Giacinto Piracci, born in Naples, in 1974.

At the age of 14 starts studying the guitar, with a teacher for a short period, and  continuing self-taught. His musical interests focus mainly on Rock, playing with small local bands, then moving to Jazz, practicing for a few months before starting classical studies, new passion.

He achieves in year 2000 the Degree in Classical Guitar and in 2005 the Degree in Jazz Music at the Conservatory of Naples, with top marks and praise.

In 2004 takes part at the Jazz clinics in Siena (Siena Jazz)  where he studies with Enrico Rava, Pietro Tonolo, Massimo Manzi, Tomaso Lama and other teachers, winning a scholarship to rapresent Italy, with another student, at the I.A.S.J (International Association Schools of Jazz) meeting  in Krakow in 2005, under the direction of Dave Liebman.