Saxophonist Roberto Manzin at The Elephant Inn

”It was the first time I'd heard Manzin live, and his modesty belies the searing lines he plays, easily a match for Brecker or Bergonzi.” Jazzwise
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Roberto Manzin was born on 8 July 1966 in Rome, Italy, of Eastern European refugees who were also musicians. His musical life began in Milan where he moved with his family when he was five, he studied music privately and then at the school Civica Scuola di Musica Villa Simonetta.
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Manzin became a successful session player, contributing to albums with leading Italian artists as well as featuring in several TV commercials. Manzin performed regularly in Milan with Italian jazz musicians such as Renato Sellani, Bruno De Filippi, Gianni Cazzola, Tullio De Piscopo, Giorgio Buratti and Marco Ratti. He also worked extensively in TV where he played with, among others, James Brown, Zucchero Fornaciari[1] and Manu Katché....

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”It was the first time I'd heard Manzin live, and his modesty belies the searing lines he plays, easily a match for Brecker or Bergonzi.” Jazzwise
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Roberto Manzin was born on 8 July 1966 in Rome, Italy, of Eastern European refugees who were also musicians. His musical life began in Milan where he moved with his family when he was five, he studied music privately and then at the school Civica Scuola di Musica Villa Simonetta.
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Manzin became a successful session player, contributing to albums with leading Italian artists as well as featuring in several TV commercials. Manzin performed regularly in Milan with Italian jazz musicians such as Renato Sellani, Bruno De Filippi, Gianni Cazzola, Tullio De Piscopo, Giorgio Buratti and Marco Ratti. He also worked extensively in TV where he played with, among others, James Brown, Zucchero Fornaciari[1] and Manu Katché.
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In the late 1990s Manzin migrated to London, where he continued his musical activity. Over the years Manzin has performed and/or recorded with Martha Reeves and the Vandelas, Donna Summer, Dave Weckl, Jim Mullen, Trilok Gurtu, Dennis Rollins, Nicolas Meier, Jason Rebello, Omar Puente, Rumer, Francesco Mendolia (from Incognito) and many others.
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Manzin continues to be a popular session player and appears in music festivals throughout Europe, as well as performing regularly at many venues around Europe.
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“Scorching Italian tenorist” Time Out

“… one of the finest and most versatile saxophonists on the British scene” Rainlore's World of Music

“Reed-player Manzin has a prodigious technique that he utilises effectively on tenor, soprano and clarinet” Bebop Spoken Here

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