Collaborations and participations
Collaborations:
Arie
Ferruccio Spinetti
Elena Romano – vocals; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano, keyboards, clavietta; Ferruccio Spinetti – double bass; Jeff Ballard – drums; guest artist: Rita Marcotulli – piano
Jando Music, 2022
Nuages
Mauro Gargano
Matteo Pastorino – clarinet, bass clarinet; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Mauro Gargano – double bass, compositions, arrangements; Patrick Goraguer – drums
Diggin Music Prod, 2020
Animantiga
Roberta Alloisio/Stéphane Casalta
Roberta Alloisio – vocals; Stéphane Casalta – vocals, guitar; Luca Falomi – guitars; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano, clavietta, arrangements, musical direction; Felice Del Gaudio – double bass, electric bass; Loris Lombardo – percussion; guest artists: Maxime Merlandi, Patrizia Gattaceca, Esmeralda Sciascia, Laura Parodi, Elsa Guerci & “I Menestrelli”, Paolo Gerbella, Mario Arcari, Armando Corsi, Marco Leveratto, Cristina Nico, Stefano Cabrera
Orange Home Records, 2019
Velho Continente
Claudia Carvalho con il quartetto di Piero Delle Monache
Claudia Carvalho – vocals; Piero Delle Monache – sax, vocals; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Tito Mangialajo Rantzer – double bass; Alessandro Marzi – drums, percussion
Da Vinci Jazz, 2018
Canzoni in Scatola/Songs in a Box
Toni Germani
Toni Germani – alto sax, vocals; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Mauro Gargano – double bass; Patrick Goraguer – drums
Slam Productions, 2016
Aurum
Piero Delle Monache
Piero Delle Monache – saxes; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano, keyboards; Tito Mangialajo Rantzer – double bass; Alessandro Marzi – drums, percussion.
Parco Della Musica Records, 2014
Ichinen
Agorà
Renato Gasparini – guitars; Ovidio Urbani – soprano sax; Lucio Cesari – acoustic bass; Mauro Mencaroni – drums; Alessandra Pacheco – vocals; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano, tabla; Maurizio Mercuri – guitars, production; Gabriele Possenti – guitars; Gianni Pieri – cello; Massimo Manzi – drums; Roberto Bacchiocchi – Rhodes electric piano
Giovanni Ceccarelli is also featured as composer
2013
Walk in Progress Ensemble
Stefano Cantarano
Stefano Cantarano – bass, compositions, arrangements; Giancarlo Ciminelli, Claudio Corvini and Aldo Bassi – trumpet, flugelhorn; Mario Corvini – trombone; Daniele Tittarelli – alto sax; Marcello Allulli – tenor and soprano saxes; Gianni Savelli – tenor sax, flute; Elvio Ghigliordini – baritone sax, flute; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Lorenzo Tucci – drums
Domani Musica, 2011
Occhi
Francesco Giannelli
Rosa Helena Ippolito – viola da gamba; Antonello Sorrentino – trumpet; Francesco Diodati – guitars; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano, fender rhodes; Pietro Ciancaglini – double bass; Ermanno Baron – drums
Giovanni Ceccarelli is also featured as composer and arranger
Alfa Projects, 2011
Welcome
Piero Delle Monache
Andy Gravish – trumpet, flugelhorn; Piero Delle Monache – tenor sax; Francesco Diodati – guitar; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano, fender rhodes; Matteo Bortone – double bass; Alessandro Paternesi – drums
Giovanni Ceccarelli is also featured as composer
Altotenore, 2010
Blog
Antonello Sorrentino S.T. Quintet
Antonello Sorrentino – trumpet, flugelhorn; Daniele Tittarelli – alto & soprano saxes; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Francesco Ponticelli – double bass; Alessandro Marzi – drums
Giovanni Ceccarelli is also featured as composer and arranger
Wider Look, 2009
Omaggio a Billie Holiday
Ada Montellanico
Ada Montellanico – vocals; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Pietro Ciancaglini – double bass; Lorenzo Tucci – drums
Giovanni Ceccarelli is also featured as composer and arranger
Guest artist: Stefano “Cocco” Cantini – tenor & soprano saxes
Jazz Italiano Live / L’Espresso, 2008
Southern Avenue Project
Fabrizio Cecca
Julien Alour – trumpet; Andrea Romani – flute; Fidel Fourneyron – trombone; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Fabrizio Cecca – double bass; Julien Jolly – drums
Special guest: Nicola Stilo – flute
Cristal Records, 2008.
