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Curriculum Vitae: Giuseppe Paradiso
Drummer, Percussionist, Composer
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1. PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE
Drums & Percussion (Styles: ranging from Pop to Jazz and Classical music- from Orchestras to
small ensembles.)
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Performances in Europe and the United States as a sideman and band leader: with
Artists/musicians (to name a few) - Mario and Gianni Rosini, Vince Abbracciante, Fabrizio
Scarafile, Concetta Donato, Guido Di Leone, Paola Arnesano, Eugenio Macchia, Lori Andrews (Jazz
harpist, LA), Bart Samolis (bassist and composer for Hollywood studios, LA), Frederic Macarez
(timpanist at Orchestra de Paris), jazz harpist Felice Pomeranz Quartett (Berklee Faculty), Matt
Marvuglio (chair of the Performance division at Berklee), Larry Watson (Berklee Faculty), Tiger
Okoshi (Berklee Faculty), Darren Barrett, Barry Smith (Berklee Faculty), William Topley (British
singer-songwriter), Nadia Turner (American Idol finalist – USA), Mark Zaleski, Utar Artun, Benny
Sharoni, Mario Perrett, Yuval Golibroda, Paa Seck Diery (Senegalese Griot artist) - Flamenco
companies: El Barrio Libertad, Flamenco Vive and Charo Martin Garcia - Collaborations with many
Orchestras such as: Orchestra Sinfonica della Provincia di Bari, Orchestra Giovanile del
Conservatorio Niccolo`Piccinni di Bari, Orchestra di chitarre De Falla, with Pasquale Scarola,
Ensemble Amarcord - Percussion ensembles including Ab Origine and Temps de Bois - (amongst
others)
Festivals, Venues and Events: Hard Rock Café of Boston, Festival Duni (Matera, Italy), Pagella
Rock (Torino, Italy), “Euterpe” (Taranto, Italy), Festival Paleariza (Calabria, Italy), “Les journee de la
percussion” (Paris, France), Premio Roma Jazz Jam Session (Roma, Italy), Ostuni Jazz Festival
2009 (Ostuni, Italy), “Extravaganza 2010, 2011” at Berklee College of Music (Boston, USA),
“International Folk Festival 2010”-Berklee Performance Center (Boston, USA), Percussion Festival at
“G.B. Pergolesi” Conservatory (Fermo, Italy), JAZZ REVELATION RECORDS 2011 at Berklee
Performance Center (Boston), Ueffilo Jazz club (Gioia del Colle, Italy), Gregory’s Jazz club (Rome,
Italy), Best venues in Boston: Ryles Jazz Club, Regatta Bar, Lily Pad, Beehive, Wally’s Jazz club,
Cinema Pixel (Italy), Northeastern University (Boston, MA), etc..
TV appearances: American FOX 25 channel; for Spanish TVE LA2 “ENTRE DOS AGUA”documentary by Spanish producer Javier Limon (7 times Latin Grammy Award winner), several
Italian TV appearances.
Discography: As a leader: 2012 Giuseppe Paradiso “Meridian 71”- album: “Otherness Collection”
(featuring all original compositions by Giuseppe Paradiso, USA); as a sideman: 2001 – Anima
Solare, “Chi si trova e trova” (Italy); 2011 JAZZ REVELATION RECORDS – “Octave” - with Concetta
Donato sextet (JRR, USA); 2012 Cettina Donato Orchestra “Crescendo” (Jazzy Records, recorded in
USA, produced in Italy); 2012 with Senegalese griot Paa Seck Diery Band (release in 2013, USA);
2013 Stefano Marchese group “Radici” (USA).
Drummer for MSC Cruise Line Ship (2009) Jazz quartet - Mediterranean sea.
Drum set teacher for the association “Linea Azzurra”, Santeramo in Colle (BA), Italy
Berklee College of Music: (2010 to 2011) accompanist - rhythm section player for the String
Department, Guitar Deparment, Voice Department, Piano Department, Special Programs at Berklee
(Stage Performance Workshop 2010), visiting artists, Berklee concerts events.
Private Instructor in Italy and United States (New England area - Massachusetts).
Soloist (vibraphone and percussion) own original music.
2012, founder, band leader, composer, drummer and producer for Meridian 71 international
group.
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2. AWARDS
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March 2011, “James David Harber Award” – Performance Division, Percussion Dept. at Berklee
College of Music – outstanding achievement and major contribution to the Percussion Dept.
Berklee International Grant 2009, 2010, 2011
Berklee outstanding scholarship 2009, 2010, 2011
2008 – Movin’up – GAI “Giovani Artisti Italiani” (Young Italian Artists) with the support of the
Italian government
2007 – Berklee Summer School in Perugia, Italy at Umbria Jazz Festival: “Berklee College of
Music scholarship”
3. EDUCATION
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2008-2011 Music Diploma in Performance (Drums) with Magna Cum Laude from Berklee
College of Music, Boston, MA – U.S.A. (as a scholarship ricipient)
2007 - Berklee Summer School at Umbria Jazz in Perugia, Italy (Instrument: drumset)
2003-2007 – Conservatory “Niccolo`Piccinni”, Bari, Italy - Experimental and Contemporary
Composition Certificate (Compimento Inferiore di Composizione)
1999-2007 – Conservatory “Niccolo`Piccinni”, Bari, Italy
Music Degree (Laurea di I Livello) in Percussion Instruments - Main subjects: Percussions,
mallets (marimba, vibraphone, xylophone), timpani and drumset - Final mark: full mark and
honours, 110/110 with distinction
Siena Jazz Summer Workshop (Instrument: drumset)
3. ADDITIONAL TRAINING
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2003 – National Superior Conservatory of Paris, France
“Journee de la percussion”, master classes and clinics with Frederic Macarez, L.H. Stevens,
Victor Mendoza, David Friedman, etc.
Master classes and clinics with Evelyn Glennie, Antonio Sanchez, Stanton Moore, John Beck,
Jimmy Cobb, Elvin Jones, Peter Erskine, Danilo Perez, Randy Weston, Ron Carter, Benny
Golson etc..
4. ADDITIONAL SKILLS
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Languages: Italian (mother tongue), English (fluent)
Second instruments: Vibes, Marimba, Cajon, classical percussion, piano, keyboard, latin and
African percussion
Macintosh and Windows applications
Software: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
Musical software: Finale, Sibelius, GarageBand, Logic Express, Digital Performer, Reason,
Audacity.
5. REFERENCES – Available upon request
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Sophie Maricq
Communications manager at Berklee College of Music
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Ian Froman
Professor of Jazz drumset at Berklee College of Music – Percussion Department
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Felice Pomeranz
Professor at Berklee College of Music – Strings Department
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