Giorgio Palombino
Tutor and Director of educational of:
PercFest Memorial Naco – Festival Jazz di Laigueglia
At PercFest he played with:
Billy Cobham, Israel Varela, Giovanni Hidalgo, Alvin Queen
Efrain Toro, Dado Moroni, Sergio Cammariere, Flavio Boltro Tullio De Piscopo, Bebo Ferra, Fabrizio Bosso, Franco Mussida (PFM), Minu Cinelu, Rosario Bonaccorso
Giorgio Palombino teaches at:
SMaRT Swiss Music and Art Academy (Balerna – Switzerland)
Funky Town Music Academy – Milano
Scuola Statale Steiner (public school) – Milano
He’s been teaching at:
CPM Centro Professione Musica – Milano (from ’96 to ’15) Centro Jazz di Torino ‘02\’04
He writes for the most important trade magazines in Italy:
Drum Club, Ritmi, Strumenti Musicali, Percussioni e Batteria Giorgio Palombino is endorser of:
LP – LATIN PERCUSSION, GRETSCH DRUMS, GIBRALTAR HARDWARE, REGAL TIPS, HERCULES STAND, KORG
He cooperated with:
ZILDJIAN, MEINL, UFIP, TAMA, ROLAND, MAPEX DRUMS, SENNHEISER, PRO-MARK
Education and training:
Graduate on Afro-Cuban Percussions and Latin Drums with Candelo Cabezas at CPM (1996)
Courses:
I. S. A. Istituto Superior De Arte (Cuba) E. N. A. Escuela Nacional De Arte (Cuba) Istituto Casa Yoruba (Cuba)
Officina de Investigacao Musical (Salvador De Bahia – Brasile) Prof. Lino Neira Betancourt (courses of Etnomusicology ENA – ISA Cuba) Internships : Nanà Vasconcelas (Barbican Centre London) – Trilok Gurtu
Private Lessons :
Changuito Josè Luis Quintana de Los Van Van (Cuba)
Bira Reis do Olodum (Salvador De Bahia – Brasile)
Oscar Valdez de Irakere (Cuba) – Daniel Rodriguez Morales (Cuba) “Goyo” Gregorio Hernandez (Cuba)
Chino Chang Rodriguez de Pello Afrokan (Cuba) –
Freddie Valdes de Yoruba Andabo (Cuba)
Giovanni Hidalgo
“La vita è questione di ritmo. Noi vibriamo, i nostri cuori pompano sangue, siamo una macchina del ritmo, questo è quello che siamo.”
Mickey Hart