Emanuele Maniscalco
Maniscalco in Aarhus, Denmark 2019. Photo Hreinn Gudlaugsson
Maniscalco in Aarhus, Denmark 2019.
Photo Hreinn Gudlaugsson
Background information
Born1983 (age 40–41)
Brescia, Italy
GenresJazz, Improvised, Alternative
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Piano, drums
Years active2000s–present
LabelsAut, ECM

Emanuele Maniscalco (born 1983) is an Italian jazz pianist, drummer and composer.

Life and career

Maniscalco was born in Brescia in 1983.[1] He began playing the piano at the age of 8 and the drums at 12.[1] He is largely self-taught on both instruments, but he attended the monthly workshops of Stefano Battaglia in Siena between 2001 and 2008.[2] He played with trumpeter Enrico Rava between 2004 and 2007.[1]

In 2012, Maniscalco recorded for ECM Records as drummer and co-leader of the trio Third Reel.[3] Two years later, the same group, this time with Maniscalco on piano and drums, recorded Many More Days for ECM.[2]

Compositions

"As early influences on his compositional style he cites Carla Bley, Paul Motian and Charlie Haden."[2]

Discography

An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.

As leader/co-leader

Year recorded Title Label Personnel/Notes
2010* Slow Band Re:think-art (later Onwire) Quartet, with Dan Kinzelman (tenor sax, clarinet), Karsten Lipp (guitar), Paolo Biasi (bass); Maniscalco plays drums
2011 From Time to Time El Gallo Rojo Trio, with Giulio Corini (bass), Nelide Bandello (drums); Maniscalco plays piano
2012 Third Reel ECM As Third Reel; trio, with Nicolas Masson (tenor sax, clarinet), Roberto Pianca (guitar); Maniscalco plays drums
2012 Small Choices Aut As Small Choices; trio, with Giacomo Papetti (bass), Gabriele Rubino (piccolo, soprano and bass clarinets); Maniscalco plays piano
2014 Many More Days ECM As Third Reel; trio, with Nicolas Masson (tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet), Roberto Pianca (guitar); Maniscalco plays piano, drums
2014* Copenhagen Season ILK Duo, with Thomas Morgan (bass); Maniscalco plays piano
2015* From Solesmes to Solanas self-produced Solo; Maniscalco plays piano
2015* Maniscalco, Bigoni, Solborg ILK Trio, with Francesco Bigoni (sax, clarinet), Mark Solborg (guitar); Maniscalco plays piano
2015* Maniscalco/Hedén/Wikenmo Havtorn Records Trio, with Ivar Hedén Judt (trumpet), Måns Wikenmo (drums); Maniscalco plays piano
2016* Emanuele Maniscalco meets Sandro Gibellini Ritmo&Blu Records Duo, with Sandro Gibellini (guitar); Maniscalco plays piano
2017* Birthday Gotta Let It Out As Il sogno; trio, with Tomo Jacobson (bass), Oliver Laumann (drums); Maniscalco plays piano

As sideman

Year recorded Leader Title Label Notes
2006 Giovanni Guidi Tomorrow Never Knows Venus Maniscalco plays drums
2006 Enrico Rava Jazz Italiano Live, Vol. 1 Gruppo Repubblica/L'Espresso Maniscalco plays drums
2007 Walter Beltrami Piccoli numeri CAM Jazz Maniscalco plays drums
2007 Paolo Cattaneo L'equilibrio non basta V2/Edel Maniscalco plays drums, piano
2008 Emanuele Cisi The Age of Numbers Auand Maniscalco plays drums
2008 Ares Tavolazzi Godot e altre storie di teatro Dodicilune Maniscalco plays drums
2009 Walter Beltrami Timoka Re:think-art (later Onwire) Maniscalco plays drums
2009 Stefano Battaglia Out-vestigation Jazz Engine Maniscalco plays drums
2010 Paolo Cattaneo Adorami e perdonami Eclectic circus Maniscalco plays piano
2010 Angela Kinczly Phoenix EP Segesto Invenzioni Maniscalco plays drums
2011 Marco Parente La riproduzione dei fiori Woland Maniscalco plays drums, percussion
2012* Alessandro Fiori Questo dolce museo Urtovox Maniscalco plays drums, percussion
2014* Maria Faust Sacrum Facere Barefoot Records Maniscalco plays piano
2014* Ned Ferm Spent All the Money Stunt Maniscalco plays piano, keyboards
2015* Ermes Pirlo, Paolo Biasi Bellow's Training nBn Maniscalco plays drums, harmonium
2015 Rafael Schilt A Sound Wide Ear Records Maniscalco plays drums
2016 Andrea Lombardini Diminuendo CAM Jazz Maniscalco plays piano, drums
2016 Paolo Cattaneo Una piccola tregua Lavorarestanca Maniscalco plays piano
2017 Lumina Lumina Tuk Music Maniscalco plays drums, harmonium

References

  1. ^ a b c "Third Reel" Archived 2016-12-26 at the Wayback Machine. ECM. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Third Reel – Many More Days" Archived 2016-12-26 at the Wayback Machine. ECM. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  3. ^ Collar, Matt "Emanuele Maniscalco / Nicolas Masson / Roberto Pianca / Third Reel – Third Reel". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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