Piero Frassi (Lucca, 1971) è diplomato in pianoforte presso l’istituto musicale “L. Boccherini” di Lucca e in Jazz presso l’Istituto Musicale “P. Mascagni” di Livorno.
Inizia a pubblicare cd a suo none con l’etichetta Philology, con la quale tra il 2008 e il 2010 pubblica “Everything We Love”, “Serenity” (con la partecipazione di Lee Konitz) e “Konitz plays Konitz” (Lee Konitz feat. Piero Frassi trio).
Dal 2018 inizia una stabile collaborazione con l’etichetta Atlantis/The Saifam Group, con la quale pubblica “Skydiver” (primo disco del Piero Frassi Circles trio, insieme a Gabriele Evangelista e Bernardo Guerra), “Mirall Circles” (Piero Frassi Circles trio & Greta Mirall), “Reason Why” (in trio con Stefania Scarinzi e Nico Gori, 2018), “Shape Of My Heart – The music of Sting” (Piero Frassi Circles trio & Michela Lombardi, 2019), “Alright” (con il trio Escape Lines insieme a Marco Galiero e Andrea Beninati, 2019), “Our Factory’’ (con Dimitri Grechi Espinoza, Michael Baker e Gabriele Evangelista feat. Claudia Tellini, 2019).
Come sideman e arrangiatore figura nella maggior parte dei cd di Michela Lombardi: “Small Day Tomorrow” (Philology, 2004), “Swingaholic” (Philology, 2008), “So April Hearted” (Map, 2009), “Michela Lombardi & Phil Woods Sing & Play The Phil Woods Songbook – vol.1 & vol.2” con Phil Woods (Philology, 2010), “Solitary Moon – Inside The Music Of Johnny Mandel” feat. Emanuele Cisi (Philology, 2016).
Collabora stabilmente con Nico Gori in diverse formazioni: col Nico Gori SeaSide 4tet in “Opposites” (Philology, 2012), col Nico Gori Swing 10tet nei dischi “Dancing Swing Party” (registrato live all’ExWide Club), “Swingin’ Hips’’ feat. Stefano Bollani e “The Tentet Is Coming To Town” (entrambi Saifam, 2018).
Con Karima Ammar pubblica il cd “Amare Le Differenze” (Sony Music, 2009) e “Close To You – Karima sings Bacharach” (Universal-Decca, 2015). Si è esibito in importanti festival come Umbria Jazz, Veneto jazz, Blue Note di Milano, Casa del Jazz e Auditorium Parco della Musica di Roma, Ascona Jazz, Metastasio Jazz, Duc des Lombards (Parigi), Tour di “Umbria Jazz in Cina” (nelle città di Chengdu, Jinan, Qingdao, Changsha, Shanghai), JZ Festival, e a Pechino presso l’Istituto Italiano di Cultura e il Teatro dell’Opera.
Ha collaborato con: Deborah Davis, Tullio De Piscopo, Michela Lombardi, Karima Ammar, Claudia Tellini, Ares Tavolazzi, Stefania Scarinzi, Nico Gori, Walter Paoli, Andrea Melani, Piero Borri, Franco Santarnecchi, Guido Zorn, Vittorio Alinari, Stefano ”Cocco” Cantini, Nico Gori, Gabrio Baldacci, Francesco Puglisi, Lorenzo Tucci, Rosario Giuliani, Emanuele Cisi, Fabrizio Bosso, Max Ionata, Michael Baker, Dimitri Grechi Espinoza, Massimo Moriconi, Emilia Zamuner, Massimo Manzi, Bernardo Guerra, Gabriele Evangelista e molti altri.
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Piero Frassi (Lucca, 1971) graduated in piano at the “L. Boccherini “of Lucca and in Jazz at the Musical Institute” P. Mascagni ”of Livorno.
He began publishing CDs as a leader with the Philology label, with which between 2008 and 2010 he published “Everything We Love”, “Serenity” (with the participation of Lee Konitz) and “Konitz plays Konitz” (Lee Konitz feat. Piero Frassi trio).
From 2018 he began a stable collaboration with the Atlantis / The Saifam Group label, with which he published “Skydiver” (first album by Piero Frassi Circles trio, together with Gabriele Evangelista and Bernardo Guerra), “Mirall Circles” (Piero Frassi Circles trio & Greta Mirall), “Reason Why” (in trio with Stefania Scarinzi and Nico Gori, 2018), “Shape Of My Heart – The music of Sting” (Piero Frassi Circles trio & Michela Lombardi, 2019), “Alright” (with the Escape Lines trio with Marco Galiero and Andrea Beninati, 2019), “Our Factory” (with Dimitri Grechi Espinoza, Michael Baker and Gabriele Evangelista feat. Claudia Tellini, 2019).
As sideman and arranger he appears on most of Michela Lombardi’s CDs: “Small Day Tomorrow” (Philology, 2004), “Swingaholic” (Philology, 2008), “So April Hearted” (Map, 2009), “Michela Lombardi & Phil Woods Sing & Play The Phil Woods Songbook – vol.1 & vol.2 “with Phil Woods (Philology, 2010),” Solitary Moon – Inside The Music Of Johnny Mandel “feat. Emanuele Cisi (Philology, 2016).
He collaborates regularly with Nico Gori in various formations: with Nico Gori SeaSide 4tet in “Opposites” (Philology, 2012), with Nico Gori Swing 10tet in the discs “Dancing Swing Party” (recorded live at the ExWide Club), “Swingin ‘Hips’ ‘feat. Stefano Bollani and “The Tentet Is Coming To Town” (both Saifam, 2018).
With Karima Ammar he publishes the CD “Amare Le Differenze” (Sony Music, 2009) and “Close To You – Karima sings Bacharach” (Universal-Decca, 2015).
He has performed in important festivals such as Umbria Jazz, Veneto jazz, Blue Note of Milan, Casa del Jazz and Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, Ascona Jazz, Metastasio Jazz, Duc des Lombards (Paris), Tour of “Umbria Jazz in China” (in the cities of Chengdu, Jinan, Qingdao, Changsha, Shanghai), JZ Festival, and in Beijing at the Italian Cultural Institute and the Opera House.
Collaborated with: Deborah Davis, Tullio De Piscopo, Michela Lombardi, Karima Ammar, Claudia Tellini, Ares Tavolazzi, Stefania Scarinzi, Nico Gori, Walter Paoli, Andrea Melani, Piero Borri, Franco Santarnecchi, Guido Zorn, Vittorio Alinari, Stefano “Cocco” Cantini, Nico Gori, Gabrio Baldacci, Francesco Puglisi, Lorenzo Tucci, Rosario Giuliani, Emanuele Cisi, Fabrizio Bosso, Max Ionata, Michael Baker, Dimitri Grechi Espinoza, Massimo Moriconi, Emilia Zamuner, Massimo Manzi, Bernardo Guerra, Gabriele Evangelista and many others.