There have always been few good jazz female guitarists on the international scene, and even fewer in Italy. Eleonora Strino has been acclaimed as a breath of novelty in a setting that had been waiting for a guitarist like her: she is inspired, musically cultured and technically prepared. She studied guitar as a teenager. After listening to Jim Hall on his famous record in duo with Bill Evans, she knew she wanted to become a jazz guitarist.
Her career has been swift.
The US Magazine Jazz Guitar Today, a Bible of the instrument, featured her on the cover of its February 2020 issue. Her educational book “Bebop Scales for Jazz Guitar” was released worldwide in March 2023. Her first album as a bandleader, “I Got Strings”, was released in May 2023. It was recorded live in Berlin alongside Greg Cohen on double bass and Joey Baron on drums. Meanwhile, she has played with Dado Moroni, Emanuele Cisi, and the group The Great Guitarist with Ulf Wakenius and Martin Taylor. Strino is actively involved in teaching worldwide.
Currently, she serves as a jazz guitar Professor at the Conservatory of Cosenza.
