TOMMASO PERAZZO
Tommaso was born in 1996 in Italy. He started playing piano at the age of 5 years old, showing from the very beginning a strong predilection for jazz and blues…
As young jazz musician, Tommaso explores a contemporary music that knows no boundaries. Embracing this concept, he drives to fresh and unexplored musical directions.
Tommaso won the prestigious “Premio Internazionale Massimo Urbani”, that gave him the opportunity to record his first album “What’s coming Next?”
COLLABORATIONS
He has been playing with great musicians such as Fabrizio Bosso, Gregory Hutchinson, Nico Gori, Flavio Boltro, Francesco Bearzatti, Aldo Zunino…
Among his teachers we find Phil Markowitz, Buster Williams and Miguel Zenon.
TOP AWARDS
Winner of 7thVirtual Jazz Club's Contest (Under 25)
Winner of Barga Jazz Contest (with Kimon Karoutzos at bass and Marcello Cardillo at drums)
Barga (ITA)
August 2020
Performed at Herbie Hancock Institute (LA), in front of a jury composed by Herbie Hancock and Whyne Shorter
Los Angeles (USA)
February 2020
Winner of "Massimo Urbani International Jazz Soloist Award"
Camerino (ITA)
June 2018
Credits: heading photo by Donato Aquaro