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Mr Mauro Banfi
Mauro can create the perfect atmosphere flavouring of jazz any special occasion or function: from corporate events, to dinners, parties, receptions and weddings, cruises. Thanks to his musicians network he can offer exactly what you are looking for: from a smooth duo with a singer or a horn to a swinging quintet. Cool Moods Quartet, one of function bands he plays with, has recently perormed at: HSBC Headquarters, Canary Wharf, the Royal Academy of Arts, The British Council, the Cabinet War Rooms, Westminster, as well as a whole host of other private venues in and around London.
Mauro Banfi was born in Varese, Italy in 1976.
First developed a love of the piano at the age of four, then refined it in the ensuing years studying classical and jazz piano, trombone, composition and musical arranging. Among his tutors were celebrated Italian jazz musicians Antonio Faraò and Franco D'Andrea.
In 2003, Mauro came to London to take the prestigious Guildhall School of Music & Drama master's degree in jazz (MMus) and two years later a bachelor’s degree in jazz at the Middlesex University (BA Hons). This gave him the opportunity to study with respected artists such as J. Taylor, S. Purcell, P. Churchill, N. Iles, T. Tomkins, I. Carr, C. Batchelor and S. Stroman.
Mauro has performed throughout Italy, Switzerland and the UK, in music as diverse as pop and rock, acid jazz, gospel, musical theatre and modern jazz.
Still resident in London, he divides his time between jazz projects such as My Humbleside, The Chooners and Quazamba, playing as a freelance musician, teaching both privately and at the City and Islington College, Pembroke Academy, and St.Cecilia’s C. of E. Secondary school in Wandsworth.
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