Antonio Ciacca is a jazz pianist.
Ciacca was born in Germany and brought up in Italy.[1] He began playing the piano at the age of seven.[1] He has been taught by Steve Grossman, [Jaki Byard], [Bruce Barth] and Barry Harris.[1]
Ciacca toured Europe with the Larry Smith Quartet in 1995 and 1996, played in Japan with the Eiji Nakayama Quartet in 1998, and toured Europe with Wes Anderson and Steve Lacy in 1999.[1] Ciacca studied further with Jaki Byard in 1998–99, and dedicated the album Hollis Avenue to him.[1] Ciacca founded the Detroit Gospel Singers, and toured Europe with them in 2000.[1] He earned his undergraduate Diploma at the "G.B. Martini" Conservatory tin Bologna, Italy..[1] He became Director of Programming at Jazz at Lincoln Center in 2007, resigning in 2011.[2] Dr. Ciacca earned his master's degree in jazz studies at City College in New York City and his DMA (Doctor of Musica Arts) at Stony Brook University. Dr. Ciacca is currently adjunct professor of Jazz History at Marymount Manhattan College, and Professor of Jazz arranging and COmposition at the "G. Nicolini" conservatory in Piacenza, Italy.
The DownBeat reviewer of the album Lagos Blues wrote: "Ciacca is informed by a broad range of influences. Two are particularly obvious, those being hard bop and Duke Ellington."[3]
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