Profiles

PAOLO BENZONI
Paolo Benzoni started playing during the 90’s in several rock groups.
Since 2000 he participates to projects of the free-jazz area, readings, groups and trios,
quartets and quintets dedicated to the re-elaboration of jazz standards.
He also collaborates with singers, writers and with the improvisation groups.
With Press Trio and Quartet, he have projected and realized the sound for silent-films.
He plays drums in the Sound Painting Italian Orchestra and Nido Workshop project.
For many years he have been a drummer-teacher at CIMAS.
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MARCO FRANCESCHETTI
Marco studied saxophone with Antonio Marangolo and Daniele Cavallanti, and attended the
Siena Jazz seminars in the 90′s.
After a long activity in several small jazz and rhythm and blues formations, he currently
focuses on more creative forms of musical expression: free jazz, radical improvisation, music readings.
He plays saxophone in the Soundpainting Italian Orchestra.

SERGIO PRADA
Sergio Prada graduated at the G.Verdi Conservatory of Music in Milan in 2003 and
approached improvised music attending the A. Braida e G. Locatelli workshops in Lodi.
Since then he dedicates to improvised music, realizing several collaborations with
various musicians and performers.
Guitarist and soundpainter (direction) in the Soundpainting Italian Orchestra.