- Andrea Tofanelli
Andrea Tofanelli (born July 26, 1965) is an Italian musician.
Biography
Tofanelli began playing
trumpet in 1976. In 1987 he graduated from the Musical Institute Luigi Boccherini of Lucca. One of hisjazz teachers wasDean Benedetti (1922-1957), a notedItalian-American saxophonist and friend ofCharlie Parker .Television Appearances
From 1995 Mr. Tofanelli has appeared in television productions for
RAI ,Mediaset ,La7 , Telemontecarlo and SKY, including Rockpolitik con Adriano Celentano, Stasera pago io con Fiorello, Pavarotti & Friends, Maurizio Costanzo Show, Buona Domenica con l'orchestra di Demo Morselli, Passaparola, La Corrida e Crozza Italia.Touring and Teaching
Tofanelli has toured extensively over
Europe and theUnited States . For example, Tofanelli performed withMaynard Ferguson 's Big Bop Nouveau Band inItaly ,England , and the United States. Much of his music teaching has been in Italy; however, in the United States he has conducted master classes atCalifornia State University, Northridge ,Fullerton College , and the First Baptist Church of Decatur in Atlanta.Collaborations and Recording
Tofanelli has recorded with Italian artists including
Luciano Pavarotti ,Rosario Fiorello ,Jovanotti ,Adriano Celentano , the Big Band di Demo Morselli,Gianni Morandi ,Renato Zero , Helium and the Stiff History,Toto Cutugno , Divert On Cuba, the Faustus Loyal, Article 31, Gino Pauls andTullio De Piscopo .He has performed with numerous international artists as well, including
George Michael ,Joe Cocker , Tom Jones,Michael Bublè , Goddesses Goddesses Bridgewater,Randy Crawford , Matt Whiteman,Kid Creole & The Coconuts ,Samantha Fox , Imagination,Patrick Hernandez ,Tony Hadley ,Paul Young ,Gloria Gaynor andGibson Brothers .While even professional trumpeters typically lose power and control in the extreme upper register of the instrument, Tofanelli is noted not only for great power but for the control, relaxation, and beauty of tone he possesses in the notes above double-high C (C7-C8).
External links
* [http://www.andreatofanelli.com/ Official site]
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