Enzo Nini
Encyclopedia
Enzo Nini is a jazz
saxophonist and flautist
. He was born in San Giorgio a Cremano
(Province of Naples
, Italy
) and currently lives and teaches in Naples
and Foggia
, Italy.
traditional music, begun in 1979, Nini played in numerous festivals and shows exhibiting in Toronto
, Montreal
, Vienna
and Berlin
.
Nini has participated on famous Italian television channels (Domenica In, Cantagiro, Capodanno RAI 1) and radio stations (Notturno italiano, Audiobox, Radio3 Suite) as a saxophonist, composer and arranger. Nini has composed music for theatrical productions and film scores. He starred as a soloist in pop music shows, participating in the Soul Brothers Band tour of Enzo Avitabile
in the Tunisi Amphitheatre (1992).
He played at the "Carrefour de la Mediterraneé" in Salonicco (1991), in the orchestra of the show "La Réve de Kokò" at the Les Halles
auditorium of Paris
, and at the Reggia di Caserta playing Paolo di Sarcina music (1993).
Under the direction of maestro
Renato Piemontese, he was a soloist in the "Media Aetas" group for the Roberto De Simone show "Rosa del Ciel" (Palermo
, 2000). Nini played in the theatrical playing orchestra of Raffaele Viviani
's "Eden Teatro" in the 2002-2003 Roberto De Simone version, for the reopening of the Trianòn Theatre of Naples.
, Arezzo
, Italy, 1998).
He played, composed and prepared the musical reading festival "Il suono dei poeti" for the Literary Coffee "Intra Moenia" of Naples (1998–99).
He composed and executed music for the reading concerts "Suoni e Parole da Giacomo Leopardi" at the Chiostro di S.Patrizia (Naples, 1999) at the theatre “La Perla” ( Agnano
, NA, 1999) at the Sannino auditorium (Ponticelli
, NA, 1999) in the La Valle dell'Orso amphitheatre to close the celebrations of "Leopardi in Campania" (Torre del Graco, NA, 2000).
In the show "La sagra del 99" with Eleonora Puntillo, he played at Villa Campolieto (Ercolano
, Italy, 1999); at the Certosa di Padula
(Padula
, Salerno
1999); and in "Sala della Loggia" at the Maschio Angioino Castle for the "Marzo Donna" festival (NA, 2000).
He wrote music and played for the show "L’Orologio Federico" at San Giorgio a Cremano
, concluding the week of studies on Federico Fellini
with the poet Mariano Bàino and the actor Antonello Cossia (NA, 1999).
At the Arenile di Bagnoli (NA), he has played, composed and prepared the poetico-musical festival "Armi Improprie" with Enzo Gragnaniello, Marcello Colasurdo, Renato Carpentieri and the lawyer Vincenzo Siniscalchi (1999).
With the poet Mariano Bàino at the Maschio Angioino, has participated to the international encounter of poetry "Napoli Poesia" (2000).
He played at the "Literary Park Giordano Bruno" of Nola NA "Una poesia per Gerusalemme", interacting with the poets Muhammad Hanza Jhanien, Ronny Someck
and Fausta Squatriti, introduced by Roberto De Simone (2002).
At the theatre Garibaldi of Bisceglie (Bari
): "L’Incanto Muore Senza Lutti" - gossip for Luciano Berio
with Roberto De Simone, Edoardo Sanguineti
and Carmine Lubrano, music and elaboration of the text edited by Enzo Nini commissioned for the death of Luciano Berio (2003).
He played his music at Maschio Angioino Castle of Naples for Camillo Capolongo video show with Wanda Marasco. For the show "Cangiullo and Campana" with Tonino Taiuti. Also "Carmina Foemine" with Wanda Marasco, Linda Santojanni and Monica Ventra.
At Galleria Morra of Naples: 20 May, played for performance "Sfinimondo di Nanni Balestrini" with Raffaele Rizzo (2004).
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
saxophonist and flautist
Flautist
A flautist or flutist is a musician who plays an instrument in the flute family. See List of flautists.The choice of "flautist" versus "flutist" is the source of dispute among players of the instrument...
. He was born in San Giorgio a Cremano
San Giorgio a Cremano
San Giorgio a Cremano is a primarily residential town and comune in the province of Naples, in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is located on the foothills of Mount Vesuvius to the west of the volcano, and is six kilometres to the south east of the centre of Naples...
