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Francesco Chebat

Francesco Chebat, born in Trento (Italy) in 1978, studied classical music at the Milan Conservatory (piano and composition). During his studies, he started listening to jazz and jazz-rock. He studied jazz music with teachers from Berklee College (Larry Monroe, Jeff Stout, Russel Hoffman) and with Italian jazz musicians (Tino Tracanna, Giovanni Tommaso).

He began performing in clubs in Milan and since then he has played with several important musicians, such as Dave Weckl, Tino Tracanna, Attilio Zanchi, Gianluigi Trovesi, Maurizio Giammarco, Giovanni Falzone, Riccardo Fioravanti, Maxx Furian, Emilio Soana, Paolo Tomelleri, JW Orchestra (directed by Marco Gotti), Luca Meneghello, Javier Girotto, Andrea Tofanelli, Sergio Orlandi, Tony Arco, Enrico Intra, Kyle Gregory, Paolo Pellegatti and many others.

He performed in jazz festivals, clubs and tv stations: Blue Note Milano, Osijek Jazz Festival, Iseo Jazz, Brianza Open jazz festival, Lario Festival, Valtidone festival, Match Music (Sky tv), Jazz Club Bergamo, Ivrea Jazz Club, Società del Quartetto (Bergamo), Locarno Film Festival, Auditorium della Camera del Lavoro di Milano, Piccolo Teatro…

He is active as a side-man, band-leader, composer and educator. Over the years, he has also played with bluesmen, songwriters and actors, showing his versatility both live and in the studio.

He has been working with vocalist Martha J. as pianist and arranger, since 2008. They produced eight six albums together, with different bands. They recorded songs from the traditional jazz repertoire and many originals. Their latest album is dedicated to The Beatles and it features jazz arrangements of a selection of their songs.

Since 2006, Francesco has also been playing with the JW Orchestra, conducted by the saxophonist Marco Gotti, who has written many avant-guard arrangements for this big band.

Francesco Chebat is pianist and composer of the Saddex project, whose debut CD has recently been released, together with Alessandro Bottacchiari on trumpet, Lorenzo Feliciati on bass and Maxx Furian on drums.

Francesco Chebat

Reviews

“…quello che colpisce di più è la semplicità e l’eleganza di Francesco Chebat: e questo fa della sua musica un lavoro di estremo interesse.”
Luca Labrini – Jazzitalia.net

“Francesco Chebat: essenziale, raffinato, mai casuale…  mostra un’intensa distinzione interpretativa e un bel gioco evoluto, intelligente, multiforme, ricco di fantasiose intuizioni ritmiche e di virtuosismo, assecondato da un’ariosa ricercatezza armonica.”
Bruno Schiozzi – Musica Jazz

“Chebat non cerca di stupire l’ascoltatore con frenesie tecniche, ma la sua è una spinta emotiva verso la ricerca della melodia, e tanto è evidente non solo nei temi ma soprattutto nelle libere improvvisazioni…”
Giorgio Coppola

Discography (as leader or co-leader)

Martha J. & Chebat 4et
PLAYS THE BEATLES
(Clessidra Records 2021)
Martha J. (vocals), Francesco Chebat (piano), Roberto Piccolo (double bass), Gionata Giardina (drums).

Saddex
SADDEX
(Ultra Sound Records 2021)
Alessandro Bottacchiari (trumpet & efx), Francesco Chebat (keyboards), Maxx Furian (drums).

THE Soul Mutation TIMES ARE CHANGING con Francesco Chebat pianista jazz

The Soul Mutation
TIMES ARE CHANGING
(Clessidra Records 2017)
Martha J. (vocals), Francesco Chebat (keyboards), Francesco Marzetti (drums), Giulio Corini (contrabbasso).

COVER DEL DISCO the soul mutation - MARTHA J. AND CHEBAT

The Soul Mutation
THE SOUL MUTATION
(Clessidra Records 2014)
Martha J. (vocals), Francesco Chebat (keyboards), Francesco Marzetti (drums).

COPERTINA DEL DISCO PAX DE DEUX DI MARTHA J. AND FRANCESCO CHEBAT

The Soul Mutation
PAS DE DEUX   
(Clessidra Records 2014)
Martha J. (vocals), Francesco Chebat (piano).

copertina disco harlem nocturne di martha J. jazz singer e Francesco Chebat pianista jazz

Martha J. & Francesco Chebat
HARLEM NOCTURNE
(Clessidra Records 2012)
Martha J. (vocals), Francesco Chebat (piano), Roberto Piccolo (double bass), Stefano Bertoli (drums). Special guest: Guido Bombardieri (sax, bass clarinet).

copertina del disco dance your way to heaven di Martha J. and Chebat

Martha J. & Francesco Chebat
DANCE YOUR WAY TO HEAVEN
(Clessidra Records 2010)
Martha J. (vocals), Francesco Chebat (piano), Roberto Piccolo (double bass), Stefano Bertoli (drums), Cisco Portone (percussions).

COVER PROMENADE FRANCESCO CHEBAT PIANISTA JAZZ

Francesco Chebat & Gianni Satta
PROMENADE
(Double Stroke Records 2010)
Gianni Satta (trumpet & live electronics), Francesco Chebat (keyboards), Stefano Bertoli (drums).

 

Crazy for Christmas copertina album musica jazz di Martha J. and Chebat

Martha J. & Francesco Chebat
CRAZY FOR CHRISTMAS
(Clessidra Records 2008)
Martha J. (vocals), Francesco Chebat (piano & computer programming).

