Ground Floor Roberto Giaquinto

• 1Turkish Flower03:55
• 2Scissors00:27
• 3The Phoenix02:44
• 4Ground Floor03:22
• 5Vortex03:49
• 6Poseidon02:11
• 7Amazonomachy07:21
• 8Mild Afternoon02:45
• 9We See04:26
• 10Forgotten Heroes06:22
• 11Isotope04:28
• 12The Green Light Pt. 107:28
• 13The Green Light Pt. 207:24
• 14Syntra06:26
• Total Runtime01:03:08

Info for Ground Floor

Italian drummer Roberto Giaquinto started out his musical journey with his older brother in Naples, Italy, playing with different local bands around the city while still in middle school.

He is currently based in New York City and he is involved in a lot of projects such as the Daniel Rotem Group, Mike Bono Trio, Adison Evans Quintet, Silvano Monasterios Group etc. With pianist Yakir Arbib he has formed the band Radio Intro, a duo of improvised music that also has recorded a very acclaimed album œSketches on the Radio live in Canada. Encouraged by his mentor Hal Crook, Giaquinto gave life to his own project in which he plays his original compositions. Also very passionate about education, besides teaching regularly in NYC and in masterclasses around the world, he is the founder and director of the In Motion Beat Fest, a very progressive music workshop and concert series in Naples, Italy.

Roberto Giaquinto

Roberto Giaquinto
Italian drummer Roberto Giaquinto started out his musical studies in Naples, Italy, with Lello Di Fenza and Luciano Nini. He soon started to perform around the city with local bands, playing jazz, rock, and blues.

After he moved to Rome he graduated in Jazz Arranging at the Licinio Refice Conservatory. In 2009 Giaquinto was awarded a full scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music and he graduated with a degree in jazz performance. After he moved to Boston in 2010, he was selected to be a part of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute, founded and led by artistic director and world-renowned pianist Danilo Perez, and with Joe Lovano, John Patitucci, Dave Liebman, and Terri Lyne Carrington. Since coming to the States, Giaquinto has performed at the Blue Note NY, Birdland, Detroit Jazz Festival, Beantown Jazz Festival, Kimmel Center, Panama Jazz Festival, Toronto Jazz Festival, Kennedy Center, Regatta Bar, Scullers, Nancy Jazz Pulsation, Jazz en Comminges, Tbilisi State Conservatory among others with musicians like George Garzone, Chris Cheek, Ben Street, Dayna Stephens, John Patitucci, Matt Jodrell, Gilad Hekselman, Jason Palmer, Troy Roberts and many more.

He is currently involved in several groups in New York City such as the Mike Bono Group, Adison Evans Quintet, David Neves Group, Matthew Halpin Quartet, Christian Li Group, Daniel Rotem Trio, Radio Intro with Yakir Arbib , David Neves Group and he toured and conducted master classes in France, Ireland, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Canada, Italy, Georgia. Encouraged by his mentor Hal Crook, Roberto Giaquinto also formed his own project in which he plays his original compositions.

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