Gabriele Mirabassi

Gabriele Mirabassi
Gabriele Mirabassi at the TFF Rudolstadt in 2013
Background information
Born	Perugia, Italy
Genres	Jazz, classical
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Clarinet
Years active	1980s–present
Labels	Egea

Gabriele Mirabassi is an Italian jazz clarinetist.

Career

He was born in Perugia and is a graduate of the Morlacchi Conservatory.^[1] His teacher told him avoid playing jazz because it would damage his technique, so at home he learned jazz on the piano, playing along to his father's records.^[2] In his teens he performed locally on piano.^[2] He has been a member of the Rabih Abou-Khalil group.^[1] In 2013, he performed with harpist Edmar Castañeda at festivals in France and at a choro event in Brazil.

Discography

• Fiabe (Egea, 1995)
• Cambaluc (Egea, 1997)
• Velho Retrato (Egea, 1999)
• Lo Stortino (Egea, 2000)
• Luna Park (Egea, 2000)
• 1–0 (Una a Zero) (Egea, 2001)
• Fuori le Mura, (Egea, 2003)
• Graffiando Vento (Dunya, 2007)
• Canto di Ebano (Egea, 2008)
• Chamber Songs (CAM Jazz, 2019)

With Rabih Abou-Khalil

• The Cactus of Knowledge (Enja, 2001)
• Morton's Foot (Enja, 2003)

References

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