Davide Calvi / BIO

A pianist, arranger and composer, he was born in Borgosesia (Vercelli), in the north-west of Italy in 1968. Having studied piano in his home town, he continued to study classical music with his teacher Shuto Kayoko, a Japanese concert pianist, with whom he qualified, receiving the diploma in piano in 1994 at the conservatoire of Rovigo.
During this time, he was also developing a great passion for jazz and composition, and studied with Maestro Renato Dionisi and the pianist Franco D'Andrea.
In November 2006 he gave a series of concerts with the group of percussionist Carlo Bernardinello in Somma Lombarda and Novara with the great vibraphonist Mike Mainieri, founder and leader of the well-known group "Steps Ahead".
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