Luca Aquino - Rock 4.0 (2014) Lossless

Luca Aquino is an italian trumpet player, with a different and modern sound. Was born on June 1st, 1974 (Gemini) in Benevento, an ancient town in Southern Italy. He took up trumpet at the age of 20, enchanted by the wide and warm sound of Miles Davis and charmed by Chet Baker’s moods. Two years later, he left trumpet and he decided to focus on his university studies getting a degree in Business. After that time, he realized to fully dedicate himself to music. In fact, he returned to trumpet and has played it ever since. Luca is self-tought. Other than his CD collection to listen. Luca's sound comes from rock music, he loves melodies and hates models and trivial virtuosities. In music and life, sound and silence are equally important for him. Electronic sounds never dominate his music and his approach to the genre is measured.
His timbre is unique. Luca’s first album as a soloist “Sopra le nuvole” produced by Universal Music came out in 2008.
In the same year, he received the “Massimo Urbani” International Award for soloists.
In 2009 he recorded “Lunaria” and received the "Top Jazz" Award for the best Italian Jazz musician.
Then came "Amam", recorded in Skopjie's ancient Turkish bath after a car journey of more than 1500 km undertaken by Luca with his trustful manager.
In 2010, he recorded with the Contemporany artis Mimmo Paladino his trumpet solo projerct "Icaro solo" and in 2011, with his Norwegian trio, "Chiaro", produced by Paolo Fresu's Tuk Music. In 2012, after a concert with Jon Hassell and Enrico Rava, he was hired by Manu Katche and he started with him his world tour.
In the 2013 Luca decided to record “aQustico”, his first album without electronic.
During the same period he took part in more than one hundred recordings, ranging from jazz to hip hop, grunge to singer/songwriter music, metal to pop, recorded soundtracks. He also was the creator and director of music festivals, performed in many concerts, in many places.
Above all, Luca loves to play free, without impositions and constraints.