He has been playing drums for 60 years, beginning with the historic Macerata group *Lions*. In 1968 he joined Jimmy Fontana’s trio, later moving into jazz with Carlo Gargioni and Marco Cempini. He performed with *Ritmica Locale*, produced by Paolo Piangiarelli, and has played in concerts and jazz clubs alongside Lee Konitz, Anita Moore Gravine, Earl Warren, Massimo Urbani, as well as Roberto Pascucci and Giacinto Cistola with Paolo Fresu, Tiziana Ghiglioni, Mike Turk, Flavio Boltro, Ada Montellanico, Nicoletta Manzini, and David Occhipinti. He also performed in a trio in Paris with Massimo Morganti on saxophone, and with *Fuego Uruguayo* alongside Ricardo Leon and Cono Castro.

Throughout his career he has collaborated with many great figures of jazz and with theatre companies, contributing as both performer and composer of original music.

“Luckily I met Sergio Giovagnola and started playing one of his jewels: my Sempiternvs snare drum, made of acacia staves. I play at a low volume, searching for harmony rather than pure rhythm, and it’s **amazing**. Thank you, Sergio!”