Paolo Vinaccia (Camerino, 27 March 1954 – Oslo, 5 July 2019) was an Italian jazz drummer who lived in Norway. He died on July 5, 2019 after almost ten years of living with pancreatic cancer.

Career

Vinaccia worked with

Terje Rypdal Terje Rypdal (born 23 August 1947) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. He has been an important member in the Norwegian jazz community, and has also given show concerts with guitarists Ronni Le Tekrø and Mads Eriksen as "N3". Career Rypdal ...

Bendik Hofseth Bendik Hofseth (born 19 October 1962, in Oslo) is a Norwegian jazz musician, who plays the saxophone and sings. He is also a bandleader, and arranges and composes music. Career When Bendik Hofseth went to New York in 1987, and replaced the wor ...

Jan Eggum Jan Eggum (born 8 December 1951) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. He has been characterized as a "face for the melancholy", and the themes in his songs are often broken hearts, loneliness, and sorrow. Sometimes his lyrics include social critici ...

Knut Reiersrud Knut Reiersrud (born 12 February 1961) is a Norwegian blues guitarist. His work also incorporates elements of Norwegian traditional music and African music. Reiersrud has recorded and played with David Lindley, the Blind Boys Of Alabama, Rickie ...

(in Four Roosters),

Gisle Torvik Gisle Torvik (born 2 June 1975) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar) from Tørvikbygd in Hardanger. Career Torvik was born in Bergen, and spent three years studying music at the Nordic Institute of Stage and Studio (Oslo, 1995–98) with a m ...

Ole Amund Gjersvik Ole Amund Gjersvik (born 10 December 1963) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (upright bass The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the m ...

and

Jonas Fjeld Jonas Fjeld (born Terje Lillegård Jensen; 24 September 1952) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known in the English-speaking world for two albums recorded by Danko/Fjeld/Andersen, a collaboration with Canadian Rick ...

. He has toured and recorded with

Palle Mikkelborg Palle Mikkelborg (born 6 March 1941) is a Danish jazz trumpet player, composer, arranger and record producer. He is self-taught on the trumpet, although he studied conducting at the Royal Music Conservatory in Copenhagen. He became a professio ...

Mike Mainieri Michael T. Mainieri Jr. (born July 4, 1938) is an American vibraphonist, known for his work with the jazz fusion group Steps Ahead. He is married to the singer-songwriter and harpist Dee Carstensen. Biography Mainieri was born in The Bronx, Ne ...

, Jon Christensen and David Darling. With

Arild Andersen Arild Andersen (born 27 October 1945) is a Norwegian jazz musician bassist, known as the most famous Norwegian bass player in the international jazz scene. Career Andersen was born at Strømmen, Norway. He started his musical career as jazz g ...

, he performed at the

London Jazz Festival The London Jazz Festival is a music festival held every November. It takes place in London venues such as the Barbican and the Royal Festival Hall and in smaller jazz clubs, such as Ronnie Scott's and the Vortex Jazz Club. It is produced by Ser ...

in 2008. Vinaccia contributed to more than 100 albums.

Discography

As leader

* ''Mbara Boom'' (Sonet/EmArcy, 1997) * ''Very Much Alive'' (Jazzland, 2010) * ''Elastics'' with

Ole Mathisen Ole Mathisen (born 13 February 1965) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone and clarinet) and composer. He is a critically acclaimed saxophonist and active performer on the New York City and the international jazz scene, and known for more th ...

Per Mathisen Per Mathisen (born 7 October 1969) is a Norwegian jazz bassist and composer who has worked with Terri Lyne Carrington, Geri Allen, Gary Thomas, Bill Bruford, Alex Acuña, Gary Husband, Ralph Peterson, Nguyen Le and Terje Rypdal. He is married t ...

(Losen, 2011) * ''Dommedag Ifolge'' (Paulus, 2017) * ''Rathkes Gate 12:21:58'' (Oslo Session, 2017) With

* ''Live at Belleville'' (ECM, 2008) * ''Mira'' (ECM, 2014) * ''In-House Science'' (ECM, 2018)

As sideman

With

* ''Arv'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 1994) * ''Kristin Lavransdatter'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 1995) * ''Hyperborean'' (ECM, 1997) * ''Electra'' (ECM, 2005) With

Maj Britt Andersen Maj Britt Andersen (born 15 November 1956) is a Norwegian singer. Biography She was born in Østre Toten and is a sister of Inger Lise Rypdal. Her album ''Folk er rare'' from 1986 earned her Spellemannprisen. She was singing in the soul group ...

