Live Projects
ZAPPING
Furio di Castri, bass
Mauro Negri– clarinet, alto sax
Federico Pierantoni– trombone
Fabio Giachino – keyboards, piano
Mattia Barbieri – drums
management Giulio Vannini
ratpackmusic@gmail.com
NEW 2022
FURIOUS MINGUS
Furio di Castri, bass
Achille Succi – alto and bass clarinet
Giovanni Falzone – trumpet
Fabio Giachino – keyboards, piano
Mattia Barbieri – drums
management Giulio Vannini
ratpackmusic@gmail.com
NEW 2022
MOON AT NOON
Furio di Castri – bass
Bebo Ferra – guitar
special guest Andy Sheppard – tenor
management Giovanna Mascetti
flyingsparkmanagement@gmail.com
Discography
MEMORIE DI ADRIANO
(Promusic)
Peppe Servillo
Furio di Castri
Fabrizio Bosso
Javier Girotto
Rita Marcotulli
Mattia Barbieri
Biography
Furio Di Castri is an italian bass player & composer
Born in Milano on sep 12, 1955,
he lived in Buenos Aires, Naples, Venice, Turin, Tunis, Rome, Paris.
Since 1991 he lives in Turin (Italy).
Formerly self-tought musician, he started as a trumpet player, then moved to the electric bass.
He recorded his first album in 1973 (Dedalus, Trident records) then to the double bass.
After a year spent in Tunisia, in 1978 he moved to Rome,
where he began to play with tenor saxophonist Maurizio Giammarco
and altoist Massimo Urbani.
From 1979 he became one of the most requested bass player as a sideman and played with
Chet Baker, Art Farmer, Walter Davis Jr, Jimmy Knepper,
Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Clark, Enrico Pieranunzi,
Al Grey, Franco d’Andrea, Tete Montoliu,
Sal Nistico, Enrico Pieranunzi, Dave Samuels…