Antonio Floris

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I'm a jazz guitarist, composer and teacher based in Brighton. I 'm born on April 16, 1993 in Italy (Sardinia) and I started to study music at age 8 at the Music School of my town. My first instrument was the trumpet, then I studied percussion and music theory for six years. I passed at the guitar at age 14 and I studied with some private teachers. At age 16 I have started to study jazz music with Massimo Ferra, one of the most famous jazz guitarist from Sardinia. After the High School Diploma, I moved to Rovigo to attend the F.Venezze Conservatory of Music where I studied with Roberto Cecchetto, Marco Tamburini,Stefano Onorati, Riccardo Chiarion, Massimo Morganti, aurelio Zarrelli, Stefano Paolini, Fulvio Sigurtà and Fabio Petretti. I graduated with honors in March 2016. At the same time I attended one year of the master in Jazz Music but I dropped out it to go in the UK to study English at the Brighton Language College. In the last years I worked as a guitar teacher and music teacher in private schools, I played in many music festivals including "Venezze Jazz Festival", "Treviso Suona Jazz", "Jazz Nights at Casalini's Garden". I have passed the audition for the Master in Jazz Guitar and performance at the the Guildhall School Of Music and Drama in London. Now I'm playing with different bands and ensembles and I working as a guitar teacher.

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