- Andrea Benzoni born in Italy1961, I started private lessons at 14 and at 16 I was playing in some dance orchestras - At 18 graduated at Oregon High School ( USA) where I met Howard Roberts who introduced me into Jazz music - I was 20 when I spent one year of my life in Paris playing with others the music of the " Hot Club de France " - Back in Italy I started in conservatory classical guitar, piano and composition, meanwhile I was studying in Milano Electronic music, Jazz guitar with Tomaso Lama, few session with Berklee, fingerstyle with G.Unterberger - I also studied with Joe Pass, John Abercrombie, Jim Hall, Joe Diorio - Since the end of 1998 I started the solo carrear blending all my experiences - I write musical articles for Guitar Club magasine - Teach music in my own music school and others - Work in recording studios as guitarist, arranger and artist producer - I am endorser for Lowden ( Ireland )guitars and J. Pears Strings USA - I made several CD and my last is a solo guitar produced by the German label " Acoustic Music " - My music is on " Mel Bay " 2001 world acoustic guitar selection CD - I give concert all around the world -Since summer 2002 I also make concert with the first viola Danilo Rossi and the first double bass Giuseppe Ettorre of the Scala theatre of Milan (Italy)