Gene Calderazzo
Gene Calderazzo | |
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 Calderazzo performing in 2008. | |
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| Born | 23 April 1961 New York City, United States |
| Origin | England |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
Gene Calderazzo (born 23 April 1961 in New York City)[1] is an American jazz drummer residing in the United Kingdom, where he is a visiting tutor at the Birmingham Conservatoire, the Royal Academy of Music, Trinity and the Guildhall. He also drums for the jazz quartet, Partisans, with Julien Siegel (saxophones), Phil Robson (guitar), and Thad Kelly (bass).[2]
He is a long-term member of a quartet that contains Julian Siegel, pianist Liam Noble, and bassist Oli Hayhurst.[3] Their first album, Urban Theme Park (2011) was followed by Vista in 2018.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gene Calderazzo" (in Italian). CalabriansMostFamous.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ^ Barry, Dave (1 July 2009). "Classic sounds of Partisans". Scarborough Evening News. Archived from the original on 8 July 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ a b Fordham, John (February 15, 2018). "Jazz album of the month – Julian Siegel Quartet: Vista". The Guardian. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
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Categories:
- American jazz drummers
- 1961 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American drummers
- American male drummers
- 20th-century American male musicians
- American male jazz musicians
- American people of Italian descent
- American expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Academics of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
- American jazz drummer stubs