Franco Fabbrini

Bass player, double bass player, guitarist, composer, arranger and music computer expert.
He is a teacher of electric bass (three-year Jazz level I course) at Siena Jazz University (National Jazz Academy)
Qualifications:
Degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Siena on 11/14/1983
2nd level Academic Diploma in Musical Disciplines with an interpretative-compositional orientation achieved at the Parified Institute of Higher Musical Education P. Mascagni in Livorno with a grade of 110 cum laude (February 21, 2008).
Thesis on "" RUSSELL FERRANTE - Composition and arrangement techniques in fusion music of the 1980s ".
Publications and theses
- "RUSSELL FERRANTE - Composition and arrangement techniques in fusion music of the 1980s" (Final thesis of the Academic Diploma course [Livorno 2008])
- “CONCERT FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA IN D MAJOR, Op.35” 2nd movement. Canzonetta Andante in G minor (Pëtr Il'ič Čajkovskij, thesis presented for the examination of Analysis of compositional forms II (Livorno 2007)
- "ABLUTION (Lennie Tristano)", thesis presented for the examination of Analysis of compositional forms I (Livorno 2006)
- "ABLUTION" (Lennie Tristano's compositional style), analysis published on JazzIt (jazz magazine - bimonthly of jazz music) Year 8 / n.43 Nov-Dec 2007
- "EDUCATIONAL PATHS (itineraries in the practice of improvisation), article published on JazzIt (jazz magazine - bimonthly of jazz music) Year 12 / n.61 Nov-Dec 2010
- "RUSSELL FERRANTE - Composition and arrangement techniques in fusion music of the 80s" published in the series Saggi e studi musica (Composers) by the "Friends of the Mascagni Institute" Association - ETS Editions (Pisa) 2009
Main collaborations in concerts and recordings:
He played with Glenn Ferris, Michael Blake, Nir Felder, Mauro Grossi, Stefano "Cocco" Cantini, Ramberto Ciammarughi, Karl Heinz Miklin, John Ramsay, Gianni Basso, Renato Chicco, Maurizio Giammarco, Claudio Fasoli, Roberto Nannetti, Francesco Petreni, Marco Tamburini, Klaus Lessmann, Roberto Rossi, Fulvio Sigurtà, Giovanni Falzone, Alessandro Giachero, Simone Graziano, Ettore Bonafè, Mirco Mariottini, Giulio Visibelli, Walter Paoli, Riccardo Galardini, Giulio Stracciati, Robert Porter, Ed Kelly, Alfred Kramer, Paolo Birro, Alberto Borsari, Piero Borri, Luca Ravagni, Matteo Addabbo, Andrea Scognamillo, Paolo Corsi, Andrea Melani, Stefano Tamborrino, Maurizio Picchiò, Ettore Fioravanti, Achille Succi, Bernardo Guerra, Battista Lena, Pietro Tonolo, Luca Signorini, Daniele Fusi, Stefano Franceschini , Gianni Cerone, Claudio Fossati, Cristiano Micalizzi, Leandro Bartorelli, Stefano Onorati, Valter Ferrero, Alessandro Cristofori, Diego Perugini, Gianluca Meconcelli, Riccardo Onori, Mirko Guer rini, Luigi Campoccia, Fabrizio Mocata, Luciano Biondini, Barbara Casini, Alice Reynolds, Sandra Cartolari, Iva Zanicchi, Marialaura Bigliazzi, Simona Bencini, DeciBel Orchestra, Joice Yuille, Jubilation Gospel Choir, Guacamaya Latin Band, Francesco Cafiso, Labyrinto, Alessandro Benvenuti , Guinga.

Main groups he currently belongs to:
- "GLENN FERRIS Italian Quintet" - as electric bassist and composer, together with: Glenn Ferris (trombone), Mirco Mariottini (clarinets), Giulio Stracciati (guitar), Paolo Corsi (drums)
- "FRANCO FABBRINI Quartet" - as electric bassist and composer, together with: Maurizio Giammarco (sax), Roberto Rossi (trombone) and Francesco Petreni (drums)
- "Franco Fabbrini Trio" with Matteo Addabbo (piano) and Andrea Beninati (drums)
- “MOONRAYS JAZZ QUARTET” (jazz, soul and latin music) as electric bassist, double bass player together with Marialaura Bigliazzi (vocals), Matteo Addabbo (keyboards) and Francesco Petreni (drums).