* ''Folk Er Rare!'' (Barneselskapet 1986) * ''Tida Gar Sa Altfor'' (Barneselskapet 1987) * ''Tamme Erter Og Villbringebaer'' (Norsk, 1990) * ''Kjaertegn'' (Norsk, 1992) * ''Rippel Rappel'' (Grappa, 1994) * ''Dorstokken Heme'' (Grappa, 2004) * ''Landsbybarna I Bawatele'' (Barnemusikken 2012) ''With

Jon Eberson Jon Arild Eberson (born 6 January 1953) is a Norwegian jazz guitarist and composer, the son of jazz guitarist Leif Eberson (1925–1970), and the father of keyboardist Marte Maaland Eberson. He was a member of the bands Moose Loose (1973–77), ...

'' * ''Pigs and Poetry'' (CBS, 1987) * ''Backhand smash!'' (Hot Club, 1989) * ''Thirteen Rounds'' (Curling Legs, 1997) With

* ''Underveis'' (Grappa, 1991) * ''Nesten Ikke Tilstede'' (Grappa, 1993) * ''Kjaerlighet & AErlighet 2'' (Grappa, 2011) * ''Kjaerlighet & AErlighet 3'' (Grappa, 2011) ''With

'' * ''Amuse Yourself'' (Columbia, 1993) * ''Metamorphoses'' (Sonet,, Verve 1995) * ''Planets, Rivers and...Ikea'' (Verve Forecast, 1996) * ''Ludo'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 1997) * ''Itaka'' (Grappa, 2005) * ''Children & Cosmopolitans'' (JazzCode, 2015) * ''Atonement'' (C+C, 2018) With

Anne Grete Preus Anne Grete Preus (22 May 1957 – 25 August 2019) was a Norwegian rock singer in Norway in the 1980s and 1990s, first as member of the bands Veslefrikk and Can Can and later as a solo act. She released nine solo albums and won the Spellemannprise ...

* ''Lav Sol! Hoy Himmel'' (WEA, 1989) * ''Og Hosten Kommer Tidsnok'' (WEA, 1991) * ''Hvitt Lys I Natten'' (Warner, 1997) With

* ''Klapp'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 1995) * ''Soul of a Man'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 1998) * ''Sub'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 1999) * ''Tramp'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 1993) With

* ''Skywards'' (ECM, 1997) * ''Vossabrygg'' (ECM, 2006) * ''Crime Scene'' (ECM, 2010) With Oystein Sevag * ''Link'' (Siddhartha Spiritual Music, 1993) * ''Caravan'' (Siddhartha Spiritual Music, 2005) * ''The Red Album'' (Siddhartha Spiritual Music, 2010) With

Bugge Wesseltoft Jens Christian Bugge Wesseltoft (born 1 February 1964) is a Norwegian jazz pianist, composer, and producer, son of jazz guitarist Erik Wesseltoft. Career In 1989, Wesseltoft collaborated with the Knut Riisnæs Quartet and was soon after ...

* ''New Conception of Jazz: Moving'' (Jazzland, 2001) * ''New Conception of Jazz Live'' (Jazzland, 2003) * ''New Conception of Jazz: Film Ing'' (Jazzland, 2004) * ''New Conceptions of Jazz'' (Jazzland, 2008) With others *

Ab und Zu Ab und Zu (established 1987) is a Norwegian jazz band, originally named "Anne Marie Giørtz Quintet" (1982–1987), and presenting music written by Ole Henrik Giørtz. Biography The quintet comprised the siblings Anne-Marie Giørtz (vocals) a ...

, ''Ab und Zu'' (EMI, 1989) *

Forente Artister Forente Artister (English: United Artists) was a group of Norwegian artists that went together in 1985 to record the song ''Sammen for livet'' (English: ''Together for Life'') in order to raise money for the victims of hunger in Africa. The lyrics w ...

, ''Sammen for Livet'' (Forente Artister, 1985) *

Lars Fredrik Beckstrom Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was borne ...

, ''Lykkens Kalosjer'' (Rodelokka Grammofon,, 1997) *

Beady Belle Beady Belle is a Norwegian jazz band founded by Beate S. Lech with her bassist and husband Marius Reksjø, after having been encouraged to make a record by Bugge Wesseltoft at Jazzland Recordings. Biography Lech and Reksjø studied music toget ...

