The Rainbow Jazz Orchestra is a jazz orchestra based in Florence (Italy), conducted by his leader, Duccio Bertini. The band is made up of some of the best young talents in Italian jazz music and musicians already active for some time in the italian and international jazz scene. The Big Band plays original arrangements and compositions written by Duccio Bertini. In 2014 has recorded a CD "A View On Standards" (with Perico Sambeat as special guest) published by spanish recording label Temps Record. The Rainbow Jazz Orchestra has performed with Benny Golson, Scott Hamilton, Jesse Davis, Ben Van Gelder, Perico Sambeat, Stefano Cocco Cantini, Marco Tamburini, Nico Gori and many others, and in Festivals such as Sesto Jazz Festival, Il Jazz Italiano per le Terre del Sisma and Grey Cat Jazz Festival, Ognissanti Suona il Jazz.
Rainbow Jazz Orchestra
Conductor, compositions and arrangements: Duccio Bertini
Saxophones: Renzo Telloli, Michele Tino, Marco Bini, Giovanni Pecchioli, Claudio Ingletti
Trumpets: Maurizio Pasqui, Mirco Rabitti, Nicola Cellai, Valerio Mazzoni
Trombones: Giovanni Comanducci, Paolo Acquaviva, Andrea Angeloni
Piano: Francesco Maccianti
Bass: Guido Zorn
Drums: Bernardo Guerra