[1] He has been taught by Steve Grossman, [Jaki Byard], [Bruce Barth] and Barry Harris.
[1] Ciacca toured Europe with the Larry Smith Quartet in 1995 and 1996, played in Japan with the Eiji Nakayama Quartet in 1998, and toured Europe with Wes Anderson and Steve Lacy in 1999.
[1] Ciacca studied further with Jaki Byard in 1998–99, and dedicated the album Hollis Avenue to him.
Martini" Conservatory tin Bologna, Italy..[1] He became Director of Programming at Jazz at Lincoln Center in 2007, resigning in 2011.
The DownBeat reviewer of the album Lagos Blues wrote: "Ciacca is informed by a broad range of influences.