Born in Genova september 29 1955.
In 1961 he moves to Rome and debuts professionally in 1975 with “Trio Di Roma” (Danilo Rea and Roberto Gatto).
Performed and recorded with many significant musicians as
Franco Ambrosetti, Chet Baker, Flavio Boltro, Lester Bowie, Art Farmer, Paolo Fresu, Enrico Rava, Woody Shaw, Kenny Wheeler, Bob Berg, Michael Brecker, Ronnie Cuber, Maurizio Giammarco, Rosario Giuliani, Johnny Griffin, Steve Grossman, Lee Konitz, Gabriele Mirabassi, Sal Nistico, Archie Shepp, Pietro Tonolo, Gianluigi Trovesi, Massimo Urbani, Phil Woods, Mark Turner, Curtis Fuller, Jimmy Knepper, Albert Mangelsdorff, Dino Piana, Toots Thielemans, Gianni Coscia, Richard Galliano, Brian Auger, Stefano Bollani, Ray Bryant, George Gruntz, Evan Lurie, Rita Marcotulli, Horace Parlan, Enrico Pieranunzi, Ben Sidran, Cedar Walton, John Taylor. Bobby Hutcherson, Jay Clayton, Maria Pia De Vito, Norma Wynstone, John Abercrombie, Roberto Ciotti, Christian Escoudè, Pat Metheny, Joe Pass, John Scofield, Ginger Baker, Han Bennink, Kenny Clarke, Billy Cobham, Daniel Humair, Alvin Queen, Fabrizio Sferra, Gianmaria Testa and many others.
Awards:
1987 Musica Jazz magazine
- Top Jazz - “Lingomania” (with M.Giammarco/D.Rea/U.Fiorentino/R.Gatto) Best Italian Group
1988 Guitar Club magazine - I Vostri Preferiti - “Lingomania” Best Italian Group
1988 Guitar Club - I Vostri Preferiti - Best Jazz Bassist
1988 Musica Jazz - Top Jazz - “Space Jazz Trio” (with E.Pieranunzi/F.Sferra) Best Italian Group
1989 Guitar Club - I Vostri Preferiti - “Lingomania” Best Group
1989 Guitar Club - I Vostri Preferiti - Best Jazz Bass Player
1989 Musica Jazz - Top Jazz - “Space Jazz Trio” Best Italian Group
1990 Guitar Club - I Vostri Preferiti - Best Italian Jazz Bass Player
1998 Musica Jazz
- Top Jazz - Doctor 3 (with D.Rea/F.Sferra) “The Tales Of Doctor 3” Best Italian Record
1999 Musica & Dischi magazine - Doctor 3 “The Songs Remain The Same” Best Italian Jazz Record
1999 Musica Jazz - Top Jazz - “Doctor 3” Best Italian Group
1999 Musica Jazz
- Top Jazz - “Shades Of Chet” (E.Rava-P.Fresu Quintet with S.Bollani/R.Gatto)Best Italian Record
2001 Musica Jazz - Top Jazz - “Doctor 3” Best Italian Group
2003 Musica Jazz - Top Jazz - “Doctor 3” Best Italian Group
2011 Musica Jazz - Top Jazz - Instrumentalist of the year - Bass
He performed in Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, U.K., Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg, Russia, Serbia, Canada, U.S.A, Brazil, New Caledonia, Senegal, Israel, China, India, Maroc, Algeria, Etiopia, Kenia, Tunisia, Syria.
Video:
Doctor 3 " Live alla Casa Del Jazz" dvd Moovy Video Production
Francesco Bruno Ensemble " Le Parole Altre" il lungo viaggio di Tiziano Terzani dvd L'Espresso
“Rava l'opéra va - Concerto all'Olimpico" vhs Totem
“Enrico Rava Live In Montreal” dvd Universal
“Guarda Che Luna!” dvd Radiofandango (with E.Rava, S.Bollani, Banda Osiris, P.Ponzo)
He partecipates in Video Drum Lessons by Roberto Gatto (Batteria ! vol. 1 and vol. 2) and Billy Cobham (Drums by design).
As a soloist “session-man” he partecipated in many soundtracks recordings such as:
C’era una volta in America ( S. Leone / E. Morricone )
Piccolo Diavolo, Johnny Stecchino, Il Mostro ( R. Benigni / E. Lurie )
Verso Sera, Il Grande Cocomero, Con Gli Occhi Chiusi, L’Albero Delle Pere, Domani ( F. Archibugi / B. Lena )
Ferie d’Agosto, Ovo Sodo (P. Virzì / B. Lena)
Gente Di Roma (E.Scola/A.Trovajoli)
La Rivincita di Natale (P.Avati/R.Ortolani)
Go go Tales (A.Ferrara /F.Cuipers)
Piano Solo (R.Milani/L.Marchitelli)
Basilicata Coast To Coast (R.Papaleo/R.Marcotulli) And many others.
He appears on “Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz” by Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler (1999).
As a musical productor and arranger he realized Piero Brega’s cd “Come Li Viandanti” Il Manifesto 2004, awarded with “Premio Ciampi” on 2005, and Fratelli Mancuso’s “Cantu” Amiata Records 2003.
His discography can count on more than 70 albums.
As a band leader he recorded six CD :
“YATRA”
VVJ e JandoMusic 2011
ENZO PIETROPAOLI QUARTET con Fulvio Sigurtà - Julian Mazzariello - Alessandro Paternesi
“NOTA DI BASSO”
Sljc 2008
contrabbasso solo e loop machine
“URBAN WALTZ”
Vvj 2000
con Gabriele Mirabassi - Marcello Sirignano e Marcello Di Leonardo
“STOLEN SONGS”
Splasc(h) 1995
con Maria Pia De Vito-Battista Lena-Glauco Venier-Roberto Dani
“TO…”
Sentemo 1992
con Enrico Rava e il Quartetto d'archi "Insieme Strumentale di Roma"
“ORANGE PARK”
Gala Record 1989
con Paolo Fresu - Maurizio Giammarco - Enrico Pieranunzi - Danilo Rea - Umberto Fiorentino - Roberto Gatto
