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Mecco Guidi

Mecco (Michele) became passionate about music from an early age, and attended the Enzo Pinza musical high school in Ravenna. In 1994 he began to take up the profession as a pianist/keyboardist, and a few years later he began touring Europe with a band: Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Denmark, Norway. In that period, it was helpful to listen to historical organists such as Jimmy Smith, Jack Mc Duff, Larry Young etc ... Mecco approached jazz and began to deepen his study also on the Hammond organ, accompanying in various Soul-Blues festivals: Louisiana Red, Cheryl Porter, Wesley Johnson, Sweet Georgia Brown, to name a few.

In 2001, he formed a project called "Capiozzo & Mecco" together with the drummer Christian Capiozzo. He also started a series of concerts in New York in various clubs. With Christian Capiozzo and Daniele Santimone he accompanied the American trumpeter Jimmy Owens in various concerts. He thus participated in various tours with the Jimmy Owens Group project, which took him to Russia and Siberia at the Novakuzniech Jazz Festival organized by Billy Cobham.

In 2005 Mecco recorded in organ trio with Joe Pisto on guitar and Bruno Farinelli on drums the CD "The space beetween us". In 2009, a tribute album to Wayne Shorter was released as organ trio. In 2010 he began his collaboration with Luca Sapio, the new voice of Italian Soul. On various European tours they have the opportunity to open concerts to Sharon Jones and The Dap-kings, Paul Weller, Trombone Shorty, Nick Waterhouse. They return in 2012 to record the album "Everyday Is Gonna Be The Day".

Since 2003 he has begun the collaboration with the artist and songwriter Cesare Cremonini with whom he collects many tours coming up to the present day with the release of the double cd "Piu 'che Logico live". Finally, he collaborated with Raphael Gualazzi for a few years in a piano/voice and Hammond organ duo project.

He boasted numerous collaborations in concerts, tours, festivals and jazz reviews to name a few: Jimmy Owens, Enrico Rava, Luisiana Red, Robert Bonisolo, Jesse Davis, Mario Biondi, Cesare Cremonini, Franco Califano, Raphael Gualazzi, Cheryl Porter, Tanya Michelle, James Thompson, Orlando Johnson, Wesley Johnson, Randy Bersen, Flavio Boltro, Fabrizio Bosso , Marco Tamburini, Gigi Ciffarelli, Jimmy Villotti, Carlo Atti, Giovanni Amato.

contact:	meccora@libero.it
homepage:	www.meccoguidi.com
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Whisky A Go Go SUONA 512060-2	Christian Capiozzo, drums, percussion, vocals Mecco Guidi, Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes, vocals Stefano Bedetti, tenor sax Alessandro Scala, tenor sax Luca Bolognesi, trombone Federico Tassani, trombone Enrico Farnedi, trumpet Stefano Serafini, trumpet Marzio Zoffoli, bagpipe, buzuchi Lorenzo Benagli, guitar Daniele Santimone, guitar Luca Florian, percussion Mario Biondi, vocals
The Space Between Us New LM Records NLM 143	Joe Pisto, guitar Mecco Guidi, Key 5 organ Bruno Farinelli, drums
Love Rains On Me Cinedelic CNCD19	JJ Vianello, vocals Simone Lamaida, sax Luca Manderioli, sax Giarncarlo Giannini, trombone Federico Tassani, trombone Manuel Cilio, trumpet Enrico Farnedi, trumpet Lorenzo Piscopo, guitar Mecco Guidi, keyboards Max Freschi, bass Mauro Mussoni, double bass Marcello Sutera, bass Chicco Capiozzo, drums Fabio Nobile, drums Luca Florian, percussion
Feel Sound Project Live New LM Records NLM 143 recorded live 25 November 2016 at Teatro Alemanni in Bologna/Italy	Mecci Guidi, KeyB duo organ, Clavia NordStage2 Lele Veronesi, drums
Damn Blues Brutture Moderne	Gloria Turrini, vocals, percussion Mecco Guidi, piano, Hammond C-2 organ, Wurlitzer piano Lele Veronesi, drums
The Ninth Gig Michele Iaia	Dario Chiazzolino, guitar Mecco Guidi, Hammond organ Michele Iaia, drums
G And The Doctor Brutture Moderne recorded in Alfonsine, RA and Fosso Ghiaia/Italy	Gloria Turrini, vocals, percussion Mecco Guidi, piano, Hammond C-2 organ, Wurlitzer piano Marco Pretolani, sax Alessandro Scala, sax Andrea Guerrini, trumpet Enrico Crivellaro, guitar Luca Giordano, guitar Francesco Laghi, guitar JJ Muscolo, guitar Marco Pandolfi, harp Alberto Donati, bass Matteo Monti, drums Lele Veronesi, drums
Hammond Library Vol. 1 iMD-Radical Records	Mecco Guidi, Hammond A-100 organ Nahuel Schiumarini, guitar Manuel Giovannetti, drums
Hammond Library Vol. 2 iMD-Radical Records	Mecco Guidi, Hammond A-100 organ Nahuel Schiumarini, guitar Manuel Giovannetti, drums
Hammond Library Vol. 3 iMD-Radical Records	Mecco Guidi, Hammond A-100 organ Nahuel Schiumarini, guitar Manuel Giovannetti, drums
Hammond Library Vol. 4 iMD-Radical Records	Mecco Guidi, Hammond A-100 organ Nahuel Schiumarini, guitar Manuel Giovannetti, drums
Hammond Library Vol. 5 iMD-Radical Records	Mecco Guidi, Hammond A-100 organ Mattia Cappelli, sax Nahuel Schiumarini, guitar Manuel Giovannetti, drums
Coco Manhattan iMD-Radical Records	Mecco Guidi, Hammond organ Alessandro Scala, tenor sax Luca Florian, percussion
Jazz In Venice Michele Guidi	Mecco Guidi, organ Lele Veronesi, drums Gloria Turrini, vocals
Generazioni, Hammond Session Michele Guidi	Mecco Guidi, Hammond A-100 organ, vocals Greta Guidi, Luca Florian, drums, percussion Valter Guidi, vocals
TMD Hammond Session Michele Guidi	Toni Panzanelli, guitar Mecco Guidi, Hammond A-100 organ Daniulo Brugnini, drums
Hammond Mood Michele Guidi	Mecco Guidi, organ Nahuel Schiumarini, guitar Manuel Giovannetti, drums
Hammond Mood 2 Michele Guidi	Mecco Guidi, organ Nahuel Schiumarini, guitar Manuel Giovannetti, drums
Hammond Mood 3 Michele Guidi	Mecco Guidi, organ Mattia Cappelli, sax Nahuel Schiumarini, guitar Manuel Giovannetti, drums
TMD Hammond Session Michele Guidi	Toni Panzanelli, guitar Mecco Guidi, Hammond A-100 organ Daniulo Brugnini, drums
Easy To Talk Michele Guidi	Mecco Guidi, Hammond organ Manuel Giovannetti, drums
Easy To Talk 2 Michele Guidi	Mecco Guidi, Hammond organ Marco Dirani, bass Paolo Rubboli, drums

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