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Last updated October 1, 2026
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Cover art for the Giovanni Guidi Trio's debut album "Tomorrow Never Knows" (2006), used as a stand-in — no free-licensed photo of Guidi could be located after a genuine search (his later ECM albums all use abstract paintings by Emmanuel Barcilon rather than photos). Standard copyright, all rights reserved — held by Venus Records. This is not a Creative Commons–licensed image; it is used here as an honestly-disclosed editorial stand-in for a real photo. — Downloaded directly from the release's Discogs listing (https://www.discogs.com/release/6565867-Giovanni-Guidi-Trio-Tomorrow-Never-Knows-), full-resolution cover scan hosted at i.discogs.com. Saved locally as portrait.jpg in this folder.
Giovanni Guidi was born in 1985 in Foligno, the son of Mario Guidi, Italy's most prominent jazz agent, whose roster has included Enrico Rava and Stefano Bollani. He studied jazz in Bologna for two years but never finished the degree, because at 19 he went on the road with Rava instead, after the trumpeter spotted him at a Siena workshop and folded him into the Rava Under 21 project, later renamed Rava New Generation.
He became a frequent Rava sideman, appearing on the ECM albums Tribe and the live On the Dance Floor with the Parco della Musica Jazz Lab, both artists already profiled on jazzprofiles.com. In 2013, through his relationship with ECM producer Manfred Eicher, he signed to the label as a leader, debuting with City of Broken Dreams, a trio record with American bassist Thomas Morgan and Portuguese drummer João Lobo. Three more ECM leader albums followed: This Is the Day (2015), Ida Lupino (2016, with Gianluca Petrella, Louis Sclavis, and Gerald Cleaver), and Avec le Temps (2019).
Outside ECM, he has recorded with Gianluca Petrella on Soupstar (2013) and with Daniele di Bonaventura on Reminiscenze (2021), both already profiled here. His touch has been described as subtle but technically deft, whether soloing or accompanying.
Guidi's playing sits within a spare, lyrical post-bop tradition closely associated with ECM's own house aesthetic, shaped directly by his formative years touring with Enrico Rava starting at 19.
- City of Broken Dreams (2013, ECM Records) - his ECM leader debut, with Thomas Morgan and João Lobo. Listen
- Ida Lupino (2016, ECM Records) - with Gianluca Petrella, Louis Sclavis, and Gerald Cleaver. Listen
Giovanni Guidi: Full Discography
Identity confirmed via Discogs artist ID 1393826 ("Giovanni Guidi"). Related entities (Trio, Quartet) are his own named projects; "Giovanni Guidiccioni" and the numbered "Giovanni Guidi (2)" are different people, not collisions.
ECM LEADER releases
| Album | Year | Label | Personnel | Notes | Listen | Buy |
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| City of Broken Dreams | 2013 | ECM Records | Thomas Morgan (bass), João Lobo (drums) | ECM leader debut. | ECM Records | not found |
| This Is the Day | 2015 | ECM Records | Thomas Morgan, João Lobo | Spotify | not found | |
| Ida Lupino | 2016 | ECM Records | Gianluca Petrella, Louis Sclavis, Gerald Cleaver | Spotify | not found | |
| Avec le Temps | 2019 | ECM Records | Thomas Morgan, João Lobo | Spotify | not found |
SELECTED OTHER releases
| Album | Year | Label | Notes | Listen | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomorrow Never Knows | 2006 | Venus Records | Debut leader album, age 21. | Spotify | not found |
| We Don't Live Here Anymore | 2011 | C.A.M. Jazz | Spotify | not found | |
| Reminiscenze | 2021 | DDB Music | With Daniele di Bonaventura. | Spotify | not found |
| A New Day | 2024 | (self-released) | With James Brandon Lewis, Thomas Morgan, João Lobo. | Spotify | not found |
Prior Enrico Rava sideman credits (not itemized, ECM)
- Tribe (Enrico Rava Quintet, with bassist Gabriele Evangelista) and On the Dance Floor (Rava with Parco della Musica Jazz Lab), both ECM.
