Simone Schirru: Rooom

Antonio Fusco: Mentioned in the new edition of the New Italian Jazz Dictionary written by Flavio Caprera by Feltrinelli publisher (2014), A.Fusco is credited on over 50 albums as sideman, leader and co-leader. In 2011 has being collaborating with the Italian avant-garde trumpeter Giovanni Falzone’s playing with his Around Ornette 5et (winner of the 2011 contest as Best Album of the Year) and the G.Falzone Contemporary Orchestra's, recording the album “Led Zeppelin Suite”. His press review consists of articles, interviews and reviews on magazines, newspapers and e-zines of high European profile, such as Jazzit Magazine, Musica Jazz, Batteria & Percussioni, Musicateneo, Senza Barcode, La Repubblica, Il Corriere della Sera, Jazz Espresso. He has also been frequently hosted by Radio Broadcastings like Radio Popolare, RADIO RAI 3 Piazza Verdi, JAZZ INSIDE. 2012 he joined the Tino Tracanna Acrobats 5et. The first album was scored the third place in the magazine Musica & Dischi as the best of 2013. In the 2016 the third place as best group of the year in the referendum launched by the national magazine MUSICA JAZZ. He played with Tim Berne, Paolo Fresu, Garrison Fewel, Nick Hampton, Tino Tracanna 5et, Francesco Bearzatti Tinissima, Yuhan Su, Reem Kelani, Henrik Jenesn FB13, Sejin Bae. Since 2017 August he is drums teacher at the Beijing Contemporary Music Academy and he was part as judge and drums teacher in several competitions around China such us the IPEA drums competition and masterclasses at the Shanghai Conservatory.

Chenhuai Wang is a double bass player featured on Simone Schirru’s Rooom, recorded in Beijing in 2019. Alongside acoustic bass, his contribution includes electronic treatments on Pencil, a piece dedicated to Bill Frisell.

Nathaniel Gao is a saxophonist and composer associated with Beijing’s jazz scene. His work includes modern jazz and improvisation in varied ensembles. He plays alto saxophone on three tracks of Simone Schirru’s Rooom, recorded in Beijing in 2019.

Simone Schirru is a guitarist, composer and teacher whose work combines improvisation, composed forms and electronic sound. His album Rooom explores the relationship between places, memory and imagined space. Recorded in Beijing in 2019, it brings together his guitar with Chenhuai Wang, Antonio Fusco and Nathaniel Gao.

Simone Schirru is a guitarist and composer whose music moves between structured writing and improvisation. He composed all nine pieces on Rooom, a project inspired by the personal relationship between places and memories. The recording combines guitar, bass, drums, saxophone and electronic treatments.