{"id":1084,"date":"2020-03-13T17:45:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T17:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.giovannimaier.it\/giovanni_maier\/?page_id=1084"},"modified":"2026-03-15T19:56:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T19:56:36","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.giovannimaier.it\/giovanni_maier\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row bg_type=”bg_color” bg_override=”ex-full” seperator_enable=”seperator_enable_value” seperator_type=”tilt_right_seperator” seperator_position=”bottom_seperator” seperator_shape_background=”#f8f8f9″ type=”vc_default” css=”.vc_custom_1584121070346{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}” bg_color_value=”#ffffff”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-0 vc_col-lg-12 vc_col-md-offset-0 vc_col-md-12 vc_col-sm-offset-0″]

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Biography<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”7\/12″ offset=”vc_col-lg-7 vc_col-md-7″ css=”.vc_custom_1493714771624{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Composer\/bassist Giovanni Maier started his professional career in 1986 at the age of 21, after finishing his formal studies in classical music at the \u201cG. Tartini\u201d Music Academy in Trieste and having pursued independently his personal interest in jazz music.<\/p>\n

In 1986 he co-founded the Transition Jazz Group and, with this and other ensembles, began to write and perform original music in Italy and Europe.<\/p>\n

In 1989, he formed his first ensemble to perform his own compositions, and has since recorded over 80 albums featuring his work.<\/p>\n

As a member of ensembles, he has performed in many concerts throughout Europe, in North and South America, Japan, North Africa and the Middle East.<\/p>\n

As a bassist he features on over 240 albums, including recordings with Enrico Rava, Gianluigi Trovesi, the Italian Instabile Orchestra, Cecil Taylor, Anthony Braxton, Tim Berne, Marc Ribot, Keith and Julie Tippett, Louis Moholo, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Pino Minafra, Roberto Ottaviano, Carlo Actis Dato, Tiziano Tononi, Daniele Cavallanti, Stefano Battaglia, Michele Rabbia, Chris Speed, Scott Amendola as well as with other leading figures in creative music.<\/p>\n

He is currently active as a solo contrabassist, composing for, and performing and recording with, a variety of ensemble projects.<\/p>\n

Giovanni Maier is also actively engaged in the field of education through the presentation of workshops and as lecturer at the \u201cG. Tartini\u201d Music Academy in Trieste.<\/p>\n

He has recently expanded his activity to the field of production. Since 2000, his Palomar Records label has released more than 70 albums.<\/p>\n

In 2025 he composed the music for the film “Fiume o morte!”, directed by Croatian director Igor Bezinovi\u0107. The movie premiered at the 54th International Film Festival in Rotterdam, where it won the Tiger Award, and at the 38th edition of the European Film Awards in Berlin, where it won the award for best “European Documentary”; Giovanni Maier also won the award for Best Film Score at the 34th Croatian Film Festival in Karlovac.<\/span><\/p>\n

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