BIOGRAPHY



At the age of 11 he joined his father Hector Ceravolo’s Jazz Quartet with his father on piano, his brother Hector on vibes and Luis Gabinovich on bass.



In 1973 he formed SOS (Southern Original Sound) with brother Hector (piano), Gustavo Bergalli (trumpet), Hector “Fino” Bingert (saxophone), Ruben Rada (vocals and percussion) and Bo Gathu (bass).



Although at the beginning the band played Jazz and Pop, they soon evolved to a fusion of Folklore and Candombe, and in this line they produced and recorded “SOS” released by Sondor, Uruguay.
Since then Luis Ceravolo has taken part in several groups where Tango, Candombe and Folklore are interpreted using the open language of Jazz.



In 1977 Astor Piazzolla invited Luis to become a member of his Octet for a European tour through Italy, Belgium, Switzerland and France, including the Olympia in Paris, and the Opera Theater in Milano.





From 1978 through 1981 he was a member of the Santiago Giacobbe Trio and the TV Channel 13 Orchestra.



In 1979 he joined the band of rock star Luis Alberto Spinetta.

In 1980 he formed “La Banda” (rock fusion), with Ruben Rada, Jorge Navarro (piano), Ricardo Sanz (bass), Bernardo Baraj (saxophone) and Beni Izaguirre (trumpet).

Later on he joined the Jorge Navarro Trio and from 1984 to 1995 he was a member of the Ruben “Baby” Lopez Furst Trio with Lopez Furst on piano and Javier Malosetti on bass.

In 1986 he formed “Coincidencia” with Lopez Furst, Andres Boiarsky (sax), and Adalberto Cervasco (bass). They released a record through Microfon, Buenos Aires, and played extensively in Argentina and Paraguay.

During those years he played with the Buenos Aires Philarmonic conducted by Lalo Schiffrin; with bassist Anthony Jackson on his Master Class in Buenos Aires, with fusion band Explosion and with Gino Vanelli on his TV Channel 13 presentation.





Since 1986 he plays with vocal group “Cuatro & 4”.



As studio musician, especially during the 80s and 90s, he recorded for countless labels and artists, and also recorded music for films.



In 1988 he played “Misa por la Paz y la Justicia” with Maestro Ariel Ramirez at Carnegie Hall, invited by the “New York Choral Society” during the JVC Jazz Festival.



From 1990 to 1994 he was a member of “Folk sin Límites” created by Maestro Oscar Cardozo Ocampo. Together with Jaime Torres (charango) and singer Alejandra Martin they toured Japan in 1991.

In 1992 he joined guitarist Jim Hall for two concerts at Teatro La Plaza, with Baby Lopez Furst and Javier Malosetti.

During 1994-1995 he formed CCM Trio with Héctor Ceravolo and Javier Malosetti. They recorded a CD which has not yet been released.



From 1998 through 2000 he played with pianist/composer Manolo Juarez and with the Alejandro Herrera Trio.

Since 1995 he tours Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Spain and Argentina as musical director for Alejandra Martin, playing such venues as the Moscow Jazz Festival and the Barcelona Mas I Mas Jazz.

He is also a member of the Malcolm Green band, with Alejandra Martin and Ceravolo Bros.

Since 2006 he has played with Tango singer Susana Rinaldi, both with smaller groups and with Symphonic Orchestra, and with bandoneonist/singer/composer Ruben Juarez and pianist/arranger Cristian Zarate.

In 2008 he formed the Luis Ceravolo Sextet, with Manuel Ochoa (piano), Sergio Liszewsky (guitar), Juan Pablo Navarro (bass), Alejandro Santos (flute), Alejandra Martin (vocals) and guest bandoneonist Horacio Romo.