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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
BearbeitenMancuso 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
BearbeitenMancuso 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
BearbeitenIn 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
BearbeitenThe 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)
BearbeitenMancuso 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
BearbeitenHe 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
BearbeitenThe 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
BearbeitenNorth America 2024
BearbeitenMatteo 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- ↑ 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- 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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