I am a UK based guitarist, bassist, arranger, producer, and educator. Studying classical at first, I played electric with many bands in northern Italy. I moved to Boston, MA, in the late 90s and graduated from Berklee College of Music studying with Mick Goodrick, Hal Crook, and Brett Willmott. I performed as a sideman with 60s bands such as Herb Reed & The Platters, The Coasters as well as British session musicians and bands such as Jim Cregan, Robbie McIntosh, Jason Rebello, Cregan and Co, Down to The Bone, original members of Train, Sugar Ray, Cockney Rebel, Fairport Convention. I played at venues and events like The Roundhouse, The Hideaway, The Savoy, The Liverpool Empire and Cropredy Festival. My albums: “Entwined” (2009), “Gianni Chiarello & The Same Beat” (2015). I am the author of instructional guitar books, including “Contemporary Solo Guitar” (2008), “Contemporary Blues Soloing” (2009), “Contemporary Blues Chords and Comping” (2011), and other educational materials.