June 2005

· He toured Europe with JOHN JORGENSON (Elton John) for his project dedicated to Gypsy Jazz music. Gigs were performed in Scotland and France (Django Reinhardt Memorial Festival in Samois).

April 2005

· The only Italian musician, he has been part of JOHN JORGENSON's two bands in his Italian mini-tour. With the "septet" dedicated to Gypsy Jazz music (John starred as Django Reinhardt himself in the film "Head in the Clouds"), he played at Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza, where the gig was filmed to make a DVD, in Treviso and in Soave at the "Soave Guitar Festival". With the rock band he performed together with the Glaswegian bass player Alan Thomson (John Martyn, Rick Wakeman) and with the American keyboard player Jeff Ross, playing the repertoire of the DESERT ROSE BAND.

April 2005

· Together with Luca Olivieri's T.C. Band he accompanies the guitarist JOHNNY HILAND at the presentation of his first CD, produced by Steve Vai, in some Italian gigs: in Soave at the "Soave Guitar Festival", in Florence and Vicenza.

April/May 2004

· "Vidomar tour" with OMAR PEDRINI.With Pedrini he took part in the "May 1st Concert" in Piazza San Giovanni in Rome.

2001-2003

· He supported TM STEVENS (bass guitar player with Joe Cocker, Little Stevens, Tina Turner, Steve Vai, James Brown), during a clinic at the music instrument shop "Musical Box", Verona.

· Gig with STEVE LOGAN (bass guitar player with Michel Petrucciani) in Treviso.

2001

· With KELLY JOICE and PAOLA & CHIARA.

1999-2002

· Thanks to the cooperation with the guitarist-singer LUCA OLIVIERI, he played also with worldwide level great guitarists: JAMES BURTON (Elvis Presley), JERRY DONHAHUE, TOMMY EMMANUEL, JOHN JORGENSON (Elton John, Stephen Stills, David Crosby, Bob Seger, Barbra Streisand etc.) and JOHNNY HILAND.

1991-1999

· Following a meeting with CHARLIE CINELLI and ALAN FARRINGTON, the Brescia-based trio CHARLIE & THE CATS was formed, carrying out for almost ten years an intense musical activity, both live and recorded (with them Cesare recorded 5 CDs and 2 videos) and taking part also in various TV programmes, among which "Segnali di fumo" and "Sanscemo Festival".

· He participates also in the ALAN FARRINGTON BAND, R&B group where he alternates, as drummer, with ELLADE BANDINI.

. In 1994 he takes part in a Veronese original music project, the group DE IURE, reaching the final at the selection of the competition "MUSIC QUEST 1994" announced by YAMAHA. The final takes place in October of the same year in Tokyo (JAPAN).

· In summer 1992 he toured with ALBERTO FORTIS. With Fortis, in Genoa, he opened BOB DYLAN's gig.

1985-1990

· He was part of the band of the blues guitarist RUDY ROTTA. The band took part in several festivals both in Italy and abroad, cooperating, among other things, with a number of American artists: VALERY WELLINGTON, KAREN CARROLL, JEANNE CARROLL, LOVIE LEE, LOUISIANA RED, MASHIA GRANT and others.

· In Verona he starts collaborating with blues bands: JOHN PAPA BOOGIE, ALL OUT BLUES BAND together with the guitarist TAO RAVAO.

1979-1983 The professional activity started at the age of18 with a dance music band (MOVIES). With them he played for two years in Finland, Norway, Germany and Switzerland. At 14, after taking the first drumming lessons from the teacher GIORGIO SALGARELLI, he started playing at several open-air festivals with cover bands.

He studied with VALERIO ABENI, FRANCO ROSSI and ALFREDO GOLINO

· C.I.M. Centro Italiano Musica - Stradone S. Maffei, 2/b - VERONA

· C.F.M. Centro Formazione Musicale - Via S. Bartolomeo 23/G - BRESCIA