Federico Casagrande (born 27 February 1980 in Treviso, Veneto, Italy) is an Italian jazz guitarist.[1]
Career
Casagrande graduated from the Berklee College of Music in 2006. In 2007 he won first prize in the Montreux Jazz Festival guitar competition.[2] He has released at least ten albums as leader or co-leader[3] and has been described by The Irish Times as a "rising star of the younger generation [of European jazz musicians]" [4]
Discography
- Conversations with Fulvio Sigurta (Impossible Ark, 2009)
- Hypercube with Marco Bucelli (2011)
- The Ancient Battle of the Invisible (CAM Jazz, 2012)
- At the End of the Day (CAM Jazz, 2015)[5]
- Double Circle with Enrico Pieranunzi (CAM Jazz, 2015)[5]
- Fast Forward (CAM Jazz, 2017)[5]
- Lost Songs with Francesco Bearzatti (CAM Jazz, 2018)