 

cover del disco di Martha J. and Chebat: that's it

Martha J. 4et
THAT’S IT!
(Music Center 2008)
Martha J. (vocals), Francesco Chebat (piano), Roberto Piccolo (double bass), Stefano Bertoli (drums).

 

Cover del disco no one but you di Martha J. and Chebat

Martha J. & Francesco Chebat
NO ONE BUT YOU
(Music Center 2008)
Martha J. (vocals), Francesco Chebat (piano).

 

Francesco Chebat
IMPRINTING
(Music Center 2007)
Francesco Chebat (piano), Attilio Zanchi (double bass), Marco Castiglioni (drums).

 

Discography (as sideman)

Ila
LE SCARPE ROSSE
(2015)
Ila (guitar, vocals), Teo Marchese (drums and percussions), Lorenzo Fugazza (guitar, banjo, ukulele), Paolo Legramandi (bass, backing vocals), Nik Carraro (guitar, backing vocals), Francesco Chebat (piano and keyboards), Israel Varela (vocals), Edoardo Cerea (vocals).

Daniele “Vava” Vavassori
VAVA CHRISTMAS
(Eco di Bergamo 2014)
Vava (vocals), Sergio Orlandi (trumpet), Marco Gotti (sax & clarinet), Francesco Chebat (piano & arrangements), Sandro Massazza (double bass), Stefano Bertoli (drums).

Stefano Galli
FOCUS
(2014)
Stefano Galli (guitar), Francesco Chebat (keyboards), Bobo Aiolfi (bass), Marco Sacchitella (drums). Special Guests: Francesco Piu, Fabio Merigo, Veronica Sbergia, Max de Bernardi.

Barbara Boffelli
EN MI VIDA
(2014)
Barbara Boffelli (vocals), Gianni Satta (trumpet, flugelhorn), Roberto Cairo (guitar), Gino Marcelli (piano), Francesco Chebat (piano), Giacomo Lampugnani (bass), Marco Camia (drums), Alberto Venturini (percussions).

Stefano Galli band
PLAY IT LOUD!
(2013)
Stefano Galli (guitar), Francesco Chebat (keyboards), Bobo Aiolfi (bass), Marco Sacchitella (drums).

Paolo Manzolini
LA MACCHINA DEL TEMPO
(2012)
Paolo Manzolini (guitar), Francesco Chebat (piano), Riccardo Fioravanti (bass), Vittorio Marinoni (drums).

JW Orchestra
LECTIO BREVIS ON TRILLO
(2009)
Marco Gotti (tenor sax, clarinet, arrangements, compositions & director), Giancarlo Porro (baritone sax, soprano, clarinetto, flute), Umberto Marcandalli (trumpet and flugelhorn), Sergio Orlandi (trumpet and flugelhorn), Giovanni Di Stefano (trombone), Lorenzo Erra (piano & keyboards), Enrico Intra (piano, special guest), Francesco Chebat (piano), Sandro Massazza (double bass), Stefano Bertoli (drums).

Vanni Stefanini
NOBODY KNOWS
(Rugginenti Editore 2004)
Francesco Chebat (piano), Attilio Zanchi (double bass), Max Rovati (double bass), Vanni Stefanini (drums).

Collaborations

Martha J., Dave Weckl, Gianluigi Trovesi, Attilio Zanchi, Marco Castiglioni, Tino Tracanna, Giovanni Falzone, Stefano Bertoli, Sergio Orlandi, Paolo Manzolini, Javier Girotto, Michael Rosen, Luca Meneghello, Marco Gotti, Roberto Piccolo, Gianni Satta, Marco Esposito, Boris Savoldelli, Maurizio Brunod, Achille Succi, Kyle Gregory, Maxx Furian, Tony Arco, Marco Ricci, Marco Gamba, Guido Bombardieri, Silvia Infascelli, Paolo Tomelleri, Emilio Soana, Andrea Tofanelli, Dudu Kwateh, Beppe Aliprandi, Marcos Vinicius, Carlo Bagnoli, Marcello Noia, Walter Ganda, Francesco D’Auria, Riccardo Fioravanti, Vittorio Marinoni, Ney Portilho, Riccardo Vigorè, Ettore Fioravanti, Carol Sudhalter, Geoff Gallante, Michael Supnick, Stefano Galli, Barbara Boffelli, Vanni Stefanini, Angelo Peli, Antonella Mazza, Ila, Flabby, Tino Cappelletti and many others.

Education Background

  • Umbria Jazz Clinics (Berklee College), Perugia, 2017
  • Performer Course, with Giovanni Tommaso, CEMM, Bussero (Mi), 2009
  • Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, 2006
  • Composition, Conservatory “G. Verdi” of Milan, 2002 (M.o Massimo Bertola)
  • Piano master class, with Ricardo Descalzo, ContemporaneaMente Festival, Lodi, 2002
  • Contemporary Composition Seminar, with Bernard Cavanna, ContemporaneaMente Festival, Lodi, 2001
  • Jazz master class, with T. Tracanna, G. Liguori, L. Garlaschelli, Conservatory “G. Verdi” of Milan, 2001
  • Piano Diploma, Conservatory “G. Verdi” of Milan, 1999 (M.o Pietro De Luigi, M.o Elio Cantamessa)
  • Umbria Jazz Clinics (Berklee College), Perugia, 1999
  • Scientific high school degree, Liceo Scientifico Giovanni Gandini, Lodi, 1997
  • Gregorian chant seminar, with Bonifacio Baroffio, Vallombrosa Abbey, 1996