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

Sideman

LINGOSPHERE

(Abeat) with Maurizio Giammarco Giovanni Falzone Roberto Gatto Umberto Fiorentino
Frontman

UNSHOT MOVIES

(CAM rec) Furio di Castri Jon Balke Javier Girotto Patrice Heral
Sideman

HOMAGE TO PAUL BLEY

(LEO rec) with Arrigo Cappelletti & Bruce Ditmas
Sideman

SINGING ORNETTE

(Abeat) with Barbara Raimondi Mauro Negri Enzo Zirilli
Sideman

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…