Loris Donatelli

Loris Donatelli (born 1978) is an Italian jazz guitarist and music teacher. He began studying electric guitar at the age of 10 and in 1999 graduated in electric guitar from the University of Music in Rome. In 2015 he took the Jazz Guitar course at Berklee College of Music with Bruce Saunders. He later earned a Master’s Degree (Diploma Accademico di II Livello, 110 cum laude) in Jazz Guitar at the “Luisa D’Annunzio” Conservatory in Pescara and completed a Second-Level University Master’s in “Theory and Practice of Ensemble Music Education” at Roma Tre University (2024). He has also attended seminars and workshops with Vinnie Moore, Preston Reed and Joe Diorio. He has taken part in countless studio and live recordings and recorded the music for the short film “Frammenti” (directed by M. Chiusaroli, 1999). He has also appeared on national television, playing in the RAI programmes “Special per me... meno siamo meglio stiamo” (RAIUNO, with Renzo Arbore, 2005) and “Suonare Stella” (RAIDUE, with Tosca d’Aquino, 2006). He has performed in concert with Stef Burns at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome and took part in the Primo Maggio concerts in Rome. In 2012 he was one of the guitarists of the contemporary orchestra “Frets Orchestra” (conductor: Tonino Battista), featuring Stef Burns as soloist. Today he performs and teaches guitar in Montesilvano and online. Discover more at lorisguitar.com