Dario Chiazzolino
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| Background information | |
| Born |
February 8, 1985 Turin, Italy |
| Genres | Jazz/world fusion music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Criss Cross |
| Associated acts | Dario "Rainote" Chiazzolino 4 |
| Website | dariochiazzolino |
Dario Chiazzolino (born February 8, 1985) is a guitarist, composer, and award-winning artist from Italy. He has played with legendary figures including Bob Mintzer, Billy Cobham and the Yellow Jackets. He is considered one of the best guitarists of modern jazz.
Chiazzolino was born in Turin, Italy. He began playing guitar at age of 12. When he was 14 he played with his first bands and at the same age he had the first professional engagement. He studied at Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Turin and graduated with top marks in guitar.
Dario Chiazzolino is considered one of the finest and most virtuoso guitarist of the last generation. As a teen, his musical horizons expanded with the influence of jazz: great jazz icons such as Charlie Parker, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis and Bill Evans radically influenced his music. In the summer of 2006 he participated to Umbria Jazz Festival where he was awarded as "Best Guitar Player"; he joined Berklee/Umbria Jazz Clinics 2006 Award Group. With this band he played at the Umbria Jazz Winter Festival. During his career he played with jazz artists such as: Billy Cobham, Yellow Jackets, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, Bob Mintzer, Russell Ferrante, William Kennedy, Jimmy Haslip, Felix Pastorius, Julio Barreto and Dave Liebman.
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