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Max Lazzarin

• Italy• Active: 2006–
BluesBoogieContemporary Blues

Padova-born blues pianist and singer whose New Orleans-steeped sound won the Italian Blues Challenge in 2016, alongside his role as vice president of the Italian Blues Union.

Instruments
Piano, Vocals
Labels
Il Popolo del Blues
from
Italia
Max Lazzarin is an Italian blues pianist, singer and songwriter from Padova who has been active on the Italian blues scene for over thirty years, having begun classical piano studies at age seven and started performing live at sixteen (Source: Il Blues Magazine; Stereorama). Shaped by numerous stays in Louisiana, where he played alongside local New Orleans musicians, his piano and vocal style channels the city's "contaminated," multicultural sound — blues and boogie-woogie blended with Caribbean rhythms, funk, ragtime and Mediterranean influences (Source: Torrita Blues Festival; Il Blues Magazine). He founded the band the Alligators and, in 2015, formed the duo Bayou Moonshiners with vocalist and percussionist Stephanie Ghizzoni, pairing her voice, snare, washboard and kazoo with his piano and voice (Source: Il Blues Magazine). Performing together, they won the Italian Blues Challenge in 2016 and went on to represent Italy at the European Blues Challenge in Denmark in April 2017, closing the festival's opening night to strong acclaim before placing fourth overall (Source: Il Blues Magazine; European Blues Union — Italy). His discography includes the Max Lazzarin Quintet release "Baron Samedì" (2006) and the album "Don't Touch My Shoes" (2009), as well as "Living Live," a live album released as Bayou Moonshiners with Stephanie Ghizzoni (Source: AllMusic; Discogs). Lazzarin has toured widely across Italy, France, Portugal, Spain, Austria, Germany and Switzerland, reinterpreting classics by Champion Jack Dupree, Fats Domino, Ray Charles and Katie Webster alongside original material (Source: Il Blues Magazine). Beyond performing, he serves as vice president of the Italian Blues Union, helping organise the Italian Blues Challenge that selects Italy's representatives for the International Blues Challenge in Memphis and the European Blues Challenge, and sat on the union's judging panel for the 2026 selections (Source: Italian Blues Union). In 2024 he launched "The Southern Connection," a national touring project uniting musicians from different Italian regions around shared blues and New Orleans-rooted repertoire, and continues to perform in newer configurations including Max Lazzarin & the Great Magicians (Source: e20veneto.it; Cagliari Post).

Musical Influence

As co-winner of the Italian Blues Challenge 2016 and a European Blues Challenge finalist, and as vice president of the Italian Blues Union helping select Italy's national representatives, Lazzarin has both performed and helped shape the country's contemporary blues scene (Source: Il Blues Magazine; Italian Blues Union).

Formative experiences

  • •2006: Releases "Baron Samedì" with the Max Lazzarin Quintet. (Source: AllMusic.)
  • •2009: Releases the album "Don't Touch My Shoes." (Source: bluesandblues.it.)
  • •2015: Forms the duo Bayou Moonshiners with vocalist/percussionist Stephanie Ghizzoni. (Source: Il Blues Magazine.)
  • •2016: Wins the Italian Blues Challenge. (Source: Il Blues Magazine; European Blues Union – Italy.)
  • •2017: Represents Italy at the European Blues Challenge in Denmark, placing fourth. (Source: Il Blues Magazine.)
  • •2024: Launches "The Southern Connection," a national touring project. (Source: e20veneto.it.)
  • •2026: Serves on the Italian Blues Union's judging panel for that year's IBC/EBC selections. (Source: Italian Blues Union.)

Instruments & Equipment

Collaborators

Stephanie Ghizzoni
2015–

Co-founder of the duo Bayou Moonshiners; Italian Blues Challenge 2016 winners and European Blues Challenge 2017 finalists together (Source: Il Blues Magazine).

Watch & Listen

Featured

Baron Samedì

Official channel upload of the title track from his 2006 EP.

MAx LAzzarin

Max Lazzarin for the good times feat. Stephanie "Ocean" Ghizzoni @Blues in carrozzeria 21.05.2016

Max Lazzarin for the good times feat. Stephanie "Ocean" Ghizzoni @Blues in carrozzeria 21.05.2016

Max Lazzarin "STRUCK" a Stazione Blues Radio

Max Lazzarin "STRUCK" a Stazione Blues Radio

Max Lazzarin

Max Lazzarin

Max Lazzarin - Don't Believe Me

Max Lazzarin - Don't Believe Me

St James Infirmary - Bayou Moonshiners - Max Lazzarin & Stephanie Ghizzoni

St James Infirmary - Bayou Moonshiners - Max Lazzarin & Stephanie Ghizzoni

"I just can't get New Orleans off my mind" - Bayou Moonshiners @ Salerno

"I just can't get New Orleans off my mind" - Bayou Moonshiners @ Salerno

BAYOU MOONSHINERS - Big time woman

BAYOU MOONSHINERS - Big time woman

Watch & Listen

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Discography

YearTitleProducerStudioLabelChartSalesMusiciansYouTubeNotes
2006Baron Samedì——————Released with the Max Lazzarin Quintet (Source: AllMusic).
2009Don't Touch My Shoes——————Studio album (Source: bluesandblues.it).
Living Live——————Live album released as Bayou Moonshiners with Stephanie Ghizzoni (Source: Discogs).

Awards & Recognition

2016
Italian Blues Challenge
Winner (with Bayou Moonshiners)
2017
European Blues Challenge
4th place (with Bayou Moonshiners)

External links

facebook bluesandblues.it torritablues.com

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