Francesco Vattovaz

JAZZ DRUMMER

Born in Trieste in 1999, he began playing drums at the age of 5. He participates in various artistic projects ranging from classical to modern music performing on many stages and theaters in Italy and abroad. For some years he has also dedicated himself to improvised music, creating several projects, many of which with the double bass player Giovanni Maier.

He collaborates with various musicians: Giovanni Maier, Giorgio Pacorig, Riccardo Chiarion, Samo Šalomon, Giuliano Tull, Flavio Davanzo, Cene Resnik, Alessandro Fedrigo, Alessandro Turchet, Mirko Cisilino, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Simone Serafini, Giulio Scaramella, Francesco De Luisa. In March 2023 he obtained his bachelor degree in jazz with a final grade of 110/110 and honor under the guidance of musicians like Roberto Dani, Klaus Gesing, Giovanni Maier, Fabio Morgera, Stefano Peretto, Giorgio Pacorig, Matteo Alfonso and Sabina Meyer. He now attends the second level biennium at the Conservatory of Music “Giuseppe Tartini” in Trieste studying with Roberto Dani, Klaus Gesing, Giovanni Maier and Nicola Fazzini. 

He studied privately with Bob Moses and Marcus Gilmore.

In December 2021 he recorded his first album “Paper Plane” with Giuliano Tull (sax), Alessandro Turchet (double bass) and Francesco De Luisa (piano & amp; fender Rhodes) at Artesuono Recording Studios (Stefano Amerio).

Published on June 24, 2022 by the Artesuono label. In March 2022 he recorded an album with Giovanni Maier, a project with arrangements of the songs by Charles Mingus entitled “VICEVERSA the music of Charles Mingus” (at Artesuono Recording Studios, Slou Records).

On 2 December 2024 he released together with Giovanni Maier and Giorgio Pacorig the album “Darn That Song” (Palomar Records), a track was broadcast in episode “Gli spiriti” of Beats on Rai Radio 3 on 01/02/2025.
He participated in the recording of the new album by Alessia Trevisiol “Voce che cammina” (Alfa Music) 2025 with guest Fabrizio Bosso.

He played with Maria Grand, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Alexander Hawkins, Gegé Telesforo at the More Than Jazz Festival (Udine, 7 July 2022), Sarah Reich and Alex Terrier.

Winner of the first prize and the audience award with the Isos quintet at the national competition for new talents of Italian jazz “Chicco Bettinardi” 2025. Additionally, he received the special award dedicated to Mario Zara, given to the best musician of Bettinardi 2025 (Piacenza, February 8, 2025).

Winner of the Jacopo Starini 2022 award, awarded by the Trieste Loves Jazz Festival.

Festivals

  • Jazz & Wine of Peace (2022)
  • Sarteano Jazz Festival (2023, 2024)
  • Jazz Area Metropolitana (2024)
  • Sile Jazz (2024)
  • Trieste Loves Jazz (2022, 2024)
  • More Than Jazz (2022)
  • Jazz Cerkno (2022, 2023)
  • Le Nuove Rotte del Jazz (2021, 2022, 2024)
  • Umbria Jazz (2019)
  • Trieste Estate (2017, 2018, 2019)
  • MareziJazz - SLO (2017, 2019)
  • Visioni - Festival Triesteclassica (2022)
  • Festival JEFF (2023)
  • ...e molti altri