io . ▁After ▁briefly ▁studying ▁electron ics , ▁he ▁studied ▁piano , ▁viol in ▁and ▁composition ▁at ▁the ▁Conserv atorio ▁Ross ini ▁at ▁Bolog na , ▁teaching ▁music ▁on ▁his ▁gradu ation . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁after ▁military ▁service , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁art istic ▁director ▁of ▁ ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁music ▁hall ▁in ▁Nap les , ▁where ▁he ▁developed ▁a ▁lik ing ▁for ▁Ne ap ol itan ▁music . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁he ▁visited ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁six ▁months , ▁meeting ▁D iz zy ▁G illes pie , ▁ ▁Stan ▁Kent on ▁and ▁Charlie ▁Vent ura . ▁ ▁American ▁jazz ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁form ative ▁influence . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁return , ▁Mar ini ▁wrote ▁music ▁for ▁films ▁and ▁rev ues ▁and ▁played ▁in ▁cab aret ▁in ▁Rome ▁and ▁Nap les . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁he ▁placed ▁a ▁newspaper ▁advert ▁seeking ▁“ you ng ▁mus icians ▁without ▁experience , ▁singing ▁in ▁t une . ▁If ▁not ▁cheer ful , ▁don ' t ▁apply ." ▁From ▁the ▁many ▁applic ants ▁he ▁chose ▁Ga et ano ▁“ T ot ò ” ▁Sav io ▁( gu itar ), ▁ ▁Ser gio ▁( d rum s ) ▁and ▁R ug ger o ▁Cor i ▁( b ass ▁and ▁vocal ) ▁for ▁a ▁quart et , ▁Mar ini ▁playing ▁piano ▁and ▁occasionally ▁singing ▁solo . ▁This ▁quart et ▁played ▁together ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁a