Andrea Tofanelli is an Italian musician.

Biography

Tofanelli began playing trumpet

Trumpet

The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...

 in 1976. In 1987 he graduated from the Musical Institute Luigi Boccherini of Lucca. One of his jazz

Jazz

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 teachers was Dean Benedetti

Dean Benedetti

Dean Benedetti was a saxophone player best known for his recordings of fellow saxophonist Charlie Parker. As a tenor saxophonist and band leader in California, Benedetti first heard a record of Parker in the Spring of 1945...

 (1922–1957), a noted Italian-American saxophonist and friend of Charlie Parker

Charlie Parker

Charles Parker, Jr. , famously called Bird or Yardbird, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer....

.

Television appearances

From 1995 Mr. Tofanelli has appeared in television productions for RAI

RAI

RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...

, Mediaset

Mediaset

Mediaset S.p.A., known as Gruppo Mediaset in Italian, is an Italian-based media company which is the largest commercial broadcaster in the country...

, La7

La7

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, Telemontecarlo and SKY, including Rockpolitik with Adriano Celentano, Stasera pago io with Fiorello, Pavarotti & Friends, Maurizio Costanzo Show, Buona Domenica with Demo Morselli orchestra , Passaparola, La Corrida and Crozza Italia.

Touring and Teaching

Tofanelli has toured extensively over Europe

Europe

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 and the United States

United States

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. For example, Tofanelli performed with Maynard Ferguson

Maynard Ferguson

Maynard Ferguson was a Canadian jazz musician and bandleader. He came to prominence playing in Stan Kenton's orchestra, before forming his own band in 1957...

's Big Bop Nouveau Band in Italy

Italy

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, England

England

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, and the United States. Much of his music teaching has been in Italy; however, in the United States he has conducted master classes at California State University, Northridge

California State University, Northridge

California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....

, Fullerton College

Fullerton College

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, and the First Baptist Church of Decatur in Atlanta.

Collaborations and Recording

Tofanelli has recorded with Italian artists including Luciano Pavarotti

Luciano Pavarotti

right|thumb|Luciano Pavarotti performing at the opening of the Constantine Palace in [[Strelna]], 31 May 2003. The concert was part of the celebrations for the 300th anniversary of [[St...

, Rosario Fiorello

Rosario Fiorello

Rosario Tindaro Fiorello , known just as Fiorello, is an Italian comedian, singer, radio and television presenter.-Career:...

, Jovanotti

Jovanotti

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, Adriano Celentano

Adriano Celentano

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, the Big Band di Demo Morselli, Gianni Morandi

Gianni Morandi

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, Renato Zero

Renato Zero

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, Elio e le Storie Tese

Elio e le Storie Tese

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, Toto Cutugno

Toto Cutugno

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, Dirotta su Cuba, Fausto Leali, Articolo 31, Gino Paoli and Tullio De Piscopo

Tullio De Piscopo

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He has performed with numerous international artists as well, including George Michael

George Michael

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, Joe Cocker

Joe Cocker

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, Tom Jones

Tom Jones (singer)

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, Michael Bublè

Michael Bublé

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, Dee Dee Bridgewater

Dee Dee Bridgewater

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, Randy Crawford

Randy Crawford

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, Matt Whiteman, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Samantha Fox

Samantha Fox

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, Imagination, Patrick Hernandez

Patrick Hernandez

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, Tony Hadley

Tony Hadley

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, Paul Young

Paul Young (singer and guitarist)

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, Gloria Gaynor

Gloria Gaynor

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 and Gibson Brothers

Gibson Brothers

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In addition, Tofanelli has performed with The Guthrie High School Jazz Band, from Guthrie, Oklahoma.

While even professional trumpeters typically lose power and control in the extreme upper register of the instrument, Tofanelli is noted not only for great power but for the control, relaxation, and beauty of tone he possesses in the notes above double-high C (C7-C8).

External links

• Official site