For Joni Dodicilune ED405 recorded September 2017 in Cascina/Italy	Giulia Galliani, vocals Giovanni Benvenuti, sax Andrea Mucciarelli, guitar Matteo Addabbo, piano, Hammond organ Rachele Odescalchi, violin Samuele Sapienza, violin Katia Moling, viola Andrea Beninati, cello, drums Marco Benedetti, bass Camilla Battaglia, vocals Sara Battaglini, vocals Luca Latini, vocals Olivia Rovai, vocals
L'Asino Che Vola Dodicilune ED537 recorded March 2022 in Perugia/Italy	Matteo Addabbo, Viscount legend organ Stefano Negri, tenor sax Cosimo Boni, trumpet Andrea Mucciarelli, guitar Andrea Beninati, drums
La Danza Dei Cervelli Rotti Dodicilune ED624-7 recorded February 2026 in Barberino Tavarnelle/Italy	Matteo Addabbo, Hammond organ Andrea Mucciarelli, guitar Andrea Beninati, drums

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