Fellow musicians called him “stachelmouth” because of his huge, wide grin. Later, it was shortened to “Sachmo”. The nickname belonged to

(1 January 1900 – 27 October 1990) was a Catalan-Cuban-American bandleader whom many consider to have had more to do with the

He was born in Como in 1970, he studied computer engineering at Padua University and composition at Conservatory Cesare Pollini in

Nunzio Rotondo has asserted himself to the international regard since he took part to "Festival del Jazz" in Paris, representing Italy,

He was born in Turin in 1965. In 1990 he moved to Holland to study double bass at the Conservatorio Reale

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