Massimo Izzizzari

Location:
Frosinone, IT
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Rock / Funk / Jazz
Site(s):
Label:
Lion Music
Type:
Indie
Massimo Izzizzari has started playing the guitar at the age of eleven. As he was turning fifteen, he got to play for a band called “Orchestra Spettacolo”.

As years go by, he gets involved in many different musical projects.

At the age of seventeen he performed in many local events playing tunes of famous guitar stars such as Joe Satriani, Greg Howe and Yngwie Malmsteen just to name a few.

In the following years he focused his playing on jazz-fusion guitar playing. Particurarly, he studied the styles of Scott Henderson, Pat Metheny, Mike Stern, John Scofield.

Later on he joined the fusion band “Black and Blue”, for which he recorded a demo of original tunes. With this band he took part at many national events. Among the most significant ones, Liri Blues, Emergenza Rock Radio Roma.

In 1993 He reached the final stage of a national guitar competition called “A.W.F.”. At the same time, he worked as a studio guitarist and played in many recording sessions.

In 1995 He played in Rome for a music production called “Inventario 95” financed by the University of Music. At the same time, he attended many guitar workshops and studied at the Lizard school in Fiesole.

In 1995 Massimo Izzizzari became a member of SIAE as both musician and composer. His compositions range from instrumental to vocal. He has arranged many vocal parts for many recording sessions and concerts.

At the end of the ninenties, he founded a band named Misturafina which combined both Pop and Rock music.

Massimo Izzizzari also signed recording contracts with Zomba Records and BMG. That was followed by the creation of many CDs and video clips. In order to promote his material, he appeared in many radio and TV shows (Rai 3, Italia 1, Mtv, Telemontecarlo, Viva, Match Music, Radio 1, Radio 2, RDS, RTL, Kiss Kiss, Rado 105). To promote his works, he kept an intensive touring schedule which got him to perform all over Italy.

In 2003 he started to work with a jazz Big Band called “Free Time band”.

In 2007 he made his first solo album guitar oriented “Unstable Balance” for Lion Music, project style rock fusion with Azeglio Izzizzari on drums and Mario Guarini on bass.

In 2008 Massimo graduated in Jazz Music at the Conservatory of Music "Licinio Refice" in Frosinone.

Massimo currently working on her second solo album.

Izzizzari teaches reguraly in music schools such as Sonoria and Famous, both located rispectively in Castelliri and Arce. He also teaches at a Fusion/Rock guitar clinics.

Discography:

MASSIMO IZZIZZARI - Unstable Balance - Lion Music 2007

LINGALA - 12th - Mediasonus 2006

MISTURAFINA - Ho voglia di ballare - BMG 2002

OOPS I’M 1 ALREADY ( Compilation ) Zomba Records 2001

ALL THE HITS NOW ITALIA ( Compilation ) EMI 2001

MISTURAFINA - Quando Sorridi - Zomba Records 2001

MISTURAFINA - Tuffo Virtuale - Zomba Records 2001

MISTURAFINA - Per un altro bacio - Zomba Records 2001

MISTURAFINA - Stai con me, Vola - Zomba Records 2000

INVENTARIO '95 ( Compilation ) UM Records 1995

BLACK & BLUE ( Autoproduction ) 1992

Massimo Izzizzari - Television Man



Massimo Izzizzari - Smoke On The Water



Massimo Izzizzari - Unstable Balance



Massimo Izzizzari - Access Denied



Massimo Izzizzari Live



Massimo Izzizzari - Funk Solo
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