Mirko Fait
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Biography
Mirko Fait June 3, 1965, MilanMilan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy
Italy
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is an Italian jazz
Jazz
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saxophonist and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. Born in a family of musicians, Fait began playing the saxophone in his teenage years, gaining notoriety in 2002 when he accompanied Cuba
Cuba
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n musician Gendrickson Mena Diaz on a four-day fashion event hosted by Pitti Uomo. Fait has subsequently collaborated with several other artists, including Michele Bozza, Marco Panascia, Roberto Piccolo, Germano Zenga, Jorge Gonzales, Gigi Cifarelli, Luigi Tognoli, performing with others in clubs throughout Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
and 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...
. In 2007, Fait founded the Fait Club Quintet. He also contributed to "Mantic Ensemble", an independent CD featuring Danilo Manto on pianoforte, Max Patrick on percussion
Drum kit
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and Fait on soprano saxophone
Soprano saxophone
The soprano saxophone is a variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument, invented in 1840. The soprano is the third smallest member of the saxophone family, which consists of the soprillo, sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass, contrabass and tubax.A transposing instrument pitched in...
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A plentiful artistic production with another 3 CDs including one with the Atlantis Music Project started thanks to the encounter with the record producers John Toso and Roxana Pranno.
In November 2009, he was chosen as the artistic director for the project “United Jazz Artists of Milan”. Today he is also the artistic director of the jazz section of Italian Way Music label company.
Mirko Fait also played the part of a saxophonist in the film “Cado dalle nubi” (a big box office in Italy) by the famous comedian Checco Zalone from Zelig.
In July 2010, the song “Sex for money” from the album “Just for you” with John Toso was chosen by the French label company Believe for the great summer jazz compilation “70 relaxing holiday masterpieces”. A compilation including major jazz players such as Miles Davis, Louis Amstrong, Billie Holiday, Chet Baker, Toquinho, Stefano Bollani, Enrico Rava, Franco Cerri and many others.
Some of Mirko Fait’s pieces were chosen for a short film by the already rewarded director Alessandro Daquino.
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Discography
* Deep Lights2007 - (Italian Way Music)
Musicians:
Mirko Fait: soprano sax.
Danilo Manto: piano.
Max patrick: percussions.
* In a whisper
2008 - (Italian Way Music)
Musicians:
Mirko Fait: soprano sax.
Gino Fioravanti: piano.
John Toso: arrangements.
* Just for you
2009 - (Italian Way Music)
Musicians:
Mirko Fait: tenor sax and voices.
John Toso: piano.
* Open
2009 - (Italian Way Music)
Band: Atlantis Music Project.
Musicians:
Mirko Fait: soprano, alto and tenor sax.
Alessio Croci: guitars, bass, programming.
Davide Quaglia: guitars, bass, programming.
Stefano Carpani: piano, rhodes, programming.
* United Jazz Artists of Milan
2009 - (Italian Way Music)
Compilation
* 70 relaxing holiday masterpieces
2010 - (Believe) (Believe - France)
Jazz compilation