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Manuel Caliumi, italian saxophonist, graduated cum laude at \u201cA. Boito\u201d Conservatory <\/strong>in Parma studying with Roberto Bonati, Emiliano Vernizzi, Roberto Dani and Alberto Tacchini. He earned his Master's Degree in Jazz at \"F. Venezze\" Conservatory <\/strong>in Rovigo (Fabio Petretti, Stefano Onorati, Massimo Morganti...) cum laude and academic mention.
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During his musical training he took masterclasses<\/strong> with musicians like: Joe Lovano, Misha Alperin, Eddie Gomez, Barre Phillips, Stefano Battaglia, Evan Tate, Tor Yttredal, Sidsel Endresen, Morten Halle.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2014 he attended \"Veneto Jazz\"<\/strong> workshop with some teachers from \u201cNew School for Jazz and Contemporary Music\u201d: John Ellis, Rory Stuart, Kevin Hays and Marco Tamburini. \"Arcevia Jazz\"<\/strong>(Scott Hall, Mike Rossi, Simone La Maida, Massimo Morgant) where he won a scolarship for the Columbia College Chicago<\/strong> - Music Department.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In Chicago <\/strong>he took lessons with Jarrard Harris, Peter Saxe, Scott Hall and a masterclass with Dave Douglas<\/strong>, having the chance to play with him at the \u201cJazz Showcase\u201d club. <\/br>In the same period he studied in New York <\/strong>with David Binney, Melissa Aldana<\/strong> and Loren Stillman<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the following years he attended the \"Berklee Clinics - Umbria Jazz Festival\" <\/strong>(Dino Govoni, Jeff Stout), \"Nuoro Jazz\" <\/strong>(Joe Lovano, Emanuele Cisi, Dado Moroni, Paolino Dalla Porta, Stefano Bagnoli) where he was selected as a finalist of the \"Premio Internazionale Massimo Urbani\" <\/strong>and \"Siena Jazz\" <\/strong>(Avishai Coen, Theo Blackman, Achille Succi, Will Winson, Maurizio Giammarco, Ben Wendel, Harish Raghavan, Gerald Clayton).<\/span><\/p>\n

Beetween 2017 and 2018 he won the \u201cConcorso Stefano Cerri\u201d<\/strong> with \u201cArchipelagos\u201d with which he recorded \u201cIn your thoughts\u201d, published by UR Records. \nThen he was a finalist of the \u201cPremio Internazionale Massimo Urbani\u201d <\/strong>and winner of the \u201cConcorso Chicco Bettinardi.\u201d<\/strong>
\nThe same year he won the national audition as lead alto saxophone of the \"ONJ \u2013 Orchestra Nazionale Jazz \"<\/strong>conducted by Pino Iodice with which he did three italian tourne\u00e8 and another one in Tel Aviv. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"FotoHe played in Umbria Jazz Festival <\/strong>with Offset Quartet as selected band of the \u201cConad Jazz Contest<\/strong>\u201d.
\nThe next year he won the \u201cBarga Jazz Contest<\/strong>\u201d with the Valentina Fin Trio and was awarded with the \u201cPremio Luca Flores<\/strong> as best soloist.
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In 2021 he won the Premio Marco Tamburini <\/strong> for jazz soloists and took part in the \"Laboratori Permanenti di Ricerca Musicale\" held by Stefano Battaglia at Siena Jazz Academy.
With Hack Out! Trio was guest of the Italian Institute of Culture<\/strong> in Paris<\/strong> for the entire month of november collaborating with the pianist Jacky Terrasson<\/strong>. In the same period he performed in several important venues and cultural institutes among Belgium (IIC Bruxelles), Germany (IIC Koln), Netherlands, France, Norway (IIC Oslo), Italy.\nHe had the chance to be part of another artist residency at the Canadian Cultural Centre<\/strong> of Paris (alongside Jad Salameh and Claire Parsons) and to cooperate with Francesco Diodati and Fulvio Sigurt\u00e0.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2023 he took part of two artist residencies at the Italian Institutes of Culture of Algeri <\/strong>and Madrid<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

He was awarded in the Top Jazz 2023 <\/strong>and Top Jazz 2024 <\/strong>by the italian magazine \u201cMusica Jazz\u201d as one of the \u201cBest New Italian Talent\u201d <\/span>.<\/p>\n

\"manuelHe had the opportunity to play in national and international festivals and venues<\/strong> in Italy and abroad (USA, India, China, Hong Kong, Israel, UK, Algeria, Spain, Portugal, France, Netherlands, Norway, Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic, Belgium, Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, Swiss): <\/span><\/p>\n

