Giacomo Turra is an Italian musician born in 1997.
Intrigued by the vinyls of his father, Giacomo started playing guitar at the age of 13,learning by jamming on his favorite artists like Stevie Wonder, George Benson and HerbieHancock. In 2018, he started his solo musical project, exploring R&B, Funk and Jazz andreleasing his first singles under the name JMT between 2019 and 2020. In March 2020,during the pandemic lockdown, Giacomo started posting video performances on hisInstagram account, soon becoming an Artist for D'Angelico Guitars and gaining hundredsof thousands of followers. In July 2021, Giacomo released "The Groove Sessions", acompilation of Funk and R&B covers recorded with renowned musicians and singers fromall over the world like Brandon "TAZ" Niederauer, Phoebe Katis, Jessica Burdeaux,George Collins and Augie Bello. On November 12th, 2021, Giacomo played his firstinternational show at the Paradiso in Amsterdam for the Soul Live in front of 2500 people.In December 2021, Matteo Dallape on drums, Francesco Dallago on bass and AnnaPollinari on vocals and keys joined the project as part of the band for Giacomo Turra. OnAugust 26th, Giacomo released his first original single “Get Into The Groove” with VokallRecords. The following day, Giacomo and his band played their debut show, opening forJoss Stone, Candy Dulfer and many more artists at the summer edition of the Soul LiveFestival in the Netherlands, in front of 5000 people. On October 21st, Giacomo releasedhis second original single "Sweet Life", in collaboration with Italian R&B singer FilippoPerbellini. In November 2022, Giacomo and his band went on their first headliner tour inItaly, with sold out shows in Milan, Bologna and Rome. In January 2023, Giacomoreleased his signature guitar pickup model with Italian company Mama Pickups. InFebruary 2023, Giacomo announced the release of his signature Envelope Filter pedal incollaboration with Canadian brand SolidgoldFX. Later that month, Giacomo and his bandplayed two sold out shows at The Zone in Tel Aviv, Israel. In March 2023, Giacomoopened for French artist Mezerg in front of 1000 people at Fabrique in Milan. Later thatmonth, Giacomo Turra and his band announced a tour in May in the United States, withshows in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Austin, Houston, Philadelphia and Nashville.