Paolo Damiani (born 1952) is an Italian

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cellist and

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. Performing primarily

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, he has worked with

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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 ...

, and John Taylor. Damiani has also recorded on the albums of

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and Bauhaus.

Discography

As leader

* ''Unisoni'' (Clac, 1989) * ''Eso'' with

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, Raffaela Siniscalchi, Antonio Iasevoli, Sabina Macculi (Splasc(H), 1994) * ''IS Ensemble'' (Via Veneto Jazz, 1996) * ''Sconcerto'' with Stefano Benni (Il Manifesto, 1999) * ''Mediana'' with Carlo Mariani, Michele Rabbia, Sandro Satta, Carlo Rizzo (EGEA, 1999) * ''Charmediterraneen'' with Orchestre National De Jazz,

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, Gianluigi Trovesi (ECM, 2002) * ''Provvisorio'' with Alea Ensemble (Splasc(H), 2004) * ''Ladybird'' (EGEA, 2004) * ''Jazzitaliano Live 2007'' (Casa Del Jazz, 2007) * ''Al Tempo Che Fara'' (EGEA, 2007) * ''Pane e Tempesta'' (EGEA, 2010) * ''Classiche Musiche Leggere'' (Casa Del Jazz, 2016)

As sideman

With Italian Instabile Orchestra * 1991 ''Live in Noci and Rive-De Gier'' (Leo) * 1994 ''Skies of Europe'' (ECM) * 1997 ''European Concerts '94–'97'' (Nel Jazz) * 2000 ''Litania Sibilante'' (Enja) * 2004 ''The Owner of the Riverbank'' (Enja) With

* 1983 ''Roccellanea'' (Splasc(h)) * 1985 ''Dances'' (Red) With others * 1972 "Buon Vecchio Charlie", Buon Vecchio Charlie * 1974 ''Stairway to Escher'', Bauhuas * 1984 ''Live at Roccella Jonica'', Norma Winstone, Kenny Wheeler, Paolo Fresu, John Taylor, Tony Oxley (Splasc(h)) * 1990 ''Giada'', Eugenio Colombo (Splasc(h)) * 1999 ''Made in Japan'', Deep Forest (Sony) * 2002 ''Italian Jazz Graffiti'', Civica Jazz Band (Soul Note)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Damiani, Paolo Italian jazz musicians Post-bop double-bassists Musicians from Rome 1952 births Living people Avant-garde jazz cellists Avant-garde jazz double-bassists 21st-century double-bassists Italian Instabile Orchestra members Orchestre National de Jazz members 21st-century cellists