Matteo Ciminari

Matteo Ciminari is an italian composer, guitarist and theremin player. His musical approach goes beyond the genres and in his compositions he uses and reworks many styles that converge in his own language. His instrumental skills allow him to move easily around jazz, blues, contemporary and avant-garde music always remembering that one important thing in music (and in life) is have fun and improve ourselves. His academic studies started when he was 9, attending violin lessons and finished once graduated in “Arrangement and composition for jazz ensembles” at the “G.B.Pergolesi” Conservatory in Fermo (Italy), with a Master thesis which analyzes the score (and not only) of the avant-garde jazz album “Out to Lunch” by Eric Dolphy. His anti-academic studies began when he was born and will never end! He has had his music played on italian tv channel La7 and Rai Radio3. With his band “I’M ANITa” He won several awards for music and soundtracks.