The music of Italian bassist and composer Massimiliano Rolff, along with a deep knowledge of the tradition mixed with a personal taste for composition, became a landmark for many jazz lovers across Italy.

In over 25 years of music career, leading his bands, Massimiliano Rolff toured extensively all over the globe, alongside some of the world’s finest jazz musicians, and released 9 albums as leader composer.

 

Rolff’s playing, along with a deep knowledge of the tradition mixed with a personal taste for composition, became a landmark for many jazz lovers across Italy. In over 20 years of a music career, Massimiliano Rolff toured extensively Europe, U.S. Asia and Africa alongside some of the world’s finest jazz musicians and released 9 albums as a leader and more than 20 as sideman and co-leader.

Based in Genoa, in the ‘Italian Riviera’, is today leading and performing his own music, with several bands across Italy and Europe. Massimiliano (born June 1973) starts playing music as a self-taught guitarist at the age of 12. At the age of 16, he’s already performing across Italy as a young bass player with different pop-rock bands. In his house, Massimiliano has the chance to be exposed to many different listening experiences: from rock to jazz to classical music, he’s in love with British rock and new wave music. He’s 16 years old when he has the luck to attend a concert of Miles Davis (Amandla Tour), this event will change his life. At age 20, he finally decides to dedicate his life to music, and moves to Holland, looking for a more international environment. In 1999 he graduates at the Jazz Conservatory of Groningen (Holland) in Electric Bass and Music Pedagogy. After a few months, thanks to a scholarship from the Dutch government he also follows a master at the Bass Collective in New York City with John Pattitucci and Lincoln Goines. In the year 2000, he settle back in the sun, in Genoa, Italy. After some years of professional side-work with national Italian pop acts, in 2004 he buys his first double bass. His music life will change, again.