Milwaukee Irish Fest Summer School Instructors
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Jacopo Ventura
Instructor Website: https://www.jacopoventura.info/
Teaching M22: DADGAD Guitar Course – Accompaniment in Irish Music
Jacopo Ventura (b. 1983) is an Italian guitarist active on the international world and folk music scene. His distinctive style blends the rhythmic and harmonic approach of Irish DADGAD guitar with influences from manouche, classical, and musette traditions, with a special focus on integrating bass lines into rhythmic strumming.
For over 15 years, he has performed across Europe, Asia, and the Americas with projects such as Folkamisèria, Lyradanz, Gadan, Antica Liuteria Sangineto, and Ensemble Sangineto. With Gadan, he has become a regular presence at major Irish music festivals in the United States, while with Ensemble Sangineto, he has toured Australia and New Zealand, performing in prestigious venues including the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
He has collaborated with numerous artists from the international trad and world music scene, including Raphael Maillet, Jason O’Rourke, Tiennet Simonnin, Grégory Jolivet, Inti Illimani, and John Whelan.
Jacopo is also the founder of keltIT, one of Italy’s leading booking and management agencies specializing in Celtic and world music.