Rosella Cazzaniga

A guitarist, bassist, teacher and author, Rosella Cazzaniga began studying guitar and electric bass at a very young age. She deepened her training at the Civici Corsi di Jazz in Milan with the teachers Paolo Cattaneo and Sandro Gibellini, as well as studying bass with Andrea Donati and guitar with Roberto Taufic.

Her professional career has seen her engaged since the 1990s in intense live activity in Italy, building a wealth of experience ranging from jazz to bossa nova, from pop to rock, from swing to Latin music. Among her notable musical projects are the alternative pop trio Shivadiva (with whom she recorded the album Mondo Perfetto) and her collaboration with the singer and flautist Paola Atzeni.

She is best known for the duo project Deb & Rose, founded with the singer Deborah Falanga. In this line-up, characterised by carefully crafted arrangements for guitar and voice and a repertoire performed in five languages, the two artists have released the album Jukebox Sentimentale and perform regularly in clubs and festivals on the Milanese and national scene. Alongside her work as a performer, she teaches intensively as a guitar, bass and ukulele teacher, combining teaching with inclusion and education activities through music.