Among the finest saxophonists in Italian and international jazz, Rosario Giuliani is characterized by a personal and distinguishable language on alto and soprano sax
Following his classical studies and graduation from the L. Refice Conservatory of Frosinone, Rosario Giuliani attended the Berklee Summer School at Umbria Jazz Clinics
In the early part of his career he joinedRai’s European Jazz Young Talent Orchestra and later participated in the production of some important soundtracks composed by Ennio Morricone, Gianni Ferrio, Armando Trovajoli, Luis Bacalov, Ritz Ortolani and Nicola Piovani
In 1996 came the saxophonist’s first awards: the Massimo Urbani Award and, the following year, in the “best group and soloist” category, the European Jazz Contest
In the same year he recorded his first record Live from Virginia Ranch, featuring Franco D’Andrea, which was followed, again with the Merano pianist, by Duets for Trane
The 2000s opened with a Top Jazz win, held by Musica Jazz magazine, as “best new talent.” In the same year he was put under contract by the prestigious French label Dreyfus, with which he recorded several records in the following years, including Luggage, Mr. Dodo, Lennie’s Pennies and Images
In 2005 he took part in the Land of the Sun project with Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba and double bassist Charlie Haden. In 2010 he was elected as “best saxophonist” in the Top Jazz referendum
In 2020 he released the album Love in Traslation, featuring American vibraphonist Joe Locke, bassist Dario Deidda and drummer Roberto Gatto
During his career, Rosario Giuliani has, in addition, collaborated, with Enrico Pieranunzi, Fabrizio Bosso, Phil Woods, Kurt Elling, Enrico Rava, Paolo Damiani, Kenny Wheeler, Randy Brecker, Richard Galliano, Joe La Barbera, Flavio Boltro, John Patitucci and others
In addition to his concert and studio activities, Rosario Giuliani serves as a lecturer in the jazz department at the Saint Louis College of Music in Rome
Essential discography: Duets For Trane (1998 – Philology), Luggage (2001 – Dreyfus), Mr. Dodo (2002 – Dreyfus), Lennie’s Pennies (2010 – Dreyfus), Images (2013 – Dreyfus/BMG), The Hidden Side (2016 – Parco Della Musica Records), Duke’s Dream (2017 – Intuition Records), Love in Translation (2020 – Jando Music)
