In the period 2011-2015 Federico collaborated with saxophonist Milo Lombardi with whom he founded the duo Spaghetti Swing & Samba. Together they played in many Berlin venues, including Jazz Clubs, and were positively reviewed by the blog Berlino Cacio e Pepe by Andrea D’Addio. On October 30, 2018, the duo had the honor of performing for Angela Merkel at the 20th anniversary of the German Ministry of Culture.