Dario Miranda
Biography Dario Miranda
Dario Miranda
A musician and composer with multiple experiences, he has always loved to move in the field of research and experimentation.
He graduated in double bass with top marks plus honors under the guidance of Maestro Zurzolo.
Parallel to classical music he undertakes the study and practice of jazz through seminars (SienaJazz…) and private lessons.
At the University of Milan he attends courses in Ethnomusicology and Musical Anthropology taught by Prof. Scaldaferri and History of Modern and Contemporary Music and Methodology of Music Criticism by Prof. Fertonani.
He attended the composition workshop for Music for Film directed by Maestro Michael Riessler at the Experimental Center of Cinematography in Rome and the orchestration and composition workshop directed by Maestro Franco Mannino at the International Music Institute in Rome.
He studies Vocality, Orff Instrumental and Body percussion at the Donna Olimpia School of Music in Rome.
In Barcelona he attended the Soundpainting Workshop with Walter Thompson.
He is co-founder of the ensembles “N-Est,” “Telegraph” and “SwedishMobilia,” bands with which he records for Fundacja Słuchaj! LeoRecords, a historical British label, and for the Italian Auand records, receiving excellent reviews on the best specialised magazines both in Italy and abroad (All AboutJazz -USA – Downtown Music Gallery USA – Jazz Magazine – FRA – Jazzit -ITA – LondonJazz – Jazz Alchemist – ENG – Bad Alchemy -DE – JazzFlits- HOL – Alias il Manifesto – All About jazz ITA …)
Since 2010 he has an intense concert activity that leads him to perform in several international festivals and prestigious stages such as Fajr Festival (Tehran IRAN), Paris Jazz Festival (FRA), Revolution Festival (USA), Istropolitana Project (SLK), Impro Focus (FRA), Auditorium Parco della Musica (ITA) …
He has played and recorded with Luca Aquino, Paolo Fresu, Antonello Salis, Chuck Findley, Fabrizio Bosso, Rita Marcotulli, Giovanni Francesca, Marco Colonna, among others…
…Bassist Dario Miranda is really at the heart of things here so I hope we get other chances to hear his magical playing in the (near) future.
Bruce Lee Gallanter about “N-est” (Colonna – Miranda – Spera) – Downtown Music Gallery New York