(Province of Naples
Province of Naples
The Province of Naples is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital city is Naples, within the province there are 92 Comuni of the Province of Naples.-Demographics:...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) and currently lives and teaches in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
and Foggia
Foggia
Foggia is a city and comune of Apulia, Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known as the "granary of Italy".-History:...
, Italy.
Jazz activities
During intense activity within NeapolitanNaples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
traditional music, begun in 1979, Nini played in numerous festivals and shows exhibiting in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
and Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
.
Nini has participated on famous Italian television channels (Domenica In, Cantagiro, Capodanno RAI 1) and radio stations (Notturno italiano, Audiobox, Radio3 Suite) as a saxophonist, composer and arranger. Nini has composed music for theatrical productions and film scores. He starred as a soloist in pop music shows, participating in the Soul Brothers Band tour of Enzo Avitabile
Enzo Avitabile
thumb|280px|Enzo Avitabile.Enzo Avitabile is an Italian saxophonist and singer-songwriter. He plays a fusion of World music and jazz fusion music....
in the Tunisi Amphitheatre (1992).
He played at the "Carrefour de la Mediterraneé" in Salonicco (1991), in the orchestra of the show "La Réve de Kokò" at the Les Halles
Les Halles
Les Halles is an area of Paris, France, located in the 1er arrondissement, just south of the fashionable rue Montorgueil. It is named for the large central wholesale marketplace, which was demolished in 1971, to be replaced with an underground modern shopping precinct, the Forum des Halles...
auditorium of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, and at the Reggia di Caserta playing Paolo di Sarcina music (1993).
Under the direction of maestro
Maestro
Maestro is a title of extreme respect given to a master musician. The term is most commonly used in the context of Western classical music and opera. This is associated with the ubiquitous use of Italian vocabulary for classical music terms...
Renato Piemontese, he was a soloist in the "Media Aetas" group for the Roberto De Simone show "Rosa del Ciel" (Palermo
Palermo
Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...
, 2000). Nini played in the theatrical playing orchestra of Raffaele Viviani
Raffaele Viviani
Raffaele Viviani was an Italian author, playwright, actor and musician. Viviani belongs to the turn-of-the-century school of realism in Italian literature, and his works have to do with seamier elements of the lives of the poor in Naples of that period, things such as petty crime and prostitution...
's "Eden Teatro" in the 2002-2003 Roberto De Simone version, for the reopening of the Trianòn Theatre of Naples.
With Linea d'Ombra research team
Enzo Nini participated in the "Premio Diaristico Pieve S.Stefano" (Pieve Santo StefanoPieve Santo Stefano
Pieve Santo Stefano is a comune in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 70 km east of Florence and about 25 km northeast of Arezzo....
, Arezzo
Arezzo
Arezzo is a city and comune in Central Italy, capital of the province of the same name, located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about 80 km southeast of Florence, at an elevation of 296 m above sea level. In 2011 the population was about 100,000....
, Italy, 1998).
He played, composed and prepared the musical reading festival "Il suono dei poeti" for the Literary Coffee "Intra Moenia" of Naples (1998–99).
He composed and executed music for the reading concerts "Suoni e Parole da Giacomo Leopardi" at the Chiostro di S.Patrizia (Naples, 1999) at the theatre “La Perla” ( Agnano
Agnano
Agnano is a volcanic crater in Napoli, Italy, situated northwest of Naples in the Campi Flegrei region. It was popular among both Greeks and Romans, and was famed for its hot springs....
, NA, 1999) at the Sannino auditorium (Ponticelli
Ponticelli
Ponticelli is an eastern suburb of Naples, southern Italy with a population of some 70,000 inhabitants, not counting the large number of unregistered and illegal residents, which some estimates put as high as 60,000.-Geography:...
, NA, 1999) in the La Valle dell'Orso amphitheatre to close the celebrations of "Leopardi in Campania" (Torre del Graco, NA, 2000).
In the show "La sagra del 99" with Eleonora Puntillo, he played at Villa Campolieto (Ercolano
Ercolano
Ercolano is a town and comune in the province of Naples, Campania . It lies at the western foot of Mount Vesuvius, on the Bay of Naples, just southeast of the city of Naples. The medieval town of Resina was built on the volcanic material left by the eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed the ancient...
