[Text available only in English] Flavio Bertipaglia is a bass player, double bassist, and composer. He begins his musical journey during adolescence, teaching himself to play the electric bass and performing in various rock and pop bands, gaining his first live experiences.
After graduating from classical high school, he enrolls in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Tor Vergata in Rome. At the same time, he attends the music school "Percentomusica" in Rome, where he graduates in electric bass. In 2016, he continues his academic path by enrolling in the two-year jazz program in double bass at the “Santa Cecilia” Conservatory in Rome, after having already completed most of the exams from the three-year jazz double bass program at the “Licinio Refice” Conservatory in Frosinone.
His concert career develops intensely, leading him to perform throughout Italy and Europe, both in jazz and in other musical contexts. He collaborates with numerous prominent artists and ensembles, including Mario Corvini, Marcello Rosa, Paolo Tombolesi, Rosario Giuliani, Stefano Di Battista, Enrico Pieranunzi, Stefano Sabatini, the New Talents Jazz Orchestra, the big band of the Santa Cecilia Conservatory, Angelo Maggi, Stefano Lestini, Francesco Bearzatti, and Gabriele Coen.
He takes part in seminars and masterclasses across Italy, including Castelbasso with Luca Bulgarelli, Fara Music with Dario Deidda and Matt Penman, and Cortona Jazz with Ares Tavolazzi. In 2013, he represents the Conservatory of Frosinone at the "Premio delle Arti" (Arts Award) in the jazz section, performing out of competition with the group “Nuovo Belcanto” alongside professors Ettore Fioravanti, Aldo Bassi, Filiberto Palermini, and Paolo Tombolesi. That same year, he participates in the Erasmus program, studying with Harry Emmery and Hans Mantel. This experience proves particularly significant for both his live music development and his early teaching experience.
In 2015, he performs on the radio program “Brasil” on Rai Radio 1, alongside Andrea Sartini, Giulio Caneponi, and Andrea Polinelli. Already in 2014, he records the original album *“Nova Res”* with Andrea Sartini’s trio, featuring Giulio Caneponi on drums. Between 2016 and 2017, he records the album *“N.O. Eyes”* with the jazz sextet “Monkey Jungle,” led by trumpeter and composer Davide Richichi. The band includes Marco Pace on alto sax, Igor Marino on tenor sax, Fabrizio Boffi on piano, Andrea Nunzi on drums, and Flavio Bertipaglia on double bass.
Also in 2016, he collaborates with the International Music Campus of Latina for the concert *“A Century of Jazz”*, performing with the group *BeatBop Quartet*, which includes Eugenio Varcasia on sax, Vittorio Solimene on piano, and Giacomo Camilletti on drums. With the same quartet, he takes part in the *“Suoni del Lago”* (Sounds of the Lake) festival, curated by Piero Cardarelli, double bassist of the Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.
In 2018, he performs with a jazz ensemble during the "Night of the Museums" in Rome. The following summer, in 2019, he performs in the gardens of the Philharmonic of Rome in several concerts alongside Sami Nanni, Igor Marino, Luca Gallo, Piergiorgio Nardis, and Alessandro Bellinzoni.
In 2020, he obtains a second-level master’s degree in jazz (double bass) from the Santa Cecilia Conservatory, presenting a thesis on historical jazz rhythm sections under the supervision of Ettore Fioravanti and Stefano Cantarano. That same year, he reaches the finals as a soloist in the second edition of the “Forum Live Jazz” competition, accompanied by pianist Giovanni Ghizzani, who later wins the competition with vocalist Ada Flocco. Also in 2020, he earns second place with the trio “Sansonetti, Bertipaglia, Chiarofonte” at the “Lams Matera” competition in the chamber music category, alongside Federico Chiarofonte and Simone Sansonetti.
In 2021, he again reaches the finals as a soloist in the jazz category of the “Carlo Gargioni Prize.” He also joins the “JaWo 2021” project, an artistic residency held in the municipality of Ceppaloni (BN), where he participates in arranging and recording seven tracks alongside young talents and established artists such as Francesco Bearzatti and Gabriele Coen. That same year, he records the EP *“Trip”* with the rock/blues band of the same name, featuring Fabio Conti on guitar, Giorgio Coronati on drums, and Flavio Bertipaglia on bass, with production by Angelo Longo. In 2021, he also reaches the finals of the “Taranto Jazz Festival” with the *Akiram Trio*, composed of Marika Mastrandrea (piano and compositions), Roberto Scianatico (drums), and Flavio Bertipaglia (double bass).
Between 2021 and 2022, he participates in recording two original albums. The first is *“Heavy Sound”*, by the group of the same name, composed of Francesco Pitarra on drums, Sabrina Coda on alto, baritone, and soprano saxophones, Alessandro Sponta on percussion, Jacopo DeCicco on tenor sax, and Flavio Bertipaglia on electric bass, with compositions by Sabrina Coda and Alessandro Sponta. The second album is *“You Want Those”*, recorded with the *KeeVee Quartet* composed of Federico Chiarofonte on drums, Gabriele Mizzoni on piano, Simone Sansonetti on guitar, and Flavio Bertipaglia on double bass, with original compositions by Chiarofonte, Bertipaglia, and Mizzoni. With this project, the group reaches the semifinals of the “LazioSound 2023” competition.
Starting in 2022, he begins a new collaboration with the *Contemporary Experience Jazz Trio*, alongside Stefano Lestini (piano and compositions) and Mauro Salvatore (drums). In September of that year, he performs at “Il Cantiere” in Rome with a lineup including Gianluca Robustelli on guitar, Claudio D’Amato on piano, Armin Siros on drums, and special guest Flavio Boltro on trumpet. With the same group, minus the guest, he performs the summer before at the “Eddie Lang Jazz Festival” in Monteroduni, opening for Max Ionata and Dado Moroni.
In 2023, he takes part in the *Muntagninjazz Festival* alongside Gianluca Robustelli, Pietro Gioia, Carmen Melcarne, and Daniele Quaglieri. In 2024, he performs at the *International Jazz Day* at the “Ennio Morricone” Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, together with Giovanni and Matteo Cutello, Gegè Munari, and Vittorio Solimene.
He is currently preparing for the release of the second *Heavy Sound* album, titled *“Maquina”*, which includes one of his original compositions. Among his most recent collaborations are projects with Antonello Sorrentino and Greg Burk.
