Frank Pilato

Frank Pilato
Francesco Paolo Pilato
Frank Pilato Francesco Paolo Pilato
	Frank Pilato
Background information
Born	December 4, 1982 (age 41); Florence, Italy
Genres	Fusion; Jazz; Rock; Classical music;
Occupations	Composer; Guitarist; Educator; Sideman;
Instruments	Guitar; Clarinet; Piano;
Years active	1993–present
Labels	ESC-Records * Sony * Relaxo Records

Frank Pilato (born December 4, 1982) is a composer, guitarist and clarinettist based in Florence, Italy.

Biography

Early life

Frank Pilato (born December 4, 1982) is a composer, guitarist and clarinettist based in Florence, Italy.

He grew up on the hills of the flourishing Tuscany and he found out his passion for music since the beginning of his childhood. At the age of 21 he left Italy to live abroad, especially in Spain, where his roots were established.

In 2008, he moved to Hollywood to attend the guitar program at the Musician Institute (MI), after having the Berklee Summer School scholarship.

In 2010, he graduated in composition at the Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik, Darmstadt in Darmstadt, Germany.

Career

At 29, he replaced Allan Holdsworth in "STORIES" trilogy of Maestro Andrea Marcelli.

He represented Italy at the 2015 Berlin Jazz Festival: The most important Jazz festivals in the world.

His last work, "SPETTRI" is produced from "Regione Toscana" in collaboration with "Toscana 100 bands".

Works in studio and lives with

Jeff Berlin, Gary Willis, Andrea Marcelli, Mitch Forman, Van Stephenson, Dave Carpenter, Francesco Artusato, Allan Holdsworth, Michael Angelo Batio, Ludovico Fulci, Brian DePalma Orchestra's movie, Philippe Ciminato, Tobias Relenberg, Sushi Rain, Miranda, Paolo Fattorini, Andrea "Tower" Torricini, Carmelo Leotta, Leonardo Rossi, & many more...

Discography

Solo album

2000 – Caprice
2015 – Stories
2016 – Spettri
2020 – Solo

Books

2019 – Uncommon Scales, Ideas & Melodic Patters

External links

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Germany