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'' magazine, winning their award for "Best Emerging Artist" in the category for Best Trombonist. He started his career with Roberto Ottaviano in 1993. He has worked with many international musicians including

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, Jimmy Owens,

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, Manu Dibango,

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and

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. His group Indigo 4, with

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, Francesco Bearzatti and Fabio Accardi, has recorded the albums ''Indigo 4'' and ''Kaleido''. The recordings were released on

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and were well accepted by critics. While noted influences include

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, and

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, Petrella also uses loops and sound effects.Ben Ratlif
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Discography

As leader

* ''X-Ray'' (Auand, 2001) * ''Under Construction'' (Wide Sound, 2004) * ''Indigo 4'' (Blue Note, 2005) * ''Kaleido'' (Blue Note/EMI 2007) * ''Jazzitaliano Live 2007'' (Casa Del Jazz, 2007) * ''Big Guns'' with

(Auand, 2008) * ''Slaves'' (Spacebone, 2010) * ''Il Bagno Turco'' (EGEA/Parco Della 2011) * ''Soupstar'' (Musica Jazz, 2013) * ''Il Bidone'' (Spacebone, 2013) * ''Here Comes a New Challenger'' (Naive, 2015) * ''Ida Lupino'' with Giovanni Guidi, Louis Sclavis, Gerald Cleaver (ECM, 2016) * ''Trio 70's'' (Casa Del Jazz, 2016) * ''Lost River'' with Eivind Aarset, Michele Rabbia (ECM, 2019)

As sideman

With

* ''Jet Sounds Revisited'' (Rambling, 2002) * ''Other Directions'' (Blue Note, 2004) * ''Rituals'' (Schema, 2008) * ''Let Your Light Shine On'' (MPS, 2018) With

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* ''Round Riff & More'' (Philology, 2003) * ''Jazzitaliano Live 2007'' (Casa Del Jazz, 2007) With

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* ''Roberto Gatto Plays Rugantino'' (CAM, 2000) * ''Deep'' (CAM, 2003) * ''Omaggio Al Progressive Rock'' (Casa Del Jazz, 2008) With Mop Mop * ''Kiss of Kali'' (INFRACom!, 2008) * ''Ritual of the Savage'' (INFRACom!, 2010) With Roberto Ottaviano * ''Hybrid and Hot'' (Splasc(H) 1996) * ''Pow Wow'' (Splasc(H) 2003) With

* '' Easy Living'' (ECM, 2004) * ''Happiness Is...'' (Stunt, 2003) * '' The Words and the Days'' (ECM, 2007) * ''

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'' (ECM, 2011) * ''

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'' (ECM, 2015) With

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* ''Garota Moderna'' (Schema, 2002) * ''Garota Diferente'' (Schema 2004) With others *

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, ''Do It Right'' (Tempo, 1994) *

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, ''Handful of Soul'' (Schema, 2006) * Stefano Bollani, ''Abbassa la Tua Radio'' (Ermitage, 2001) *

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, ''Ladybird'' (EGEA, 2004) *

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, ''Afrolicious EP'' (Schema, 2005) *

Paolo Fresu Paolo Fresu ( sc, Pàulu; born 10 February 1961) is an Italian jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player, as well as a composer and arranger of music. Career Born in Berchidda, Sardinia, he picked up the trumpet at the age of 11, and played in the ban ...

, ''Around Tuk'' (Casa Del Jazz, 2016) *

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, ''Bacio Ancora Le Ferite'' (Auand, 2009) *

, ''Pan Atlantic'' (Auand, 2009) * Renato Sellani ''There's No Greater Love'' (Philology, 2002) *

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, ''Steamboat Bill Jr.'' (Imprint, 2000) * Cristina Zavalloni, ''When You Go Yes Is Yes!'' (Felmay, 2004)

References

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