Alberto Chiozzi is an Italian jazz drummer and bandleader, born in Verona in 1988 and active between New York and Europe. Deeply rooted in bebop and straight-ahead jazz, he has developed a musical language centered on swing, listening, and spontaneous interaction. His drumming combines rhythmic precision, propulsive energy, and dynamic control, supporting the ensemble without ever overpowering it. His playing reflects the lessons of masters such as Kenny Clarke, Max Roach, Art Blakey, and Philly Joe Jones, while treating the jazz tradition as a living and constantly evolving language.

Chiozzi began studying drums at the age of twelve. In 2003, at just fifteen, he became the regular drummer of the Doo-Dat Jazz Big Band, directed by American trumpeter Kyle Gregory. He later studied jazz with pianist Danilo Memoli and, beginning in 2006, regularly attended workshops led by legendary pianist and educator Barry Harris in Verona, Rome, and The Hague. Harris's approach became a major influence on Chiozzi's musical development and his understanding of the bebop tradition.

In 2009, Chiozzi made his first trip to New York, where he connected with drummers including Jimmy Wormworth, Keith Balla, Fukushi Tainaka, Taro Okamoto, and Clifford Barbaro. During the same period, he also attended workshops led by American drummer Joe Farnsworth. In 2011, he graduated from the University of Padua, gradually combining his performing career with extensive experience as a music educator.

His career has taken him to festivals, clubs, and concert stages throughout Italy and abroad. He has performed at the Eddie Lang Jazz Festival, Sconfinando Jazz, Bologna Jazz Festival, Vicenza Jazz, Villa Reale Jazz Festival, Cueva Summer Jazz, To Be Jazz Festival, and the Fermo International Saxophone Festival, as well as participating in the international Tetracordo workshop. Over the years, he has collaborated with musicians including Pasquale Grasso, Tom Kirkpatrick, Luigi Grasso, Vahagn Hayrapetyan, Robert Bonisolo, Valerio Pontrandolfo, Stefano Doglioni, Paolo Birro, Luca Pisani, Alberto Benicchi, Nico Menci, and Danilo Memoli. His recorded work includes Alberto Benicchi's Be-Bop Boys and Grazia di Grace Meets the Bebop Cats.

In 2018, Chiozzi released Blue Monday, his first album as a leader, on Euritmus Records. Recorded with Tom Kirkpatrick on trumpet, Oscar Zenari on piano, and Luca Pisani on bass, the album explores ten compositions from the bebop and hard-bop tradition. It highlights Chiozzi's strong swing, precise accompaniment, and ensemble-oriented approach to the drums. Blue Monday received attention from the Italian jazz press and marked the beginning of an ongoing career as a drummer-led bandleader. His leadership extends beyond performing: he selects musicians and repertoire, shapes the identity of each ensemble, and guides its overall musical direction.

In 2021, Chiozzi moved to New York and became an active presence on the city's straight-ahead jazz scene. That same year, he joined vocalist Samara Joy's ensemble for a European tour that included Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London, the Blue Note in Milan, the Caldas Nice Jazz Festival in Portugal, and other engagements on the international jazz circuit. In New York, he has performed at venues including Mezzrow, Smalls, Zinc Bar, Ornithology Jazz Club, and Cellar Dog, collaborating with musicians such as Ari Roland, Rossano Sportiello, Chris Byars, John Mosca, Paul Gill, and Alex Hoffman.

Alongside his work as a sideman, Chiozzi continues to present ensembles under his own name. The Alberto Chiozzi Trio and Alberto Chiozzi Quartet have appeared regularly in New York, particularly at Ornithology and Cafe Ornithology, with changing lineups featuring musicians such as Pasquale Grasso, Zaid Nasser, Ari Roland, Stefano Doglioni, Bruce Acosta, and Tyler Mitchell. In these projects, Chiozzi leads from the drums, combining his role at the rhythmic center of the ensemble with responsibility for repertoire, group sound, and artistic direction.

In 2026, he released Blue Friday, Vol. 2 on Euritmus Records. Leading a quintet featuring Tom Kirkpatrick on trumpet, Alberto Benicchi on saxophone, Nico Menci on piano, and Luca Pisani on bass, Chiozzi presents his original composition "Blue Friday" alongside music by Kenny Dorham, Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis. The album captures his artistic vision: a deep respect for tradition combined with melodic clarity, swing, and freedom of interaction.

Today, Alberto Chiozzi continues to build a career connecting his Italian jazz roots with the everyday experience of New York's jazz scene. As both a drummer and bandleader, he approaches bebop not as a repertoire to be preserved, but as a language to be spoken in the present through dialogue, sensitivity, and the unrepeatable energy of musicians creating together.