Italian guitar player, composer and teacher Simone Schirru graduated at “Jazz Guitar” Academy of Music “G.P. da Palestrina” in Cagliari studying with M. Ferra. Afterwards he got his master degree at Jazz Guitar at “Lemmens Institute” in Belgium studying with P.Hertmans, Frank Vaganée, Ron Van Rossum and Bo Van Der Werf

He joined the Master Classes led by D. Douglas, S. Coleman, Butch Morris, P. Metheny, A. Braxton, MuhaRichard Abrams, G. Fewell, Roscoe Mitchell, W. Leo Smith, John Scofield etc. In 2005 and 2008 won the Scholarship of the International Festival of Sant’anna Arresi as best guitarplayer and best Band studying with G. Fewell (Berklee College) and R. Cecchetto.

He played with “Guitto Gargle”, “Cuenta Contemporanea”, the solo project “Improsa Tongue”, “Ajo­jo mandi & the Youngers”, Progetto Nudo, Pixel drama at many festivals and prestigious places around the world such are Ai Confini tra Sardegna e Jazz (IT), Salon De Musique (IT),Jazz in It (IT), Salon de musique en fete(IT), Udin&Jazz (IT), Salon de Musique Jazz (IT), Musica Sulle Bocche (IT), Jazzando, Musiche dal Mondo (IT), Les Arts Florissant del la Sardigne (Paris,FR), Open City (IT), Englewood Jazz Festival (Chicago,USA), EJE – European Jazz Expo, Jazzin’San Sperate (IT), Marina Caffe Noir (IT), Racconti D’Armenia (IT), Un isola in Festival (IT), Global Futur (IT), Fred Andreson’s Velvet Lounge (Chicago,USA), Chicago Cultural Center (Chicago,USA), Riff Festival (Jodhpur,India), IIT rendevuez Festival (Delhi, India), University of Mumbai (Bombay, India), Biella Jazz Club (IT), AB Ancienne Belgique (Bruxelles, Belgium), JZClub(Hangzhou)。