- "Klaus Lessmann Quartet" with Klaus Lessmann (clarinet), Riccardo Galardini (guitar), Paolo Corsi (drum) He played with: Glenn F
Main festivals and reviews in which he took part:
UMBRIA JAZZ 1988 and 1989 (Italy), Siena Jazz Festival 1990 (Italy), Ulm Jazz Made in Italy 1999 (Germany), Siena Enoteca Jazz Club 1999 and 2007 (Italy), Jazz Cocktail Toscana Music Pool 2000 and 2009 (Italy), Burghausen Jazz Wochen 1994 (Germany), Stuttgart 1998 (Germany), Club Tenco 1998 and 2003 (Sanremo, Italy), Chartres Jazz Festival 2003 (France), TerniInJazz 2006 (Italy), Gray Cat 2005 and 2007 (Italy), Barga 2008 (Italy), 16th European Jazz Festival of Izmir 2009 (Turkey), Gray Cat 2010 (Italy), Padova Jazz Festival 2010 (Italy), 18th European Jazz Festival of Izmir 2011 (Turkey), Casa del Jazz Festival 2013 (Rome) , Volterra Jazz Festival 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 (Italy), Piombino Jazz Festival (2019), Valdarno Jazz Festival (2019), PratoEstate Jazz Festival (2019), International Jazz Festival de l'Havana (Cuba, 2020), International Festival of the Accademia Chigiana (Siena, 2021). Double bass player at Carmina Burana in Jazz, project by Clara Mitzova and the Siena Jazz Foundation, with the Costituto choir and the Siena Jazz Ensemble (Teatro dei Rinnovati di Siena - 2010)
From 1993 to 1994 she lived in San Francisco (USA), where she played with pianist Ed Kelly and trumpeter Robert Porter.
Professional didactic experiences:
He is a teacher of electric bass and ensemble music (three-year Jazz period) at Siena Jazz University (National Jazz Academy)
He is a teacher of electric bass and ensemble music at the PreAFAM courses of Siena Jazz from 2012 to today.
He was a teacher of electric bass and ensemble music at the "Lucio Campiani" Conservatory in Mantua (three and two years) A.A. 2021-2022
He is a teacher of electric bass and ensemble music at the "Kind of Blue" Seminars in September organized by the Siena Jazz Association from 2010 to today.
He was a teacher of Musical Informatics at In.Ja.M. - INTERNATIONAL JAZZ MASTER PROGRAM “Master of Higher Education in Jazz Improvisation Techniques” for the two-year period 2008-2010 (Siena Jazz Association).
SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS (as teacher):
- L’HAVANA (Cuba) - "Amedeo Roldan" Conservatory of Havana (January 2020)
- MADRID (Spain) Escuela de Música Creativa (May 2019)
- GRAZ (Austria) Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst (November 2108)
- BARCELONA (Spain) Conservatories of the Liceu (November 2017)
- TBLISI Conservatoire (Georgia) for the Erasmus Program (spring 2017 and 2018)
- IZMIR (Turkey) - EGG Project Workshop (spring 2009 and 2011)
(for students of the IKSEV Academy - Izmir Foundation for Culture, Arts and Education)
- "KIND OF BLUE" Sienese seminars in September (Siena, from 2010 to today)
Lecturer in the Future Labs Program for ISIS Valdarno in San Giovanni Valdarno (AR) "Course Video editing and digital music as inclusive educational tools" (2020-2022)
He is a teacher of electric bass and ensemble music at the CFM Music Training courses of Siena Jazz from 1999 to today.
He is a teacher of electric bass at the "Italo Fazzi" Municipal School in Castel Del Piano (GR) from 2019 to today.
Teacher of Music Theory (1st and 2nd level) and Music Information Technology (1st and 2nd level) at the CFM Music Training courses of Siena Jazz from 2004 to 2011.                                                                            In addition to his jazz activity, he works in the field of songwriting and as a composer of incidental music.
- "Lo stallo" Text by Sandro Luporini with David Riondino
Chiara Riondino (vocals), Luca Ravagni (sax and piano), Franco Fabbrini (bass and double bass), Diego Perugini (guitars) (2021)
- "Piero passed through here" with Alessia Arena and Chiara Riondino. Cd and tour. (2021)
- From 2019 with the professor-songwriter Ugo Sani "on the CD" A parte me (and a parte other two or three) "and on tour
- From 2009 to 2012 he collaborated with the actor ALESSANDRO BENVENUTI in the show "Zio Birillo (stories of acid amenity)" as a bassist and arranger. In the CD "Uncle B. Why monsters don't come back" by the famous actor and director he played the role of arranger and multi-instrumentalist.
 - With the singer-songwriter NICOLA COSTANTI (1998 IMAIE Award and 2003 S.I.A.E. Award) he participated in the 23rd and 28th ClubTenco Songwriter Festival (1998 and 2003) at the Ariston Theater in Sanremo and played in the show “Ladri di stelle ”, Written by NICOLA COSTANTI and MARCO BROGI with the participation of the actor ALESSANDRO HABER.
- He collaborates as an electric bassist and arranger with the cabaret singer STEFANO GIANNOTTI in the show "Scherzi di voce"
He composed the incidental music for the following plays:
"PIAZZA BELLA PIAZZA" by Roberto Fabbrini, directed by Luca Visconti (1990).
"I’ PPOSTU TRANQUILLU "free dialectal adaptation of" The quiet zone "by E.Caglieri-E.Spadaro, directed by Luca Visconti (1991).
"IL SOMARO" by Feydeau, directed by Massimo Masini (1991).
In 2007 he composed and arranged two pieces for chamber ensemble for the show "Medea", an intercultural project with Elena Ledda and the Corso Polyphonic Choir "A Filetta", presented in Bastia, Sassari and Livorno.