Biography
Rino Cirinnà is an Italo-American saxophonist. Born in Hartford, in the United States, he comes from a family of musicians spanning three generations. He studied clarinet at the conservatories of Catania and Rome.
In 1984 he won the competition as soprano saxophone in the prestigious National Band of the Carabinieri in Rome. In the capital he had the opportunity to deepen his connection with the jazz scene, working alongside some of the most important Italian musicians: Massimo Urbani, Sandro Satta, Maurizio Giammarco, Danilo Terenzi, Antonello Salis, Antonio D'Anna; he also studied with Alfio Galigani. He took part in RAI television programs and toured with Italian pop artists such as Nino Buonocore and Tullio De Piscopo.
In 1989 he moved to the United States, where he lived for ten years. He studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston with teachers of the caliber of Jerry Bergonzi and Charlie Banacos. He explored the blues, jazz and ethno scenes and collaborated with Ibraima Camara, T. Bennett, Youssou N'Dour and John Lockwood.
Back in Italy, alongside his personal projects he collaborates with Peppe Arezzo and the Orchestra delle Dodici Terre, the Mediterranean Jazz Orchestra, directed over the years by George Gruntz, Gianni Basso, Maria Schneider and Bob Mintzer. He has carried out two tours of the United States, has received honorary citizenship of the city of Little Rock and has performed at various jazz festivals in France.
Among his works are the album "Screenplay" (2012), the free-jazz EP "Home Recording Session" (2018) and the album "Triazzo" (2022).
