Andrea Bartelucci

Andrea Bartelucci-jazz flutist, guitarist and composer
Author of a number of compositions and leader of several musical projects.
He studied classical flute and chamber music with Gustav Scheck, Glauco Cambursano and Harold Gomberg. Performed as a soloist in Europe and in USA
in a number of different musical settings.
Since the end of the '70s became interested in jazz and started playing it, working with outstanding italian jazz musicians, like Enrico Rava, Paolo Fresu, and Bruno Tommaso. He studied jazz with such authorities and Charles Mingus associates as Walter Bishop Jr. Mal Waldron and Jack Walrath. Extensively toured Europe. Recorded as a soloist, with Jack Walrath and vocalist Paula Bas, appearing on a number of TV broadcasts. In 1980 he met Daevid Allen, ideator of "Gong" and "Soft Machine" in New Mexico, and later toured with him in Europe in the mid-'90s. Since 1999 he often visited Russia taking part in many musical projects with talented artists such as David Goloschokin, Mikhail Kostyushkin and Andrei Kondakov and as leader of his own Saint Petersburg based BART-quartet. His concert programs include many originals and jazz standards in a new personal treatment.

Some opinions by world famous colleagues musicians:

"Great Flute playing Andrea."
"Great Jazz Flute, Great Band, World-Class Music." - Ray Pizzi
(worked with: Mark Levine , Frank Zappa, Shelly Manne , Barney Kessel , Barbra Streisand, Burt Bacharach, Quincy Jones, Lee Ritenour, Charlie Haden, Ravi Shankar, Madonna, Dizzy Gillespie, etc.)

"Your alto flute playing is excellent." - Mike Vickers
(worked with: Manfred Mann, The Scaffolds, The Zombies, George Martin, etc.)

"I liked the music very much, I especially liked the third cut" - Jay Beckenstein
(worked with: Spyro Gyra, Steve Gadd, Bob James, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Bob James, Lee Ritenour, The Manhattan Transfer, Gary Moore, etc.)

"High standard of musicianship Andrea" - Andy Fairweather-Low
(worked with: Amen Corner, Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, Bill Wyman, The Who, George Harrison, Linda Ronstadt, , etc.)

"Andrea...cool psychedelic guitar...and epic!"- Dean Smith
(worked with Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band)

"Andrea is a Phenomenal Flutist, Guitarist, Composer…his music is Progressive & Deep
…a Wonderful Artist!!" - Jamie Trent
(Artist Development & Promotions at Smoothjazz.com)

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