Composer · Bassist and composer
Federica Michisanti
Biography
Federica Michisanti is a Rome-based bassist, double bassist and composer active as a bandleader and collaborator.
Her musical partnerships include Louis Sclavis, Vincent Courtois, Michele Rabbia, Dominique Pifarély, Nicolas Masson and Enrico Pieranunzi. She has toured with Dave Douglas and Franco D’Andrea and participated in Ornella Vanoni’s Le donne e la Musica project. Her Top Jazz awards include best new Italian talent in 2018, best Italian group with her Horn Trio in 2020, and recognition for her Afternoons project in 2023. She also teaches at Saint Louis College of Music in Rome. Double Us pairs two basses with two violins in a shared improvisational setting.