Luca Aletta & Flavio Emanuele Costantino Burtone
Biography Luca Aletta & Flavio Emanuele Costantino Burtone
Luca Aletta
was born in Lentini (Syracuse) on March 3rd, 1984. He is pianist, composer, arranger and teacher. He started his career in classical studies guided by his teachers Alfio Sgalambro (theory) and Rossana Nastasi (piano), then he moved on to improvisation techniques and composition. In October 2009, guided by his teacher Salvatore Bonafede, he graduated in jazz music (first level) at the “A. Scontrino” Conservatory of Trapani with 110/110 with honours. In April 2012, guided by his teachers Salvatore Bonafede, Lauro Rossi and Giancarlo Mazzù, he graduated in jazz music (second level) at the “A. Scontrino” Conservatory of Trapani with 110/110 with honours. In July 2021, guided by his teacher Mauro Schiavone, Luca graduated in jazz piano (second level) at the “A. Scontrino” Conservatory of Trapani with 110/110 with honours.
Luca has studied with many important musicians from the international jazz circuit (Stefano Bollani, Kenny Werner, Gianluigi Trovesi, Fabio Mariani, Rosario Giuliani, Mirko Guerrini, Pietro Tonolo, Silvia Bolognesi, Matteo Sabattini, Marco Panascia, etc) and he also won special prizes in many composition competitions. Luca has a discography composed by 22 CDs (13 as leader, 9 as sideman) and he also published 9 books of sheet music (7 of his original compositions), two piano teaching methods “La Tecnica Pianistica Numerica Vol. 1 and Vol. 2″ and a book of music harmony “Manuale di armonia moderna vol. 1″. His most important artistic collaborations are with: Nico Gori, Javier Girotto, Giuseppe Milici, Carlo Cattano, Fratelli Amato, Giovanni Di Mauro, Alfio Antico, Rita Botto, Michele Conti, etc. Luca has played in important International Jazz Festivals, such as: Sibiu, Ploiesti, Petrovac, etc, and he also collected important reviews in famous national and international jazz magazines, such as: All About Jazz USA, Jazz Corner, Stereo, Jazz Convention, etc.
