La Luna Laggiù - Music

Born In Turin On 21 March 1952 He Has Been Living In The South Of Italy During The Childhood. His Grandfather Played Trumpet In The Folkloristic Band Of His Village In Piedmont North Of Italy.
He Started To Play Clarinet Then He Played Sax In Several Band Of Dancing Music Rhythm 'n' Blues And Swing.
Since The Early 70s He Has Been Dedicated To Concertistic And Discographic Activities Appearing In More Than 70 Records Figuring As Leader Or Co-Leader In Half Of Them. He Was Co-Founder In '74 Of Art Studio One Of The First Group To Play New Jazz In Italy Concerts In France Germany Holland... And Member Of The Musicians Coop. CMC From '77 . Many Magazines Have Published Articles And Interviews About Him In Europe USA Canada Japan Turkey. He Made Concerts All Over Europe And In Canada USA Japan Senegal Antilles Morocco Argentina Ethiopia. He Leads His Actis Dato Quartet Exhibiting In More Than 100 Festivals In Japan Morocco Canada Greece Belgium Switzerland Germany France Finland Austria Slovenja Croatia Ethiopia Lithuania Antilles And Italy. Also Exhibiting In Clubs Everywhere In Europe And Japan. The Quartet Assembled In 1984 Has Participated To Radio Programs For The National Networks In Italy Sweden Belgium Finland Germany France Croatia And Switzerland. In The Annual Referendum Of Music Critics Of "Musica Jazz" Magazine It Was Ranked For Seven Times Among The Top Italian Groups And His Records Are On "The Penguin Guide To Jazz" And On Larousse Encyclopaedia. He Co-Leads Atipico Trio Berlin Helsinki Le Mans And Brasserie Trio Nevers Mulhouse Moers Clusone Pisa Saalfelden Roma . He Plays Solo Recitals Nimes Le Mans Perpignan Roma Rive-De-Gier Vancouver Seven Tours In Japan USA Canada . He Leads Actis'Band Aggressive-Downtown Music. He Is A Member Of Italian Instabile Orchestra Six Times Voted As The Best Group In Italy Festivals In France Germany Spain Portugal Holland Austria England Canada Tour 2000 Chicago Japan Of Minafra Sud Ensemble France Germany Portugal Canada England Bulgaria Norway Japan Holland Spain Fazio Sextet Argentina Salzburg Occhipinti Nonet Mainz Liege Amsterdam Mulhouse Portugal Duo With E. Rocco France Belgium Lithuania Japan England Ireland Maltese Open Ensemble. He Was A Member Of DOM Orchestra Mitteleuropa Orchestra Sevilla Wien Munich E.Christi Quintet New York Toronto Senegal And Many Others. He Took Part In Many Dance And Theatre Performances. In The 2000 Critics Poll Of The American Magazine "Down Beat" He Was Ranked Among The Best Baritone Sax Players Worlwide He Played With David Murray K.Vandermark W.Horvitz B.Phillips L.Moholo C.Taylor R.Garrett J.Shahid E.Rava G.Gaslini M.Dresser L.Bowie D.Sanborn G.Sommer M.Nicols A.Salis L.Konté K.Umezu M.Satoh T.Kondo S.Fujii C.Zingaro M.Bisio J.McPhee read less