, ''Lose & Win'' (Universal, 2001) *

Kirsten Braten Berg Kirsten is both a given name and a surname. Given name Kirsten is a female given name. It is a Scandinavian form of the names Christina and Christine.Sondre Bratland Sondre is a Norwegian masculine given name. The name began to become more common in the 1960s, and became roughly twelve times as popular from 1980 to 1990 before declining in popularity thereafter. As of 2017, there were 9,111 men in Norway with ...

, ''Rosa Fra Betlehem'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 1991) * Sondre Bratland, ''Atterklang'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 1996) *

Kari Bremnes Kari Bremnes (born 9 December 1956) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. She got an MA in language, literature, history and theatre studies from the University of Oslo, and worked as a journalist for several years before deciding to dedicate h ...

, ''Løsrivelse'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 1993) *

Alf Cranner Alf Cranner (25 October 1936 – 3 March 2020) was a major Norwegian folk singer, lyricist and painter, considered by many to be the pioneer of the Norwegian folk music wave of the 1960s. (in Norwegian) (in Norwegian) The citation for the award o ...

, ''Kafe Kaos'' (Tylden, 1995) *

Sigvart Dagsland Sigvart Dagsland (born 18 October 1963) is a Norwegian singer, pianist, and composer. Career Dagsland writes and performs in various genres, his more recent albums being pop-rock. He has recorded 18 albums and performs 30–50 concerts every y ...

, ''Bedre Enn Stillhet'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 1992) *

deLillos deLillos is a Norwegian poprock band formed in Oslo in 1984. They are generally regarded as one of the "Four Greats" in modern Norwegian pop music, i.e. one of the four 1980s groups that founded a new tradition for rock music with lyrics in Nor ...

, ''Varme Mennesker'' (Sonet, 1991) *

Di Derre Di Derre is a Norwegian Pop rock band, founded in 1992. They were awarded the Gammleng-prisen in 1996. Band members *Jo Nesbø – vocals, guitar *Espen Stenhammer – drums *Magnus Larsen jr. – bass guitar, vocals *Halvor Holter – keyboard ...

, ''Den Derre Med Di Derre'' (Sonet, 1993) * Elg, ''The Way Life Goes'' (Hit Songs, 2004) *

Eriksen Eriksen may refer to: *Eriksen (surname) *Eriksen (duo), a Norwegian duo made up of Rita Eriksen and Frank Eriksen See also *Eriksen flanker task In cognitive psychology, the Eriksen flanker task is a set of response inhibition tests used to asse ...

, ''The Water Is Wide'' (RCA, 1994) *

, ''Svært Nok for Meg'' (EMI, 1989) * Jonas Fjeld, ''Texas Jensen'' (Stageway, 1993) *

Gitarkameratene Gitarkameratene is the name of a Supergroup (music), supergroup of well-known Norwegian recording and touring artists. The group included Lillebjørn Nilsen, Halvdan Sivertsen, Jan Eggum and Øystein Sunde. The name ''Gitarkameratene'' means approx ...

, ''Typisk Norsk'' (Grappa, 2010) * Haakon Graf, ''Grafitti'' (Uniton, 1987) *

Trond Granlund Trond Granlund (born in Oslo, Norway on 29 July 1950)Ballad.no: Trond Granlund biography

