MIKE DEL FERRO

Dutch pianist Mike del Ferro is a highly sought-after composer, pianist and arranger who writes and performs in an impressive array of musical genres.

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He has travelled the world extensively (more then 90 countries), searching for collaborations with musicians from cultures quite different to his own, and the musical results have been eye-opening, building musical bridges between cultures and paying tribute to the ancient structures of Asian, South American and African traditional music.

 

Mike has recently signed a contract with Challenge records for a series of  10 CD's, collaborations with musicians from all over the world, based on his travels. The first trio CD will be released worldwide in the fall of 2011, and the second production in the spring of 2012,

with guest artists from Brazil.

 

Mike's father was opera singer Leonard del Ferro (1921-1992), who sang and recorded with Maria Callas, and his childhood was thus filled with music of the highest order. A native of Amsterdam, he started his career studying classical piano at the age of nine and, after falling in love with jazz, he focused his studies on jazz and received a Masters of Music in Contemporary Music from the Amsterdam Conservatory.

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In 1989 he won First Prize at the Rotterdam Jazz Piano Competition, the Soloist Prize at the Europe Jazz Contest in Brussels, and First Prize at the Karlovy Vary Jazz contest.   His reputation as a soloist, accompanist, composer and arranger has led to worldwide performances, recordings and tours with musicians such as , Jack DeJohnette, Oscar Castro Neves, Deborah Brown, Erik Truffaz, Jorge Rossy, Sibongile Khumalo, Carl Allen, Scott Hamilton, Richard Galliano,

to mention a few .

 

Mike Del Ferro's music reflects the array of influences that he has picked up in some of the most exotic places in the world.