Simone Maggio

Pianist and composer, active in the contemporary jazz scene. He prefers a “European” vision of Jazz, drawing heavily on the contemporary classical tradition. After graduating from St. Louis College of Music in 2003, he studied with Enrico Pieranunzi. He studies contemporary Jazz with Stefano Battaglia. He recently graduated in classical piano at the G.P. Pergolesi Conservatory in Fermo. He has published various albums under his own name, the latest “Cuerdas” (Camilla Records) released in 2020. He has also played in various Italian and international festivals (Villa Celimontana jazz, Fano Jazz, InJazz Rotterdam, Manchester Jazz, Pristhina Jazz.
For years he has collaborated with the double bass player Federica Michisanti, participating in her Trioness project.
In 2021 the Duo was born with the singer of Ethiopian origins Martha Deribe (the first album for AMP Records will be released soon).
He is part of the projects of Giuseppe Cistola, Pablo Corradini, Michele Sperandio, Matteo Ciminari.
He is also present in some of Dario Germani's records.
Some of the names with whom he has also played and plays: Lee Konitz, Javier Girotto, Nicolas Masson, Francois Corneloup, Francesco Diodati, Emanuele Maniscalco, Fabrizio Sferra, Francesco Lento, Roberto Pianca, Ermanno Baron , Massimo Morganti, Michel Godard..
He has also worked and works as a composer for theater and images, also working for the Teatro di Roma.
He teaches at the Saint Louis College of Music in Rome.