BIOGRAPHY

Guglielmo Santimone is a pianist, composer and arranger, born on March 14, 2001 in Salerno, Campania Italy.

He began his musical journey studying classical piano at the age of 13 and later he developed passion for jazz.

He has obtained recognition in the jazz panorama, being part of the Campania Regional Jazz Ensemble Orchestra, Guglielmo attended the Martucci Conservatory of Salerno and continued his studies at the Siena Jazz Academy  where he graduated with honors and  special mention.

Guglielmo has extensive concert experience as a soloist and in musical groups, participating in festivals, competitions and seminars. He is the winner of various international competitions and showcases his love for jazz combined with his passion for composition. In particular, he won the "Dennis Irwin" Scholarship at the "Jazz in Laurino" Festival and Workshop.

 
He has been selected as a pianist to represent the Siena Jazz Academy at prestigious international events, sharing the stage with the brightest representatives from renowned music schools such as the Conservatorium van Amsterdam , and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire . Furthermore, in 2022, he was an active participant in the prestigious " Cheltenham Jazz Festival" .

Guglielmo released his debut album "UniSono" in January 2020, featuring collaboration renowned jazz musicians.

He has recorded with several bands and participated in various projects. 

His composition " Psychic Warrior" received acclaim from Jazz Prime magazine, and he performed it with his Trio at the Tomorrow's Jazz 2020 competition in Venice, winning the first prize.

In 2021 he released EP " Chorinho pe ttè / Saravá"   in quartet.

He recorded three pieces for solo piano in the auditorium dedicated to Marco Tamburini, founder of the jazz department of the Rovigo Conservatory (Veneto Italy) which are part of a playlist called "Piano Summit 2022" . Also in 2022 he won the Marco Tamburini prize with his quartet.

He is currently working on his third album in Trio, and it will be released soon.

In addition to his musical activity, in 2022 Guglielmo taught pre-academic piano, harmony and composition at the R. Goitre Musical Institute in Vallo della Lucania (Sa), and since January 2023 he has been teaching pre-academic piano, theory and ear training at the Siena Jazz Academy. He currently resides in Siena, Tuscany.

GROUPS:                                                                     

• DIANAE TRIO (Santimone-Zambon-Battaglia)
• GUGLIELMO SANTIMONE TRIO
• GUGLIELMO SANTIMONE ENSEMBLE
• LORENZO SIMONI 4TET
• MARIOTTINI-SANTIMONE 
• MELODICO BITTERS- Alessandro Paternesi 
• MOMO ENSEMBLE- Emanuele Marsico
• II MUTATUM II Sextet (S. Zambon - S. Brilli - E. Galeano

       G.Santimone - I. Teolis - G. Zanello)