Reviews

“Dario Chiazzolino represents the significance of virtuosity in the guitar world and is one of a few making history.”

“Dario Chiazzolino is known for his virtuosic guitar playing in the European and world jazz scenes. He has earned a reputation as a phenomenal guitarist. This rests on an appreciation of his innovative improvisational skill, which is founded on intervals of 10th, 11th, and 13th notes.”

“Dario Chiazzolino is one of the country’s—and the world’s for that matter—leaders on his instrument.”

“Dario Chiazzolino is an internationally acclaimed artist deemed as one of the most considerable of today’s jazz guitarists.”

“Band led by Dario Chiazzolino, who sparked the audience’s enthusiasm with his exceptional phrasing dexterity, considerable technical mastery, and harmonic inventiveness, all embellished with heady turns in inside–outside playing.”

“Dario Chiazzolino is in the line of the greatest jazz guitarists and composers. A truly great musician with big ears and big heart.”

“The only one establishing a mix of straight ahead and modern jazz with a unique flair.”

“In every music’s history, innovators and interpreters have existed. Dario Chiazzolino, barely thirty-one years old, has already reached new and unexplored territories, has taken the guitar to a superior technical, improvisational, and narrative level.”

“Dario Chiazzolino is a dynamic and colorful guitarist and composer. He paints a compelling picture with his music.”

“A musician with an extraordinary mix of talents: musical sensibility, perfect pitch, virtuosity, and considerable skill both in composition and arrangement. Dario Chiazzolino, though young, has become an important influence in the guitar world.”

“On ‘Maps’ Dario Chiazzolino mellow-tone guitar solo combines speed, dexterity and an expertly restrained subtlety, steering clear of well-worn jazz-rock clichés.”

“Since his emergence in the late 2000s, critically acclaimed Italian-born guitar virtuoso Dario Chiazzolino has worked with many legendary jazz figures, including The Yellowjackets, Billy Cobham, and Andy Sheppard. Inspired by an orchestral approach to jazz fusion, his latest offers colorful melodies and harmonies, crisp and impossibly dazzling electric lines, and improvisation and explosive interaction.”

“Guitarist Dario Chiazzolino impresses not only with his sophisticated technical skills but also as a composer. Dario turns out to be a true master in composing catchy and sinuous themes. Chiazzolino wins thanks to his relaxed playing and his smooth compositions. Here is a new star in the jazz firmament.”

“Italian Jazz Star Dario Chiazzolino is one of the greatest guitarists of the last generation. He is internationally acclaimed thanks to his phenomenal playing and his innovative way of improvising. He shows not only an unrivaled mastery and technique of the instrument but also the capacity to give his performances a powerful emotive impact. He has established himself in the jazz world with a style and musicality also recognized on the other side of the Atlantic.”

“He plays jazz that captures the storming jazz-rock fusion of the early seventies alongside up-to-the-minute modern grooves and contemporary styles. Dario Chiazzolino has a dazzling technique and plays with both power and taste.”

“Chiazzolino’s compositions, which form the bulk of the tracks, are inventive, relaxed affairs that propel the tonality with minimum fuss.”

“Dario Chiazzolino is a guitarist with a clean, fluid sound, a crystalline clarity, and a marked blues tinge that witnesses his African American influences, which he has modernized with the balanced use of melody and improvisation. The title track of his latest album, Paint Your Life, best represents a musician’s technical and artistic distinctions with evident international significance.”

“Dario Chiazzolino has created quite a name for himself along the pantheon of today’s greatest guitarists. The ability of Dario to create music that works on its own and as part of a greater collective.”

“Jazz guitarist, with a strong personality and a well-defined style. His style has become famous thanks to his innovative improvisation. His approach is undoubtedly new: though it remains within the jazz tradition, Dario integrates tenth, eleventh, and thirteenth note intervals, which gives his playing a unique spaciousness and absolute originality.”

“Dario Chiazzolino is a great jazz guitarist and composer from Italy, He is a player that has the gift and touch of the real cats, like John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Bill Evans, Pat Martino.”

“Dario Chiazzolino brings out a soloistic eloquence, at times prolonged and intense, at others tight and with clear bebop influences. He smartly develops a lyrical and evocative solo and, only when necessary, accelerates and creates an emotional tension.”

“Chiazzolino has an inherent lyricism and clean touch to his solos. He’s got a tone that’s as clear as a bell from a basilica and chops that will make you swoon.”

“This guitarist is outstanding; he delights in a setting where rhythm comes together with harmony and color to give life to a compelling swing.”

“Guitarist Dario Chiazzolino has a warm, mellow tone that he sprinkles across eight fusion tunes. The pace is relaxed with deliberate soothing melodies, notably on ‘Awake’.”

“Dario Chiazzolino has thrown open the doors of the process to invite you, the listener, to experience the entire experience. My hat’s off to him in a big way. Along with his openness, his ‘no frills’ approach greatly appeals to me.”

“A closer listen reveals a rare depth of passion and sublime musicianship. The instrumental and compositional acumen he displays extended his reach beyond the borders of his homeland.”

“Italian acclaimed guitar phenomenon Dario Chiazzolino can paint a compelling and astonishing picture with his solos.”

“Dario Chiazzolino is one of the greatest Italian guitarists; he has become an international authority very early and has established himself thanks to his extraordinary abilities. His dynamic range and his melodic lines well describe his height.”

“Although he is still very young, he already has an intense professional activity behind him at an international level, which allowed him to develop a full artistic maturity early on. Entirely at ease in the most diverse situations, he always brings out his extraordinary musicality without exceeding in virtuosity, even though he has uncommon technical skills. There is never a note too many in what he plays. There is a positive feeling that everything is always under control.”

“Dario Chiazzolino is an exciting, new, and innovative voice in jazz.”

“Paint you Life is a brilliant recording by a wonderful and outstanding guitarist Dario Chiazzolino! Great writing and beautiful performances!”

“Dario is (easily) able to wrap you right into his string spell; you won’t go looking through the record racks any time soon, as you’ll be so absorbed with his excellent and expressive playing that you won’t be able to do anything else for a good long while. I give Dario a most highly recommended, with an “EQ” (energy quotient) of a (perfect) 5.00, which means that it’s also a “PICK” for best guitar jazz!”

“Dario Chiazzolino’s music is really an explosive affair. His guitar voice is unique, dynamic, and powerful.”

“Dario Chiazzolino is simply a prodigy. He is a genius of the guitar.”

“The first time I heard Dario Chiazzolino, the things that hit me the most were the warm jazz guitar sound he has and the maturity and elegance of his phrasing. Dario is a solid player who can really swing. As a composer, he writes beautiful melodic tunes that are subtle and refined. It is a real pleasure for me to perform with him on stage.”

“Dario Chiazzolino has a strong, recognizable, and precious artist identity. He composes the future of jazz along with legendary musicians Bob Mintzer, Russel Ferrante, and Jimmy Haslip.”