Ben`s Friends feat. MASSIMO IMPERATORE

Der neue Tenorist der WDR Big Band stellt seine eigene Band vor. Aus allen Teilen Europas kommen heute Abend tolle Nachwuchsmusiker zusammen um im Salon De Jazz gemeinsam ein Konzertereignis der Extraklasse zu zelebrieren.

Es wird spannend!

MASSIMO IMPERATORE

Born in Naples, Italy.

Based in Amsterdam since 2017, he received his Master’s Degree in Jazz Guitar in 2019

from the Conservatory of Amsterdam.

During brief periods of stay in the USA, he had a chance to study with some of the best

artists based in Los Angeles and New York, such as Anthony Wilson (Diana Krall), Nir

Felder, Gilad Hekselman, Peter Bernstein, Steve Cardenas, Kenny Werner.

He attended special masterclasses in Siena Jazz, where he had the opportunity to study

with Enrico Rava, Mark Turner, Mark Guiliana, John Taylor, Reuben Rogers.

During these years he established himself as an expressive and eclectic guitar player

and composer, blending the tradition of Jazz music with in-depth research to achieve a

unique guitaristic style, enclosing multiple genres in his vocabulary.

Ben Fitzpatrick- tenor

Massimo Imperatore- guitar

Philip Lewin- bass

Mathieu Clement- drums