Giacomo Turra IT

& The Funky Minutes IT

The guitar hope from Italy, who was brought to fame by Instagram but clearly proves that he is not just a social media starlet, is heading to Brno. He will play at the Metro Music Bar in Brno on 15 February 2024.

“To say that Giacomo Turra knows what “groove” means would be an understatement. He rather embodies this word. Whether it’s playing Stevie Wonder, George Benson, Prince, or his own improvised pieces, this Italian guitarist has his own way of playing music,” wrote music columnist Sophie McVinnie in Guitar Magazine, essentially summing up what regularly goes through the minds of those 592,000+ Instagram followers every time Turra releases a new video.

Giacomo Turra was born in 1997 in Milan. He started playing guitar at the age of 13, influenced by his father’s record collection. He jammed while listening to such names as Stevie Wonder, George Benson and Herbie Hancock. In 2018, he started his musical project under the name JMT. Two years later, when the entire world was gripped by the Covid-19 pandemic, he began releasing videos on Instagram, and boarded the elevator to fame.

In July 2021, Giacomo released “The Groove Sessions,” a compilation of funk and R&B cover versions recorded with renowned musicians and singers from around the world. The second album, due out next year, was recorded in the United States and you can sample the first single “Soul Speak”. Turra recently released his signature Supafunk guitar effect and a custom guitar pickup model from Mama Pickups.

Giacomo Turra will come to Brno in February with his band The Funky Minutes, consisting of Anna Polinari – vocals, keyboards, Francesco Dallago – bass, vocals, Matteo Dallape – drums and Alessandro Russo – saxophone, percussion.