Born in Milan, raised on his grandfather's clarinet and struck by Sonny Rollins. Ever since, one road only: jazz.
One road only: jazz
Milan, 1974. Music was in the air at home, thanks to a clarinettist grandfather.
Clarinet and the Verdi Conservatory first, then jazz and the saxophone with Paolo Tomelleri, Pietro Tonolo and Tino Tracanna. On 10 May 2001 he met Sonny Rollins in Reggio Emilia: an hour-long conversation and a clear direction. A year later, his first record as a leader.
He plays in Italy and abroad, leads the Mixiland jazz band and teaches at CPM in Milan.
- 18 records as leader and co-leader
- 16 as sideman
- 40 concerts at Blue Note Milan
- 4★ DownBeat Magazine (USA) for “Nuvole di Carta” and “6:35 AM”
Discography
“The best young Italian saxophonist”
Enzo Siciliano — la Repubblica
Live and in the studio
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Felice Clemente New Quartet
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Felice Clemente & Javier Pérez Forte Duo
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Felice Clemente Solo
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Felice Clemente Quartet “Mino Legacy”
Projects and ensembles
What they wrote
UK JAZZ NEWS / 30 June 2026
«one of the most interesting Italian jazz releases of 2026»
2026
IL GIORNO / 13 March 2025
«Reviews 2025»
2025
JAZZ IN FAMILY / March 2020
«Una registrazione dal vivo in una chiesa di Montecalvo Versiggia (PV) realizzata solamente con i propri strumenti: sax tenore e soprano + clarinetto.»
2020
ALL ABOUT JAZZ | 19 October 2018
«Review of Mino Legacy by cura di Neri Pollastri Un bel cofanetto che racchiude un CD, un DVD e un vero e proprio libro di novantotto pagine in italiano e inglese, di Andrea Pedrinelli, dal titolo…»
2018