ENRICO ROSA
born in Leghorn (Livorno- Italy) September the 18th 1951.
Enrico Rosa is an extremely versatile guitar virtuoso always exploring various musical fields.
Session man, composer and arranger, in Italy and Denmark since 1971. In 1973 composed and recorded a Symphonic Rock Album with his band at the time,"Campo di Marte", which is a milestone of the Italian progressive rock of the 70s, reissued on CD in 1994.
In Italy, from 1972 to 1978 guitarist for Gianni and Marcella Bella, as well as on several productions by CBS and UA working in studios and concerts with Ares Tavolazzi, Capiozzo (Area), Tullio De Piscopo etc.
In Denmark has performed in the Jazz field solo or with Max Leth, Hugo Rasmussen, Jesper Lundgaard, Ole Kock Hansen, Niels Jørgen Steen, Willy Egmose, Hans Esbjerg etc.
On his CD" Passione & Musica" released in 2002, Enrico has been working with Torben Bøtker Bjørnskov on Bas, Frank Thøgersen on percussion, Alexandr Matin Sass on piano.
On tour 2001 with Latin (o) touch (Tony Cigna's group) with Flavio Piantoni on bas, Orazio Maugeri on Saxophone and Francois Bahu on piano.
At the end of the 70s Enrico Rosa moved to Denmark and started solo concerts by classical guitar playing fusion between classical music and Jazz developing new right-hand technique on the guitar using combination of plectrum and finger picking.
During the 80s, soloist on Yamaha concerts where he performed solo on several electric and acoustic guitars.
From 1981 to 1990 arranger and guitarist at Sans Souci Theater (Kolding DK).
In concert with big band and Danish rock singer Jette Torp as well as The Odense Symphony Orchestra with Sarah Brightman and the recording of Ron Goodwin film scores.
Since 2001 Enrico has started a new project, ROSÆ ,where classical music for recorder have been presented with new guitar parts as well as compositions by Enrico (on CD in 2002) and a new ROSÆ production crossing over to jazz and rock is due for 2004 presenting on CD this other side of ROSÆ concerts by Eva and Enrico Rosa
In October 2002, in Boston (USA), Enrico Rosa and pianist Ferdinando Argenti have recorded a Jazz production with original compositions To the old Friendship released in July 2003 with Eva Rosa on recorder as a guest soloist on two tracks.
In 2003 Enrico with Campo di Marte again in an historical concert at "On the Road" Pelago (Italy) where he formed this musical concept for the first time after 30 years recording a new Live CD and creating the new very start of his old project.
2005 Chamber Prog. ROSÆ "The Incredible Journey" is recorded to be released in 2006, in the same year the fusion jazz production Link XII " Back Home" is done on a live session and presented in Italy at Barga Jazz 2006.
October 2009 back to USA on tour in Massachusets with Ferdinando Argenti, David Clark - bass, James T. Lattini - drums, the quartet recorded a live studio session with some of the tunes from the concerts, released as "Boston Gig" in 2010
Enrico Rosa has been teaching at Conservatories and other Musical Institutes since 1979 and has been a part of the creation of the Conservatory of Jazz/Funk/Rock in Denmark as well as the complementary music education as MGK in Denmark.
Enrico and his best friend Nello in 1972, dining at Gabbro (Livorno)