Assistant Professor, Desautels Faculty of Music
Room 112 Taché Hall
150 Dafoe Road
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry Campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
Canada
204-272-1641
Fabio Ragnelli
Originally from Toronto, Ontario, drummer Fabio Ragnelli is a JUNO Award-winning drummer and has been an in-demand sideman performing, recording, and touring with a number of artists over the last fifteen years. Ragnelli has toured nationally and internationally, performing at venues such as Massey Hall, Koerner Hall, Place des Arts, The 55 Bar, Cornelia St. Café, The National Arts Centre, SMOKE, The Cotton Club, SF Jazz Center, The Blue Note Jazz Club, and Birdland among other. As an educator, Ragnelli aims to inspire students and help them realize their full potential as creative musicians.
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In the faculty
- Assistant Professor
- MPS Instructor, Jazz Drumset
- The Art of Listening
- Jazz Pedagogy
- Small Jazz Ensembles Coach
Education
- Diploma in Jazz Studies, Humber College
- BMus, Thompson Rivers University
- MMus, Brandon University
Awards
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2016 JUNO Jazz Album of the Year
2021 JUNO Jazz Album of the Year
2016 Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Grand Prix du Jazz
Multiple JUNO Award Nominations
Ragnelli has also received a number of professional development grants from the Canada Council for the Arts and has performed on several JUNO-nominated albums.
Ongoing research and creative works
Ragnelli is composing original music for an album to be released in 2025.