Patrick Bianco

Patrick Bianco was born in Zürich. He studied at University of Arts in Bern Music Performance with Christian Baader, Andy Scherrer, George Robert and Pedagogy. He toured regularly in Europe, Moscow and the Gambia. A few month he stayed in New York and took lessons with Mark Gross, Eric Alexander and Steve Wilson. In Europe he took lessons with Philipp Mall, Christoph Grab, Jesse Davis, Brad Leali, Dick Oats, Peter Bernstein, Joe Lovano, Thomas Stabenow, Benny Golson, Adrian Mears, Ferdinand Powel. He won the scholarship at Generations International Masterclass Workshop in Frauenfeld, „borsa di studio" at Sienajazz, 2. Prize of the Crysler Jazz Award, 1. Prize of Swiss Jazz Award 2016 at Jazzfestival Ascona. He leads the band "Cannonsoul - Remembering Cannonball Adderley". Collaborations with Bernd Reiter, Don Menza, Jim Rotondi, Renato Chicco, Claus Raible, Giorgos Antoniou, Andy McKee, Silvano Bazan, Alessandro d'Episcopo, Peter Tuscher, Stephan Kurmann, Rob Bargad, Pepe Lienhard.