An artist portrait
Between the rigour of classical music and the freedom of jazz.
Percussionist · Composer · Educator
Discography
A discography built across personal projects and significant collaborations, spanning jazz and world music. Featured: the new album “I Colori dell'Anima”.
New album · 2026
From trio to septet, original compositions and arrangements from the Italian and international repertoire. Improvisational exchanges between accordion, guitar, percussion, piano, double bass, trumpet, saxophone and marimba, with the possibility of expanding the ensemble with vocals, wind instruments and vibraphone.
Lineup
Fausto Beccalossi (accordion) · Manfredi Tumminello (guitar) · Loris Stefanuto (percussion) · Fabrizio Bosso (trumpet / flugelhorn) · Diego Borotti (saxophone) · Emilia Zamuner (vocals) · Giovanni Perin (vibraphone / marimba) · Roberto Olzer (piano) · Marco Ricci (electric bass / double bass) · Andrea De Pascalis (percussion)
2026
I Colori dell'Anima
Beccalossi · Tumminello · Stefanuto
Loris Stefanuto Ensemble
2013
Suonovivo
Alloisio · Stefanuto
Suonovivo
2013
Tri Four
Horus Percussion Ensemble
Sonitus
2012
Smile
Tocoticotrio (world music)
Sonitus
2009
Free
Antonietta Sanna (latin jazz)
Radio SNJ Records
2008
Come il Vento
Alloisio · Stefanuto
UltraSound
2008
Horus Percussion Ensemble
Horus Percussion Ensemble
UltraSound
2004
Gocce
Loris Stefanuto Quartet
Splasc(h)
2004
Ritmo Caliente
Rossolatino
UltraSound
2004
Mosaico
Alloisio · Belloni · Lampugnani · Stefanuto
UltraSound
2004
Inside Me
Felice Clemente
Splasc(h)
2003
Incontri e Contrasti
Luca Campioni Quintet
Splasc(h)
Active projects
Ensemble · trio to septet
Original works and reinterpretations of the Italian and international songbook, marked by improvisational dialogues between accordion, guitar and percussion. Instruments of strong popular tradition, hand-built or sourced from Africa, South America, the Middle East and India.
Lineup
Fausto Beccalossi (accordion) · Manfredi Tumminello (guitar) · Loris Stefanuto (percussion)
Duo
Duo with Massimiliano Alloisio. The self-titled album was recorded entirely as a duo, without backing tracks or overdubs. Earlier releases include “Come il Vento” and “Mosaico”, plus the theme “Il Mago dei Colori” used in RAI radio programmes.
Lineup
Massimiliano Alloisio (guitar) · Loris Stefanuto (percussion)
Jazz project · feat. Fabrizio Bosso
A high-impact ensemble built on broad pulses and orchestral arrangements, with the special participation of Fabrizio Bosso on trumpet.
Lineup
Erika Santoru (vocals) · Mario Zara (piano) · Riccardo Fioravanti (double bass) · Maxx Furian (drums) · Loris Stefanuto (percussion) · feat. Fabrizio Bosso (trumpet)
Quartet
Jazz project under his own name — direct language, writing open to improvisation.
Lineup
Mario Zara (piano) · Marco Ricci (electric bass/double bass) · Massimo Pintori (drums) · Loris Stefanuto (percussion)
Trio
International Pop, Soul and Latin Jazz.
Lineup
Annalisa Parisi (vocals) · Andrea Rotoli (guitar) · Loris Stefanuto (percussion)
Ensemble · “G. Nicolini” Conservatory
A live performance dedicated to the great family of percussion instruments, alternating contemporary, world and jazz repertoires. The ensemble performs in theatres, concert series, festivals and conventions, also offering lecture-concerts and workshops for schools.
Lineup
Conductor: M° Loris Stefanuto
Quartet · contemporary jazz & Brazilian tradition
A musical journey between contemporary jazz and Brazilian tradition, featuring original compositions and arrangements that intertwine groove, melody, and Afro-Brazilian rhythms such as maracatù, ijexà, and samba.
Lineup
Vinicius Surian (guitar) · Jorge Machado (electric bass) · Loris Stefanuto (percussion) · Nicola Stranieri (drums)
Biography
“A meeting point between the rigour of classical music and the expressive freedom of jazz and world languages.”
