A Canadian with Italian origins, a saxophonist with exceptional qualities, greatly appreciated soloist in the jazz scene, a highly esteemed professional at international levels and extraordinary teacher, ROBERT BONISOLO studied music at Berklee College of Music and The Banff School of Fine Arts. In 1987 he won the “Canadian Rising Star Award” and the “American Rising Star Award”. He has studied and performed with some of the best musicians in the world: Robert Bonisolo Robert Bonisolo Robert Bonisolo Robert Bonisolo - Tenor Sax Tenor Sax Tenor Sax Tenor Sax Joe Viola Jerry Bergonzi Joe Lovano John La Porta George Garzone Steve Coleman Herb Pomeroy Jimmy Mosher John Abercrombie David Liebman Richie Bierach Kenny Wheeler Don Thompson Dave Holland Pat Labarbera Upon arriving in Italy in 1990 he began to study classical saxo- phone. He obtained his five year classical “diploma” from the Con- servatory of Ferrara. Through out his career ROBERT BONISOLO has collaborated with important artists, such as: Aldo Zunnino Davide Santorsola Joe Magnarelli Paolo Birro Rosario Bonaccorso Alfred Kramer Domenic Spera Kenny Wheeler Paolo Fresu Rosario Giuliani Andrea Pozza Don Alias Kyle Gregory Peter Washington Rossana Casale Andy Milnes Drès Palemart Larry Willis Phillip Aerts Sandro Gibellini Antonio Faraò Elliot Zigmund Lee Konitz Piero Leveratto Sangoma Everett Barbara Casini Fabrizio Bosso Louis Nash Piero Odorici Stefano Senni Ben Street Franco Ambrosetti Marc Abrams Pietro Tonolo Steve Swallow Bert Joris George Robert Mario Rusca Randy Brecker Terell Stanford Billy Drumond Gianni Basso Mauro Beggio Reggie Johnson The Carla Bley Band Carlo Atti Gianni Cazzola Mauro Negri Renato Chicco Tom Harrell Charles McPhearson Giulio Capiozzo Michele Hendrix Roberto Dani Tom Kirkpatrick Dado Moroni Hiram Bullock Mike Stern Roberto Gatto Danilo Memoli Jackie Allen Group Niels Lan Doky Roberto Rossi Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Ben Pewrosky Francesca Sortino Luigi Bonafede Pietro Condorelli Steve Jordan Last Update: 20/08/2008 Graphics by E. Riva