Elice
Francesca Merloni
Francesca Merloni – recitation; Marcello Allulli – tenor & soprano saxes; Antonio Jasevoli – guitars; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Tommaso Cappellato – drums
Giovanni Ceccarelli is also featured as composer
Deca, 2007
Blues Ballate Canzoni
Toni Germani Trio
Toni Germani – alto & soprano saxes; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Marco Ariano – percussions
Splasc(h), 2005
Alterabile
Elvio Ghigliordini
Elvio Ghigliordini – flute, piccolo, baritone sax; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano, Fender Rhodes piano; Stefano Cantarano – double bass; Armando Sciommeri – drums
Special guests: Joy Garrison, Claudia Marss, Ada Montellanico – vocals; Claudio Colasazza – piano; Tiberio Ripa – baby bass; Roberto Evangelisti – congas; Paulo La Rosa – timbales, drums
III Millennio Live, 2004
Desiderio
Marcello Sebastiani
Jeff Warren – flute, soprano sax; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Marcello Sebastiani – double bass; Massimo Manzi – drums
Splasc(h), 2003
Fluttin’ on Jazz
Elvio Ghigliordini
Elvio Ghigliordini – flute, piccolo, bass clarinet; Albertino D’Alfonso, Andrea Pace – flute; Eric Daniel – alto flute, flute; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano, keyboards; Gerardo Bartoccini – double bass; Armando Sciommeri – drums
Guest artists: Nicola Stilo – flute; Nicola Puglielli – guitar; Roberto “Mamey” Evangelisti – percussions
Domani Musica, 2002
Lost Love
Enrico Ghelardi
Enrico Ghelardi – baritone sax; Giovanni Ceccarelli, Paolo Tombolesi – piano; Valerio Serangeli – double bass; Peppe Giampietro – drums
Domani Musica, 2002
Suoni Modulanti
Ada Montellanico
Ada Montellanico – vocals; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Pietro Ciancaglini – double bass; Lorenzo Tucci – drums
Guest artists: Fabrizio Bosso – trumpet, flugelhorn; Max Ionata – tenor & soprano saxes; Pessoa String Quartet
Giovanni Ceccarelli is also featured as composer and arranger
Abeat Records, 2002
At the New Mississippi Jazz Club
Lee Konitz Quartet
Lee Konitz – alto sax; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Mauro Battisti – double bass; Carlo Battisti – drums
Philology Records, 2002
Going Wes
Enrico Bracco
Enrico Bracco – guitar; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Mauro Battisti – double bass; Gianni Di Renzo – drums
Philology Records, 2001
Hush!
Confraternita Corale Della Cintura
Confraternita Corale Della Cintura – vocals; Mariarita D’Orazio – lead vocals; Fabio D’Orazio – conduction; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Marcello Sebastiani – double bass
2001
Twolips
Sandra Cartolari
Sandra Cartolari – vocals; Samuele Garofoli – trumpet, flugelhorn; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Stefano Cantarano – double bass
Giiovanni Ceccarelli is also featured as composer and arranger
PSM, 1999
I Canti di Leopardi
Arnoldo Foà/Velotti-Battisti Jazz Ensemble
Arnoldo Foà – recitation; Luca Velotti – clarinet, tenor & soprano saxes; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Mauro Battisti – double bass; Carlo Battisti – drums
Micromega, 1998
Tenco in Jazz
Tiziana Ghiglioni
Tiziana Ghiglioni – vocals; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Attilio Zanchi – double bass; Gianni Cazzola – drums
Philology, 1998
Salsando Salsando
Mayto Torres y su Orquestra
Mayto Torres – vocals, quinto, compositions, arrangements; Davor Pomir – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals; Cesare Vincenti – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals; Lorenzo Fontana – flute, tenor sax, backing vocals; Rossano Emili – baritone sax, backing vocals; Antonio Micori – trombone, backing vocals; Giovanni Ceccarelli – keyboards; Antonello Detoma – electric bass; Marco Lolli – timbales, batà; Roberto Gilera Tacconi – congas, batà; Andrea “Menga” Ceccaroli – bongos, bell, batà
Duck Record, 1997
Participations:
Animantiga Amori d’Oltremare
Stéphane Casalta
Stéphane Casalta – vocals, guitars, arrangements; Rosela Libertad – vocals; Luca Falomi – guitars, arrangements; Riccardo Barbera – double bass; Rodolfo Cervetto – drums, percussion; featuring: Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano
Brama, 2022
Todo Vento
Dadi
Dadi – vocals, guitars, other instruments; Arnaldo Antunes – vocals; Fausto Nilo – composition; Rita Lee – vocals; Ronaldo Bastos – composition; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Ferruccio Spinetti – double bass; Francesco Petreni – percussion, drums
Dadi’s Records, 2021
Quiet Corner – Ma Fleur
Various Artists
