Federico Pierantoni

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Federico Pierantoni graduated in jazz trombone from the G.B. Martini Conservatory in Bologna, where he studied with Massimo Morganti, and in classical trombone from the Rovigo Conservatory under Mauro Morini. In 2014, he took lessons with trombonist Hal Crook.

Throughout his career, he has collaborated with numerous big bands and large ensembles, including the Umbria Jazz Big Band, Reunion Big Band, Tommaso Cappellato Orchestra, Tower Jazz Composers Orchestra, Orchestra Jazz del Veneto, Colour Jazz Orchestra, Italian Big Band, Lydian Sound Orchestra, Alpe Adria, Glauco Venier’s Insiûm, The Auanders, and Unscientific Italians.

He has performed alongside musicians such as Andy Sheppard, Chris Cheek, Marcello Tonolo, Gianluca Petrella, Giovanni Falzone, Fabrizio Bosso, David Binney, Francesco Bearzatti, Furio Di Castri, and Andrea Pozza.

He has participated in the Riga Jazz Stage and the J.J. Johnson Competition. In 2019, he was awarded an AIR MIDJ artistic residency at the Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo.

He has appeared at numerous international festivals, including Bologna Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz, Vancouver Jazz Festival, Pisa Jazz, Roma Jazz Festival, Bergamo Jazz Festival, Firenze Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz Winter, Poggiardo Jazz Festival, O’live Jazz Festival, Getxo Jazz Festival, Sile Jazz, and Edinburgh Jazz Festival.

He is a member of Unscientific Italians, led by Alfonso Santimone. In 2019, the ensemble recorded *Unscientific Italians – Play the Music of Bill Frisell*, which topped Musica Jazz magazine’s ranking of the year’s best albums.

At Umbria Jazz Winter 2021, he performed in the *Bill Frisell Trio & UJ Orchestra* project, featuring Bill Frisell and Thomas Morgan.

In June 2022, he collaborated with Franco D’Andrea on the project *Sketches of the 20th Century*. He is also a member of Furio Di Castri’s Zapping ensemble.

His discography includes approximately 30 albums, among them two releases as a bandleader, *Federico Pierantoni 6×2 Vol. 1* and *Vol. 2*, both released by Encore Records.

Since November 2021, he has been teaching trombone at the Siena Jazz Academy.