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Alessio Menconi Quartet at Sounds Jazz Club
Courtesy of Sal La Rocca | Posted on November 14, 2014
Where
Sounds Jazz Club
Rue De La Tulipe, 28
Brussels
Map
+ 32 2 512 92 50
When
Fri, January 23, 2015
22:00
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Musicians
About
Alessio Menconi was born in Genoa - Italy. He approached guitar when he was 10 as self-taught. Cosidered a prodigy, he start in 1986 is professional career with best italian musicians. In 1992 he won the award as "Best Soloist" in Gran Prix du Jazz" (Aosta-Italy). In 1993 (23 years old) he participated, in Monteroduni-Italy in "Eddie Lang festival"contest (the most important competitions for guitarists in Italy), winning the first prize as best italian jazz guitarist. He play in tour in Europe, Asia, north and south America and recorded in over 40 cds with several musicians. In 1995 Paolo Conte call him for play in several world tour until 2004 and he recorded four cds.Billy Cobham wanted him since 1998 to 2003 to play with him in several concerts..In the same year, he have been selected in Paris to play with "ONJ" (orchestre national du jazz) In 2003, He partecipated as only italian to the cd "Voodoo crossing-a tribute to Jimi Hendrix" with Robben Ford, Steve Lukather, Hiram Bullock ,Larry Coryell and many others...