Artist description DMA is a cult band in the Italian scene featuring some of the finest and best known musicians (saxophonist Marco Castelli, pianist Roberto Magris, brazilian bassist Edu Hebling, drummer Paolo Prizzon, american rapper Max M-Bass-Adò). A crossroad of sounds bridging jazz with hip-hop, Bird 'n Trane with funk, grooves with urban dancefloor. Their universal range of music has welcomed the band to the major international jazz festivals in the world, from Montreal Jazz Festival (Canada) to San Sebastian Jazz Festival (Spain), from Cervantino International Music Festival (Mexico) to Ocho Rios Jazz Festival (Jamaica). Other major festivals include Curacao Jazz Festival (Dutch Carribean), Jazzkaar Tallin (Estonia), Caracas (Venezuela), Cervantes en todas partes and Merida Music Festival (Mexico), Downtown Toronto Jazz Festival and Atlantic Jazz Festival Halifax (Canada), Corinthos Jazz Festival (Greece), Kaunas Jazz Festival (Lithuania), Switzerland, Germany, Slovenia, Croatia etc.

Artist History DMA was founded in Venice, Italy, in 1995 by pianist Roberto Magris and saxophonist Marco Castelli, who actually are the band leaders and composers of all the music performed by the group. The rap lyrics are written by poet Max 'M-Bass-Ado' and the samplings and loops are programmed by Edu Hebling, who also takes care of the rhythmic arrangements together with drummer Paolo Prizzon. It's a Venice-based musical workshop open to new directions in jazz, hop-hop and groove... which is spreading fast around the world of jazz like a new generational musical virus. They have released several compilation and the CD 'Up to the beat' (alma music / Taksim / Map).

Group Members MARCO CASTELLI (saxes) Born in Venezia in 1960. Festivals, concerts, radio and television broadcasting in Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France, Czech Rep., Hungary, Estonia, Slovenia, Croatia, Spain, Greece, Israel, Mexico, Venezuela, Curacao/Dutch Antilles. Collaborations and concerts with Jazz Print, Bebo Baldan Ensemble, Roberto Magris 4tet/5tet/6tet (feat. Luigi Rossi, Davide Ragazzoni, Mauro Periotto, Florian Bramboeck, Jeff Wohlgenannt, Rudi Engel, Roman Seehon, Larry Smith, Ofer Israeli), "D.I. Project" (feat. Achim Goettert-Zadek, Joerg Drewing, Albrecht Riermeyer, Rudi Mahall), "Europlane Orchestra" (feat. Frantisek Uhlir, Lojze Krajncan, Darko Jurkovic, Marko Lackner, Ines Reiger, Kristof Bacso, Julius Baros, Horst Schaeffer, Roberto Magris, Gabriele Centis), Orchestra Il Suono Improvviso (feat. Lee Konitz), Keptorchestra (feat. Enrico Rava), Gianluca Mosole, Contempo Ensemble, Gianni Cazzola, Fabio Nieder, S. James, Carlo Ceriani Orchestra, Pietro and Marcello Tonolo etc. 17 Lp/Cd recorded. Own Bands: Marco Castelli Quartet (since 1991, 2 Cd feat. Paolo Birro, Lello Pareti, Roberto Dani). ROBERTO MAGRIS (piano and organ) Born in Trieste in 1959. Festivals, concerts, radio and television broadcasting in Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Czech Rep., Hungary, Romania, Estonia, Slovenia, Croatia, Spain, Greece, Israel, Mexico, Venezuela, Curacao/Dutch Antilles. Collaborations and concerts with Kai Winding, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Sal Nistico, Pavel Smetacek & Traditional Jazz Studio, Lee Harper, Bosko Petrovic, Sandor Szabo, Josè Peixoto, Peter Herbert, Bruno Longhi etc. 11 Lp/Cd recorded Own bands: Gruppo Jazz Marca (1980-91, 3 Lp feat. Franco Polisseni, Massimo Moriconi, Franco Testa, Luigi Furlan), Roberto Magris 4tet/5tet/6tet (since 1987, 3 Cd feat. Marco Castelli, Luigi Rossi, Davide Ragazzoni, Mauro Periotto, Florian Bramboeck, Jeff Wohlgenannt, Rudi Engel, Roman Seehon, Larry Smith, Ofer Israeli), D.I. Project (1990-93, 1 Cd feat. Achim Goettert-Zadek, Joerg Drewing, Albrecht Riermeyer, Rudi Mahall), Europlane Orchestra (since 1998, 2 Cd feat. Frantisek Uhlir, Lojze Krajncan, Darko Jurkovic, Marko Lackner, Ines Reiger, Kristof Bacso, Julius Baros, Horst Schaeffer, Gabriele Centis)

Location Venice, Venice - Italy

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