Federico Casagrande (born 27 February 1980 in Treviso, Veneto, Italy) is an Italian jazz guitarist.

Career

Casagrande graduated from the Berklee College of Music in 2006. In 2007 he won first prize in the Montreux Jazz Festival guitar competition. He has released at least ten albums as leader or co-leader and has been described by The Irish Times as a "rising star of the younger generation [of European jazz musicians]"

Federico Casagrande

Discography

Conversations with Fulvio Sigurta (Impossible Ark, 2009) Hypercube with Marco Bucelli (2011) The Ancient Battle of the Invisible (CAM Jazz, 2012) At the End of the Day (CAM Jazz, 2015) Double Circle with Enrico Pieranunzi (CAM Jazz, 2015) Fast Forward (CAM Jazz, 2017) Lost Songs with Francesco Bearzatti (CAM Jazz, 2018)

Federico Casagrande

External links

Official site

References

1980 births

Living people

21st-century guitarists

21st-century Italian male musicians

Berklee College of Music alumni

Italian jazz guitarists

Italian male guitarists

Male jazz musicians

Federico Casagrande