Mirko Signorile (piano) - co-pianist alongside Guidi and Claudio Filippini on the three-way session The Three Pianos (2017, Musica Jazz), Discogs-confirmed. Already profiled on this project.
Michele Rabbia (percussion, electronics) - Discogs-verified on Soft Wind (2011, with Roberto Cecchetto and Giovanni Maier) and on Guidi's own The Unknown Rebel Band (2009).
Enrico Rava - bandleader from age 19.
Gianluca Petrella - collaborator on Ida Lupino (2016) and Soupstar (2013).
Daniele di Bonaventura - collaborator, Reminiscenze (2021).
Daniele Tittarelli (alto saxophone) - fellow sideman in Enrico Rava's orbit, Discogs-confirmed together on four releases 2009-2016: Jazzitaliano Live 2009, Rava On The Dance Floor (2012, ECM), My Songbook (2016) and Rebel Band (2016, Casa Del Jazz), the last credited to Guidi's own Unknown Rebel Band. Profiled separately on this site.
Enrico Morello (drums) - fellow member of Enrico Rava's Special Edition band on Edizione Speciale (2021, ECM), recorded live in Antwerp in 2019 with Guidi on piano. Profiled separately on this site.
Fabrizio Sferra (drums) - pianist in Sferra's own Rooms (2009, Fabrizio Sferra Trio, with bassist Francesco Ponticelli) and Untitled #28 (2012, quartet), and Sferra is the drummer on Enrico Rava's Tribe (2011) where Guidi plays piano; Discogs-confirmed. Profiled on JazzProfiles.com.
Francesco Bigoni (tenor saxophone, clarinet) - fellow member of Gianluca Petrella's Cosmic Band on Coming Tomorrow - Part One (2009) and Part Two (2012), and on Jazzitaliano Live 2007; Discogs-confirmed.
Filippo Vignato (trombone, electronics) - trombonist of the Filippo Vignato Quartet, with Guidi on piano, on Harvesting Minds (CAM Jazz, 2017), and a member of Guidi's Rebel Band on Rebel Band (Casa del Jazz, 2016); Discogs-confirmed.
Francesco Diodati (guitar) - fellow member of Rava's Special Edition band on Edizione Speciale (2021, ECM); Discogs-confirmed. Profiled separately on this site.
Francesco Lento (trumpet, flugelhorn) - trumpeter on Guidi's Rebel Band (Casa del Jazz, recorded April 12, 2016); Discogs-confirmed.
Fulvio Sigurtà (trumpet) - trumpeter on Guidi's The Unknown Rebel Band (2009, C.A.M. Jazz).
Mauro Ottolini (trombone) - trombonist on Guidi's The Unknown Rebel Band (2009, C.A.M. Jazz); Discogs-confirmed. Already profiled on this project.
Gabriele Evangelista (double bass) - bandmate in Rava's quintet on Tribe (2011) and in the sextet on Edizione Speciale (2021).
Giovanni Maier (double bass, cello) - credited alongside Giovanni Guidi on 2 releases, among them The Unknown Rebel Band (2009), Soft Wind (2011).
Jacopo Fagioli (piccolo trumpet) - credited alongside Guidi on TRIOROX and DJ Rocca's Moods (2024, Irma), where Guidi plays piano, electric piano and synthesizer on every track and Fagioli plays piccolo trumpet on A3; confirmed at the Discogs release level. Profiled separately on this site.
Mirco Rubegni (trumpet) - trumpeter on Guidi's The Unknown Rebel Band (2009, C.A.M. Jazz) and Rebel Band (2016, Casa del Jazz); Discogs-confirmed.
Roberto Cecchetto (guitar) - Discogs-confirmed on Soft Wind (2011), Rava On The Road (2013) and Guidi's own ECM album Avec Le Temps (2019). Profiled separately on this site.
Stefano Tamborrino (drums) - drummer on Rebel Band (2016, Casa del Jazz), alongside Mirco Rubegni and Francesco Lento; Discogs-confirmed.
Stefano Senni (double bass) - fellow sideman alongside Guidi's piano on two Enrico Rava-led sessions, Rava On The Road (2013) and My Songbook (2016); both Discogs-confirmed. Profiled on JazzProfiles.com.
