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Blues Concert Sunday, March 29

FREELINE BLUES BAND

The "Freeline Blues Band is a band from Rome, recently established born the initiative of Claudio Dioguardi Maimone and Mauritius, which, in addition to be - respectively - bassist and guitarist, are also producers.

Complete group

Mimmo Antonini, on drums. From time to time, take turns, singing and harmonica, Rossoni, Luca Valerio Vaglio, blues musicians from the Roman, which act as "special guest".

The musical project, behind the initiative, is a kind of "back to rooots" the blues, inspired, mainly, to the songs of Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Elmore James, Benoit, proposed again with a re-reading but not in a philological updated, taking into account first of all the different and diverse musical experiences of the band members as well as stylistic changes that during its hundred year history of the blues himself has had. See in this regard, the so-called phenomenon of British Blues 60 years' the last century.

Artistic profile components:

1) Claudio Maimone (bass)

- started playing the electric bass at age fifteen. Over 70 years ' has a busy concert schedule with different groups of pop music and progressive the Rome area. In the 90 years he attended the School Popular Music "Donna Olimpia, in Rome, studying electric bass with Luca Pirozzi, Francesco Galtieri, Rodolfo Rossi and others. In the late 90 ' contributes to the foundation of the group "Joker", a cover band from Rome, which received high acclaim, performing in the circuit of the traditional Roman live-music club. In early 2000 he founded along with Maurice Dioguardi, the "All Blues Band", with Peppe Giampietro on drums. He plays with "Maurizio Dioguardi Jazz Trio, with David Robinson on drums. In 2002 he joined the " Faber Jazz Ensemble "by the famous American clarinetist Bill Smith. Later, he joins the "Vocal", ethno-experimental group. In 2005 he joined the "OAK" with which he performed in numerous concerts both in Italy and Spain. Collaborate with Barriemore Barlowe former drummer of "Jethro Tull" and "Robert Plant", with Martin Allcock, instrumentalist of "Jethro Tull" and "Fairport Convention" "Cat Stevens" ETCC. With Glenn Cornick, Jerry Conway, Dave and Mick Abrahms Pegg. At the end of 2008, he founded the "Freeline Blues Band with Maureen Dioguardi.

2) MAURIZIO DioGuardi (Guitar)

- began playing guitar at the age of ten years (in 1969 ....), Eating "Beatles" and "Rolling Stones ", and, gradually, as a teenager, is formed at the court of Ritchie Blackmore, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton. In 1976, as the apostle Paul, remains "struck on the road to Damascus" after listening to a jazz guitar great Joe Pass. In 1977, he enrolled in music school "Saint Louis" (now "Saint Louis Music School), in Rome, and starts to study jazz under the guidance of a young Eddy Palermo, at the time stated Italian jazz guitarist (which will establish a friendship with thirty years). From 1977 to 1979, attending the big family of "Saint Louis", comes into contact with the best jazz musicians in the Rome area (some students in the same course, as the guitarist Fabio Mariani) as Enrico Pierannunzi, Danilo Rea, Roberto Gatto, Michael and Gianpaolo Ascolese, Richard Bise, Francesco Puglisi, Massimo Morriconi, Umberto Fiorentino, and many others, by participating, even as a student, the birth of a true "musical movement Roman", whose centers were represented thrusters from the "Saint Louis" and "People's School of Music of Testaccio. In the two years at the "Saint Louis", in addition to learning the fundamentals of jazz guitar and improvisation technique, he studied harmony with Amedeo Tommasi.

- In 1980 he debuted as a professional and established, together with a (then) young American drummer, John Arnold, a music group "Fusion," which had, as a prominent soloist, Tony Formichella on sax content. In 1981 he began an intense session-man, both live and studio, which led him to collaborate with many artists Italian pop music, until 1987 (Aldo Donati and Schola Cantorum, Bruno Martino, Pupo, Russell & Russell, Tiziana Rival, Dee Dee Jackson, Bobby Solo, Roberta Voltolini, Harmonium etc ...). addition to his session-man, plays in those years, an intense concert in jazz and fusion, participating now as "freelance" now as a member of established groups, including one on all , the "Stereo Group", with Peppe Giampietro on drums, Alfredo Giampietro Gianfranco Gullotto floor and the electric bass. From 1984 to 1987 and carries out educational activities plays the role of the teacher "Saint Louis". During this time he took part in the Master Class with Jim Hall and Joe Pass.

- After a long break (since he graduated in Law and began a legal career), he begins a journey back, which brings him back to (re) discover the origins of the blues. Resumes in the circuit of local Roman (not as a professional) the head of the "ALL BLUES BAND", which forms together with Claudio Maimone. In 2002, named to replace Eddy Palermo, became part of the "Fab Jazz Ensemble" of American clarinetist Bill Smith (Dave Brubeck, for all!).

- the end of 2008, along with Claudio Maimone form the "Freeline Blues Band" with which to promote and spread the blues even as a producer.

3) Mimmo Antonini (drums)

- known session man on the club circuit in the capital, with considerable experience in in blues and jazz for playing, among many other artists, with the group of Caldonia, which has got to accompany, in Italian tour with her Morganfield Jr. (son of Muddy Waters) and Bill Smith. He was a member in the past of "All Blues Band", founded by Maurice and Claudio Dioguardi Maimone. He has a sustained activity as a teacher.

4) VALERIO ROSSONI (vocals, guitar and harmonica)

- Started blues vinyl Willy Dixon, not has never stopped, from those teenage years, his work in blues. Busy in the role of lead singer and harmonica player from 1977, to his credit numerous combos and two orchestras of which she has curated projects and arrangements, which have participated in training musicians such as: Luca Trolli, David Robins, Joseph Giampietro, Matthew Edwards, Andrea Cecchini Pippo Matino, Iammarino Antonio, Tony Formichella, Sergio Vitale, Enzo De Rosa, Massimo Pirone, Marc "fish" Annesi, David Pintaldi and many others. In the last period has regained a more "country" will follow the themes and sounds of the great masters of the Delta Blues.