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Maurizio Spista
Maurizio Spista is an Italian jazz fusion drummer, song writer, arranger, author appreciated for his versatility and experience. Over the years throughout his career, has played and collaborated on tour and studio with producers, musicians and artists of reference, studying, experimenting and practicing various musical genres and styles from pop, rock, soul-r&b, jazz, blues, funk to Afro-world music.

Biography
He graduated in Drums and Percussions at the Conservatory of Music, G. Martucci, Salerno (Italy) and he majored in jazz studies at the Conservatory of Music, San Pietro a Majella, Naples (Italy). He improved himself by studying and participating in various stage-seminars by Steve Gadd, Chad Smith, Billy Cobham, Peter Erskine, Vinnie Colaiuta, Greg Bissonette, Steve Smith, John Riley. From 1980 onwards began his professional career working and collaborating in studio and tour with various national and international artists and partecipated various television programs. Collaborated with the "Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica" in the creation of soundtracks for films including "Perdiamoci di vista", directed by Carlo Verdone. He has written music and voice-overs for documentaries like "Over Travel". Is the author of music and theatrical works of "Ritorno ad Atlantide". In 2000 founded the project "Urban-Funky-Jazz project" began a long collaboration with percussionist Karl Potter, icon of Etno-Groove International music. He currently lives in New York and is collaborating and promoting "Evolution 4et" a new EP recorded with Vinny Valentino, John Benitez and Bob Franceschini.

Discography

 * Evolution 4et
 * Secrets
 * Walking in Jazz