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Bruno De Filippi (Milan, Italy May 8, 1930 - Milan, Italy January 16, 2010) was a composer, arranger and jazz musician for guitar and Chromatic harmonica. He dedicated all his life to music. Since his first years he showed a special passion for music. At the age of seven, his uncle Andrea showed him how to put his fingers on mandolin strings, teaching him his first chords.

The '60s In 1962 he created “Bruno De Filippi e il suo complesso”. They played as regulars in several clubs and theatres in Italy and abroad. At the Sanremo Festival in 1968, Bruno played banjo for the famous Louis Armstrong. In a reharsals break, the two guys - sitting alone next to each other - improvised “Do you know what it means”. Thanks to this happening, a special musical feeling was builded between them. Later, Bruno often told this story very proudly during interviews and concerts. From the mid ’60s he played guitar in some famous Italian singers’ recordings and concerts: Mina, Adriano Celentano, Johnny Dorelli, Ornella Vanoni, Enzo Jannacci, Caterina Valente.

The 70's