Lello Panico, guitarist, composer, songwriter and teacher. Over the course of his own career he has played everything from rock to jazz, Brazilian music to fusion and funk, happily returning to the sound of the blues and the language of soul music, his first and immense love, with awareness and conviction of the principle that an electric guitar, before anything else, plays the Blues.

Concerts and collaborations: Robben Ford, Jimmy Haslip, Russel Ferrante, Tollak Ollestad, Gary Novak, Reggie Hamilton, Rick Margitza, John Patitucci, Joey Calderazzo, Luca Trolli, Dario Deidda, Enzo Pietropaoli, Danilo Rea, Massimo Urbani, Fabio Morgera, Flavio Boltro, Roberto Gatto, Umberto Fiorentino, Deitra Farr, Ptah Brown, Chicago Beau, Tony Scott, Guy Antony, Tim Fritz, Cristiano Micalizzi, Shawn Logan, Francesco Puglisi, Joseph Lepore, Maria Pia De Vito, Mina, Fausto Mesolella and many others.

Festival: Atina Jazz, Umbria Jazz, Alcamo Blues, Torrita Blues, Roma Jazz Image, Pompei Jazz, Liri Blues, Monteroduni Guitar Fest, Bruxelles Sounds Festival, Buenos Aires.

Songwriting: Mina – “In onda” , “The secret” entire album, Blue Messengers, Fifty years ago all original songs.

Lello Panico is a contributor to the monthly trade magazine “Axe” and does a lot of teaching. He is coordinator of the Rock-blues Guitar courses at Saint Louis College of Music and author of the instructional text “Full Optional Guitar” (ed. St.Louis, Carisch).