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Michele Maggi
Bass Player / Double Bass Player / Composer
About Me
Double bass player and electric
bassist, he seeks his art in the
care of acoustic and electric
sound, in the
performance and composition of
distinct musical languages, from
folk, blues, to rock roots, exploring
with
interest contemporary jazz,
musique concrète and
relationships with the visual arts.
Michele Maggi, born in Bari (Italy)
in 1977, studied double bass at
the Niccolò Piccini Conservatory in
Bari
with M° Maurizio Quintavalle and
earned his first-level (2009) and
second-level (2012) in Jazz Music,
defending two theses both
supervised by his advisor Roberto
Ottaviano; the first concerned the
role of the
double bass in Jazz Music, and the
second was a music-political
study on the career of American
double
bassist Charlie Haden.
In 2024, he earned a Master’s
degree (LM 65) in Performing Arts
and Multimedia Production from
Roma
Tre University under the guidance
of Prof. Giacomo Ravesi,
defending a thesis on
experimental animated
cinema that analyzed the work of
Leonardo Carrano and the
relationship between the image
etched on
film and sound.
Following several studio
recordings with various regular
ensembles, released by different
record labels
(Holy Records, Dodicilune Edizioni
Musicali, Angapp Records, Four
Records, Rox'N Records), he has
performed concerts in Italy,
France, Germany, Austria,
Switzerland, the Czech Republic,
Poland, Serbia,
Bulgaria, Belgium, the
Netherlands, and Luxembourg, at
major festivals such as, among
others, Time
Zones (2023), Onix Jazz Fest
(2010) Tuscia In Jazz (2014), JazzIt
Fest (2014), Bari in Jazz (2010),
Alberobello Jazz Fest (2007)
Nisville Jazz Fest (2024), Krakra
Jazz Fest (2024).
«My album “Eikon” (Rox’N
Records, 2026) you can listen to it
online on all digital platforms, is
composed
only of original pieces inspired by
my passion for the visual arts,
experimental cinematic arts and
the deep
art of human inquiry through the
“unconscious drawing” doodle
sign. In addition the compositions
are
born from mixtures of acoustic
and electric sounds, riffs, deep
frequencies weaves, form,
improvisation
and
application of electronic
experimentation.
Aside from me on Double Bass
“Eikon” was masterfully
performed and recorded by
extraordinary
musicians. Bass clarinetist and
electric guitarist Gianni Vancheri
with his engaging electronic
elements;
Alessandro Campobasso with his
mastery and sensitivity on the
drums; the saxophonist and multi-
instrumentalist Angelo Manicone
with is impeccable language and
sound. The work was recorded by
the
great sound engineer Tommy
Cavalieri (Sorriso Studio, Italy).»
