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…