Giuliano Giulio Giacomo Carmassi (born February 21, 1981 in Lucca, Italy) is an Italian multi-instrumentalist.

Music career

Carmassi has performed many different jobs in music: multi-instrumentalist, singer, film composer, arranger, producer, and engineer. He has recorded on the following instruments: bass guitar, bells, cello, clarinet, cornet, drums, flugelhorn, flute, french horn,

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, guitar (electric), horn, keyboards,

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, organ, piano, recorder, saxophone (alto), synthesizer, trombone, trumpet,

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, vocals, whistle, and the

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organ. Carmassi has been a member of the Pat Metheny Unity Group and has appeared on the albums '' Kin (←→)'' (

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, 2014) and ''

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'' (Nonesuch, 2016). ''Kin'' won album of the year in the annual readers' poll in ''Down Beat'' magazine. Carmassi has worked with Anne Drummond,

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, Francois Moutin,

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, Oli Rockberger,

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, and

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. He arranged and played piano on

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's album, '' Sentimental Journey''. He worked with British singer

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on the album ''Hey Hello'', which reached No. 1 on the rock music charts in the UK. He played trumpet on

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's album, ''Silhouette'', and

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's album, ''Soul Quest''. He worked as an arranger and multi-instrumentalist on

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's album, ''Love, Gratitude and Other Distractions''. Carmassi composed the score for the movies ''Somewhere Tonight'' starring

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and ''

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'' starring

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and

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Discography

* ''Old and New'' (2006) * ''The Train with the Green Curtain'' (2008) * ''The Innocent'' (2016) * ''A Dream of the House by the Cliff'' (2021) With

Pat Metheny Patrick Bruce Metheny ( ; born August 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and composer. He is the leader of the Pat Metheny Group and is also involved in duets, solo works, and other side projects. His style incorporates elements of progre ...

* '' KIN (←→)'' (

, 2014) * ''

'' (Nonesuch, 2016) With others * ''Marco Morandi'', Marco Morandi (2006) * ''Beneath a Balcony'', Marc M. Cogman (Time-Act, 2009) * ''B is for Baroness'', Molly White (2009) * ''Decide'', Walin (Bitemark, 2009) * ''Anthems'', Marc M. Cogman (Last 3 Punks, 2011) * ''Dreams'', Visible from Space (

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, 2012) * ''Silhouette'',

( Shanachie, 2013) * ''Sentimental Journey'',

(

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, 2013) * ''Soul Quest'',

(Shanachie, 2013) * ''Hey! Hello!'', Hey! Hello! (2013) * ''I Meant It to Be Sweet'', Tommy Wallach (Rude Fox, 2014) * ''Twisted Blues, Vol. 2'',

(Abstract Logix, 2014) * ''Dead Measengers'', Marc M. Cogman (Last 3 Punks, 2020)

References

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