Manuel Caliumi

Appears on:

• FIN CALIUMI FOCHESATO BATTAGLIA MASETTO MAMPRESO
  An Artist’s Life Manifesto
• RACHELE AMORE
  Rarichi

MANUEL CALIUMI is an Italian saxophone player based in Bologna. He graduated cum laude at “A. Boito” Conservatory in Parma then he earned his Master’s Degree at “F. Venezze” Conservatory in Rovigo cum laude and academic mention. He attended some jazz workshop as Siena Jazz, Umbria Jazz, Nuoro Jazz, Arcevia Jazz, Veneto Jazz. He won a scholarship for the Columbia College Chicago then he took lessons with David Binney, Melissa Aldana and Loren Stillman in New York. He received the “Premio Luca Flores” and “Premio Marco Tamburini”; was one of the finalist of the “Premio Massimo Urbani”; he won the “Concorso Chicco Bettinardi”, the “Barga Jazz Contest” and “Concorso Stefano Cerri”. In 2017 he won the national audition as lead alto saxophone of the “ONJ – Orchestra Nazionale Jazz”. He’s member of several projects and he played with different orchestras: Orchestra Nazionale Jazz, Parma Frontiere Orchestra, Tower Jazz Composers Orchestra, Lydian New Call, Civica Jazz Band, Venezze Big Band, Area M Orchestra, Reunion Big Band, Jazz Art Orchestra, Jazz’ On Parma Orchestra, Tai-No Orchestra, Chironomic Orchestra.

Between 2021 and 2024 he took part of some artist residencies at the Italian Institute of Culture of Paris, Madrid, Alger and at the Centre Culturel Canadien in Paris.

He was awarded in the Top Jazz 2023 and Top Jazz 2024 by the italian magazine “Musica Jazz” as one of the “Best New Italian Talent”.

He had the opportunity to play in national and international festivals and venues in USA, India, China, Hong Kong, Israel, UK, Algeria, Spain, France, Netherland, Norway, Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic, Belgium, Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, Switzerland: Umbria Jazz, Umbria Jazz Winter, Blue Note Beijing (CN), Hong Kong Arts Centre (HK), Praga Jazz Festival (CZ), Jaipur Music Stage – Jaipur Literature Festival (India), Italian Institutes of Culture (Tel Aviv, Paris, Bruxelles, Köln, Oslo, Strasbourg, Madrid, Amsterdam, Alger, Beijing), Canadian Cultural Centre (Paris, FR), Jazz Showcase Chicago (USA), Jazzycolors Festival (Paris, FR), Getxo Jazz Festival (ES), Gent Jazz Festival (BE), Jazz à La Citè (Paris, FR), Balkan Jazz Showcase (Tirana, AL), Edinburgh Jazz Festival (GB), Koprivnica Jazz Fest (Croatia), Opus Jazz Club (Budapest, HU), Festival Jazz Cádiz (ES), Nigrán Jazz (ES), Nublu (NYC, USA), The Painted Bride (Philadelphia, USA), L’Eté en Musique – Canex Weekend (Alger, DZ), Fu’An Grand Theatre (CN), Parma Jazz Frontiere, Pescara Jazz Festival, Casa del Jazz, Musicus Concentus – Jazz Supreme, Bergamo Jazz, Vicenza Jazz, Novara Jazz, Mit Jazz Festival, Venezze Jazz Fesival, Treviso Jazz Festival, La Grande Notte del Jazz – Teatro Grande Brescia, Ground Music Festival, European Jazz Conference – Fringe Jazz Festival, JazzMI, Napoli Jazz Winter, Roccella Ionica Jazz Festival, Blue Note Milano, Jazz Club Ferrara, Torino Jazz Festival, BargaJazz, Firenze Jazz Festival, Pisa Jazz, Bologna Jazz Festival, Empoli Jazz, Grey Cat Jazz Festival, Venezia Jazz Festival, Il Jazz Italiano per le terre del Sisma, Musica Sulle Bocche, Sant’Anna Arresi Jazz, Montepagano Jazz Festival, Delta Blues Festival, Ravenna Festival, Mantova Jazz, Piacenza Jazz, Iseo Jazz, Sile Jazz, Jazz Area Metropolitana, Montello Jazz, Medimex, Ambria Jazz, Orta Jazz, Padova Jazz, Modena Jazz Festival, Jazz In’IT Festival, Ancona Jazz, Trentino In Jazz, Tolfa Jazz, Albinea Jazz Festival, Bassano Jazz Fesival, Castelfranco Veneto Jazz Festival, Montegrappa Jazz Festival, Jazz at Casalini’s Garden, Festival dei Due Mondi di Spoleto, Taste Of Jazz, FaraJazz, VisionInMusica, IBOGA Summer Festival (Spagna), Teate Winter Festival, Lyrico Festival.