Biography
Giacomo Ganzerli, born in 1997, is from Modena and currently lives in Milano.
He started playing the drums at the age of 14.
In 2016, he was admitted to the “L. Campiani” Conservatory in Mantova, where he studied jazz drumming with Fabrizio Sferra, Marcello Di Leonardo, and Marco Volpe.
Over the following years, he attended several international seminars and workshops, including the Croatia Drum Camp (2016) with John Riley, Horacio Hernandez, and Steve Gadd; the Chioggia Jazz Workshop (2017) with Jeff Hirshfield; an artistic residency in 2018 led by Rezo Kiknadze focused on free jazz; the Fara Music summer seminars (2018) with Kendrick Scott and Aaron Parks; and Nuoro Jazz (2019) with Stefano Bagnoli.
On June 15, 2020, he graduated with honors (110/110 cum laude) with a Bachelor’s degree in Jazz from the Mantua Conservatory.
In September 2020, he began studying for a Master’s degree in Popular Music at the Parma Conservatory, studying with Lele Melotti and Giuseppe Sereno.
Artistic Career
In 2021, Giacomo played with Colombre for the tour promoting the album “Corallo”. In the same year, he collaborated with the Soundtracks collective, working alongside Xabier Iriondo (Afterhours) and Enrico Gabrielli (Calibro 35) on two live film scoring productions: “City Visions” and “L’inferno di Dante”.
In 2022, he performed at the Mi Ami Fest in Milan with Francesco De Leo, and then joined him on the summer tour for the album “Swarovski”, sharing the stage with guests such as Maria Antonietta, Rachele Bastreghi, Vipera, and cmqmartina.
With the jazz/electronic trio RedEmma, he won the Encoder22 contest and performed in Portugal, Germany, and Austria, touring with their debut album “To Keep The Clouds Company”, featuring guests Marcello Allulli (MAT) and Francesco Ponticelli (Enrico Rava).
Since the summer of 2022, Giacomo has been playing and recording with Prim (X-Factor ’22).
In 2023, he joined L’Officina della Camomilla, debuting with the band at the MI AMI Festival in Milan. In 2024, he took part in the band’s Dreamcore Tour and subsequent summer tour, performing extensively across Italy in some of the country’s most prominent clubs and festivals. Highlights include venues such as Hiroshima Mon Amour (Turin), Monk (Rome), Locomotiv Club (Bologna), Santeria (Milan), Viper Theatre (Florence), and New Age Club (Roncade), as well as major festivals including Big Bang Festival, Botanique (Bologna), Rotondo Music Fest (Senigallia), ATB Festival (Montefiascone), Reality Bites Festival (Fucecchio), SuperAurora Festival (Rome), and Indiegeno Festival (Palermo). This intense live activity further consolidated his role within the band and their ongoing touring cycle.
In 2025, he founded his first leader project, the Giacomo Ganzerli Trio, with Michele Bonifati on guitar and Daniele Nasi on tenor saxophone. In this year, he organized a tour to present the project, with dates in Italy, Germany, and China, also performing at the Shanghai Spring International Music Festival.
His album “The Art of Leaving Blankness” will be released on January 18, 2026. With this record, Giacomo wins the international “Pathways to Jazz” award, promoted annually by the American association of the same name. In February and March, the trio will embark on a tour to present the new record, marking the first time he appears as a bandleader. The tour will include approximately 25 dates and will span several European countries, including Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Spain.
In June 2026, he was awarded the Movin’Up Prize by G.A.I. (Giovani Artisti Italiani – Young Italian Artists) in recognition of the international touring activity carried out with his trio.