GAVINO MURGIA, SAX SOPRANO and VOICEMARCELLO PEGHIN, GUITARS
PIETRO IODICE, DRUMS
Born in Nuoro (Sardinia), He started studying music and alto sax at the age of 12. He started shortly an intense musical activity playing with several pop music bands as well as in various theatrical performances.
The kind of music he focuses his attention on is above all jazz. He has played with many bands in the most important Italian and international jazz festivals: in Poland, Austria, Spain, Finland, Switzerland, Germany, France, Russia, South Africa, Cuba, the USA, and other countries.
Among the jazz musicians he has played with there are Rabih Abou Kalil, Bobby McFerrin, Michel Godard, G.Trovesi, Vinicio Capossela , Antonello Salis, Mal Waldron, Djivan Gasparian, Araik Bakhtckian, Salvatore Bonafede, Paolo Fresu, Famoudou Don Moye, Roswell Rudd, Sainko Namtcylak, Bebo Ferra, Danilo Rea, Babà Sissokò, Badara Seck, Al di Meola, Hamid Drake, Franck Tortiller, Luigi Cinque, Mauro Pagani, Gianna Nannini, Massimo Ranieri, Andrea Parodi, Piero Pelù, Luigi Lai, Solis String , Noa, Gil Dor, Zohar Fresco, and more.
His present research concerns the sounds of Sardinian music, and in particular the use of the voice with a saxophone and other typical Sardinian instruments of his island, but in a modern musical context.
The large number of his recordings ranges from duets to orchestra performances.FREE EVENT – Book at http://gavinomurgia.eventbrite.hk