Born in Genoa, Adriano Fontana started to study classic guitar when he was 7 years old. He holds a Bachelor in guitar jazz from the Conservatory "Niccolò Paganini" in Genoa. Along with concert and didactic activity he composes music for theatre, contemporary dance, readings, short films, post-scorings and internet web-sites. Adriano plays mostly guitar (classical, electric and acoustic), but both in the composition and recording he also plays bass, double bass, piano, keyboards and percussion. His album, "Small songs in a small kitchen" is the purely acoustic side of his production, based more on counterpoint and management of space and time rather than virtuosity. Fully recorded in a small kitchen in the historic center of Genoa (his house), it is a meeting place for actors, dancers and other performers. As an artist, Adriano is difficult to categorize, he professionally moves between classical music, jazz, contemporary and even rock and electronica.

Small Songs in a Small Kitchen

Tagged as: Jazz, Other.

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3. Francois Couture: Canadian composer, musician, orchestrator, arranger and sound designer
4. Jeff Wahl: acoustic new age and jazz guitar.
5. Scott Hallgren: jazz, tango & other adventures
6. Bruno Elisabetsky: Instrumental Brazilian Jazz compositions to light up your day
7. Joseph Nimoh: uplifting solo piano pieces with influences from classical, jazz and gospel music
8. Chad Lawson: Multi-award winning pianist and composer who is not afraid to put his hat in anything
9. Daniel Estrem: colorful classical guitar
10. Cobb Bussinger: Melodic, passionate, introspective and transcendent journeys to the heart
11. Pavlova Wind Quintet: exploring unusual, exciting areas of the classical and non-classical wind quintet repertoire
12. Ladislav Jelinek: classical works from a World renowned pianist
13. Anna Rynefors and Erik Ask Upmark: swedish folk music
14. Misericordia: sickeningly good Medieval
15. La Reverie: Recreating traditional music from a modern perspective
16. Jami Sieber: enchanting cello compositions
17. Skarazula: medieval European, Turkish and Arabic music
18. Cheryl Ann Fulton: World-class performer and teacher of Medieval, Baroque, Welsh triple, Celtic and Concert harps.
19. Aryeh Frankfurter: Timeless and enchanting folk music for the soul
20. Kourosh Dini: minimalist piano with slashes of ambient electronics