If you really want a bio, I get it, please scroll down for my public achievements and accomplishments and all of that “good stuff.” I’ll tell you straight up, this section is annoying for me and for every artist yet we succumb to this idea that you need to know something about us, “the about section” . . . it never feels quite right. It’s never enough, sometimes it’s too long, I suppose it never will be completed until I just write:
“I AM MARIO LAYNE FABRIZIO”
Other people will say. “wow this, wow that”, what is it about me. It is that I AM about and THAT is beautiful.
I’m tired of the bio, it is so BORING! horrendous, atrocious, abhorrent, repugnant, disgusting. How about we be people with each other heh? Email me, follow and direct message me on instagram, ask, communicate whatever!
I want us to have fun on this adventure. Let’s have a good time, let’s light up our hearts, our SAWUL! I want to see that glimmer and sparkle back in your eye. I want you to dance again. I want you to feel that feeling that you are exactly where you need to be in life. This is what it is to be alive, not dragging in the grim, the petty (although it is fun to be petty).
I have a piece called “THE JOKER AND THE FOOL ARE THE WISE ONES, think about that.
A new time is here and what I make will lead this generation to think for themselves.
I am THE KING OF FIRE AND I BRING NEW LIFE, (another piece of mine) but let that fire be even stronger, let it be eternal.
OH YEAH
AND
KAIZOKU ONI OREWA NARU !!!!!
LOVE,
MARIO
MARIO LAYNE FABRIZIO
YOU ARE NOW ON A NEW ADVENTURE.
MARIO IS A VISUAL ARTIST, COMPOSER, DRUMMER, PERCUSSIONIST, FILMMAKER,WRITER, DESIGNER
“Fabrizio’s paintings are unrestrained, revealing complex layers of vulnerability tucked within each stroke.” (Beverly Aarons, Arists Up Close)
Around the world MARIO has been presented with The Whitney Museum, Salzburg Jazz Festival, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Panama Jazz Festival, Birdland, Kunming’s International Drum Festival, Seattle Art Museum, and the Kennedy Center.
He has performed with notable musicians such as Cecil Mcbee, Claudio Roditi, Nilson Matta, Santi DeBriano, Joe Morris, Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko, Jason Palmer, Oran Etkin, Noah Preminger and Volker Goetze.
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NEW MUSIC WILL BE RELEASED WITH MARIO’S GROUPS, “THE STAR GONDOLA” and “KOSTOCHKI” in the coming months.. KEEP A LOOK OUT!
MARIO’S co-led ensemble TROPOS with Phillip Golub can be found here.
Works he’s premiered include The Black Clown at American Repertory Theatre, Arturo O'Farrill’s Little Tiny Walls and showcasing in Jason Moran’s STAGED exhibition.
London Jazz News describes him pretty accurately as "ferocious but subtle," and Steve Smith of On The Record says that he presents “with assurance, charisma and infectious enthusiasm.”
You can find MARIO speak about intuition, ritual and creativity with CREATIVE MORNINGS here.
Compositions of his have been acknowledged by the NYTIMES, ALLMUSIC, FRANCEMUSIQUE and you may find in depth interviews about his visual art and multimedia works that are said to be “surreal, trippy dreamscapes” (Seattle Met) in SEATTLEREFINED & KOMO NEWS as the artist of the week, JazzTimes and Earshot.
MARIO’s works have been commissioned by National Sawdust, MadArt for a triptych mural project and Seattle Art Museum for its annual Party in the Park
Poetry and language exists to MARIO as a means of compressing abstract thought into stories, some of which are his published poetry in Art and Letters and his features at Boston’s Intercollegiate Poetry Festival and Grolier.
He has won awards, grants, and/or fellowships with YoungArts, MassMOCA, Assets for Artists, Jack Straw Cultural Center, Mass Cultural Council, San Francisco EBCP and the Foundation for Contemporary Art. MARIO graduated with a BA in Jazz Studies from Boston’s prestigious New England Conservatory in 2018 and throughout that time, he studied with an array of teachers: Jabali Billy Hart, Cecil McBee, Joe Morris, Vijay Iyer and Jason Moran. Studies before college were also formative and inspiring as he worked through the various programs with New Jersey’s Jazz House Kids ,a jazz and community program run by Melissa Walker and Christian McBride.
The idea of the Renaissance Man is often overused in modern contexts. However, the concept of the ‘universal man’ is rooted in a more expansive, humanistic philosophy that could offer a deep well of value to today’s multidisciplinary artist. When Baldassare Castiglione’s The Book of the Courtier was published in 1528, it both captured and shaped the ideals of the Renaissance era which emphasized the importance of a broad and well-rounded education. According to Castiglione, a courtier should have a deep knowledge of the arts, literature, music, and sciences. This holistic approach to personal development reflects the Renaissance belief in the interconnectedness of all forms of knowledge and creativity, suggesting that true excellence arises from the integration of diverse skills and disciplines. These ideals provide validation and guidance for today’s multidisciplinary artist, who is often confronted with the belief that ‘a jack of all trades is a master of none.’ However, the full quote reminds us that ‘a jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.’ (Beverly Aarons, Arists Up Close)
BRIEF STATEMENT
“Magic, mystery and adventure are amazing. Living by the foundations and implications of these words have transformed my life to allow for an intrigue and understanding of a deeper part of human experience. I understand that at the basis of humanity, we have always desired creation; we have always needed to take the leap of faith and trust the unknown since we have always been intrigued by the jungle of mystery. The multimedia artwork that I create including paintings, sculptures, moving pictures and music (with and without words) is fairy tale that is completed as my life continues. I intend to create art that is entirely me, rooted in my intuition, emotion, body, mind and spirit. I hope that through the experiences that I create through my artworks, that I may bring people alive, opening their hearts to find their truth and live committed to the fact that creation is literally magic. We will all die one day, so why not live in beauty and create beauty in the world. We are magic and we are free! Let’s go on adventures together!
