Recordings, concerts and musical projects.
«A talented jazz guitarist, very technically gifted, Mario Pelagatti stands out in the general panorama of new trends, for his remarkable inventive ability and stylistic originality, managing to bring the most advanced rhythmic and melodic solutions of Fusion into the now consolidated context of the modern jazz repertoire.»
Personal projects and collaborations.
Album covers, tracks and line-ups.
Tonino Carotone
My collaboration with Tonino Carotone, spanning song, Mediterranean sounds and live performance.
Mario Pelagatti 4tet
Five tracks by the quartet: Blu, Yellow, Green, Purple and Red.
Artisti vari · The Guitar Ensemble
The Guitar Ensemble on the compilation released by Buscemi Records.
Franco Cerri feat. The Guitar Ensemble
With Alessandro Usai, Francesco Moglia and Marco Naclerio. Recordings by The Guitar Ensemble from 2003.
A guitarist from Milan, I trained at Music Time before continuing my studies with Massimo Minardi. In 1998 I entered the Civici Corsi di Jazz di Milano, where I studied with Giovanni Monteforte and Riccardo Bianchi, graduating in 2003.
From 2001 to 2008 I was a member of the Guitar Ensemble led by Franco Cerri, alongside Alessandro Usai, Francesco Moglia and Marco Naclerio. The experience encompassed concerts, festivals and recordings: Ieri & Oggi and Antologia della chitarra jazz in Italia, Vol. 2.
Since 2011 I have collaborated with Tonino Carotone. Performing has taken me across Italy and Europe, with over 500 concerts and repertoire combining jazz with blues, rock, pop and song. My contribution to Etiliko Romantiko joins the recordings released under my own name with the Mario Pelagatti 4tet.
I furthered my training through workshops with Frank Gambale, Jim Hall, Buddy DeFranco and Dave Liebman. I attended Umbria Jazz Winter in 2003 and Siena Jazz in 2005, including a masterclass with Enrico Rava.
I have taught since 2000, working in more than ten music institutions, including Scuola Testi, Musikando, Res Musica, Il Pentagramma, La Nuova Musica and Agoal Banca Intesa Sanpaolo. I also teach at the Rudolf Steiner school in Milan. At Nuova Musica I coordinated ensemble courses from 2007 to 2010.
I am an FSE-certified trainer in communication and music education, and have led workshops, labs and camps in Italy and Switzerland. I am president of Obiettivo Musica, with 13 years as director. Concerts, study and teaching remain parts of the same work on the instrument.
An approach to the guitar fretboard through intervals, shapes and relationships.
The horizontal axis follows the chromatic scale; the vertical axis relates the strings in standard tuning. This structure provides a way to navigate positions and CAGED shapes.
Read the extract · PDF ↗«I have been Mario's student for over a year. I like his ability to immediately identify where you can improve and what you need to work on. For a young person like me, it's important to get to the point. With Mario I began a journey that gave me immediate results. Then I share with him the great passion for music and the guitar which immediately establishes the right feeling to be able to get along immediately. Furthermore, he is friendly and patient. What more do you want?"
«Thank you Mario: you manage to refresh my amateur jazz guitar playing, giving me ideas that are real mines to dig and discover. I can't wait to see you again!"
«Mario has always been very kind and helpful from the beginning, even in arranging the dates and times for the lessons. He is a good teacher, with solid foundations, and makes you feel at ease. Absolutely recommended!»
«I thank Mario for the invaluable lessons, before I had never had the opportunity to rely on a teacher and above all as good, helpful and friendly as him. In a short time he helped me fill some of the gaps I had, motivating me, and inviting me to try even what I thought I would never be able to do. Thanks Mario! Viviana»
«Mario is a master who quickly becomes a friend. Professionalism and technical preparation combined with informality and friendliness: a mix that helps the student to progress effortlessly and experiencing each lesson as a real pleasure. Highly recommended!»
«Mario is an excellent guitarist, composer, teacher, friend, etc. His lessons are special because you learn while having fun and Mario always manages to keep your attention high. Thank you very much for the patience you have always shown with my little Matteo and for the results obtained.»
Individual programmes, technique, repertoire and improvisation. Two dedicated pages explain how the lessons work.
Guitar lessons in Milan Lambrate.
LiveMulti-camera setup, recordings and materials.
5.0 / 5 · 132 reviews
Great technical preparation and professionalism, not to mention the enormous artistic experience. Beyond that, he is also a very good person, super nice and helpful. More than recommended!
Mario a great teacher! Super engaging and very knowledgeable. Lessons are never boring, he manages to convey passion and technique to you like few others. Highly recommended!
I studied jazz guitar privately with Mario Pelagatti for about three years, both in person and online. Even though I had already been playing for a long time, Mario allowed me to make a real leap in quality. His method is incredibly effective: in addition to great technical and theoretical competence, it offers impeccable teaching support. At the end of each online lesson, send the recording and all the study material, a very precious resource that I still keep and consult today. Thanks to him I finally learned a solid study method that allows me to continue to grow and explore new languages independently. An excellent professional.
Mario Pelagatti
Concerts, musical projects and collaborations.
Spotify & Instagram