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Stefano at Campagnano, Ischia, 1997

Stefano Russo


was born in NAPLES (Italy) on 1st  January 1961.
He is interested in music as a guitarist, singer, arranger and composer since the age of 15.
After a long period of self-learning in which he is interested in Country-West Coast music and Bossa Nova (that becomes his great passion), he begins to study classical guitar. 
Besides, he studies jazz harmony (from 1987 to 1989) with Pierre Cullaz in Paris and singing with Michael Aspinall in Naples.
He takes his diploma at the Conservatoire of Benevento in 1991.
He's been writing since 1992 on GUITAR CLUB and TUTTO CHITARRA, Italian specialized reviews in which he deals with Brazilian guitar music.

After a period of intensive activity as a soloist or as a band leader in many clubs and theatres of Campania, in 1993 he meets, at Ischia, the great singer and composer Ugo Calise who introduces him to Neapolitan songs, seeing one potential artistic heir.

On 6th September 1994 , after Calise death, , Stefano appears 
at the commemorative concert OMAGGIO AD UGO CALISE  with Cicci Santucci, Romano Mussolini, Peppino Di Capri,  Fausto Cigliano. 
In 1995 he plays at "Innamorarsi A Napoli", "Galassia  Gutenberg" and "Premio Utopia", both as a classical and as a "folk" guitarist.
Everybody considers him as an adept at Bossa Nova, but he also studies other forms of Brazilian music, for instance the guitar style of  BADEN POWELL who shows him gratefulness and regard.
On 28th June he is invited at Fregene (Rome) with some of the most famous Italian jazz players as Carlo Loffredo, Romano Mussolini, Lino Patruno, Cicci Santucci; the recording of the event is on the c. d. One Man In Jazz  (Erreffe).


Stefano Russo Trio with Cicci Santucci
Always in 1995 he collaborate  with the famous Italian singer Fred Bongusto recording with him - two voices singed - a never published version of "Frida".
On 26th November, Il Golfo awards to him the "PREMIO NAZIONALE UGO CALISE" as "best Neapolitan singer -guitarist of the 1995" (after Lina Sastri,  winner of the 1994).
He takes part - on 21st June 1996 - to the television broadcast R.a.i. 1 Mattina during the European event "Festa della Musica" ; some images of his performance are broadcasted on the national evening  news.
The guidebook "ISCHIA. L' ISOLA PER TUTTI. GUIDA PER I VIAGGIATORI CONTEMPORANEI" (Progetto Impresa, 1996) includes an his short biography.
On 26th June 1997, into the Grenoble French institute of Naples, he appears at the presentation of NUN È PECCATO - a four c.d. musical anthology of Ugo Calise (Ed. Electa Napoli) - in the presence of the mayor Antonio Bassolino and all the Neapolitan press. 
In 1998 he records his first c.d. NAPOLI SLOW  including the finest 50th years Neapolitan songs singed with Ugo Calise (in "virtual" presence), Fausto Cigliano, Peppino Di Capri, Armando Romeo and Cicci Santucci.
In 2001 he realizes his second c.d. Ugo!, containing rare or unpublished compositions of Calise, presented on 15th February 2007 at La Feltrinelli in Naples.
In 2002 he records (with the Brazilian percussionist Robertinho Bastos) Primeiro Amor, a c.d.including 12 among the nicest and representative pieces of XXth century Brazilian guitar music.
On November 2002, he takes part to the Teatro Nel Piatto show at the Sannazzaro theatre of Naples during which he sustains, alone by his classical guitar, the complete performance of a modern dance troupe.
On 27th, 28th, and 30th January 2003, he plays at the Sacro E Pagano show in the Filangieri theatre of Naples producing, with the singer Marcello Colasurdo, a special version of the traditional Neapolitan song La Palummella .
He gives a successful concert on 7th August at Oratino - the native country of Ugo Calise - to pay homage to his master.
 He takes part, as a guest, on 27th September in Ischia, at the literary award  Premio Domenico Rea.
Guitar and cats!
In 2004 he records another two discs: Around Brazil (all based on personal instrumental pieces, featuring Cicci Santucci, Marco Zurzolo and Nando Trapani) and Napoli Saudade (contains thirteen modern Neapolitan songs with new arrangements).
On 16th August 2006 Stefano participates in Oratino , with the Ciro Giorgio's company, to Sera d'Ammore, a musical show dedicated to Ugo Calise.