| Description | Price |
| 2 set concert Federico Milone - Deux Moi quartet ( sax, piano,double bass, drums) | €1100 (EUR) |
Winner of the “Massimo Urbani International Jazz Competition” & the “Vitavita Italian Young Talent”, Federico Milone is a Brussels-based-multi-awarded Italian saxophonist, composer and educator.
Federico began studying saxophone in his hometown, Salerno, with saxophonists Jerry Popolo and Daniele Scannapieco.
He mastered his studies in Umbria Jazz during the International summer workshops where he won a Berklee College of Music scholarship.
He completed his Classical music studies and subsequently graduated with top honours and special distinction in Jazz Saxophone.
From 2015 onwards, he collaborates with the Master drummer Tullio De Piscopo, participating in many tours and appearing on various famous Italian television shows.
He won the 1st prize at the Massimo Urbani International Jazz Competition ‘17 for Solo Artists (the presidents of the jury were Kurt Rosenwinkel and Fabrizio Bosso) and recorded his first album as a band leader called “Right Now” with the historic Italian jazz label Philology.
Records. In 2018, he received the Tomorrow’s Jazz award from Veneto Jazz as one of the best young Italian talents. In 2020 he was selected for “AIR”, organized and financed by the Italian Jazz Association (MIDJ) and MIBACT (Italian Ministery of Culture Activity ), a program which consisted in a one month artistic residency in Montréal (Canada).
Thanks to this project, he had the opportunity to play his music at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, in the Italian Institute of Culture of Montréal and Toronto and in some of the most important clubs of the city. Since 2016, he has been leading his quartet, continuously seeking an authentic sound based on the composition of original pieces that bridge the origins of Southern Italy with Northern Europe where he resides.
For several years, he has participated in the charity event "Il Jazz Italiano per le terre del sisma,"supporting the cities in central Italy affected by the earthquake. He has also collaborated with the Italian Cultural Institute of Istanbul, representing Italian Jazz in Turkey. Additionally, the group opened two concerts during the Kenny Garrett Quartet Tour 17’.
He currently lives in Brussels where he has been an intern at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel as assistant Professor of Jeroen Van Herzeele.
Prizes
● Toots Thielemans Jazz Award 2022 ( Jasen Weaver group) Brussels
● A.I.R. artist residency 2019/20 - MIDJ/SIAE ( Festival International de Jazz de Montréal &
Italian Cultural Istitute of Montréal ).
● Tomorrow’s Jazz 2018 prize - (Veneto Jazz)
● 1st place Massimo Urbani International Jazz Competition 2017
● Audience Award Massimo Urbani International Jazz Competition 2017
● VitaVita Prize “Italian Young Talent” 2017
● 3rd place at Bucharest Jazz Competition 2014
● Finalist at Barga Jazz Competition 2014
● 1st Place at “Campi Flegrei International Chamber Music Competition 2010”
= free travel (up to 5 miles)
In the last few years, I have had the privilege of performing at many renowned festivals and jazz clubs, including the Montréal Jazz Festival (Canada), Toronto Jazz Festival (Canada), Chris Jazz Café (Philadelphia, US), Rigas Ritmi Jazz Festival (Latvia), Sounds Jazz Club (Belgium), JazzStation (Belgium), Music Village (Belgium), Sunset Sunside Jazz Club (Paris), Diese Onze Jazz Club (Canada), Upstairs Jazz Club (Canada), La Société Jazz de Saint-Henri (Canada), Auditorium Parco della Musica (Rome), Umbria Jazz, Macerata Jazz, Fano Jazz Network (Fano), Jazzit Fest, Casa del Jazz (Rome), Locomotive Jazz Festival (Puglia), Jazz’About (Trento), Bologna Jazz Festival, Bravo Caffè, Il Moro Jazz Club (Cava), and the Italian Cultural Institutes in Istanbul, Montréal, and Toronto, among others.
"Deux Moi" is the title of my new album, an introspective work that narrates, through 11 original tracks, the various emotions, joys, pains, and life experiences seen from two different perspectives of the same person. This project explores my inner conflict and the two contrasting personalities that coexist within me, often in conflict with each other. This contrast, reflecting a universal dynamic, contributes to the complexity of human nature, always balancing precariously between right and wrong, black and white, beauty and imperfection. It features Emanuele Filippi on piano, Jasen Weaver on double bass and Armando Luongo on drums.
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