Umbria Jazz, Umbria Jazz Winter, Blue Note Beijing (CN), Hong Kong Arts Centre (HK), Praga Jazz Festival (CZ), Jaipur Music Stage \u2013 Jaipur Literature Festival (India), Italian Institutes of Culture (Tel Aviv, Paris, Bruxelles, K\u00f6ln, Oslo, Strasbourg, Madrid, Amsterdam, Alger, Beijing), Canadian Cultural Centre (Paris, FR), Jazz Showcase Chicago (USA), Jazzycolors Festival (Paris, FR), Getxo Jazz Festival (ES), Gent Jazz Festival (BE), Jazz \u00e0 La Cit\u00e8 (Paris, FR), Balkan Jazz Showcase (Tirana, AL), Edinburgh Jazz Festival (GB), Koprivnica Jazz Fest (Croatia), Opus Jazz Club (Budapest, HU), Festival Jazz C\u00e1diz (ES), Nigr\u00e1n Jazz (ES), Nublu (NYC, USA), The Painted Bride (Philadelphia, USA), L\u2019Et\u00e9 en Musique \u2013 Canex Weekend (Alger, DZ), Fu\u2019An Grand Theatre (CN), Parma Jazz Frontiere, Pescara Jazz Festival, Casa del Jazz, Musicus Concentus \u2013 Jazz Supreme, Bergamo Jazz, Vicenza Jazz, Novara Jazz, Mit Jazz Festival, Venezze Jazz Fesival, Treviso Jazz Festival, La Grande Notte del Jazz \u2013 Teatro Grande Brescia, Ground Music Festival, European Jazz Conference \u2013 Fringe Jazz Festival, JazzMI, Napoli Jazz Winter, Roccella Ionica Jazz Festival, Blue Note Milano, Jazz Club Ferrara, Torino Jazz Festival, BargaJazz, Firenze Jazz Festival, Pisa Jazz, Bologna Jazz Festival, Empoli Jazz, Grey Cat Jazz Festival, Venezia Jazz Festival, Il Jazz Italiano per le terre del Sisma, Musica Sulle Bocche, Sant\u2019Anna Arresi Jazz, Montepagano Jazz Festival, Delta Blues Festival, Ravenna Festival, Mantova Jazz, Piacenza Jazz, Iseo Jazz, Sile Jazz, Jazz Area Metropolitana, Montello Jazz, Medimex, Ambria Jazz, Orta Jazz, Padova Jazz, Modena Jazz Festival, Jazz In\u2019IT Festival, Ancona Jazz, Trentino In Jazz, Tolfa Jazz, Albinea Jazz Festival, Bassano Jazz Fesival, Castelfranco Veneto Jazz Festival, Montegrappa Jazz Festival, Jazz at Casalini\u2019s Garden, Festival dei Due Mondi di Spoleto, Taste Of Jazz, FaraJazz, VisionInMusica, IBOGA Summer Festival (ES), Teate Winter Festival, Lyrico Festival.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"He's member of several projects and he played with different orchestras<\/strong>: Orchestra Nazionale Jazz, Parma Frontiere Orchestra, Tower Jazz Composers Orchestra, Lydian New Call, Civica Jazz Band, Venezze Big Band, Area M Orchestra, Reunion Big Band, Jazz Art Orchestra, Jazz' On Parma Orchestra, Tai-No Orchestra, Chironomic Orchestra.<\/span><\/p>\n

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During his career he had the opportunity to share the stage with: John Surman, Billy Cobham, Dave Douglas, Rudy Royston, Barre Phillips, Jacky Terrasson, Shai Maestro, Jim Black, Enrico Rava, Paolo Fresu, Fabrizio Bosso, Stefano Battaglia, Gianni Cazzola, Tino Tracanna, Walter Ricci, Roberto Dani, Geg\u00e8 Telesforo, Andrea Dulbecco, Paolo Birro, Pino Iodice, Francesco Diodati, Mauro Negri, Fulvio Sigurt\u00e0, Achille Succi, Stefano Senni, Roberto Bonati, Marco Vaggi, Tony Arco, Emilio Soana, Giulio Visibelli, Riccardo Luppi, Mauro Arcari, Paolo Silvestri, Alberto Mandarini, Paolo Botti, Fulvio Maras, Laura Conti, Andrea Andreoli, Daniele Moretto, Ellade Bandini, Max Furian, Stefano Onorati, Stefano Paolini, Massimo Morganti, Paolo Ghetti, Fabio Petretti, Piero Odorici, Cristiano Calcagnile, Francesco Angiuli, Filippo Monico, Tito Mangialajo Rantzer, Martin Meyes, Michele Morari, Michele Bianchi, Beppe Di Benedetto, Alessandro Altarocca, Marco Ferri, Andrea Tofanelli, Giancarlo Nino Locatelli, Massimiliano Milesi, Francesco Giomi and many others<\/span><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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