Sparkling Jazz Quintet

Sparkling Jazz Quintet are:

Fabio Casentini: Drums
Stefano Negri: Sax
Mariano Di Nunzio : Trumpet
Luigi Di Chiappari: Piano
Amedeo Ronga: Double bass

Band bio:

Fabio Casentini: Drums
He was born in Rome Italy and began studying drums initially as a self-taught, later he studied with the New York drummer Marvin “Boogaloo” Smith and at the same time with the Maestro Raffaele Striano Percussion teacher at the Conservatory of L’Aquila where he obtained the diploma of solfeggio and music theory (1979). After this period of study he began his professional activity in the context of pop music tour for Rino Fiumara’s Boss Management agency. Always passionate from blues, jazz, and Brazilian music Fabio performed in this area in numerous clubs in the Tuscan region in which he moved in the meantime.
In 1999 he moved to New York to study at the Drummers Collective to perfect the technique of his instrument and deepen the language of afro music – American and Afro Cuban. At the Drummers Collective he got the Ten Weeks Certificate Program (19.11.1999) the ten-week full-time program (10.03.2000) and the Advanced Certificate Program (5.5.2000).On his return from America he intensified his concert activity which leads him, in the jazz field, to play with Italian and international musicians in numerous clubs, reviews and festivals including Serravalle Jazz Festival with Rogerio Bottermaio’s quintet; S.Ambrogio Summer Festival in Florence with Vana Gierig on the piano and Franco Nesti on the double bass; Street party in trio with Sandro Gibellini e Raffaello Pareti; Euroblues Festival-Locarno (Ch) with Paolo Amulfi Band; Veneto Jazz with Luiz LimaBand; Hifa International Festival of Arts -Harare – Zimbabwe with Barbara Casini, Raffaello Pareti;Icc Italian Embassy of Addis Ababa – Ethiopia with Barbara Casini, Raffaello Pareti, Concert
as part of the initiatives of the 150th anniversary of the Italian Unification organized by the Consulate
General of Italy in Rijeka with Barbara Casini “Travelers”.Fabio Casentini is UFIP Cymbals endorser
Collaborations: Barbara Casini quartet, Wite noise Trio, as band leader Sparkling jazz 5.tet

Amedeo Ronga: Double bass
He has participated in festivals of popular, ethnic and jazz music throughout Italy and the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Greece, Luxembourg, France, Tunisia, Japan and Uzbekistan.
In jazz music he played with Danilo Rea, Paolo Fresù, Franco D’Andrea, Battista Lena, Francesco Cafiso, Gianni Basso; among the foreign artists he played with Joe Lee Wilson, Geri Hallen, Mathias Shubert, Rasul Siddik, Bill Smith and others.
He has given numerous live concerts on the Italian, Swiss and Austrian nationals radios and has made several television appearances on the Rai and Mediaset networks.

Luigi Di Chiappari: Piano
Born in Gaeta in 1983, he undertook the study of the piano at the age of thirteen with Maestro
Gianni De Crescenzo. After the classical high school diploma enrolls in the Faculty of Management Engineering at the University of Siena, obtaining the bachelor’s degree in 2009.
At nineteen he approaches jazz under the guide of Masters Alessandro Giachero, Franco Fabbrini and Mariano Di Nunzio, attending the Course of Musical training at the Siena Foundation Jazz – National Jazz Academy. In 2011 he enrolled in the Biennium of Jazz at the Licino Refice Conservatory of Frosinone and in 2014 he obtained a second level degree in Jazz Piano with a final evaluation of 110/110.
Over the years he collaborates with various artists, including: Andrea Avena, Angelo Olivieri,
Stefano Cantini, Klaus Lessmann, Roberto Nannetti, Mirco Mariottini and Greg Burk.
Author of the original music for the theatrical performances “SSSSS” and “Il Sogno di Stamira “. In 2014 He’s a finalist of the Conad Jazz Contest, with the Coal Me Tronic group, and performs on a stage of Umbria Jazz Festival.Currently carries out concert activities with various musical formations, like the Med Free Orkestra.

Mariano Di Nunzio : Trumpet
Neapolitan trumpet player, teacher, composer and arranger.
He graduated in trumpet in 1988 at the Naples Conservatory.
From 1988 to 1990 he participated as a musician in various theatrical works and
television, collaborating with various Neapolitan actors, directors and musicians
He began his professional career in the jazz field in 1992.
From 1992-1997 he was part of the Italian Jazz Youth Orchestra.
From 1996 to 1998 he was part of the “Media Ætas” orchestra of Maestro Roberto De Simone.
Since 2000 he is leader of the Trio Barracina, XQuartet, Trio barracina + 2 and
Walking quartet; Co-leader of the quintet Il Volo by lindbergh and Almost
Modern 3. Since 1992 it has played in the most important festivals on the national territory, playing with Italian and foreign musicians: B. Tommaso, G. Gazzani, R. Desimone, P.
Fresu, M. Tamburini, M. Raja, M. Grossi, P Tonolo, D .Fusi, F. Castri, G.Trovesi, R. Migliardi, G. Schiaffini, James Newton, Peter Erskine, J. Taylor and P. Daniellson

Stefano Negri: Sax
He started playing in more various and eclectic musical genres with bands from the area of Florence.
He performs in countless concerts, theatrical performances and music festivals, while recording and collaborating with many jazz musicians (Luca Flores, Stefano Bollani, Alessandro Galati, Marco Tamburini, Akio Sasajima, Kile Gregory, Gregory Jones, Vana Gierig, Rogerio Botter Maio and many others).