______________________________________________	______________________________________________ Franco Parravicini (1956) francoparravicini@libero.it www.dissoilogoi.com	______________________________________________
Attended double-bass courses at the Conservatoire G. Verdi in Milan. Self-taught guitarist he approached Jazz following the lessons held by Giorgio Gaslini. Together with the flautist Gerardo Cardinale, he developed the study of the musical traditions and instrumental techniques of the Mediterranean area as well as the ancient Greece. Together with Alberto Morelli he gave birth to the multiethnic music project-band Dissoi Logoi which, in its over ten- year history has been cooperating with many musicians coming from a variety of countries of the Mediterranean area and other regions. He played with Alexis Korner, Gianluigi Trovesi, Giorgio Gaslini, Vincenzo Zitello, Riccardo Tesi, Tosca, Fabio Concato and Cristiano De Andre'.	Chitarrista autodidatta, contrabbassista con formazione tradizionale (Conservatorio G. Verdi di Milano, si avvicina al Jazz frequentando i corsi di Giorgio Gaslini. Insieme al flautista Gerardo Cardinale, sviluppa lo studio sulle tradizioni musicali e le tecniche strumentali del mediterraneo e della Grecia antica. Ha suonato con Alexis Korner, Gianluigi Trovesi, Giorgio Gaslini, Vincenzo Zitello, Alice, Francesco Magni, Massimo Urbani, Riccardo Tesi, Tosca, Fabio Concato e Cristiano De Andre'. Ha realizzato, con la collaborazione di Mario Arcari e Alberto Morelli, colonne sonore per spettacoli teatrali.	Selection of works with Tangatamanu Diecimila foglie vaganti, interactive environment, Studio Azzurro, Music by Alberto Morelli and Stefano Scarani, Julia Chiner cello, Franco Parravicini guitars and viola da gamba, Milano 2004 Megalopoli,multiscreen video, Studio Azzurro, Music by Alberto Morelli and Stefano Scarani, Franco Parravicini "waterguitars", VII Biennale di Venezia/architetura 2000 Landing Talk, interactive installation by Studio Azzurro, Music by Alberto Morelli and Stefano Scarani, Franco Parravicini "waterguitars", ICC Museum, Tokyo 1999 Editions with Tangatamanu Landing Talk - Le zattere dei sentimenti music for two installation of Studio Azzurro Alberto Morelli and Stefano Scarani Wallace Records (2005), CDaudio with a rom track Un passo di cristallo Music for interactive environments Alberto Morelli and Stefano Scarani Studio Azzurro/Tangatamanu 1999, CDaudio Stanze da bagno Alberto Morelli and Stefano Scarani Franco Parravicini guitars Elle Decor/Hachette Rusconi/Bang and Olufsen 2003-2004, CDaudio/CDrom