The Jazz Organ Scene

Italy

Luca Mannutza Luca (*1968 in Cagliari) approached music at a very young age, thanks to his father who gave him his first piano lessons at just 4 years old. Having begun classical studies at 6, in 1979 he enrolled at the Conservatorio G.P. da Palestrina in Cagliari and graduated with excellent grades at 18. After years of various experiences, including with progressive rock and fusion groups, he approached jazz in 1990, following a natural predisposition for improvisation and creativity.   The intensity of his musical activity in this field began to grow two years later, when he began playing with the Argentine saxophonist Hector Costita and met the New York trumpeter Andy Gravish, with whom he still collaborates. In 1993 he also began performing alongside the best Italian jazz musicians, including Paolo Fresu, Emanuele Cisi, Maurizio Giammarco, Bebo Ferra. He received important awards in jazz competitions in which he participated at the beginning of his career, such as the Ennio Porrino Award (1981), the first prize in the International Massimo Urbani Award (2002), the Audience Award at the International Tramplin Jazz Competition in Avignon/France (2002). Furthermore, in 2002 in Paris, he qualified for the final phase of the international Martial Solal competition.   In addition to performing as a solo piano player, Luca plays in a duo with the saxophonis Max Ionata and in a duo with the drummer Lorenzo Tucci (Lunar duo), in a trio with Luca Bulgarelli and Nicola Angelucci. He also co-directs the quintet Sound Advice together with Andy Gravish, which includes Marcello di Leonardo, Luca Bulgarelli and Max Ionata, and leads a sextet, Sound Six. Since 2002 he has been part of many important projects of the drummer Roberto Gatto.   Since 2002 he has collaborated steadily with Fabrizio Bosso, as organist and pianist, and is part of the High Five, the most representative group of the success of Italian jazz in the world. Luca has played in the most important jazz clubs in Italy and in the world (Blue Note Tokyo, Blue Note Osaka, Sunset and Sunside Paris, Bimhuis Amsterdam, Pizza Express London, Smoke New York, Fat Cat New York) and has participated in numerous events and festivals hosted by prestigious institutions. He has played with the most important Italian and foreign jazz musicians.

contact:	luca.mannutza@hotmail.it
homepage:	www.lucamannutza.com
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Bliss Vol.1 Musica Records MPR180CD recorded April and December 2023 in Arezzo/Italy

Maurizio Giammarco, alto sax, tenor sax Paolo Zou, guitar Luca Mannutza, organ, piano Makar Novikov, bass Enrico Morello, drums, percussion

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