Giovanni Ceccarelli

Giovanni Ceccarelli is an Italian pianist, composer, arranger and educator currently living in Paris, France.
Along thirty years of musical career he plays with world known artists, records fifty albums, releases a Latin Grammy Awards nominated album and performs all over the world. His numerous artistic projects present a repertoire based on original compositions, own renditions of music by great contemporary composers and live soundtracks to silent movies.
Giovanni's first album as a leader, Daydreamin' (2010) presents a repertoire of original compositions. The second one, Météores (2011) is produced by French label Bonsaï Music. It is a trio recording featuring David Linx and Fausto Mesolella as guest artists.
Giovanni Ceccarelli is co-leader of the duo album The Street Dancer (Philology, 1998), which is recorded together with USA pianist and mentor Eddie Wied. In 2009 Giovanni releases Feedin' Inner Urges, an album recorded with vocalist Fabrizia Barresi, and The Nights Of The Beuscher, a double album containing live recordings with great saxophonist Massimo Urbani. Waxin' In Camerino (Philology, 2011) is published after a fifteen year-long collaboration with jazz master Lee Konitz.
Giovanni Ceccarelli and bassist Ferruccio Spinetti are founders of group InventaRio, also starring Brazilian singer/multi-instrumentalist Dadi and drummer/percussionist Francesco Petreni. The group's first album, InventaRio (My Favorite Records, 2010), features Marisa Monte, Ivan Lins, Petra Magoni, and Pacifico as guest artists. In 2012 the group releases InventaRio Incontra Ivan Lins, an album entirely recorded with the great Brazilian artist. It is published by famous label Blue Note (and in Brazil by Biscoito Fino), featuring some internationally renowned artists, such as Chico Buarque, Vanessa da Mata, Fabrizio Bosso, Maria Pia De Vito, Vinicius Cántuaria and Maria Gadú. In 2014 the album receives a Latin Grammy Awards nomination as Best MPB Album. In 2017 the group publishes InventaRio, a selection of their two albums on vinyl which is released by Warner Music.
Ceccarelli's duo with saxophonist Marcello Alulli performs all over the world, giving concerts and presenting their live soundtracks to silent movies. Their album Canto (ProMu, 2019) features a repertoire of original music.
Giovanni also performs in solo, playing his own music with piano and clavietta. As a solo performer, also inviting guest artists, he gives benefit Concerts For Syria and plays in Italy, France and Switzerland.
In duo with bandoneon player Daniele di Bonaventura he releases Mare Calmo (EvArt, 2015) - presenting original music - and Eu Te Amo – The Music Of Tom Jobim (Bonsaï Music, 2019) featuring Ivan Lins, Jaques Morelenbaum and Camille Bertault as guest artists.
In 2020 Giovanni releases a tribute to the late, great composer Ennio Morricone entitled More Morricone. Co-signed with Ferruccio Spinetti and featuring vocalist Crystel Wautier, the album is acclaimed by the press and medias internationally.
His latest releases are Pagine Vere – an album of original songs in trio with vocalist Michela Lombardi and guitarist Luca Falomi – and In Music's Hands – a sheet music book of own compositions for piano, vocals and other instruments.
Giovanni's collaborations in concert, studio recordings, radio and TV programs include many internationally renowned artists, such as Ivan Lins, Benny Golson, Amii Stewart, Mark Murphy, Nancy King, Tosca, Paolo Fresu, Enrico Rava, Kenny Wheeler, Tony Scott, Musica Nuda and Manu Katché. His discography amounts to more than fifty albums recorded as a leader, co-leader, featured artist and sideman. Ceccarelli has toured the entire world both with his own musical projects and as a sideman.
He is as well an active music educator, giving courses, masterclasses, clinics, workshops, and lectures all over the world and on the internet. He currently teaches jazz piano at the Conservatory in Mantes-la-Jolie, France.