Cristiano Nuovo
Appears on:Cristiano Nuovo is an Italian double bass player, bassist and composer.
Born in Augusta (SR), he currently lives in Bologna.
He began studying classical piano at the age of 6 and later switched to electric bass. He attended a two-year course in Electric Bass at the University of Music in Rome (U.M) under the guidance of Giorgio Rosciglione, Antonio de Luise, Ettore Gentile and Pino Saracini.
He graduated in Jazz Electric Bass Guitar cum laude at the Conservatory ‘V. Bellini’ in Catania under the guidance of M° Lucio Terzano. At the same time, he continued studying jazz double bass at the Conservatory ‘G. Verdi’ in Milan with M° Lucio Terzano, then at the Conservatory ‘G.B Martini’ in Bologna with M° Paolo Ghetti and completed his studies at the Conservatory ‘F. Venezze’ in Rovigo with M° Gabriele Evangelista.
He also attended the Jazz Composition Course at the Conservatory ‘F. Venezze’ in Rovigo under the guidance of M° Roberto Martinelli.
Over the years, he has participated in various masterclasses of bassists and
musicians of various genres and backgrounds including: Hadrien Feraud, Dennis Chambers, Scott Henderson, Marcus Miller, Tom Quayle, Martin Miller, Massimo Moriconi, Paolo Fresu, Tony Arco, Andrea Beneventano, Lucio Terzano, Dario Deidda, Pippo Matino, Maurizio Rolli, Lorenzo Poli, Marco Caudai, Federico Malaman, Cesare Chiodo, Steve Vai, Andy Timmons, Kiko Loureiro.
He has played with:
Carlo Cattano Orchestra and Francesco Cafiso, Tony Cattano, Paolo Sorge, Carlo Cattano ‘Rituals’ Quintet, Antonio Moncada, Emanuele Parrini, Roberto Martinelli and Musica Humana Ensemble, Michel Godard, Nello Salza and Horizion Ensemble, Tino Tracanna and Seven For Mingus, Antonio Moncada’s and Carlo Cattano’s Lab PSL Orchestra, Greg Burk, Gaea Schell, Stefano Maltese ‘Sonic Mirror’ quartet, Stefano Maltese As Sikilli reunion, Tony Cattano and Catia Giannantonio ensemble, Roberta Maci NBS Quartet, Alex Maguire, Royal Big Band- Orchestra jazz del Mediterraneo- City Brass Orchestra Catania reunion, Nico Gori and Luca Aletta Quartet, Luca Aletta Trio eIvan Cammarata, Carmelo Salemi Quartet, Klaus Savoldi Bellavitis, Calamus Ensemble, Salvo Amore trio, Alessandro lo Chiano, Calabria jazz Orchestra, V. Bellini jazz Lab Ensemble, Hot Jazz Orchestra, Jack Gardiner, Gerardina Trovato, Paolo Valli, Compagnia dell’Encelado Superbo, Clarinet in Jazz and others.
He has played at jazz festivals, music festivals and awards such as:
Trentino in Jazz (2024), International Tyrrhenian Jazz festival (2024), Venezze Jazz Festival (2024), Castroreale Jazz Festival (2022-23-24) Prajazz (Praia a Mare Jazz Festival), Teatro Massimo V. Bellini Catania prize-winner G.A.R’ with Hot Jazz Orchestra(2023-24), Catania Jazz (2024) Milano International Jazz Day (2022), Teatro Massimo Siracusa for International Jazz Day (2024-25), Ahum Jazz festival Settimo Milanese, Milano (2022), Battiati Jazz festival (2020), RAIDUE TV programme ‘L’italia del Giro’ with Carmelo Salemi Trio (2017), Jazz Marathon Catania (2020), Monk Jazz Club Catania jazz review (2023), ‘Jaci e Jazz’ Acireale Jazz festival(2023), Jonia Jazz Festival (2023), Rotary international Sicily and Malta awards , first prize absolute for jazz category with Hot Jazz Orchestra in (2012), Jazz at Teatro Sociale Rovigo (2024).