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Alberto Braida
Alberto Braida (born April 1, 1966 in Milano) is an Italian pianist, improvisor and composer.
Early life Dedicated to piano since childhood, he graduated at the Conservatory "G. Nicolini" in Piacenza. Since the beginning of his career he focused on improvisation and its relationship with composition.
Music career He has collaborated and played with musicians such as Ab Baars, Andrea Bolzoni, Antonio Borghini, Paolo Botti, John Butcher, Cristiano Calcagnile, Günter Christmann, Wilbert De Joode, John Edwards, Lisle Ellis, Marco Eneidi, Gabriele Evangelista, Massimo Falascone, Daniele Frati, Ig Henneman, John Hughes, Hans Koch, Dudu Kouaté, Peter Kowald, Giancarlo Locatelli, Paul Lovens, Paul Lytton, Edoardo Marraffa, Phil Minton, Pasquale Mirra, Gabriele Mitelli, Filippo Monico, Larry Ochs, Gino Robair, Wadada Leo Smith, Fabrizio Spera, Virginia Sutera, Michael Thieke, Luca Tilli, Sebi Tramontana, Frances-Marie Uitti, Jack Wright and many other. He played at Vision Festival (New York), Umbrella Festival (Chicago), Improvised and Otherwise Festival (New York), International Jazz Festival (Vancouver), Total Music Meeting (Berlin), Tasten Festival (Berlin), Uncool Festival (Poschiavo), Taktlos Festival (Zurigo), Interactivity 05 (The Haag), Music Unlimited Festival (Wells), Konfrontationen (Nickelsdorf), Podring (Biel), Risonanze (Venezia), Controindicazioni (Roma), Free Radicals at the Red Rose (London), Pulsi (Milano), ContemporaneaMente (Lodi), Pisa Jazz Festival, Jazz&Wine Festival (Cormons) and in many other venues within the United States and Europe. He also often collaborated with dancers, actors, poets and conducted workshops focused on improvised music.
Discography
-Trio '97 A. Braida/T. Mangialajo/C. Virzi - CMC Records 9974-2 (1997)
-Diciannove calefazioni A. Braida/G. Locatelli - Takla Records 2 (1999)
-Tripwire L. Scherzberg/J. Hughes/J. Arnal/Giancarlo Locatelli/Alberto Braida - Generate Records (2002)
-Audiology – 11 groups live in Berlin Total Music Meeting 2001” - A/l/l – A division of FMP Free Music Production (2002)
-Aria P. Kowald/G. Locatelli/A. Braida - free elephant 004 (2004)
-Oued A. Braida piano solo - Z-rec AB 1 (2004)
-Ora!, RARA ensamble (G. Locatelli/A. Braida/G.Tedeschi/F. Spera) - Z-rec RARA 1 (2004)
-Due A. Braida/G. Locatelli -Z - rec GLAB 1 (2004)
-Di terra Braida/Ellis/Spera - Nu Bop Records 2 (2005)
-Mobile Braida/Hughes - brokenresearch (2006)
-Reg erg Braida/de Joode - Red Toucan records RT 9332 (2007)
-Re:start M. Falascone/A. Braida/F. Monico - setola di maiale SM1470 (2008)
-Talus Alberto Braida piano solo - nuscope recordings cd 1022 (2009)
-A brush with dignity, Weightless (J. Butcher/A. Braida/J. Edwards/F. Spera) - Clean Feed CF154 (2009)
-Seamlessly, Melly’s tree (A. Braida/A. Borghini/C. Calcagnile) - setola di maiale SM1630 (2010)
-Piovono bici, Smonta tutto (G. Locatelli/A. Braida/G. Robair) - Rastascan BRD066 (2010)
-Red shift (E. Marraffa/A. Braida) - setola di maiale SM1870 (2010)
-Eco d’alberi (E. Marraffa/A. Braida/A. Borghini/Fabrizio Spera) - Porter Records PRCD – 4054 (2011)
-In time (A. Braida/G. Christmann) - Edition explico 16 (2012)
-Nel margine (A. Braida/G. Locatelli) - Red Toucan Records – RT 9346 (2012)
-Push and pull, Vario-51 A. Braida/G. Christmann/M. Griener/E. Schipper - Edition Explico 18 (2014)
- Hellenic Alley (A. Braida/ A. Bolzoni/ D. Frati) - setola di maiale SM3730 (2018)
-Pipeline 8 Prayer - WE INSIST! records (2019)
-The gift of togetherness (Cristiano Calcagnile Multikulti ensemble) - Caligola records 225 (2019)
Main projects
- SOLO: Alberto Braida (piano).
- DUO: Alberto Braida (piano), Giancarlo Locatelli (clarinets).
- ANSER: Virginia Sutera (violin), Alberto Braida (piano).
- CATS IN THE KITCHEN: Alberto Braida (piano), Silvia Bolognesi (double bass), Cristiano Calcagnile (drums).
- CALIPSO: Audrey Chen (voice, electronics), Edoardo Marraffa (saxophones), Alberto Braida (piano), Luc Ex (acoustic bass), Cristiano Calcagnile (drums, percussion).
- Giancarlo Locatelli PIPELINE 8: Giancarlo Locatelli (clarinets, percussion), Gabriele Mitelli (pocket trumpet, genis, percussion), Sebastiano Tramontana (trombone), Alberto Braida (piano), Gianmaria Aprile (guitar), Luca Tilli (cello), Andrea Grossi (double bass), Cristiano Calcagnile (drums, percussion).
- Cristiano Calcagnile MULTIKULTI ENSEMBLE: Cristiano Calcagnile (drums, percussion, voice, arrangements), Massimo Falascone (saxophones, cracklebox, objects), Giancarlo Locatelli (clarinets, melodica, bells), Paolo Botti (viola, Stroh violin, banjo, bowed psaltery, er-hu), Gabriele Mitelli (trumpet, pocket trumpet, alto horn), Pasquale Mirra (vibes, percussion), Gabriele Evangelista (double bass), Dudu Kouaté (african pecussion, calebasse, djembe, effects), Alberto Braida (piano, Fender Rhodes).