Music

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Giovanni Maier

Double bass.

Born on august 26, 1965, he graduated at the Conservatory "G. Tartini" of Trieste in 1988.

In 1991 he attended the summer courses at Siena Jazz and in 1993 he took part in a workshop with Roscoe Mitchell and Muhal Richards Abrams.

In 1995 he took part in realization of the sound track (music by T. Tononi) of the film "Ketchup", which was awarded the first prize at "Festival of Venice", in the section concerning short films.

On September 1996 he took part in a "Conduction" of Butch Morris at Podewil Theatre of Berlin.
He also cooperated with the orchestra of Theatre "G. Verdi" of Trieste and Lyric Workshop of Alessandria (the first performance in Italy of a work of the german composer S. Matthus); he was also selected for the international Orchestra of Alpe Adria.

On december 1996 he collaborated at the realization of the show "Ragazzi Selvaggi", ballet on music by E. Rava, coreographer R. North, which was first performed in Italy in the theatres of Rovigo and Treviso, with the participation of Tony Scott and of the Symphony Orchestra of "Teatro Sociale of Rovigo".

Giovanni Maier has recorded more than 100 records since 1986; in 20 of these he is the leader of his own groups, like Mosaic Orchestra, or in solo (5 CDs). The others has been recorded as sidemen with leaders like Enrico Rava, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Ettore Fioravanti, Mario Schiano, Roberto Ottaviano, Pino Minafra, Stefano Battaglia, Tiziano Tononi, Daniele Cavallanti, Umberto Petrin, Claudio Lodati, Massimo De Mattia, U.T. Gandhi, etc.
He also has recorded 3 CDs with Italian Instabile Orchestra (one of these with Cecil Taylor).

He played with world-wide renown musicians:
Enrico Rava, Gianluigi Trovesi, Cecil Taylor, Han Bennink, Franco D'Andrea, Tim Berne, Ernst Reijseger, Willem Breuker, Tristan Honsinger, Wolter Wierbos, Massimo Urbani, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Carlo Actis Dato, Antonello Salis, Maria Pia De Vito, Daniele Cavallanti, Tiziano Tononi, Claudio Roditi, Naco, Richard Galliano, Ellen Christi, Laura Culver, Sean Bergin, Tone Jansa, Roberto Gatto, Herb Robertson, Piero Leveratto, Renato Geremia, Guido Mazzon, Tony Scott, Lauro Rossi, Umberto Petrin, Stjepko Gut, Sandro Satta, Roberto Ottaviano, Yves Robert, Paolo Damiani, David Shea, Michele Rabbia.

He has played in many festivals and reviews in all Europe (Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Finland, Norway, Spain, Yugoslavia, Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Greece, Czech Republic) in Africa (Tunisia), Asia (Turkey and Jordan) and Canada/U.S.A.

He is permanent member of the following groups:
• Rava Electric Five (E.Rava, R.Cecchetto, D.Caliri, U.T.Ghandi),
• Italian Instabile Orchestra
• TRIOSONIC (S. Battaglia/ G. Maier/ M. Rabbia)
• Nexus,
• Gianluigi Trovesi nonet,
• Ettore Fioravanti "Belcanto"
• Italian String Trio
• Pino Minafra Sud Ensemble

At the present he is working at a project for solo contrabass.

On 1996 he was elected one of the best ten talents for year 1996, by critics of the magazine "Musica Jazz".
On 2001, in the same “critics’ poll”, the CD “Mosaic Orchestra vol. 1” has been voted as one of the best ten italian jazz records and his group, Mosaic Orchestra, has been elected as the fifth best italian group.

Teaching Activities:

Teacher of double bass, electric bass and ensemble in the Trieste area since 1984 (various schools and workshop).

Teacher of double bass, electric bass and ensemble at the International Jazz workshops “Siena Jazz”, in Siena, since 2006.

On September 1996 he took part in a "Conduction" of Butch Morris at Podewil Theatre of Berlin.
He also cooperated with the orchestra of Theatre "G. Verdi" of Trieste and Lyric Workshop of Alessandria (the first performance in Italy of a work of the german composer S. Matthus); he was also selected for the international Orchestra of Alpe Adria.

On december 1996 he collaborated at the realization of the show "Ragazzi Selvaggi", ballet on music by E. Rava, coreographer R. North, which was first performed in Italy in the theatres of Rovigo and Treviso, with the participation of Tony Scott and of the Symphony Orchestra of "Teatro Sociale of Rovigo".

Giovanni Maier has recorded more than 100 records since 1986; in 20 of these he is the leader of his own groups, like Mosaic Orchestra, or in solo (5 CDs). The others has been recorded as sidemen with leaders like Enrico Rava, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Ettore Fioravanti, Mario Schiano, Roberto Ottaviano, Pino Minafra, Stefano Battaglia, Tiziano Tononi, Daniele Cavallanti, Umberto Petrin, Claudio Lodati, Massimo De Mattia, U.T. Gandhi, etc.
He also has recorded 3 CDs with Italian Instabile Orchestra (one of these with Cecil Taylor).

He played with world-wide renown musicians:
Enrico Rava, Gianluigi Trovesi, Cecil Taylor, Han Bennink, Franco D'Andrea, Tim Berne, Ernst Reijseger, Willem Breuker, Tristan Honsinger, Wolter Wierbos, Massimo Urbani, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Carlo Actis Dato, Antonello Salis, Maria Pia De Vito, Daniele Cavallanti, Tiziano Tononi, Claudio Roditi, Naco, Richard Galliano, Ellen Christi, Laura Culver, Sean Bergin, Tone Jansa, Roberto Gatto, Herb Robertson, Piero Leveratto, Renato Geremia, Guido Mazzon, Tony Scott, Lauro Rossi, Umberto Petrin, Stjepko Gut, Sandro Satta, Roberto Ottaviano, Yves Robert, Paolo Damiani, David Shea, Michele Rabbia.

He has played in many festivals and reviews in all Europe (Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Finland, Norway, Spain, Yugoslavia, Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Greece, Czech Republic) in Africa (Tunisia), Asia (Turkey and Jordan) and Canada/U.S.A.

He is permanent member of the following groups:
• Rava Electric Five (E.Rava, R.Cecchetto, D.Caliri, U.T.Ghandi),
• Italian Instabile Orchestra
• TRIOSONIC (S. Battaglia/ G. Maier/ M. Rabbia)
• Nexus,
• Gianluigi Trovesi nonet,
• Ettore Fioravanti "Belcanto"
• Italian String Trio
• Pino Minafra Sud Ensemble

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