INSIDE SAX

The ensemble was originally established by four versatile musicians who boast over a decade of collaboration, performing together on the stages of numerous Italian and foreign theaters. A quartet with an evolving sound, capable of easily embracing genres, styles, and characteristics of different musical languages. Through the various shades of the saxophone, it offers a unique interpretation of the intersections between classical, jazz, and ethnic music paths.

SUITE ITALIANA

Italian Saxophone Quartet "INSIDE SAX" presents "Italian Suite"

The saxophone quartet INSIDE SAX proposes Italian Suite, a musical journey through the colors of Italy, its memories, sounds, past traditions, and projection towards the future. It is a snapshot of today's Italy, with composers who have spread Italian culture abroad and, in return, have imported a thousand suggestions and influences. It is a tribute to Italian artists who have marked eras and styles, exploring new sounds infused with contaminations and atypical languages, while always maintaining an expressiveness and a typically Italian matrix. The program features original pieces for saxophone quartet written by renowed Italian composers such as Stefano Nanni, Paolo Marzocchi, Luciano Feliciani, Massimo Valentini, Roberto Bartoli, Emiliano Rodriguez, as well as unpublished arrangements by Giorgio Babbini, music by Nino Rota and Fiorenzo Carpi.

CURRICULUM
Emiliano Rodriguez
Emiliano Rodriguez

Soprano sax
Letizia Ragazzini
Letizia Ragazzini

Tenor sax
Ivan Curzi
Ivan Curzi

Alto sax

Massimo Valentini
Massimo Valentini

Baritone sax
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Emiliano Rodriguez

Soprano sax

Emiliano Rodriguez suona il sassofono soprano
Emiliano Rodriguez has performed throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, and has collaborated with important orchestras such as Teatro alla Scala Milan, Symphonic Orchestra Rai Turin, Teatro dell’Opera Rome, San Carlo Theatre Naples, renowned conductors i.e, R. Muti, D. Robertson, E. Inbal, G. Pretre, D. Harding, R. Chailly, D. Gatti, Z. Metha, prestigious ensembles as I Virtuosi Italiani, I Solisti della Scala, Ensemble Strumentale Scaligero. And finally talented artists from various backgrounds, from jazz to classical music such as G. Trovesi, P. Fresu, E. Rava, P. Favre, H. Bullock, S. Bollani, Dado Moroni, M. Godard, J. Berlin, Oliver Kern, F. Meloni, M. Polidori, G. Mirabassi, E. Fioravanti, L. Biondini, F. Mondelci. His recordings include work with Filarmonica della Scala - Sony , Dodicilune, Limenmusic Warner/Chappell, Philology, Wide Sound, Soul Note, RCA, Velut Luna, Felmay.
He currently serves as saxophone Professor at the "Giulio Briccialdi " Academy of Music in Terni - Italy.
Letizia Ragazzini

Tenor sax

Letizia Ragazzini suona il sassofono tenore
Letizia Ragazzini, graduated with honors in saxophone. She also holds degrees in Flute, Music Education, Education, Teaching Qualification. She further refined her skills with renowned teachers including J.M. Londeix, A. Bornkamp, F. Mondelci, C. Delangle. She engages in intense concert activity collaborating with orchestras such as: Regionale della Toscana, Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Corelli Orchestra, Filarmonica Italiana, Bruno Maderna Orchestra Sanremo Symphony Orchestra, and I Solisti Veneti. In chamber music, she performs in Italy and abroad in countries such as US, Russia, Mexico, Crimea, Denmark, Georgia, Switzerland, with various ensembles including the Italian Saxophone Orchestra, Gershwin Quintet, and Inside Sax. In the pop and jazz music scene, she has played alongside Gilberto Jil, Danilo Rea, Toni Servillo, Antonella Ruggiero, Elio, Neri Marcorè, and has several recordings with New Trolls , BMA Music, La Rappresentante di Lista, Fast Animals and Slow Kids - Sony Music. She is a Saxophone instructor at the State Middle School, Innocenzo da Imola- Italy.
Ivan Curzi

Alto sax

Ivan Curzi suona il sassofono alto
Ivan Curzi graduated with honors in 2001 at the Conservatory of Pesaro with Maestro Federico Mondelci. He also specialized in solo saxophone and took courses in improvisation, arrangement, and conducting. He has performed in numerous concerts in Italy and abroad both as a soloist and with various groups such as Monade sax quartet, Italian Saxophone Orchestra, Orchestra I fiati di Ancona. Recently, he has participated in the making of the recording The museums creative workshops and premiered in the performance of the piece , Trans Europe Express for saxophone, voice, and orchestra at the Teatro delle Muse in Ancona, Marche region.
Massimo Valentini

Baritone sax

Massimo Valentini suona il sassofono baritono
Massimo Valentini, a saxophonist and composer, has emerged as a leading, innovative musician in the contemporary music scene. He is appreciated by many international artists for “his versatility, sound, and expressiveness with stylistic influences that encompass various musical genres from rock, world music, blues, jazz, fusion, avant-garde, to classical music”. Globo Brasil, 2018.
He graduated with honors and distinction with Maestro Federico Mondelci. Since the age of thirteen, he has been actively performing in concerts, gracing the stages of important theaters worldwide both as a soloist and as part of chamber ensembles. Massimo has collaborated with a diverse range of artists such as Fabrizio Bosso, Geoff Westley, Antonella Ruggiero, Javier Girotto, Atem Saxophone Quartet, Italian Saxophone Orchestra, Federico Mondelci, Raphael Gualazzi, Elisa Ridolfi, Adriano Celentano, Del Barrio, Jesuton, Rafael Rocha, Renato Rocha, Roger Correa, Roberto Taufic, Wanderson Lopez, Rai Symphonic Orchestra, Toscanini Orchestra, and many others.

In February 2023, his new recording Nudo was released with the Massimo Valentini Group project and presented at the Grammy in November 2023. Currently, he serves as the artistic director of the Around Music Fest and co-artistic director of the Durante Festival - Italy.