Gabriele Mirabassi is an Italian

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clarinetist.

Career

He was born in

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and is a graduate of the Morlacchi Conservatory. His teacher told him avoid playing jazz because it would damage his technique, so at home he learned jazz on the piano, playing along to his father's records. In his teens he performed locally on piano. He has been a member of the

Rabih Abou-Khalil Rabih Abou-Khalil (, born August 17, 1957) is an oud player and composer born in Lebanon, who combines elements of Arabic music with jazz, classical music, and other styles. He grew up in Beirut and moved to Munich, Germany, during the Lebanese ...

group. In 2013, he performed with harpist

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at festivals in France and at a

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event in Brazil.

Discography

* ''Fiabe'' (Egea, 1995) * ''Cambaluc'' (Egea, 1997) * ''Velho Retrato'' (Egea, 1999) * ''Lo Stortino'' (Egea, 2000) * ''Luna Park'' (Egea, 2000) * ''1–0 (Una a Zero)'' (Egea, 2001) * ''Fuori le Mura'', (Egea, 2003) * ''Graffiando Vento'' (Dunya, 2007) * ''Canto di Ebano'' (Egea, 2008) * ''Chamber Songs'' (CAM Jazz, 2019) With

* ''

The Cactus of Knowledge ''The Cactus of Knowledge'' is an album by the Lebanese oud player and composer Rabih Abou-Khalil which was recorded in Germany in 2000 and released on the Enja label the following year. Reception The Allmusic review by David R. Adler stated " ...

'' (Enja, 2001) * '' Morton's Foot'' (Enja, 2003)

References

1967 births Living people Musicians from Perugia 21st-century Italian clarinetists Italian jazz clarinetists Italian male jazz musicians {{clarinetist-stub