Graduating in piano.

He studied jazz improvisation at Testaccio School of Music (SPMT).

He explored the world of light music for three years as part of trumpeter Nini Rosso's band, while at the same time working with the best musicians various line-ups in Rome's main jazz clubs. Here he had also the opportunity to play with European and American jazz players.

As part of Nino de Rose's quartet he played various concert seasons for musical associations throughout Italy, recording four albums over the course of ten years.

He has also worked free-lance, making recordings for theatre. For many years he has led a trio with which he performs regularly in jazz clubs, and he has been guest of various societies (including Italy-Russia). Together with guitarist Roberto Nicoletti he founded the Movie Jazz Quartet, which has recorded the CD Tracks and composed and executed the soundtrack for a television film. Another experience in the realm of cinema was the cowriting and execution of the music for director Francesca Archibugi's first short together with guitarist Battista Lena.

He also works regularly with singers and taken part in various festivals (including Atina Jazz), and played and recorded for various organizations (State Music Archive) and initiatives (Estate Romana,Roma Europa Festival).

He teaches at two music schools in Rome: CIAC (since 1983) and Testaccio (since 1988), where in addition to teaching he has also conducted a jazz trio workshop (piano, bass and drums) for several years. He has also conducted seminars at the Atina Jazz Festival. He has published a manual on improvisation Guida Essenziale all'Improvvisazione, ed. Domani Musica and now reissued by SPMT.

He has recently recorded the album Voyage with guitarist Massimo Lattanzi for Ghaled editor

He has also given a series of concerts in trio at the Auditorio del Seraphicum and at Palazzo Chigi sponsored by the "Frederick Chopin" Italy-Poland Societ.

For Edizioni Curci he has recorded with his Trio some melodies of teacher-musician Andrea Apostoli, popularizer of the Music Learning Theory. This CD is the third volume of the series "Ma che Musica!"

The Carlo Cittadini Trio has released a CD, issued in 2019 for the label "Green Records" and titled "Stairway To The Stars". Recovering the original spirit of interplay is the intent that the trio proposes in this CD.

His principal stylistic influence is the playing of Bill Evans, with its introspective exploration and classical rigour.