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In his long career he played with his projects in many prestigious festivals and stages around the world.

He played and recorded with great musicians: the master of Argentinian bandoneon Dino Saluzzi, the Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava, the bassist Miroslav Vitous, Mulatu Astatke icon of Ethiopian jazz, Sajnkho Namtchylak ancestral voice of Tuva, the trumpeter Lester Bowie, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, the Metropole Orkest, the saxophonist Dave Liebman, the Brazilian guitarist Guinga, the pianist Omar Sosa, Jan Bang, Eivind Aarset, Django Bates and other great musicians such as Paolo Vinaccia, Daniele Di Bonaventura, Danilo Gallo, Tenores di Bitti and Tenores di Orosei (megalithic voices of Sardinia), singer Dudu Manhenga, Hope Masike, Ivan Mazuze, the Scottish musicians Colin Steele and Dave Milligan and many others. Currently he has 16 cd active.

He is also author of “sound landscapes” performances for museums and exhibitions, movie’s soundtracks. On 2017 JazzIT Awards he was nominated among the best 3 Italian jazz soprano players.

Favata is also the artistic director of the International Jazz Festival MUSICA SULLE BOCCHE, which has been held for 17 years in Santa Teresa Gallura (Sardinia) and is one of the most famous events of the Italian jazz scene, characterized both for its ever-innovative program as well as its sensitivity to the topics such as the environment and the landscape.

Born in Ferrara, during the 90’s was a stable member of Giulio Capiozzo Quintet.

He also played and collaborated in Italy and Europe with musicians like Harold Land, Robert Wyatt, Gorge Cables, Jimmy Owens, Tony Scott, Bruce Forman, John Clark, Ares Tavolazzi and Claudio Fasoli.

As a composer andarranger writes music for theatre, video and multimedia.

Since several years he works onexperimental music projects, both electronic and improvised and also in took part in many recordings as composer and performer.

Great producer of rhythmical lows and noises.

To do that, he uses double bass, electric bass,acoustic bass guitar,bass balalaikas, twelve-strings bass. Co-founder of the collective “El Gallo Rojo Records”, he realized several musical project among which “Guano Padano”.

Danilo is the winner of the Italian TOP JAZZ Referendum by the magazine Music Jazz, as best bassist of the 2010.

Drummer, percussionist and composer, he has approached jazz in 1978.

For eight years he has been a member of Enrico Rava’s quintet “Electric Five”, touring in Italy and Europe, as well as Canada and Japan.

He has recorded several music projects for the German label ECM. Moreover, he collaborated on the composition of theater videos and soundtracks.

He has also his own records, some of which dedicated to the Weather Report.