Andrea Ruggeri: Musiche Invisibili

ANDREA RUGGERI
He began playing the drums at the age of 11 under the guidance of Sandro Bandinu. He develops mainly as a self-taught musician, taking parts in seminars and master classes (Conservatory of Cagliari Jazz Department, Nuoro Jazz, Siena Jazz University, with Ettore Fioravanti, Francesco Sotgiu, Butch Morris, Airto Moreira, Gianni Cazzola, Stefano Bollani, Riccardo Lai, Paolo Sanna, Bathie D'Agne, M'Bagnik Niang, Mike Quinn, Alfredo Golino, Walter Calloni, Maxx Furian, Max Govoni, Daniele Sabatani, Don Fomularo, Ellade Bandini).After taking his first steps with pop-rock and dance bands, he discovers popular music, jazz, free improvisation, theater music, collaborating and playing with various national and international groups and artists (music: Paolo Fresu, Antonello Salis , Furio Di Castri, Stefano Battaglia, Ralph Alessi, Ares Tavolazzi, Gabriele Mirabassi, Fausto Beccalossi, Simone Guiducci, Rosario Bonaccorso, Francesco Sotgiu, Peo Alfonsi, Rita Marcotulli, Gianluigi Trovesi, Luciano Biondini, Marco Castelli, Mauro Beggio, Alfonso Santimone, Edu Hebling, Maurizio Camardi, Àghera, Savina Yannatou, Yanis Alexxandris, Haris Hambrakis, Paolo Sanna, Salvatore Bonafede, Enzo Avitabile, Nando Cittarella, Andrea Parodi, Mario Brai, Bruno Lauzi, Gualtiero Bertelli, Erica Boschiero, Patrizia Laquidara, Armando Corsi, Antonio Placer, Luigi Lai, Mario Brai, Franca Masu, Marino De Rosas, Francesco Pilu, Janas, Concordu and su Rosaiu choir from Santulussurgiu, Concordu choir from Castelsardo, Concordu e Tenore de Orosei choir, Alessandro Catte, Etnika, Visions of Sardinia, Stéphane Casalta, Triace, Patrizia Laquidara; theater: Carla Tatò, Actores Alidos Company, Çaika Company, Palazzo d'Inverso Company, Daniela Castiglione, Sandro Buzzatti, Titino Carrara).The love for research led him to participate in the Permanent Music Research Laboratory at Siena Jazz from 2004 to 2010. Here, together with the coordinator Stefano Battaglia, Francesco Ganassin and Andrea Lamacchia, he founded the Ritual project with which in 2009 he published a CD with the same name. The same passion pushes him to explore rhythm, timbres and the melodic and harmonic potential of the drums, also “preparing” the instrument with waste materials and extra musical objects. From this approach he also devised an educational path, designing and holding workshops and teaching drums and ensemble music at various public and private facilities, retirement homes, hospitals.He regularly collaborates with Oscar del Barba, Giacomo Papetti, Achille Succi, Francesco Ganassin, Elia Casu, Elsa Martin, Entanglement Trio, Erica Bosciero, Elena Ledda, Mauro Palmas.Since 2014, he has been the leader of the ARE Andrea Ruggeri Ensemble which involves thirteen musicians from Sardinia, Calabria, Basilicata, Lombardy, Val D'Aosta, Veneto and Friuli. In 2017 he had his solo debut with the IDcard Andrea Ruggeri drumSolo performance.He has played within various projects and with many collaborators in various festivals throughout Italy,
France, Germany, Belgium, Greece, Spain, Austria, Romania, Norway, Russia, Morocco. He has recorded over thirty records.Since 2018, he has been collaborating with the University of Bergamo - Department of Law - in the creation of shows and conferences on the "Art and law" theme.Since 2008, he has been a member the Andrea Parodi Prize jury, the only prize in Europe dedicated to World Music.

ARE, the Andrea Ruggeri Ensemble, brings together thirteen musicians in a project led by drummer and composer Andrea Ruggeri. Musiche invisibili translates impressions of Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities into seven interconnected pieces, combining voices, woodwind, brass, strings, guitars, keyboards, vibraphone, percussion and live electronics. Composed passages and improvisation draw on jazz, contemporary chamber music, rock and folk traditions.

Annamaria Moro is a musician featured in the Andrea Ruggeri Ensemble on Musiche invisibili, with responsibility for cello. The thirteen-piece project explores seven cities from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities through composed music, improvisation and a wide range of acoustic and electronic timbres.

Christian Thoma is a musician featured in the Andrea Ruggeri Ensemble on Musiche invisibili, with responsibility for oboe, cor anglais and bass clarinet. The thirteen-piece project explores seven cities from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities through composed music, improvisation and a wide range of acoustic and electronic timbres.

Daniele Richiedei is an Italian violinist and violist whose work bridges chamber music, jazz, contemporary repertoire and improvisation. Trained in classical and jazz violin, he performs in both composed and improvised settings and develops projects across musical traditions. His collaborations include the duo with double bassist Giulio Corini and Marco Tiraboschi’s In a New World. He also teaches jazz violin and gives workshops on improvisation and modern string techniques.

Elia Casu is a musician featured in the Andrea Ruggeri Ensemble on Musiche invisibili, with responsibility for electric guitar and live electronics. The thirteen-piece project explores seven cities from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities through composed music, improvisation and a wide range of acoustic and electronic timbres.

Elsa Martin is a musician featured in the Andrea Ruggeri Ensemble on Musiche invisibili, with responsibility for voice. The thirteen-piece project explores seven cities from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities through composed music, improvisation and a wide range of acoustic and electronic timbres.