, Italy, 1999); at the Certosa di Padula
Certosa di Padula
Padula Charterhouse, in Italian Certosa di Padula , is a large Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, located in the town of Padula, in the Cilento National Park in Southern Italy. It is a World Heritage site.The monastery is the second largest charterhouse in Italy after the one in Parma...
(Padula
Padula
Padula is a comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. It is the home of the Carthusian monastery Certosa di San Lorenzo, sometimes referred to as the Certosa di Padula.-Geography:...
, Salerno
Salerno
Salerno is a city and comune in Campania and is the capital of the province of the same name. It is located on the Gulf of Salerno on the Tyrrhenian Sea....
1999); and in "Sala della Loggia" at the Maschio Angioino Castle for the "Marzo Donna" festival (NA, 2000).
He wrote music and played for the show "L’Orologio Federico" at San Giorgio a Cremano
San Giorgio a Cremano
San Giorgio a Cremano is a primarily residential town and comune in the province of Naples, in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is located on the foothills of Mount Vesuvius to the west of the volcano, and is six kilometres to the south east of the centre of Naples...
, concluding the week of studies on Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI , was an Italian film director and scriptwriter. Known for a distinct style that blends fantasy and baroque images, he is considered one of the most influential and widely revered filmmakers of the 20th century...
with the poet Mariano Bàino and the actor Antonello Cossia (NA, 1999).
At the Arenile di Bagnoli (NA), he has played, composed and prepared the poetico-musical festival "Armi Improprie" with Enzo Gragnaniello, Marcello Colasurdo, Renato Carpentieri and the lawyer Vincenzo Siniscalchi (1999).
With the poet Mariano Bàino at the Maschio Angioino, has participated to the international encounter of poetry "Napoli Poesia" (2000).
He played at the "Literary Park Giordano Bruno" of Nola NA "Una poesia per Gerusalemme", interacting with the poets Muhammad Hanza Jhanien, Ronny Someck
Ronny Someck
Ronny Someck is an Israeli poet and author, whose works have been translated into many languages.-Biography:Someck was born in Baghdad and came to Israel as a young child. He studied Hebrew literature and philosophy at Tel Aviv University and drawing at the Avni Academy of Art...
and Fausta Squatriti, introduced by Roberto De Simone (2002).
At the theatre Garibaldi of Bisceglie (Bari
Bari
Bari is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, in Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy after Naples, and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas...
): "L’Incanto Muore Senza Lutti" - gossip for Luciano Berio
Luciano Berio
Luciano Berio, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI was an Italian composer. He is noted for his experimental work and also for his pioneering work in electronic music.-Biography:Berio was born at Oneglia Luciano Berio, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (October 24, 1925 – May 27, 2003) was an Italian...
with Roberto De Simone, Edoardo Sanguineti
Edoardo Sanguineti
Edoardo Sanguineti was an Italian writer who was born in Genoa.-Biography:During the 1960s he was a leader of the neo avant-garde Gruppo 63 movement, founded in 1963 at Solunto....
and Carmine Lubrano, music and elaboration of the text edited by Enzo Nini commissioned for the death of Luciano Berio (2003).
He played his music at Maschio Angioino Castle of Naples for Camillo Capolongo video show with Wanda Marasco. For the show "Cangiullo and Campana" with Tonino Taiuti. Also "Carmina Foemine" with Wanda Marasco, Linda Santojanni and Monica Ventra.
At Galleria Morra of Naples: 20 May, played for performance "Sfinimondo di Nanni Balestrini" with Raffaele Rizzo (2004).
With the Aladin Association (Armonia-Lettere: Accademia Degli Incerti)
- Enzo Nini played his music for "Voci Dissonanti - La Dispensa della Follia" with Bruno TommasoBruno TommasoBruno Tommaso is an Italian jazz double-bass player and composer, the cousin of fellow double-bass player Giovanni Tommaso. The first president of the Italian Association of Jazz Musicians and a founding member of the Italian Instabile Orchestra, Tommaso has performed with such musicians as Enrico...
and Marcello Colasurdo (RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, 2001). - Passaggio a Trieste with the writer Fabrizia Ramondino and the psychiatristPsychiatristA psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
Assunta Signorelli (NA, 2001). - "Global no-global - La Stanza sull'Acqua" at the Elsa Morante Prize (Bacoli NA, 2001).
- "Fermenti" at the Artists Club of Rome with Mimmo Napolitano and Patrizia del Vasco (2001).
