Giuliano Modarelli
Giuliano Modarelli | |
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| Origin | Milan, Italy |
| Genres | Indian Classical Music, Jazz, World Music, Jazz fusion |
| Instrument | guitar |
| Years active | 2000- |
| Website | www |
Giuliano Modarelli (born 1977) is a guitarist from Italy.
Biography
Born in Milan in 1977, he moved to England in 2000 where he attended Leeds College of Music. After receiving his Bachelor in jazz music in 2003 he became a full-time musician and started playing with bands like Sawa Teen, Raga Nova and Nshwa with which he played in important festivals such as Bestival and Moor Music Festival and on BBC Radio.
In these years he became interested in Indian music and he started studying it with the Indian sitar master Dharambir Singh.
In 2005, he founded, with other musicians, the fusion band Samay with which he has been invited to participate in international festivals like the London Jazz Festival, Darbar Festival, Music Port Festival and television shows on BBC Asian Network[1] and Doordarshan TV UK.
In 2008, with famous tabla player Bickram Ghosh, he composed music for Bollywood films Little Zizou and The Diamond Murders.[2] In the same year he toured India with Ghosh and percussionist Pete Lockett supporting a musical performance called "East meets West" that made him appear in many Indian national TV programs.[3][4][5][6][7]
Discography
Albums
Sawa Teen
- Sawa Teen – 2004[8]
Samay
- Songs for a Global Journey – 2008
Bickram Ghosh & Pete Lockett
- Kingdom of Rhythm - 2008[9]
Soundtracks
- Little Zizou – 2008
- The Diamond murders – 2008
References
- ^ "Events - Village India". BBC Asian Network.
- ^ Abhishek, Hemant (14 February 2009). "Jazz weds Indian classical music". The Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 17 February 2009.
- ^ "Press Reviews". Italian Cultural Institute in New Delhi.
- ^ Sharma, Ishita (5 February 2009). "Distant Voices" (PDF). MiD DAY. Delhi.
- ^ Gupta, Pratim D. (18 March 2009). "Melody comes easily to me: Bickram Ghosh on being a stage performer and a music director". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India.
- ^ "Bickram Ghosh teams with composer of James Bond film for album". newkerala.com. Indo-Asian News Service (IANS). Archived from the original on 5 March 2012.
- ^ "Italian guitarist fuses Indian ragas with jazz, flamenco". Thaindian News. Indo-Asian News Service (IANS). 6 February 2009.
- ^ "World on Your Street - Playlist September/October 2004". BBC Radio 3.
- ^ "Giuliano Modarelli". ZoomInfo.