Biography
Simone Schirru is a Guitar player, composer and Teacher.
He graduated in “Jazz Guitar” Academy of Music “G.P. da Palestrina” in Cagliari studying with M. Ferra. He joined the Master Classes led by D. Douglas, S. Coleman, Butch Morris, P. Metheny, A. Braxton, Muhal Richard Abrams, G. Fewell, Roscoe Mitchell, W. Leo Smith, etc.
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In 2005 and 2008 won the Scholarship of the International Festival of Sant’anna Arresi as best guitar-player and best Band studying with G. Fewell (Berklee College) and R. Cecchetto.
He played with “Guitto Gargle”, “Cuenta Contemporanea”, the solo project “Improsa Tongue”, “Ajo-jo mandi & the Youngers” in many festivals and prestigious places like: Ai Confini tra Sardegna e Jazz (IT), Salon De Musique (IT), Jazz in It (IT), Salon de musique en fete(IT), Udin&Jazz (IT), Salon de Musique Jazz (IT), Musica Sulle Bocche (IT), Jazzando, Musiche dal Mondo (IT), Les Arts Florissant del la Sardigne (Paris,FR), Open City (IT), Englewood Jazz Festival (Chicago,USA), EJE – European Jazz Expo, Jazzin’San Sperate (IT), Marina Caffe Noir (IT), Racconti D’Armenia (IT), Un isola in Festival (IT), Global Futur (IT), Fred Andreson’s Velvet Lounge (Chicago,USA), Chicago Cultural Center (Chicago,USA), Riff Festival (Jodhpur,India), IIT rendevuez Festival (Delhi, India), University of Mumbai (Bombay, India), Biella Jazz Club (IT).
He collaborated in a theatrical events and musical reading. Since 2005 he is a Jazz and Modern Guitar Teacher at a private and civic schools.
He’s performed with several musicians as
Sabir Mateen, David Cossin, Daniel Carter, Federico Ughi, Enzo Favata, U.T. Gandhi, Silvia Bolognesi, Piero Bittolo Bon, Francesca Cassio, Mohan Shyam Sharma, Ernest Dawkins, Rural Electrification Orchestra, Riccardo Pittau, Roberto Pellegrini, Massimo Tore, Sandro Fontoni, Alberto Fiori, Simone Sfameli, Antonio Fusco, Alessandra Cecala, Mattia Magatelli, Nicola Pedroni, Mario Ganau, Massimo Spano, Alessandro Coronas, Simone Bandino, Antonio Pinna, , Nicola Cossu, Andrea Granitzio, Emanuele Contis, Federico Vassallo, Michele Staino, Bernardo Guerra, Simone Graziano, Achille Succi, James Rotondi, Alessandro Angiolini, Roberto Migoni, D
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