He was born in Turin in 1965. In 1990 he moved to Holland to study double bass at the Conservatorio Reale

Fellow musicians called him “stachelmouth” because of his huge, wide grin. Later, it was shortened to “Sachmo”. The nickname belonged to

Radio Rai Big Band, great heritage of the time (1977), great resource nowadays (even if with a little reorganization) strikes for

The idea of a collaboration between two composers coming from different musical cultures, started from the wish of creating a common

Tenor Claudio Villa was born Claudio Pica in the Trastevere quarter of Rome in 1926. Together with Domenico Modugno he holds the

Music by Ruben Zahra became part of contemporary aesthetics rooted in Mediterranean tradition. His repertoire includes music for orchestra and chamber music,