Ares Tavolazzi (born July 1948) is an

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and

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born in Ferrara.

Biography

Tavolazzi studied

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and

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in the Music School of Ferrara and began his career as bassist playing for

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in a beat group, with his future collaborator, drummer

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. With the latter and

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, he founded in 1969 a band called The Pleasure Machine, which released five singles in the three following years. The trio also participated in

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's '' L'isola non trovata'' and in '' Terra in bocca'' of

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. In 1973, after The Pleasure Machine had disbanded, he became a member of the avantgarde band

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, replacing Patrick Djivas. He also frequented the jazz world in

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. In 1978, he played bass in the song accompanying the Italian version of '

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anime manga'. Tavolazzi, who remained in Area until 1983, was first in the classification of best Italian bass guitarist of the magazine ''Guitar Club'' from 1984 to 1986. In 1987 he won the A. Willaert Award as Best Musician of the Year. Since 1982 he has collaborated with numerous singers and musicians, including Mina, Eugenio Finardi,

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and others. He has played in all

's albums from 1983 to 2004, as well as all his concerts.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tavolazzi, Ares 1948 births Living people Musicians from Ferrara Italian bass guitarists Male bass guitarists Italian jazz musicians Italian pop musicians Italian session musicians Male jazz musicians

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