Max Gazzè

Max Gazzè (born 6 July 1967) is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. He is known for his high-pitched voice. He is also a member of the trio Fabi Silvestri Gazzè with Niccolò Fabi and Daniele Silvestri.

Biography
Max Gazzè was born in Rome, his father was from the Province of Ragusa. He emigrated to Belgium in 1980 where he spent his childhood, his father being a diplomat at the embassy of Italy, and he studied at the European School. At the age of 6 he started learning piano, and at 13 dedicated himself to bass guitar and began to perform with groups in clubs in Brussels. From 1985–1990 he played with a number of Jazz fusion, funk, and rock bands around Europe.

Personal life
He has five children: Samuele (b. 1998), Bianca (b. 2001) and Emily (b. 2006) from his former wife and Silvia (b. 2013) and Guglielmo (b. 2016) from a following relationship. The lyrics of his songs are written in collaboration with his brother Francesco Gazzè.

Solo studio albums

 * Contro un'onda del mare (1996)
 * La favola di Adamo ed Eva (1998)
 * Max Gazzè (2000)
 * Ognuno fa quello che gli pare? (2001)
 * Un giorno (2004)
 * Tra l'aratro e la radio (2008)
 * Quindi? (2010)
 * Sotto casa (2013)
 * Maximilian (2015)
 * Alchemaya (2018)
 * La Matematica Dei Rami (2021)

Collaborative studio albums

 * Il Padrone Della Festa (2014) with Niccolò Fabi and Daniele Silvestri

Duets

 * With Ginevra Di Marco: La tua realtà
 * With Carmen Consoli: Il motore degli eventi
 * With Daniele Silvestri: Pallida
 * With Mao: Colloquium vitae
 * With Niccolò Fabi: Vento d'estate
 * With Paola Turci: Il debole fra i due
 * With Alex Britti: ...Solo con te
 * With Stephan Eicher: Cenerentola a mezzanotte
 * With Paola Turci e Marina Rei: Il solito sesso (during the duets evening of the 58º Festival di Sanremo, 2008)
 * With i Bluvertigo e Morgan: Segnali di vita
 * With i Jetlag and Raf: È necessario
 * With Luca Barbarossa and Roy Paci: Non mi stanco mai
 * With Serena Abrami: Scende la pioggia
 * With Carl Brave: Posso, Cristo di Rio

Collaborations

 * 1996 – Rappresaglia, Intro, Seguimi, Hold me, Cohiba, Un giorno lontano, Me fece mele a chepa, Via col vento, Samantha, Il dado, Strade di Francia, Lasciami andare, Pino – fratello di Paolo in Il dado by Daniele Silvestri
 * 1998 – Vento d'estate in Niccolò Fabi by Niccolò Fabi
 * 1998 – O Caroline in The different you – Robert Wyatt e noi
 * 1999 – Aria, Pozzo dei desideri, Tu non-torni mai, Giro in si, Desaparecido, Sto benissimo in Signor Dapatas by Daniele Silvestri
 * 1999 – Neretva, Tempo di attesa and Le grandi scoperte in Trama tenue by Ginevra Di Marco
 * 2000 – Di giada e di veleno in Marjorie Biondo by Marjorie Biondo
 * 2000 – Testardo in Occhi da orientale by Daniele Silvestri
 * 2001 – Saluto l'inverno in Mi basta il paradiso by Paola Turci
 * 2001 – Troppo sensibile in Iperbole by Raf
 * 2002 – Silvia, La festa and Cellule in Non è successo niente by Alberto Belgesto
 * 2002 – Sette sono i re and Pinto Stefano in Bondo! Bondo! by Bandabardò
 * 2003 – Taxi Europa in Taxi Europa by Stephan Eicher
 * 2007 – Foolin' Around in Private Paradise by Jacques Villeneuve
 * 2007 – 92100 in Io sto qui by Tinturia
 * 2007 – Faccia di velluto, Il suo nome, Ninetta Nanna, Che bella faccia in Il latitante by Daniele Silvestri

Appearances

 * 1997: Cara Valentina (Sezione Giovani – 27th)
 * 1999: Una musica può fare (Nuove Proposte – 8th)
 * 2000: Il timido ubriaco (4th)
 * 2008: Il solito sesso (12th)
 * 2013: Sotto casa (Selected) and I tuoi maledetissimi impegni (7th)
 * 2018: La leggenda di Cristalda e Pizzomunno (6th, Premio Giancarlo Bigazzi alla miglior composizione musicale)
 * 2021: Il farmacista (17th)