Gianluca Casadei

Gianluca Casadei graduated in classical accordion with Patrizia Angeloni at the “O. Respighi” Conservatory in Latina and in jazz music with Renzo Ruggieri at the “G.

Braga” Institute in Teramo. He later studied jazz harmony and improvisation with Ramberto Ciammarughi and Francesco Mazzeo and took part in numerous masterclasses with artists such as Stefan Hussong, Hans Maier, Fabio Rossato, and Antonello Salis.
He has collaborated with a wide range of artists and ensembles, including Cliff Korman Ensemble, Tinto Penaflor, Paolo Vivaldi, Giuliano Sangiorgi (Negramaro), Alessandro Mannarino, Musicians for Human Rights, Giuseppe Spedino Moffa, Musica da Ripostiglio, Fabrizio Siciliano, Ziad Trabelsi & Carthage Mosaic, the Ruse Opera Symphony Orchestra, Lorenzo Monguzzi, Corimè, Gabriele Coen, Roma Orquesta Tango, Tarantula Rubra Ensemble, Nuove Tribù Zulu, Ottaedro, Dreidel, BalTabaren, and TrioXX.
As a session musician, he regularly records music for theatre, film, and television. He has performed in concerts and on radio and TV broadcasts aired by Rai, Mediaset, and other private networks.
He has composed original music for theatre, television, radio, and cinema. In the theatre world, he has worked with Ascanio Celestini, Marco Paolini, Matteo Belli, Giorgio Albertazzi, TeatridiMare–Compagnia Caika, Patrick Rossi Gastaldi, Cristian Ceresoli, Ruggiero Cappuccio, Mariangela D’Abbraccio, Antonio Pizzicato, Francesco Tavassi, Miriam Camerini, Teatro Potlach, Enrico Bonavera, and Consuelo Barilari.
He has also served as a music workshop instructor in the Jesce Fore project, promoted by the cultural association Tarantula Rubra at the Rebibbia prison in Rome, which led to the production of a CD featuring inmates and professional musicians.