Antonio Solimene is faculty coordinator of the Jazz Arrangement and Ear Training courses and head of the two-year specialization in Jazz Arrangement and Composition at the Saint Louis College of Music in Rome, where he is also a member of the Academic Council and Evaluation Core.

Along with his teaching activities, he performs as a conductor. Since 2008, he has been director of the orchestral ensembles, big band and combo, of the Saint Louis College of Music in Rome. Since 1993, he has directed TMJB, with which he has performed in numerous concerts both in Italy (Perugia, “Umbria Jazz “from 2003 to 2013, ) and abroad (Paris, “Le Petit Journal”; New York, “Theater of the ‘UN”). He has conducted the Mediaset rhythm-symphony orchestra for Sony Music and the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra.

He has made several CDs, among the most representative: “Eneiro” as composer and pianist for Ricordi; “Napoli Standard,” “Authorized Notes,” “Piedigrotta and Surroundings,” as director and arranger for TMJB published by “Music for Music”; “Live in Studio” with the Saint Louis Big Band for the Saint Louis “Jazz Collection” series.

Antonio Solimene has collaborated with many musicians, including Kurt Elling, Stephane Grappelli, Lew Soloff, Gorge Masso, Maxime Saury, Paolo Fresu, Lucio Dalla, Stefano Bollani, Maria Pia De Vito, Pietro Condorelli, Rosario Giuliani, Javier Girotto, Daniele Scannapieco, and Marcello Rosa.