PIETRO BONELLI He began his classical studies when he was sven years old by taking private lessons from master Giacchetta in Milan. In the late eighties, he specialized in finger picking becoming a prominent concert performer. In 1982 he became more and more interested in jazz music; he took lessons from Ugo Meletti (an important sideman on the Milan scene). He then obtained his diploma in "functional harmonies" and "improvisational jazz tecniques" fom the C.D.M. of Milan, held by Filippo Dacco. He is presently teaching modern guitar and jazz at the "F.Vittadini Institute" in Pavia. He Also collaborates freelance in various musical insti- tutions of Milan and Paris. Since 1996 he has been the leader of the Pietro Bonelli Quintet, a latin jazz group with whom he has performed in many concerts. In 1999, he recorded under his name a CD produced by Rima Records. He then followed the artistic programs of vatious clubs of nothern Italy. He has collaborated with: Giacomo Lampugnani, Stefano Resca, Maurizio Sigorino, Andrea Chiodi, Piero Orsini, Giacomo Trigali, Roberto Re, Fabrizio Poggi, Daniele Pietrosillo, Stefano Bertolotti, Marco Detto, Alberto Bonacasa, Ezio Salfa, Karin Mensah, Riccardo Bianchi.