- "I misteri della Napoli sotterranea" and "la Rivoluzione del 1799" at the KulturbrauereiKulturbrauereiThe Berlin Kulturbrauerei is a building complex. Originally built and operated as a brewery, its courtyards and unique architecture have been protected as a monument since 1974 and it is one of the few well-preserved examples of industrial architecture in Berlin dating from the end of the 19th...
theatre of Berlin (8/9 June 2002). - "Cantos desde Partenope" and "Neruda en el Corazon" at Castel Sant'Elmo in occasion of 50° Premio Napoli (2004), with Patrizia Del Vasco, Marcello Colasurdo, Maurizio Villa and the participation of the Madrilenian singer Armancio Prada.
- At the Sibilla Cumana Cavern of BacoliBacoliBacoli is a comune in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 15 km west of Naples. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 27,402 and an area of 13.3 km².-History:...
for the "Itinerari della Psiche" during the AIPA (Italian Association of Psychology Analytics) meeting (2004) with Patrizia di Vasco, Marcello Colasurdo and the Tammorre Vesuviane.
Own recorded CDs
- Enzo Nini Rubber Band : Quartieri Spagnoli
- Musical editions Officina 1990 Product from Enzo Nini & Steps Multimedia
- Demo: listen 15 sec. of Lullaby For Paco http://www.enzonini.eu/ENlullabyforpacoQS.mp3
- Enzo Nini Rubber Band : “Doppio Sogno Doppio”
- Polosud Musical editions 1997 Product from Enzo Nini
- Demo: listen 15 sec. of Boccadimiele http://www.enzonini.eu/ENboccadimieleDSD.mp3
Recording sessions with other artists
- Compagnia Musicale Paolo Di Sarcina: Kammermuzak
- PoloSud Musical editions 1996
- Product from Paolo Di Sarcina & Luciano Nini
- Demo: listen 15 sec. of Cose di Terracotta http://www.enzonini.eu/ENleCosediTerracottaCMPDS.mp3
- Compagnia Musicale Paolo Di Sarcina: Veleno
- PoloSud Musical editions 2002
- Product from Paolo Di Sarcina & Elia Di Filippo
- Demo: listen 15 sec. of Slapstick http://www.enzonini.eu/ENSlapstickCMPDS.mp3
- FA.LA.UT. Collection: I Flautisti Jazz Italiani
- Falaut Musical editions 2002
- Artistic Direction: Salvatore Lombardi
- Balcanija : Miracolo
- Officina Musical editions – Il Manifesto 2003
- Product from L. Di Fenza – Hoziè – Guarracino
- Demo: listen 15 sec. of Sta Me Ci Zivot http://www.enzonini.eu/ENStacemizivotBA.mp3
- Orchestra JAM – Orchestra Jazz a Majella: Lettere da Orsara
- PoloSud Musical editions 2003
- Product from: "JAM" direct from: Bruno TommasoBruno TommasoBruno Tommaso is an Italian jazz double-bass player and composer, the cousin of fellow double-bass player Giovanni Tommaso. The first president of the Italian Association of Jazz Musicians and a founding member of the Italian Instabile Orchestra, Tommaso has performed with such musicians as Enrico...
- Demo: listen 15 sec. of Immigrati http://www.enzonini.eu/ENimmigratiLDO.mp3
- Orchestra JAM – Orchestra Jazz a Majella: Specula & Gemini
- Musical Editions SuonidelSud & RAI Trade 2004
- Product from "JAM" direct from: Bruno TommasoBruno TommasoBruno Tommaso is an Italian jazz double-bass player and composer, the cousin of fellow double-bass player Giovanni Tommaso. The first president of the Italian Association of Jazz Musicians and a founding member of the Italian Instabile Orchestra, Tommaso has performed with such musicians as Enrico...
- Egea Distribution
- Demo: listen 15 sec. of Corale Veni redemptor gentium http://www.enzonini.eu/ENGentiumSG.mp3
- A.L.A.D.IN.: Contrappunti in Utopia
- Poems in Music by Vittorio RussoVittorio RussoVittorio Russo is an Italian football manager and former player. He last served head coach of Serie A outfit A.S. Livorno Calcio until October 2009.-Career:...
– Book and CD Pironti Editor 2005 - Product from ALADIN – Original Musics of Enzo Nini
- Demo: listen 15 sec. of Contrappunti in Utopia http://www.enzonini.eu/ENcontrappuntiJAM.mp3