Attilio Berni fell in love with clarinet and saxophone in his young years, while playing in the marching band of his home town.  He graduated in clarinet (class of Vincenzo Mariozzi) from Conservatorio di Musica Santa Cecilia in Rome. Since 1993 he intensively researches history and organology of saxophone and all woodwind instruments. Since 1996 he is the president of Centro Studi Musicali Totte in Pietra, a non-profit association which promotes and organizes cultural events in connection with saxophone and jazz.  He collaborated as musical consultant for original instruments of certain epochs in films like “The Talented Mr. Ripley by A. Minghella, The Gangs of New York by M. Scorsese and many more.