Composer
Fabrizio Mandolini
Biography
Fabrizio Mandolini is an Italian saxophonist, composer, producer and educator. His early work included collaborations with Pierangelo Bertoli, Luca Carboni, Mimmo Locasciulli, Roberto Vecchioni, Goran Kuzminac, Tiromancino and Alex Britti.
Between 1993 and 2000 he pursued studies in composition, saxophone and sound technology in Los Angeles and New York. He also studied at Copenhagen’s Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium, completing its soloist programme. His Copenhagen period included collaborations with Bjarne Roupé and recordings such as La Spiga and Geometrie Semplici. After returning to Italy in 2005, he continued to work across jazz, popular music, experimental projects and film music. His Waterfalls quartet includes Massimiliano Coclite, Bruno Marcozzi and Emanuele Di Teodoro.
Mandolini plays saxophones in several Copenhagen sessions on Andrea Marcelli’s The Invisible Child, contributes as a producer and shares composition credits for Almost Spring in Holmen and Open Talk.