FRANCESCO ZAMPINI TRIO

Francesco Zampini - guitar
Michelangelo Scandroglio - double bass
Juanma Barroso - drums

Francesco Zampini has been described as “one of the most shining talents of the new generation of Italian jazz players” (Italia Jazz). Over the past four years, he has had the opportunity to perform in the United States, Europe, Russia and Asia, sharing the stage with many renowned musicians, including Shai Maestro, Alex Sipiagin, Jeff Ballard, Dick Oatts, Darcy James Argue, Ben van Gelder, Fabrizio Bosso, Scott Hamilton, Alessandro Lanzoni, Emanuele Cisi and Pietro Tonolo.

He has been teaching at Scuola di Musica Fiesole, one of Europe’s most important musical institutions, for forty years. He has taken part in numerous national jazz competitions, consistently achieving remarkable results. In 2016, he won second prize in the Best Soloist category at the Italian competition Premio Chicco Bettinardi. In December 2019, he was selected as a semifinalist in the prestigious International Guitar Competition (original text incomplete).