Federico Ughi (born 1972) is an Italian drummer and composer. He works primarily in the fields of

free improvisation Free improvisation or free music is improvised music without any general rules, instead following the intuition of its performers. The term can refer to both a technique—employed by any musician in any genre—and as a recognizable genre of ...

and

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

Career

A native of Rome, Italy, he started playing drums at the age of twelve. In 1994 he moved to England, joined a quartet, and studied with pianist

Paul Bley Paul Bley, Order of Canada, CM (November 10, 1932 – January 3, 2016) was a Canadian jazz pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing and his early live per ...

. After 2000 he lived in New York City and performed as a duo with Daniel Carter. He has worked with Steve Dalachinsky and DJ Food.

Discography

* ''The Space Within'' (Slam Productions, 2000) * ''Ulers Two'' (577, 2002) * ''I Thought It Was the End of the World Then the End of the World Happened Again'' with Steve Dalachinsky (577, 2002) * ''South of Brooklyn'' (577, 2003) * ''Songs for Four Cities'' (Skycap, 2012) * ''Quartet'' (FMR, 2013) * ''Heart Talk'' (577, 2016) * ''Transoceanico'' (577, 2019) With Daniel Carter * ''Astonishment'' (577, 2001) * ''Concrete Science'' (577, 2004) * ''The Dream'' (577, 2006) * ''Mountain Path'' (577, 2007) * ''People's Resonance'' (577, 2008) * ''The Gowanus Recordings'' (577, 2010) * ''Perfect Blue'' (Not Two, 2010) * ''Navajo Sunrise'' (Rudi, 2013) * ''Extra Room'' (577, 2015) * ''Extra Room Vol. 2'' (577, 2015) * ''Life Station'' (577, 2016) * ''Vol. 1 Erie Live!'' (577, 2017) * ''Vol. 2 Toronto Live!'' (577, 2017) * ''Vol. 3 Rochester Live!'' (577, 2017) * ''Telepathic Alliances'' (577, 2017) * ''Telepatia Liquida'' (577, 2018) * ''New York United'' (577, 2019) * ''Radical Invisibility'' (577, 2019) With others * Paul Flaherty, ''Morfina'' (2017) * Kirk Knuffke, ''Garden of Gifts'' (577, 2009) * Matthew F. Morris, ''Unspecifications'' (Slam Productions, 1999) * Ras Moshe, Dave Ross, ''Red River Flows'' (577, 2008) * Jeff Platz, ''Past & Present Futures'' (Glitch, 2013)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ughi, Federico 1972 births Living people 21st-century Italian drummers 21st-century Italian male musicians Italian composers Italian jazz drummers Italian male composers Italian male drummers Italian male jazz musicians FMR Records artists