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Starts studying the Double Bass in 1984 with Enrico Fazio; under his guide he learns the classical technique (Simandl, Bottesini, Montanari, Bille) and learns the principles and the meanings of the so-called Ananguarde Music.

Following the early days he's been playing in Jazz bands as Free-Lance, performing Mainstream, Bop, Modern and Avanguarde Jazz from Duo to Big band. Among the years he performed with: Carlo Actis Dato, Gianni Basso, Luigi Bonafede, Fabrizio Bosso, Ignacio Berroa, Giulio Camarca, Tommy Campbell, Ed Cherry, Francisco Mora, Roberto Cipelli, Antonio Farao, Franco Mondini, Francisco Mora, Bob Mover, Ralph Moore, Larry Nocella, Sam Rivers, Irene Robbins, Mike Rosen, Mario Rusca, Carlo Sola, Tanaka Takehisa, James Williams, and others. Between 1995 and 2000 he's been regular bassist of the Lil Darling Hot Club, with which regularly performed at the Turin Royal Theatre. Performed all over Italy and in France, Suisse, Japan (gigs in Jazz Clubs, tours, Jazz Contests, Festivals).

In a second period his orientation went towards Avanguarde music and Contemporary free-improvisation, attending the Karl Heinz Stockhausen course in Germany in 2013 and performing and recording with Gianni Lenoci, Markus Stockhausen, Stefano Pastor, Giancarlo Schiaffini, William Parker, Borah Bergman.

Since a few years he is in Classical music playing - orchestral amateur music and ancient music on the viola da gamba.

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Music Industry

Giorgio Dini New Ruby Flower Records Artist Director

Source: All About Jazz
January 17, 2009

Ruby Flower Records is pleased to welcome Giorgio Dini as its new Consultant and Artistic Director. Dini brings to Ruby Flower Records a broad range of experience in the independent music industry as well as a history of successful partnerships with some of the world's leading jazz musicians. Dini's widely considered a talented and respected bass instrumentalist in contemporary music today, varied career in jazz music has included performances with internationally known artists in the likes of Percy Heath, Charlie ...
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"Very peculiar experience, fashinating, discoverable, complex [...] [...] a mix of sounds sometimes hard, delicate, melancholy, other times percussive and grooving, or strongly meditative. In any case sincere and open, brave and direct."

"With this work, following the other significative duo with Borah Bergman (One MoreTime), Giorgio Dini confirms his virtuose versatility and focus exploring the bravest lands of contemporary improvisation". - G. Segala, from the review of "Temporary" for 'All About Jazz Italia', Feb 2010

"Giorgio Dini is a new name to me