Robert Bonisolo

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A Canadian with Italian origins, a saxophonist with exceptional qualities, greatly appreciated soloist in the jazz scene, a highly esteemed professional at international levels and extraordinary teacher, ROBERT BONISOLO studied music at Berklee College of Music and The Banff School of Fine Arts. In 1987 he won the “Canadian Rising Star Award” and the “American Rising Star Award”. He has studied and performed with some of the best musicians in the world:
Joe Viola; Jerry Bergonzi; Joe Lovano; John La Porta; George Garzone; Steve Coleman; Herb Pomeroy; Jimmy Mosher; John Abercrombie; David Liebman; Richie Bierach; Kenny Wheeler; Don Thompson ; Dave Holland; Pat Labarbera
Upon arriving in Italy in 1990 he began to study classical saxophone. He obtained his five year classical “diploma” from the Conservatory of Ferrara. Through out his career ROBERT BONISOLO has collaborated with important artists, such as: Aldo Zunnino ; Davide Santorsola ; Joe Magnarelli ; Paolo Birro ; Rosario Bonaccorso ; Alfred Kramer ; Domenic Spera ; Kenny Wheeler ; Paolo Fresu; Rosario Giuliani ; Andrea Pozza ; Don Alias ; Kyle Gregory ; Peter Washington ; Rossana Casale ; Andy Milnes ; Drès Palemart ; Larry Willis ; Phillip Aerts ; Sandro Gibellini ; Antonio Faraò ; Elliot Zigmund ; Lee Konitz ; Piero Leveratto ; Sangoma Everett ; Barbara Casini ; Francesca Sortino ; Flavio Boltro ; Fabrizio Bosso ; Louis Nash ; Piero Odorici; Stefano Senni ; Ben Pewrosky ; Francesca Sortino ; Luigi Bonafede ; Pietro Condorelli ; Steve Jordan ; Ben Street ; Miroslav Vitous ; Franco Ambrosetti ; Marc Abrams ; Pietro Tonolo ; Steve Swallow ; Bert Joris ; Mario Rusca ; Randy Brecker; Terell Stanford ;Billy Drumond; Gianni Basso ; Mauro Beggio ; Gene Jackson ; Fabrizio Sfera ; Reggie Johnson ; The Carla Bley Band ; Carlo Atti ; Gianni Cazzola ; Mauro Negri ; Renato Chicco ; Tom Harrell ; Alex Sipiagin ; Charles McPhearson; Giulio Capiozzo ; Michele Hendrix ; Roberto Dani ; Tom Kirkpatrick ; Dado Moroni ; Hiram Bullock ; Mike Stern ; Roberto Gatto ; Danilo Memoli ; Jackie Allen Group ; Niels Lan Doky ; Roberto Rossi ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass ; The George Robert Orchestra ... He has performed in numerous International Jazz Festivals. Some of the most known:
Barcellona Jazz Fest; Lublijana Jazz Festival Basel Jazz Fest; Marostica Jazz Bergamo Jazz; North Sea Jazz Festival Calvì Jazz Festival; Orvieto Jazz Copenhagen Jazz Festival; Padova Jazz Festival Festival di Fano; Umbria Jazz Iseo Jazz Fest; Verona Jazz La Spezia Jazz; Vicenza Jazz Lignano Jazz Festival; Vienna Jazz Festival He has recorded dozens of records as a sideman, and in 2008 his debut record, "Open The Cage" as a leader will finally come out. TEACHING: another aspect which makes him special is the ability to transmit his knowledge and experience, through his personal approach of teaching music to the students, of the numerous schools and/or clinics he gives. Since 2003 he has been Professor of saxophone and improvisation at the school Centro Didattico Musicale Teatro Danza di Rovereto (TN) - Italy Since 2006 he has been Professor of saxophone and improvisation at the school Conservatoire du Lausanne in Switzerland and the International Saxophone Festival in Faenza (Ravenna - Italy)

FOR CONCERTS - TEACHING - CLINICS - PRIVATE LESSONS

PLEASE CONTACT: ROBERT BONISOLO robert.bonisolo@yahoo.com Via Costa, 11 - 36071 Arzignano (VI) - ITALY ENPALS: 16/04/1991 categoria 080 prefisso 06 matr. 1188778 Ufficio Speciale Spettacolo 05/05/1997 prot. Nr. 8979

Member Since:

November 26, 2008

Sounds Like:

Remember The Sound

 

Live in Nervi Genova July 2009 - Drifting On A Reed

 

Dado Moroni Quartet Live - All The Things You Are

 

Jenny B Quintet Live - The Man I Love

 

Kyle Gregory Quartet live at "Le Cantine de l'Arena"

Record Label:

unsigned