Eugenio Colombo
Saxofonista, flautista, compositore è nato a Roma nel 1953. Ha iniziato da autodidatta sia come strumentista che come compositore. Ha cominciato la sua carriera con l'improvvisazione in molti generi musicali e componendo musica. Nel 1982 si è diplomato in Saxofono presso il Conservatorio “L. Refice” di Frosinone sotto la guida di Baldo Maestri. Successivamente ha studiato composizione con Michele Dall’Ongaro presso la Scuola Popolare di Musica diTestaccio.
Ha scritto diversi brani per strumento solista e per formazioni più grandi come: quartetto di sassofoni, trio d’archi, big band e banda d’ottoni con solisti improvvisatori ecc.
È uno dei membri fondatori dell’Italian Instabile Orchestra. Tra le numerose collaborazioni ricordiamo Giancarlo Schiaffini, Giovanna Marini, Anthony Braxton, Demetrio Stratos, Misha Mengelberg, Bruno Tommaso, Steve Lacy, Cecil Taylor, Martin Joseph, ecc.
È docente di saxofono presso il Conservatorio “Licinio Refice” di Frosinone.
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Saxophonist, flute player, composer, he was born in Rome in 1953. Initially self-taught as an instrumentalist and as a composer, he began his career improvising in a variety of musical genres and composing music.
In 1982 he graduated in Saxophone at “Licinio Refice” Frosinone’s Music Conservatoire under the guidance of Baldo Maestri. Later he studied composition with Michele Dall’Ongaro at the Testaccio Community School of Music in Rome.
He has composed for solo instruments, saxophone quartets, string trios, big band and brass band with improvisation soloists.
He is one of the founder members of the “Italian Instabile Orchestra”. He performs with numerous artists such as Giancarlo Schiaffini, Giovanna Marini, Anthony Braxton, Demetrio Stratos, Misha Mengelberg, Bruno Tommaso, Steve Lacy, Cecil Taylor and Martin Joseph.
He teaches saxophone at “Licinio Refice” Frosinone’s Music Conservatoire.
Ha scritto diversi brani per strumento solista e per formazioni più grandi come: quartetto di sassofoni, trio d’archi, big band e banda d’ottoni con solisti improvvisatori ecc.
È uno dei membri fondatori dell’Italian Instabile Orchestra. Tra le numerose collaborazioni ricordiamo Giancarlo Schiaffini, Giovanna Marini, Anthony Braxton, Demetrio Stratos, Misha Mengelberg, Bruno Tommaso, Steve Lacy, Cecil Taylor, Martin Joseph, ecc.
È docente di saxofono presso il Conservatorio “Licinio Refice” di Frosinone.
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Saxophonist, flute player, composer, he was born in Rome in 1953. Initially self-taught as an instrumentalist and as a composer, he began his career improvising in a variety of musical genres and composing music.
In 1982 he graduated in Saxophone at “Licinio Refice” Frosinone’s Music Conservatoire under the guidance of Baldo Maestri. Later he studied composition with Michele Dall’Ongaro at the Testaccio Community School of Music in Rome.
He has composed for solo instruments, saxophone quartets, string trios, big band and brass band with improvisation soloists.
He is one of the founder members of the “Italian Instabile Orchestra”. He performs with numerous artists such as Giancarlo Schiaffini, Giovanna Marini, Anthony Braxton, Demetrio Stratos, Misha Mengelberg, Bruno Tommaso, Steve Lacy, Cecil Taylor and Martin Joseph.
He teaches saxophone at “Licinio Refice” Frosinone’s Music Conservatoire.
