In 1978 he is a professional session man and plays in a
tour in South America with an Italian pop group.
In 1980-81-82 he is in the world tour of PUPO a famous Italian pop star,
with him he will come to play in USA and CANADA.
In 1981 he meets Angel "Pocho" Gatti a pianist, arranger and composer
from Argentina, well known for his contributes to Frank Sinatra, Gerry Mulligan,
Chet Baker and Astor Piazzolla. With "Pocho" he produces two studio
LP and one live recording at the international jazz festival of Zagreb 1981.
During the eighties he continues his studio and live activity as a session
man playing with Italian pop stars (Pupo, Ramazzotti, Zucchero, Masini),
and moreover, plays in jam sessions and concerts with Chet Baker, Gerry
Mulligan, Massimo Urbani, Franco D'Andrea, Enrico Rava, Fabio Morgera, James
Thompson, Andy J.Forrest, Stefano Bollani, Enrico Granafei.
In 1982 starts a cooperation with the pianist, composer and arranger Fabrizio
Festa; together they found a jazz-rock band named "FESTA GROUP".
With this group they record two LP "Congo Square" and "Montreux
Live" and one CD "Strings"; they have a lot of concerts in
Italy and Europe and take part, for two years in succession, in the international
jazz festival of Montreux
(1988-89).
In 1986 he makes a contract with the best Italian publishing house in musical
methods (Berben); he publishes his first method of bass technique "The
Electric Bass" and soon it becomes a best seller (over 20.000 books
sold in Italy, still growing).
In 1990 he publishes his second method "The Improvising Electric bass"
and in 1992 the third method "The Great Electric Bass Riffs".
The cooperation with Fabrizio Festa continues through the nineties, playing
in pieces of contemporary music composed by Fabrizio Festa and performed,
beside famous classical soloists, in the most important Italian theaters.
In 1996 joins the world tour of the Italian pop star Marco Masini and come
back to play again in Canada and Usa.
In 1999 begins to play acoustic bass too.
In summer 1999 plays in the European tour of Larry Coryell's Eleventh House
(as sobstitute of Jeff Berlin) with Alphonse Mouzon on drums and Shunzo
Ono on trumpet. In the same summer plays with Al Di Meola and Larry in a
great concert in Bologna (piazza Maggiore).
In october 2000 plays at the jazz club "Trumpets" in Montclair
N.J.
In april 2001 he is in the european tour of Ted Curson, in 2003 plays with
Michel Portal. In 2004 creates a new indie label " Drycastle records".
Discography:
Gatti, Giusti, Forti & c. "La valle della luna" BeB Records
Gatti, Giusti, Forti & c. "Singin' our songs" BeB Records
Gatti, Giusti, Forti & c. "Zvjedana prasina stardust" Jugoton
Festa Group "Congo square" (Splasc(h) Records)
Festa Group "Montreux live" (Splasc(h) Records)
Festa Group "Strings" Nueva
The Sultan of Swing "All The Things We Are" (Drycastle Records)
Festa Group "Vinil" (Drycastle Records)
Bozorius "Bozorius" (Drycastle Records)
Carlo Colombo "Playboy" (Drycastle Records)
Bibliography:
M. Bozzi "Il basso elettrico" Berben
M. Bozzi "L'improvvisazione nel basso elettrico" Berben
M. Bozzi "I grandi riff del basso elettrico" Berben