Carlo Cattano
Appears on:Born in Lentini (SR), he combines his jazz activity with experiences in contemporary and ethnic music. He studied flute, saxophone, and composition.
He served as lead alto saxophone in the City Brass Orchestra and the Orchestra Jazz del Mediterraneo in Catania. He has performed with Nello Toscano, Keith Tippett, Phil Woods, Francesco Cafiso, Maria Schneider, John Tchicai, Bob Mintzer, George Gruntz, Jon Hendricks, Paolo Sorge, Daniele Patumi, Lauro Rossi, Ivan Cammarata, Eugenio Colombo, Hannibal Marvin Peterson, Lee Konitz, Enrico Rava, Stefano Maltese, Dino Rubino, Rita Botto, Gianni Basso, Matthias Ruegg, Roberto Rossi, Maurizio Giammarco, Silvia Bolognesi, Barre Phillips, Tony Miranda, Jimmy Weinstein, Michael Moore, Greg Burk, Antonio Marangolo, and many others.
He leads several ensembles, including: CARLO CATTANO ORCHESTRA, CARLO CATTANO QUARTET (“LINES”), and LAB PSL, a workshop he co-directs with Antonio Moncada.
He has performed in numerous Italian and international festivals and events, including:
Rumori mediterranei musica mu(n)ta (Roccella Ionica’85); Modern jazz festival (Nocera Inferiore’86); Jazz italiano oggi (Como’86); G.M.I. (sez. di Modica ‘88) Cattano-Moncada Jazz Quintet; La nuova onda – Comune di pisa ’88; The Brass Group, Phil Woods & City Brass orchestra Catania’89; Jazz in teatro con Steve Grossman (Catania‘92); Birka Sweden (Stoccolma‘94); VII Festival internazionale del Jazz (Francia-Beauvais‘97 e‘99); City-Lab 98-99 Comune di Catania Orchestra Jazz del Mediterraneo con George Gruntz; Bentivoglio-Cattano duo; York University di Toronto (Canada-Toronto’99); Catania Jazz O.J.M. con Bob Mintzer (Catania 2000); Associazione Musicale Etnea (prima assoluta 2000) Cometa di C. Cattano; City-Lab 2000 O.J.M. con Maria Schneider; Segesta 2000 (Segesta 2000); Bastia (Corsica 2000); Lisbona (Portogallo 2000); Clunia e Merida (Spagna 2000); Carnuntum (Austria 2000); “A Qualcuno Piace…Jazz” per l’etichetta discografica Altrisuoni, Balerna (Svizzera 2001); X feria Internacional del libro de La Habana, La Habana (Cuba 2001); Teatro Sangiorgi – Catania 2003 – fondazione Teatro Massimo Bellini Catania Orchestra jazz del Mediterraneo con Pietro Tonolo e Francesco Cafiso; Musicamdo jazz & blues (Camerino MC 2003); Stagione concertistica Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania Orchestra jazz del Mediterraneo con Flavio Boltro e Francesco Cafiso; “Vittoria jazz festival” (Vittoria 2008), “Sonata Islands Jazz & Notation” (Trento e Milano 2008); Curva Minore “EXIT” contemporary sounds special edition (Palermo 2009 e 2010); “Palmi Jazz Festival” Palmi 2010 (RC); “Casa del Jazz” (Roma 2010); “Taormina Jazz Festival” Taormina (ME) 2012; “Moro Jazz Festival” Lentini (SR) 2012; “MessinaSeaJazzFestival” Messina 2013; “Arcosoli Jazz” Agrigento 2013; Acropolium de Carthage “Saveurs et Savoirs du Sud” 9^ Ed. Tunisi (Tunisia) 2014; “Labirini Sonori Festival” X Ed. Siracusa 2014; “Filarmonica Laudamo” Messina 2015; “Noto in Jazz” 10^ Ed. Noto; “Un Palcoscenico per la Città” stagione 2017/18 Catania 2018; “Trentinojazzfestival2019” Denno (TN) 2019; “Oltremente Ibla Jazz 019” Ragusa 2019; ecc…
He has composed music for theatre, ballet, and film.
Recognized as one of the best jazz educators in Italy, he has played a decisive role in the training of many prominent musicians—most notably Francesco Cafiso. He has conducted workshops in numerous Italian and international cities.
He has published two books:
6 Compositions for Flute and Piano
COMETA: 8 compositions for soprano sax, baritone sax, flute, string quartet, and piano
Albums under his name include:
PANCALI
BEYOND THE SEA
CATTANO BROS
COMETA
SOFFIO di InCANTO
OLTRE IL MURO
IMPROMPTU
HICCUP
LINES
OVERLAPS
RITUALS
He currently teaches at the State Conservatory of Music “T. I. Tchaikovsky” in Nocera Terinese – Catanzaro.