Romeo Velluto

Romeo Velluto is a jazz musician, composer and session guitar player contaminated by different musical heritage. He studied at the Music Conservatoire of Milan, and previously at Cemm (European Centre of modern music). He spent the last 5 summers travelling and busking all over Europe, building his repertory with bossa-nova, blues, swing and mediterranean music. Playing alone in the streets, he developed a technique which allows to play bass line and harmony in the same time, record it live and play on it, it’s like having an instrumental duo. After releasing his first CD of originals (a mix of cool jazz and mediterranenan influences), he moved to London; thanks to his huge experience of functions and versatility, he's been rapidly involved in many bands and duos with singers. He's now at work for his second album. During his career, he had the opportunity to play in famous jazz clubs like the Blue Note of Milan and Ronnie Scott in London, plus several festivals like Tuscia Jazz, Umbria Jazz, MiTo Festival, Jazz Festival of Italian Conservatories ;he also played with Cosimo Keita Cadore (Shakira, Zucchero, Lionel Richie) Vittorio Bianco (Albano, Tullio De Piscopo, Gino Paoli, Rita Pavone) The Duke Street Big Band, Francesco Piras (Vallanzaska)Gioel Severini (International House of funk). He’s been active in theatre and experimental productions, like performer and composer with many Italian and Spanish companies, he performed with Giorgia Batocchio and Rossella Bellantuono among others (Zelig), and Pat Moonchy. -Band leader of Velvetnojazz band, Electromoovin, co-leader of Ever'n'jazz and In Jazz Veritas band.