Francesco Ganassin is a musician featured in the Andrea Ruggeri Ensemble on Musiche invisibili, with responsibility for clarinets and alto saxophone. The thirteen-piece project explores seven cities from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities through composed music, improvisation and a wide range of acoustic and electronic timbres.

Francesco Saiu is a musician featured in the Andrea Ruggeri Ensemble on Musiche invisibili, with responsibility for classical and electric guitars. The thirteen-piece project explores seven cities from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities through composed music, improvisation and a wide range of acoustic and electronic timbres.

Gabriele Mitelli is a musician featured in the Andrea Ruggeri Ensemble on Musiche invisibili, with responsibility for pocket trumpet, prepared trumpet and flugelhorn. The thirteen-piece project explores seven cities from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities through composed music, improvisation and a wide range of acoustic and electronic timbres.

Giulio Corini is an Italian double bassist, electric bassist, composer and improviser. He graduated from CPM in Milan and continued his studies with leading jazz bassists. His collaborators include Enrico Rava, John Abercrombie, Stefano Battaglia, Ralph Alessi and Tino Tracanna. He leads the research-oriented ensemble Libero Motu and works across jazz, improvisation and chamber music.

Mirko Onofrio is a musician featured in the Andrea Ruggeri Ensemble on Musiche invisibili, with responsibility for flutes, tenor saxophone and voice. The thirteen-piece project explores seven cities from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities through composed music, improvisation and a wide range of acoustic and electronic timbres.

Oscar Del Barba is a musician featured in the Andrea Ruggeri Ensemble on Musiche invisibili, with responsibility for piano and accordion. The thirteen-piece project explores seven cities from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities through composed music, improvisation and a wide range of acoustic and electronic timbres.

Pasquale Mirra is a musician featured in the Andrea Ruggeri Ensemble on Musiche invisibili, with responsibility for vibraphone. The thirteen-piece project explores seven cities from Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities through composed music, improvisation and a wide range of acoustic and electronic timbres.

ANDREA RUGGERI
He began playing the drums at the age of 11 under the guidance of Sandro Bandinu. He develops mainly as a self-taught musician, taking parts in seminars and master classes (Conservatory of Cagliari Jazz Department, Nuoro Jazz, Siena Jazz University, with Ettore Fioravanti, Francesco Sotgiu, Butch Morris, Airto Moreira, Gianni Cazzola, Stefano Bollani, Riccardo Lai, Paolo Sanna, Bathie D'Agne, M'Bagnik Niang, Mike Quinn, Alfredo Golino, Walter Calloni, Maxx Furian, Max Govoni, Daniele Sabatani, Don Fomularo, Ellade Bandini).After taking his first steps with pop-rock and dance bands, he discovers popular music, jazz, free improvisation, theater music, collaborating and playing with various national and international groups and artists (music: Paolo Fresu, Antonello Salis , Furio Di Castri, Stefano Battaglia, Ralph Alessi, Ares Tavolazzi, Gabriele Mirabassi, Fausto Beccalossi, Simone Guiducci, Rosario Bonaccorso, Francesco Sotgiu, Peo Alfonsi, Rita Marcotulli, Gianluigi Trovesi, Luciano Biondini, Marco Castelli, Mauro Beggio, Alfonso Santimone, Edu Hebling, Maurizio Camardi, Àghera, Savina Yannatou, Yanis Alexxandris, Haris Hambrakis, Paolo Sanna, Salvatore Bonafede, Enzo Avitabile, Nando Cittarella, Andrea Parodi, Mario Brai, Bruno Lauzi, Gualtiero Bertelli, Erica Boschiero, Patrizia Laquidara, Armando Corsi, Antonio Placer, Luigi Lai, Mario Brai, Franca Masu, Marino De Rosas, Francesco Pilu, Janas, Concordu and su Rosaiu choir from Santulussurgiu, Concordu choir from Castelsardo, Concordu e Tenore de Orosei choir, Alessandro Catte, Etnika, Visions of Sardinia, Stéphane Casalta, Triace, Patrizia Laquidara; theater: Carla Tatò, Actores Alidos Company, Çaika Company, Palazzo d'Inverso Company, Daniela Castiglione, Sandro Buzzatti, Titino Carrara).The love for research led him to participate in the Permanent Music Research Laboratory at Siena Jazz from 2004 to 2010. Here, together with the coordinator Stefano Battaglia, Francesco Ganassin and Andrea Lamacchia, he founded the Ritual project with which in 2009 he published a CD with the same name. The same passion pushes him to explore rhythm, timbres and the melodic and harmonic potential of the drums, also “preparing” the instrument with waste materials and extra musical objects. From this approach he also devised an educational path, designing and holding workshops and teaching drums and ensemble music at various public and private facilities, retirement homes, hospitals.He regularly collaborates with Oscar del Barba, Giacomo Papetti, Achille Succi, Francesco Ganassin, Elia Casu, Elsa Martin, Entanglement Trio, Erica Bosciero, Elena Ledda, Mauro Palmas.Since 2014, he has been the leader of the ARE Andrea Ruggeri Ensemble which involves thirteen musicians from Sardinia, Calabria, Basilicata, Lombardy, Val D'Aosta, Veneto and Friuli. In 2017 he had his solo debut with the IDcard Andrea Ruggeri drumSolo performance.He has played within various projects and with many collaborators in various festivals throughout Italy,
France, Germany, Belgium, Greece, Spain, Austria, Romania, Norway, Russia, Morocco. He has recorded over thirty records.Since 2018, he has been collaborating with the University of Bergamo - Department of Law - in the creation of shows and conferences on the "Art and law" theme.Since 2008, he has been a member the Andrea Parodi Prize jury, the only prize in Europe dedicated to World Music.