An academically trained percussionist and composer, Loris Stefanuto represents a meeting point between the rigour of classical music and the expressive freedom of jazz and world languages. Graduated with full marks in percussion, he has built a multifaceted career across major orchestras and avant-garde projects.
His solid technical training has led him to collaborate with the most important Italian symphonic institutions — RAI National Symphony Orchestra (Milan and Turin), Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Orchestra, “A. Toscanini” Symphony Orchestra of Parma, OSI Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Teatro “Bellini” of Catania (where he won the percussionists' competition in 1990) — under conductors including Zubin Mehta, Daniel Oren, Vladimir Delman, Spiro Argiris and Moshe Sasson.
Alongside the classical field, he has explored jazz, Latin music and world rhythms, devoting himself actively to composition. He furthered his drumming studies with M° Enrico Lucchini and his percussion studies with Alex Acuña, Ernestico Rodriguez and Candelo Cabezas. In 2001 he attended the drumming and percussion seminar with Elvin Jones and Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez.
Winner of the national competition for teaching at Italian Conservatories — after Cesena, Cuneo, Milan and Parma, he is currently Professor of Percussion at the “G. Nicolini” Conservatory of Piacenza.
Milestones
Concerts · 2026
2026
Torre del Lago Puccini
Torre del Lago Puccini (LU) · IT
Symphonic Opera Orchestra
2026
Bucarest
Bucarest (RO)
Symphonic Opera Orchestra
2026
Agriturismo Giada
Rivanazzano Terme (PV) · IT
Soul/Pop/Bossa Trio
2026
Terrazza estiva Albergo Baldazzi1916
Zavattarello (PV) · IT
Jazz Trio
2026 · 21:00
Piazza Ariostea — Ferrara Summer Festival
300 singers at the Solstice of Music
Ferrara (FE) · IT
Italian Gospel Choir — Loris Stefanuto (percussion)
2026 · 18:00
Caffè Statuto
San Sebastiano Curone (AL) · IT
Aperitif Concert — Anna Bossi (vocals) · Davide Sardi (guitar) · Loris Stefanuto (percussion)
2026 · 18:30
Palavulp by Riva Village
Yoga & Handpan
Volpeglino (AL) · IT
Info & booking: Barbara +39 338 9542662 / Emanuela +39 333 3470224
Loris Stefanuto (handpan & percussion)
2026 · 11:00
Giardino Piazza Dal Verme - Aperitivo in musica
Zavattarello (PV) · IT
Music Aperitif — Loris Stefanuto (percussion) · Cinzia Davò (vocals) · Alessandro Abbatiello (piano and keyboards)
2026
Borgo di Fosdinovo · Fosdinovo Street Festival
Fosdinovo (MS) · IT
SUONOVIVO Duo — Massimiliano Alloisio (guitar) · Loris Stefanuto (percussion)
2026 · 11:00
Giardino Piazza Dal Verme - Aperitivo in musica
Zavattarello (PV) · IT
Music Aperitif — Tiziana Cappellino (vocals and piano) · Cesare Mecca (trumpet) · Loris Stefanuto (percussion)
2026 · 18:00
Palavulp by Riva Village
Volpeglino (AL) · IT
Live Concert — Annalisa Parisi (vocals) · Andrea Rotoli (guitar) · Loris Stefanuto (percussion)
2026 · 21:15
Rocca di Montalfeo · Festival Ultrapadum
Godiasco Salice Terme (PV) · IT
Reservation required: +39 345 4272076
I Colori dell'Anima — Athos Bassissi (accordion) · Manfredi Tumminello (guitar, bass) · Alessandro Abbatiello (piano, keyboards) · Loris Stefanuto (percussion)
2026
Brazilian Night "La Spiaggia" — Vinicius Surian (guitar) · Greta Bulgari (vocals) · Loris Stefanuto (percussion)
Contact
For concert proposals, festivals, collaborations and information on educational activities at the “G. Nicolini” Conservatory of Piacenza.
Booking & collaborations
stefanuto1967@gmail.comTeaching
Information about activities at the “G. Nicolini” Conservatory of Piacenza.
loris.stefanuto@conservatorio.piacenza.it