PIERPAOLO MANCA

Pierpaolo Manca was born in Cagliari , at the age of thirteen he started playing the guitar as a self-taught musician inspired by Jimi Hendrix, he than took guitar lessons by the guitarist Massimo Ferra who introduced him to jazz.

He started playing in jazz clubs with his own combos as well as a guest and majored in music theory at the Conservatory of music “G. Pierluigi Da Palestrina”.

In 1996 he moved to Trento where he's been living with his family. He performed in jazz festivals and jazz clubs such as Garda jazz festival, Itinerari jazz, Carambolage, Laurin bar, Rovereto jazz club and many others.

In October 2002 the Splasch Records published his first album “Chiaroscuro” with Claudio Kettmeier on bass, Fiorenzo Zeni on sax and Carlo Canevali on drums.

In 2007 Zitto Music produced his second album "Locanda Almayer" with eight compositions inspired by Alessandro Barico's book "Ocean Sea"with Saverio Tasca on vibes, Stefano Bertoli on drums, Fiorenzo Zeni on sax and Claudio Kettmeier on bass.