(Naples, Italy 1962) Marco Zurzolo graduated in Flute, in Jazz Composition and in Saxophone at the Conservatory of Music in Naples. Over time, the saxophone has become his principal instrument. During his career, he has had several different musical experiences, collaborating with many Italian and international artist, among these:Archie Shepp, Chet Baker, Solomon Burkes,Roscoe Mitchell, Van Morrison, Billy Preston,Brian Ferry,Renaud-garçia Fons, Kocani Orkestar, Rita Marley Don Moye and Art Ensemble of Chicago, Mike Minieri, Enrico Pierannunzi, Marc Johnson (who collaborated in the 2005 CD “7 e mezzo”), Ensemble Vocale di Napoli (Chor.Dir. Antonio Spagnolo: Officium Defunctorum, Cristobal de Morales, arr. for Chorus and Sax Soprano soloist).
Teacher of Jazz Saxophone in the Conservatory of Salerno.
2008 Director of the Festival Ischia Jazz.
Since 1995 he started composing. Since then he published nine CDs, the tenth is in preparation and it will be published in July 2008 by EGEA publishing. His Cds are distributed all over Europe and Canada.
He composed music for many cinema movies, theatre pieces and television. For his composition and his activity he was assigned many awards and prize, among the others “il premio qualità” of the Italian Minstry of Culture.
Marco Zurzolo presents his projects in tours in Italy and abroad and has been invited to some of the most representative festivals: Umbria Jazz, Perugia, Italy, Festival International de Jazz de Montreal (Canada) (Indicated among the best concert by the reviewers of the“The Gazette” of Montreal), Opera House, Cairo and Alexandrian library, Alexandria, Egypt,Gipfel du Jazz, Freiburg, Germany, INNtoene Festival Jazz am Bauernhof, Diersbach Austria, (guest Roul de Souza) Festival Pomigliano Jazz (guest Don Moye), Pomigliano, Italy, Fête de la Musique, Paris, France, Jazz in Parco, Nocera (SA), Italy (Marco Zurzolo Ensenble with Art Ensemble of Chicago), Festival di Quebec, Canada, Stanser Musiktage, Stans, Swiss, Moods, Zurig, Swiss, Week of Italian Culture in Belgrado, Yugoslavia, 3rd Euro Jazz Festival, Athens, Greece, Week of Italian Culture, London, UK, Concert, Galleria Principe di Napoli, Italy guest Mike Minieri, Ischia Jazz Weekend (under the art direction of Umbria Jazz), Umbria Jazz Melbourne (Australia), Blue Note, New York (USA), Blue Note, Milano (Italia), Bayamo (Cuba), Charleston, SC USA, Euro Jazz Festival, Mexico City, Mexico, Guatemala City, Guatemala, Sevilla, Spain, Rocella Jonica, Italy, Monterrey, Mexico.
Marco Zurzolo: SaxAlessandro Tedesco: TrombonVincenzo Danise: Piano(nella foto c'è CICIO)Davide Costagliola: Electric & Acoustic BassMario Toscano: Drums
GIL GOLDSTEIN + MARCO
KOCANI ORKESTAR + MARCO
ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO+MARCO
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