ABOUT
Francesco Cassano is a guitarist, composer, arranger, session man and guitar and music theory
teacher. He was born on September 21, 1995, in Bitonto (BA, Italy).
- Winner of the 25th edition of the "Złota Lira - Międzynarodowy Festiwal Orkiestr Dętych"
international competition (Rybnik, Poland) with the “Junior Band” orchestra conducted by M°
Donato Semeraro (1st prize “Summa Cum Laude” - highest score obtained among all previous
editions of the competition).
- Musician and guest for different TV broadcasts, including the TV show "The Band", in prime
time on the “Rai 1” channel (Italian national TV), hosted by Carlo Conti, with the band "La
Chiamata d’Emergenza", on 04/22/2022.
- Master’s degree in “Jazz Guitar” and “Jazz Music” at the “Niccolò Piccinni” Conservatory (Bari,
Italy) with full marks (110/110, with honors).
- He has played with different important artists, being able to include names of the caliber of Silvia
Mezzanotte (Matia Bazar), Otis Murphy, Roberto Ottaviano, Mimmo Campanale, Vincenzo
Maurogiovanni, Nico Catacchio, Pierluigi Villani, Gianna Montecalvo, Mirko Maria Matera,
Nico Marziliano, Gino Palmisano, Giacinto Piracci, Maurizio Quintavalle, Michele
Campobasso…
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