The strings are not just simply the voice of the instrument, the strings need to be perceived, to be able to listen to them with touch, to intuit their sensitivity and response in vibration. In the Gallistrings strings I found all this right away, in addition to the remarkable durability.

Biography

 
He studied in Milan with Dino D'Autorio and participated in numerous courses and clinics including the jazz course with Tomaso Lama and the clinics with John Patitucci, Alain Caron, Hadrien Feraud, Scott Henderson, Gary Willis, Michael Manring, Paul Jackson, Dave Weckl, Jimmy Haslip, Tom Kennedy. Faso, Cristian Mayer. He collaborates with M° Dino Gnassi with whom he has held concerts with Tullio De Piscopo, George McCrae, Gatto Panceri, Righeira, Papa Winnie, Stefano Masciarelli, Ivan Cattaneo, Alberto Camerini, etc., with M° Davide Di Gregorio with whom he has held concerts with Antonella Ruggiero Big Band and with M° Giuseppe Zanca in the Sympho jazz project with which he participated in the Emilia-Romagna Festival. Since autumn 2008 he has been Fabio Concato's bassist, with whom he recorded his latest album “TUTTO QUA” in 2012 and with whom he has participated in numerous festivals and a tour in Brazil. He has also accompanied Dave Weckl, Mike Stern and Paul Gilbert to various clinics. Among the various concerts worth mentioning are those with Enrico Ruggeri and the Rossini orchestra conducted by M° Roberto Molinelli, with guitarist Luca Colombo and with New York singer Joyce Elaine Yuille. Since 1991, he has been actively involved in teaching, using the most widely used methods around the world and developing his own material. He holds the official certificate of audiotactile music trainer issued by the Italshow association pursuant to Article 7 of Law No. 4 of January 14, 2013.  He currently teaches at Cosascuola Music Academy in Forlì and Musicantiere in Riccione.
 

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