Collaborations
Arie - Ferruccio Spinetti
Nuages - Mauro Gargano
K.D. Octet
Victoria Rummler
Valentina Casula
Caroline Faber
Giovanni Ceccarelli’s collaborations in concerts, recording studios, radio and TV programs include many internationally renowned artists, such as Ivan Lins, Chico Buarque, Benny Golson, Marisa Monte, Lee Konitz, Vinicius Cántuaria, Amii Stewart, Maria Gadú, Mark Murphy, Nancy King, Paolo Fresu, Enrico Rava, Kenny Wheeler, Massimo Urbani, Tony Scott, Musica Nuda and Manu Katché.
Ceccarelli currently takes part in the following projects:
Arie – Ferruccio Spinetti
Elena Romano – vocals; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Ferruccio Spinetti – double bass; Alessandro Paternesi – drums
A tribute to the Italian jazz composers; album released in 2022, featuring Jeff Ballard and Rita Marcotulli.
Nuages – Mauro Gargano
Matteo Pastorino – clarinet, bass clarinet; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Mauro Gargano – double bass; Patrick Goraguer – drums
Original music inspired by the art of Pier Paolo Pasolini. Album released in 2020.
K.D. Octet
Olivier Zanot – alto sax; Sylvain Beuf – tenor sax; Thomas Savy – baritone sax; Sylvain Gontard – trumpet, fluegelhorn; Jerry Edwards – trombone; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano; Gary Brunton – double bass; Andrea Michelutti – drums
A tribute to great trumpeter Kenny Dorham, with music composed by Dorham, Hank Mobley and Tina Brooks.
Victoria Rummler / Giovanni Ceccarelli
Victoria Rummler – vocals; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano
Jazz standards, original compositions.
Valentina Casula / Giovanni Ceccarelli
Valentina Casula – vocals; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano
Music from different traditions: Italy, Brazil, Cuba, France.
Caoline Faber / Giovanni Ceccarelli
Caroline Faber – vocals; Giovanni Ceccarelli – piano
From Cuba to Guadeloupe, from Brazil to the U.S.A., a musical voyage.
