David Brutti
Recording and Performing Artist
Italy
Since he is interested in researching and developing new musical languages, he regularly plays odds and unusual saxophones as soprano, bass and contrabass saxophones, the slide sax, the c-melody and c-soprano, the F mezzo-soprano, the EWI often in combination with electronic audio devices. He commissioned and premiered more than 30 original works and collaborates with many composers like Marco Momi, Andrea Manzoli, Ivan Fedele, Mauro Lanza, Andrea Agostini, Fabio Cifariello-Ciardi, Michael Edlund, Giorgio Magnanensi, Bernhard Lang, Terry Riley, Paul Dolden, Stefano Trevisi, Paolo Marzocchi, Christina Athinodorou, Paolo Baioni, etc…
In 2001 with the pianist Filippo Farinelli he formed the “Duo Disecheis” an ensemble devoted to contemporary and XX century music.
He has given masterclasses at the Royal College of Music – London, Konservatorium Wien, Conservatorio Superior de las Islas Baleares – Palma de Mallorca, Conservatorio Statale di Musica – Latina, Conservatorio “Licino Refice” – Frosinone and Conservatorio “Gesualdo da Venosa” – Potenza.
He has recorded for Radio France, Radio 3, Rai Trade, Cam Jazz, Artesuono, Materiali Sonori, Warner Chappell, Parco della Musica Records, Label Bleu, and since 2010 he is a Brilliant Classics artist; in 2012 has been released a triple CD: “Charles Koechlin – Complete Works for Saxophone”. Upcoming for 2014 a new box set: “Entartete Musik for saxophone and piano” including works by Erwin Schulhoff, Paul Dessau, Viktor Ullmann, Paul Hindemith, Hans Gal.
David Brutti plays Rampone & Cazzani R1-Jazz saxophones, Légère synthetic reeds, Drake mouthpieces and Rovner ligatures; he collaborates with Rampone & Cazzani to develop their products.