Dani Solimine from Zurich is one of the most present guitarists in Switzerland. Hardly a day goes by without him being heard on Radio Swiss Jazz.
Although his engagements as a solo guitarist are increasing, he is particularly at home in the role of sensitive accompanist. His orchestral playing style also caught the eye of the great Bucky Pizzarelli. He encouraged him to take a closer look at the seven-string guitar.
Dani's guitar work is highly appreciated by his colleagues. He plays in jazz duos as well as in the big band, accompanies songwriters, children's choirs, accompanies readings, improvises as a theater musician, spontaneously to the slide show shown or to the water organ of Zadar.
His musical companion and friend Manfred Junker, with whom he plays in a quartet and occasionally performs as a guitar duo, is well-known in Germany.
In addition to his love of swing, he also shares a love of the seven-string guitar, Bavarian string music and Italian pasta with Helmut Nieberle.
The jazz workshop in Bolzano gave Dani the perfect opportunity to see for himself the consistently high quality standard of the guitars that Stefan Sonntag has created for his customers over the years. In the meantime, Dani's unamplified non-cut Augusta and a seven-string Ballade have also been built - absolutely outstanding instruments according to Dani.
DANI SOLIMINE IN A NUTSHELL
- Born in 1963
- Guitar playing since the age of 7
- Primary school teacher diploma 1987
- Professional musician since 2003
- Well over 1000 live performances to date
- Appearances on radio and television
- Involved in over 25 studio productions as a musician, composer, arranger or producer
- Guest as guitar expert in the series Jazz Collection on the Swiss culture channel SRF 2
- 2009 Work grant from the Cultural Promotion of the Canton of Zurich
- 2009 Nominated for the Swiss Jazz Award with Hot Strings
- 2013 Nominated for the Swiss Jazz Award with A Touch of Swing
A NICE QUOTE AT THE END ...
“Dani Solimine is the most popular accompanying guitarist in Switzerland, which makes his many admirers, and sometimes even fellow musicians, forget that he is an all-round great but admirably reserved master of his instrument! Stylistically confident down to the last detail, harmonically and rhythmically completely unwavering, he has become an icon of his function over the years - if someone else sat in his place in this band, it would hardly manage without additional piano and drums ...”