Laufey, Roos Jonker & Dean Tippet, cabane, Tres Tigres Tristes, Rodrigo Carazo, Emma Frank, Emily King, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh & Thomas Bartlett, Bedouine, Purnamasi Yogamaya, Masayoshi Fujita, Goro Ito Ensemble, Giovanni Ceccarelli & Daniele di Bonaventura, WOLKEN, Scott Orr, Sławek Jaskułke, The Vernon Spring, Inara George
Quiet Corner, 2021
La Regina
Paolo Gerbella
Paolo Gerbella – vocals; Rossano Villa – piano, accordion, arrangements, orchestration; featuring Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Felice Del Gaudio – double bass
Orange Home Records, 2019
Road Movie
Piero Delle Monache
Piero Delle Monache – tenor sax; Giovanni Ceccarelli, Claudio Filippini, Alessandro Bravo – piano; Tito Mangialajo Rantzer – double bass; Alessandro Marzi – drums; guest artists: Ivan Mazuze – soprano sax; Mustafa Işleyen – percussion; Flavia Massimo – cello
Da Vinci Jazz, 2017
Prima
Francesco Petreni
David Binney, Stefano De Bonis, Ferruccio Spinetti e Giovanni CeccarelliDavid Binney – alto sax, vocals;Enrico Pieranunzi, Stefano De Bonis, Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Larry Granadier, Paolino Dalla Porta, Ferruccio Spinetti – double bass; Francesco Petreni – drums
Wide Sound, 2016
bar buenos aires flor
Various Artists
Featuring: Riccardo Fioravanti, Ballaké Sissoko, Riccardo Zegna, Daniele di Bonaventura/Giovanni Ceccarelli, Duo Taufic and others
bar buenos aires, 2016
Rare Tunes: Sieste on the Beach
Various Artists
Featuring: Fausto Mesolella, Emmanuel Bex, Nico Morelli, Mario Biondi, High Five, Paolo Fresu, Dino Rubino, David Linx, André Ceccarelli, Giovanni Ceccarelli
Bonsaï Music, 2016
No Foot Just Music
Various Artists
Featuring: Ben Sidran, Flavio Boltro, Stéphane Huchard, Chrystel Wautier, Leo Sidran, Matthieu Boré, Manu Galvin, Emmanuel Bex, Nico Morelli, Mike Ladd, Blue Morning, Julien Daïan Quintet, DJ BORZ, Giovanni Ceccarelli
Bonsaï Music, 2016
Incontri
Bandão
Special guests: Maria Pia De Vito, Jérôme Casalonga, Stefano Cocco Cantini, Roberto Taufic, Barbara Casini, Mario Pam, Giovanni Ceccarelli, Ferruccio Spinetti, Maria Laura Bigliazzi, Franco Fabbrini, Roberto Nannetti, Matteo Addabbo, Andrea Scognamillo, Coro Città di Macomer, Vocalibre, Arianna Romanella, Banda di Avola, Gianpaolo Cappelli, Andrea Beninati, Bandainhos, Bataclã, Bandidas, Parranda Groove Factory
Bandão/Entropya, 2015
My Summer in Jazz
Various Artists
Featuring: Paolo Fresu, Ben Sidran, Luca Aquino, Musica Nuda, Flavio Boltro, Emmanuel Bex, Nico Morelli, Giovanni Ceccarelli, André Ceccarelli
Bonsaï Music, 2014
Eleven Projects
Daniele di Bonaventura
Daniele di Bonaventura – bandoneón; Paolo Fresu – trumpet; A Filetta – vocals; Marcello Peghin – guitar; Felice Del Gaudio – double bass; Alfredo Laviano – percussion; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano
2013
Nós
Maria Gadú
Maria Gadú – vocals, guitar
Special guests: Ana Carolina, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, InventaRio, Jessica Brando, Ivan Lins, Jesse Harris, Eagle-Eye Cherry and others
Som Livre, 2013
Something Gnu
Gnu Quartet
Francesca Rapetti – flute; Roberto Izzo – violin; Raffaele Rebaudengo – viola; Stefano Cabrera – cello
Special guests: Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Ferruccio Spinetti – double bass
Bonsaï Music, 2011
Jazz al Dente
Various artists
(Alessandro Magnanini, Fausto Mesolella, Gianmaria Testa, Joe Barbieri, Lorenzo Tucci, Max Zanotti & Floriano Bocchino,Musica Nuda, Paolo Fedreghini, Paolo Fresu, Raffaele Casarano, The Dining Rooms, Gnu Quartet, Fabrizio Bosso) with Giovanni Ceccarelli French Trio: Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Chris Jennings – double bass; Patrick Goraguer – drums
Ceccarelli is also featured as composer
Double CD
Bonsaï Music, 2010
La Grande Storia del Jazz (DVD)
Massimo Nunzi/Elena Somarè
Ada Montellanico – vocals; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Pietro Ciancaglini – double bass
L’Espresso, 2009
Moon Ray
Nancy King
Nancy King – vocals, toy sax; John Stowell – guitar; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Attilio Zanchi – double bass; Gianni Cazzola- drums
Philology, 1999
My Essential Ellington 
Tiziana Ghiglioni
Tiziana Ghiglioni – vocals, toy sax; Lee Konitz – alto sax; Tony Scott – clarinet, recitation, piano; Maurizio Caldura – alto & tenor saxes; Giovanni Ceccarelli, Gianluca Tagliazucchi, Roberto Cipelli – piano; Attilio Zanchi – double bass; Gianni Cazzola – drums; Cristiano Pecchio – vocals; Lena Aboo – recitation; Camilla Battaglia – vocals
Philology, 1998
Photo credits: Davide Lanzilao