Gianluca Renzi was born 1975 in Frosinone, a little italian city near Rome and hes fast becoming one of the most interesting musician in Europe. He has been touring all over the world as a sideman with some of the most known international musicians and as a leader of his own sextet and all star orchestra and he moved in New York city in 2008. Gianluca Renzi is an acoustic and electric bass player and arranger as well. He has Degrees in classical music performance and in jazz performance, jazz composition and jazz arranging from the Italian Conservatory of Music. He also studied with Marc Johnson, Miroslav Vitous, Palle Danielson and John Patitucci. He has recorded more than 30 cds with the most important Italian and american musicians such as Steve Lacy, Steve Grossmann, David Fuzinsky, Leon Parker, Umberto Fiorentino, Rosario Giuliani, Maurizio Giammarco, Giovanni Mirabassi Flavio Boltro, Enrico Pieranunzi... As a leader he has recorded 3 records with his own bands for the italian label WIDE SOUND. Dont stop your mind has been considered one of the best record of 2005 from the main jazz magazine in Italy Musica Jazz. The record Charles and Joe has been among the first 20 most voted album in 2008 in the All About Jazz web site. As a coleader he has recorded 3 records for the famous japanese label VENUS RECORD with the band called Roma trio. Those record have been best sold records in Japan in 2007 and 2008. In 2006 he was selected as one of the best young musician in Italy for the prize Django Dor. In 2008 he was selected as one best italian rising musician for the prize EuroDjango. Gianluca Renzi has performed as a sideman with some of the todays most acclaimed international artists such as Alex Sipiaguin, Joe Locke, Bobby Watson, Steve Lacy, Carl Allen, Steve Grossman, Gary Smulyan, Barney McAll, Leon Parker, Alvin Batiste, Gene Jackson, Mike Melillo, Adam Nussbaum, Rick Margitza, Robert Stewart, Marcus Baylor, Eric Mc Pherson, Billy Harper, Orrin Evans, Giovanni Mirabassi, Enrico Pieranunzi, Gianni Basso, Stefano Battaglia, Fabrizio Bosso, Antonello Salis, Enrico Rava, Paolo Fresu, Flavio Boltro, Rosario Giuliani, Antonio Faraò, Franco Ambrosetti and many others.