About this Event
Giacomo Turra is an Italian musician born in 1997.
Intrigued by the vinyls of his father, Giacomo started playing guitar at the age of 13, learning by jamming on his favorite artists like Stevie Wonder, George Benson and Herbie Hancock. In 2018, he started his solo musical project, exploring R&B, Funk and Jazz and releasing his first singles under the name JMT between 2019 and 2020. In March 2020, during the pandemic lockdown, Giacomo started posting video performances on his Instagram account, soon becoming an Artist for D'Angelico Guitars and gaining hundreds of thousands of followers. In July 2021, Giacomo released "The Groove Sessions", a compilation of Funk and R&B covers recorded with renowned musicians and singers from all over the world like Brandon "TAZ" Niederauer, Phoebe Katis, Jessica Burdeaux, George Collins and Augie Bello. On November 12th, 2021, Giacomo played his first international show at the Paradiso in Amsterdam for the Soul Live in front of 2500 people. In December 2021, Matteo Dallape on drums, Francesco Dallago on bass and Anna Pollinari on vocals and keys joined the project as part of the band for Giacomo Turra. On August 26th, Giacomo released his first original single “Get Into The Groove” with Vokall Records. The following day, Giacomo and his band played their debut show, opening for Joss Stone, Candy Dulfer and many more artists at the summer edition of the Soul Live Festival in the Netherlands, in front of 5000 people. On October 21st, Giacomo released his second original single "Sweet Life", in collaboration with Italian R&B singer Filippo Perbellini. In November 2022, Giacomo and his band went on their first headliner tour in Italy, with sold out shows in Milan, Bologna and Rome. In January 2023, Giacomo released his signature guitar pickup model with Italian company Mama Pickups. In February 2023, Giacomo announced the release of his signature Envelope Filter pedal in collaboration with Canadian brand SolidgoldFX. Later that month, Giacomo and his band played two sold out shows at The Zone in Tel Aviv, Israel. In March 2023, Giacomo opened for French artist Mezerg in front of 1000 people at Fabrique in Milan. Later that month, Giacomo Turra and his band announced a tour in September 2023 in the United States, with shows in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Austin, Houston, Philadelphia and Nashville.
https://www.instagram.com/giacomoturra
https://guitar.com/features/interviews/meet-giacomo-turra-the-rnb-virtuoso-who-went-from-small-town-italy-to-the-main-stage/
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
La Nau - Local d'assaig, 30 Carrer d'Àlaba, Barcelona, Spain
EUR 20.00 to EUR 50.00