Bio

Studies guitar, jazz and improvisation, Russian language and literature, Philosophy. Obtains a 3 years course diploma in Jazz guitar with Garrison Fewell of the Berklee College of Music. Specializes in jazz guitar with Fabio Zeppetella and in improvisation techniques with Ramberto Ciammarughi. Jazz Arrangement in Fermo Conservatory. Self taught in oud playing (Arabian lute). Degree in Russian language and literature first at the University of Lomonosov in S. Petersburg and then at Macerata University. Attends a 3 yr seminary on the Philosophy of Aesthetics organized by the philosopher Giorgio Agamben.

He teaches improvisation and jazz guitar in APM – Pescara and in ‘Conservatorio Statale di Musica Tito Schipa, Lecce (Ceglie Messapica)’

Plays in many festivals and international seasons (Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, Austria, Spain, France, Russia, Morocco, Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, South Africa, etc.)

COLLABORATIONS

Mauro Pagani, Ramberto Ciammarughi, Mike Stern, Umberto Fiorentino, Darius Brubeck, Walter Blanding, Daniele Di Bonaventura, Mike Rossi, Patrick Bebelaar, Ulrich Suesse, Guilherme Ribeiro, Frank Petrilli, Deborah Tanguy, Massimo Manzi, Mike Campbell, Kesivan Naidoo, Lee Thompson, Amanda Tiffin, Andrew Ford, James Thompson, Garrison Fewell, Reverend Lee Brown, Dimitar Bodurov, Andreas Tausch, Soundscape’s Activity, Marco Di Battista, Dimitris Janopulos, Altin Shehu, Simone Pittau, Vincenzo Bolognese, Andrea Pighi, Leonard Canhasi, Nesim Maxhuni, Maria Dimitrijevic, Gastone Pietrucci, Enrico Bracco, Stefano Paolini, Gionni Di Clemente, Fabrizio Mandolini, Stefano Nunzi, Andrea Nunzi, Roberto Desiderio, Jon Hazilla, Rick Di Muzio, Paul Del Nero, Stefano Mora, Susanna Stivali, Carmelo Coglitore, Alfredo Laviano, Felice Del Gaudio, Roberto Piermartire, Massimo Morganti, Simone La Maida, Gabriele Pesaresi, Samuele Garofoli, Giovanni Guidi, Alessandro Paternesi, Emanuele Evangelista, Emilio Marinelli, Stefano Ricci, Eugenio De Signoribus, Clio Pizzingrilli, Andrea Cavalletti, Franca Grisoni, Umberto Fiori, Valerio Magrelli, Giancarlo Majorino, Enrico Testa, Attilio Lolini, Claudio Damiani, Raffaello Baldini, Fernando Bandini, Giovanni Raboni, Enzo Siciliano, Franco Contorbia, Ermanno Krumm, Antonella Anedda, Massimo Gezzi, Maurizio Marotta, Angelo Ferracuti, Eraldo Affinati, Laura Pariani, Daniele Garbuglia, Claudio Piersanti, Gilberto Severini, Nedet Adabag, Franco Maria Jasiello, Lüsa Mäntimyes, Francesco Scarabicchi, Danilo Cognigni, Massimo Raffaeli, Alessandro Perfetti, Mara Baronti, Eugenio Allegri, Stefano De Bernardin, Giuseppe Piccioni, Alessandro Perfetti, Marco Cruciani, Raffaele Murani, Giordano Viozzi, Maurizio Galimberti, Giorgio Cutini.

Both as author and leader as side-man he has recorded and released several cds:

AS AUTHOR and LEADER

“Limanaquequa 01” (promoaudio, 1998)
“Triobù” – D. Di Bonaventura – R. Zechini – A. Ricci (ultrasuoni, 1998)
“Carla danza in un’altra romagna” (lestanzedellaluna, 2002)
“Pietraltrove” (artenomade, 2003)
“RobertoZechini-Ras Lhanut” (promoaudio, 2004)
“Il mare a destra” (with the poet Massimo Gezzi, promoaudio, 2005)
“Bruto” (widesound, 2009)
“Poesia in giardino” (Antologia 1998-2010, Pequod, 2010)
“Prima della verità” – E. De Signoribus – R. Ciammarughi – R. Zechini – P. Menzolini – (Rafux, 2010)
“Eresia-GiovannaDark” (Sineglossa, 2011)
“Bruto – in altre forme “ (Transeuropa – Feltrinelli, 2011)
“Fermata obbligatoria”, Vertex 5et (notami jazz, 2012)
“A deep surface” (Artist Signed records – Notami jazz, 2013)
“Solo con chitarra volgare” (RaRa records, 2016)
“Roberto Zechini – Il Chitarreto” (RaRa records, 2016)
“Io sono Antonelli (exit.live, 2017)
“The war of the worlds – Soundscape’s Activity (Radar, 2020)
“Roberto Zechini – Le Mani (exit.live, 2020)
“TriObu’ – Ave Terra (Il Circolo di Ave, 2020)
“Roberto Zechini – Samurai live@rimini (RZmusic, Simularte, 2020)
“Roberto Zechini – limanaquequa #3 (RZmusic, Simularte, 2020)
“Roberto Zechini – Jung 4et live@nufabric (RZmusic, Simularte,  2020)
“TriObù” – Estasi contorta (RZmusic, Simularte, 2022)
“Roberto Zechini – Echoes Sustain Able” (notami, 2022)

AS SIDEMAN

“Daniele Di Bonaventura trio” (promoaudio, 1997);
“Mezereum – (Mezereum, 2000) ;
“Ramo dei fiori” S. Garofoli 4et (RaRa records, 2014)
“Fermata obbligatoria”, Vertex 5et (notami jazz, 2012)
“Influenze”, W. Monini (Leart, 2008)
“The war of the worlds – Soundscape’s Activity (Radar, 2020)

Pubblications with: Rara Records Transeuropa-Feltrinelli, Simularte, exit.live, RZ music, Artist-Signed Records, Notami jazz, Widesound, Artenomade, Lestanzedellaluna, promoaudio, Leart, Rafux, Mezereum, Sineglossa, Marka, Nostro Lunedì, Mano, Il fanalino, Radar, Hal Leonard, etc…

He translated and introduced russian poet Osip Mandel’stam’ “Poesie per bambini”, published for the first time in italy by “Il Fanalino”, directed by the writer Daniele Garbuglia.
He is the leader of many formations (Roberto Zechini-limanaquequa; Robozec Treibhaus 4et, Roberto Zechini-Ras Lhanut; etc.)

MOVIE & THEATER

RobertoZechini-limanaquequa plays in the sound-track of Giuseppe Piccioni’s film “Luce dei miei occhi”.
Roberto Zechini is the author of music of “Eresia”, by Sineglossa.
Roberto Zechini is arranger and live-performer of ‘Prima della verità’, Musical Poem based on Eugenio De Signoribus’ poetry, by Ramberto Ciammarughi.
Roberto Zechini is author and live-performer of ‘Io sono Antonelli’, Musical Poem based on text by Massimo Gezzi