Marco Porcelluzzi
Appears on:Born in Trento in 1998, he took up the saxophone at the age of 12. He began his classical music studies at the F.A. Bonporti Conservatory in Trento followed by maestro Armando Ghidoni. In 2022 he graduated in Jazz Saxophone at the G.B. Martini Conservatory studying with the tenor saxophonist Barend Middelhoff.
He continues his studies by obtaining the master level degree in Jazz Saxophone at the G. Frescobaldi Conservatory of Ferrara with the alto saxophonist Achille Succi. He plays both alto and tenor saxophone and is approaching the study of bass clarinet. In 2016 he took second place at the “Concours de saxophone Parisien” – II Cycle at the Paris Conservatory. In 2021 during the Bologna Jazz Festival he won the “Premio Massimo Mutti.”
He currently plays in various ensembles including Ndaya Group, rock/jazz quartet experimental, Aniello Perduto, experimental/contemporary music trio, Xangò Orchestra, Bologna improvised/experimental music collective and is cofounder of the band Asa Nisi Masa, jazz/post-rock quartet. He is also an official member of Nadt Orchestra that presented his debut album “Dualism” in 2025 for Locomotiv Records, which boasts collaborations with musicians Pasquale Mirra and Gianluca Petrella and producer Tommaso Colliva.
He has participated in numerous master classes with international musicians including Joëlle Léandre, Günter “Baby” Sommer, Rob Mazurek, Ben Wendel, Miguel Zenon, Kevin Hays, Theo Blackmann, Joan Terol, Lluc Casares, Néstor Giménez e Pau Lligadas. And also with many Italian musician like Alessandro Giachero, Fabrizio Puglisi, Alessandro Paternesi, Stefano Battaglia, Maurizio Giammarco, Simone La Maida e Marta Raviglia.