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Pietro Girardi – A Sound Architect bridging Jazz Roots and Pop Visions.
Featured Project: 5 Songs in 5 Genres
An exploration of musical versatility, reimagining 5 iconic songs across 5 different genres, from RnB and Soul to contemporary jazz.
With his eclectic pianism, Pietro has been captivating audiences with his genre-bending performances, ranging from pop to Latin jazz to contemporary jazz and fusion since the mid-’90s. He’s no stranger to the spotlight, having graced the stages of some of the biggest festivals in Italy like Ubi Jazz, Veneto Jazz, and Venice Jazz Festival, to name a few.
But it doesn’t stop there, Pietro is also a prolific recording artist, having released multiple records both as a solo artist and as a sideman. His record “Morning” (in the Jazz-Fusion genre) won an international contest and was featured in JAZZIZ magazine’s sampler CD in 2012. In 2014, another one of his tracks from the record “Home” was featured in the same magazine.
With his passion for music, Pietro never stops learning, and he earned a master’s degree in jazz piano after a four-year hiatus. His latest records, “Memories of the Last Century” and “Inside-Out” were both released in 2018 and were received with glowing reviews from critics.
Pietro has also received accolades for his education, including a scholarship to attend the Berklee Summer School at Umbria Jazz. Here he had the opportunity to study with some of the most prominent jazz faculty members from Berklee. He also holds a diploma in Music Theory from the Conservatory of Ferrara and graduated summa cum laude in Jazz Piano from the Conservatory of Venice, where he was also awarded the Peggy Guetta Finzi grant.
He has also been composing music for video productions, including short movies, commercials, and promotional videos, for Italian and international clients since 2012, with over 300 licenses sold.
The defining turning point of his career arose from a moment of apparent stagnation: a rejection from the Italian pop industry. Instead of backing down, Pietro transformed that “no” into a monumental creative challenge: “5 Songs in 5 Genres.”
This ambitious 25-track project features the same songs reimagined across five distinct styles (Acoustic, Latin, Soul Funk, Rock, and Pop). It is a masterclass in versatility—a journey punctuated by “Neoclassicals Volume 1” (which currently boasts over 10,000 streams on Spotify for individual tracks) and arrives at a sophisticated, internationally-flavored electronic pop.
Today, Pietro Girardi represents the evolution of the independent producer: technically formidable, stylistically eclectic, and capable of speaking a global musical language.
