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Tenor, Baritone, soprano and alto saxophonist, Ippolito Lamedica was born in Fano, Italy on September 13, 1963.

He started in 1974 with an alto sax and a good classical teacher, but he only liked jazz music and he hadn’t strengh enough to blow his horn: one day he fainted so, in a few time, he stopped playing. He began again in 1977 self-thaught listening the jazz recording he loved: Gerry Mulligan, Paul Desmond, Johnny Hodges, Lee Konitz and so on. In those days in Italy (expecially in small towns like Fano, where he lived) jazz was not well knwown and appreciated music and there were very few occasions to listen musicians and to find friends to play with and occasions to perform. So he studied in his lonelyness with his recordings.

Time after, in 1982, he could attend to Umbria Jazz courses (with the Berkeley management) under the direction of Paul Jeffrey and John Richmond; in 1986 he participated in Venice to a workshop with the american tenorman Sal Nistico; in 1998 he attended to a stage with the pianoist Barry Harris: times were changing! Now he could play.

In 1993 he was selected by Adriano Mazzoletti in the summer festival “Fano Jazz by the Sea”, as young jazz talent and he performed in some concerts broadcasted live on the National Radio Station “RAI RADIOUNO”.

In the lastest years he participated to many “open sessions” playing with musician like Charles Davis, Tardo Hammer, Lee Hudson, Jimmy Wormworth, Kirk Lightsey, Harold Mabern, Javon Jackson, Michael Brecker (who was playing drums), Steve Turre, Ruth Brown and her orchestra, Mulgrew Miller, Bobby Watson, Maurizio Giammarco, Flavio Boltro, Gianni Basso, Giorgio Rosciglione, Massimo Manzi, Amedeo Ariano, Dario Deidda, and many others.

He played in studio with the pianoist Umberto Cesari, with Mike Turk and some others.

He personnally met a lot of multitalented musicians and between them there are: Gerry Mulligan, Stan Getz, all the musicians of the Count Basie Orchestra (with the pianoist Nat Pierce instead of Basie), Buddy Tate, Harry “Sweets” Edison (in several occasions), Benny Golsom, Lionel Hampton, Lew Tabackin, Al Grey, Tony Scott, Dee Dee Bridgewatwer (his combo, in a special occasion, was her supporter group), Benny Carter, Louie Bellson, Greg Osby, McCoy Tyner, George Coleman, Gary Bartz, James Carter, David Sanchez, Joshua Redman, David Murray, Roy Hargrove, Amhad Jamal, Marcus Miller, Gary Burton, Jimmy McGriff, Jim Hall, Martial Solal, and many others.

While his sound on the tenor is strong and warm, linked to the ancient tradition (from Coleman Hawkins, to Ben Webster, and so on), on the baritone sax the sound is lighter and soft (the same thing happens when he play the alto) and the phrasing is more expressive, but less aggressive.

Now he plays in several bands and combos: his own quintet, where he plays tenor sax, a quartet where he plays the baritone sax, the Five Groovers All Star Band where he plays both baritone and tenor sax. This last band is the expression of the Fano Jazz in’n Club with a sound inspired to the hard bop tradition.