Giorgio Li Calzi


Giorgio Li Calzi is an Italian trumpeter, composer and music producer.
Born in Turin, Italy in 1965, Giorgio Li Calzi started overdubbing piano and synthesizer as a child, and in 1990 he began to play the trumpet.
His interest in improvisation using electronic instruments and effects combined with the trumpet is a clear element in his music.

Biography

Li Calzi began studying trumpet in the early 1990s under the tutorship of Enrico Rava. In 1990 he won the award for Best European Composer at the Competition for Young Jazz Talents in Rome. He also worked for the advertising industry and won the award for best Italian composer for a FIAT jingle in Milan.
His first album as trumpet player was released in 1994, and he has released a further nine albums since.
In 2003 he collaborated with Wolfgang Flür, founder member of German group Kraftwerk, who sampled some tracks from the rough mix of "Sweet Home with Elena Dancing" to include on his 7" single "", issued in 2015 with the album "Eloquence".
In 2003 Li Calzi also collaborated with Lenine, Brazilian singer-songwriter who recorded voice and guitar for a cover recording of Janis Joplin's "Mercedes Benz". Both Wolfgang Flür and Lenine are guests on Li Calzi's 2004 "Tech-Set" album.
In 2007 he arranged his first work as a theatrical visual director, .
His album Organum, released in 2011, features Marconi Union, Thomas Leer, Hayley Alker, and Douglas Benford.
His most recent album ITALIANI features Gian Luigi Carlone and Johnson Righeira.
Li Calzi continues to experiment in new electronic sound forms with his trumpet, together with the Turin-based collective Audio Hacklab, , and Pugile, Eniac, Motor.
He is the artistic director of the Festival, organised with 'Associazione Insieme a Chamois', in Chamois, the only village in Italy reachable by cable car only.

Discography

solo albums