, ''Arbeidersanger Trond'' (Granlund, 2017) *
Ciwan Haco Ciwan Haco (born 1957) is a Kurdish singer. He was born in Tirbespî near Qamişlo in Syria. His grandfather was originally from Doğançay in Turkey. After finishing high school, he left for Germany in order to continue his studies. He studie ...
, ''Duri'' (Ses, 1994) * Ciwan Haco, ''Bilura Min'' (Kom Muzik, 1997) * Mattis Haetta, ''Maze Jar'galaed'dji'' (Daenos & Tana 1983) *
Randi Hansen Randi Hansen (born 24 November 1958, in Tromsø) is a Norwegian pop singer who formerly lived in Harstad, where she had a background as a music teacher at Heggen videregående skole. She was most active in the 1980s, and is best known for the song ...
, ''AE Undres'' (NorDisc, 1981) *
Morten Harket Morten Harket () (born September 14, 1959) is a Norwegian vocalist and songwriter, who is the lead singer of the synthpop/rock band A-ha. A-ha has released 10 studio albums to date, and topped the charts internationally after their breakthrough ...
, ''Wild Seed'' (Warner Bros., 1995) *
Kine Hellebust Kine Hellebust (born 15 December 1954 in Harstad) is a Norwegian singer, actress, children's writer, non-fiction writer and playwright. Hellebust was assigned with the Hålogaland Teater from 1976 to 1977, and again from 1984 to 1987. From 1978 ...
& Anders Rogg, ''Fra Innsida'' (Big Hand, 1984) *
Hilde Heltberg Hilde Heltberg (30 September 1959 – 4 September 2011) was a Norwegian singer, guitarist and songwriter, born in Oslo, Norway. Career Heltberg started her career in the late 70s when she entered a talent competition judged by Stein Ove Berg, who ...
, ''Pa Bare Bein'' (Studio B 1983) *
Helge Iberg Helge Iberg (born 27 March 1954 in Skien, Norway) is a Norwegian contemporary composer. Iberg studied musicology, history of ideas and religious studies at the University of Oslo under the tutorship of composers Olav Anton Thommessen and Ragnar ...
, ''Never Ending West Side Story'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 1997) * Helge Iberg, ''A Musical Offering'' (Odin, 2017) *
Henry Kaiser Henry John Kaiser (May 9, 1882 – August 24, 1967) was an American industrialist who became known as the father of modern American shipbuilding. Prior to World War II, Kaiser was involved in the construction industry; his company was one of ...
& David Lindley, ''The Sweet Sunny North'' (Shanachie, 1994) * Henry Kaiser & David Lindley, ''The Sweet Sunny North Vol. 2'' (Shanachie, 1996) *
Iver Kleive Iver Kleive (born 25 May 1949 in Skien, Norway) is a Norwegian composer and organist. He is known for his composing style which is a fusion of traditional church music with other musical idioms such as blues, jazz, and Norwegian folk music. He h ...
, ''Kyrie'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 1994) * Iver Kleive, ''Juleevangeliet'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 1998) *
Olga Konkova Olga Konkova (born 25 August 1969) is a Norwegian–Russian jazz pianist known from several recordings and collaboration with jazz musicians such as Adam Nussbaum, Gary Husband and Karin Krog. Career Konkova was educated as classical pianist ...
, ''My Voice'' (Losen, 2010) *
Tommy Korberg Tommy may refer to: People * Tommy (given name) * Tommy Atkins, or just Tommy, a slang term for a common soldier in the British Army Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Tommy'' (1931 film), a Soviet drama film * ''Tommy'' (1975 fil ...
, ''Stilla Natt Norske Gram'' (EMI, 2000) * Herborg Krakevik, ''Mi Haugtussa'' (Norsk, 1995) *
Jon Larsen Jon Larsen (born 7 January 1959) is a gypsy jazz guitarist, record producer, painter, and amateur scientific researcher. He is the founder of the group Hot Club de Norvège. In 2007 he received the Buddy Award for his lifelong contribution to ...
, ''Guitaresque'' (Hot Club, 1994) *
Lars Lillo-Stenberg Lars Lillo-Stenberg (born 30 June 1962) is a Norwegian rock musician. He is the man behind the Norwegian band deLillos, but he also played in The Last James and still plays in the band Young Neils. He has also recorded many solo albums. He is th ...
, ''The Freak'' (Sonet, 1999) *
Erlend Loe Erlend Loe (24 May 1969, Trondheim) is a Norwegian novelist, screenwriter and film critic. Loe writes both children's and adult literature. He has gained popularity in Scandinavia with his humorous and sometimes naïve novels, although his stori ...
, ''Antons Villfaring'' (Grappa, 2002) *
Geirr Lystrup Geirr Lystrup (born 22 March 1949) is a Norwegian singer, poet, playwright and children's writer. He was born in Vinje. His debut album was ''Ti på taket og Måltrostblues'' from 1972. His album ''Songen om kjærligheta'' from 1981 (a cooperation ...
, ''Sommar I September'' (Juni, 1992) *
Mike Mainieri Michael T. Mainieri Jr. (born July 4, 1938) is an American vibraphonist, known for his work with the jazz fusion group Steps Ahead. He is married to the singer-songwriter and harpist Dee Carstensen. Biography Mainieri was born in The Bronx, Ne ...
, ''Northern Lights'' (NYC, 2006) * Matchstick Sun, ''Itchy Bitchy'' (RCA, 1990) * Andrew Matheson, ''Night of the Bastard Moon'' (MCA, 1994) * Katja Medboe, ''Prov a Sette Vinger Pa En Stein'' (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 1997) *
Marlui Miranda Marlui Miranda is a Brazilian singer, musician, and researcher known for her performances of indigenous music from the Amazon. She has collaborated with Brazilian musicians Gilberto Gil, Egberto Gismonti, Milton Nascimento, and Nana Vasconcelos ...
, ''2 IHU Kewere: Rezar'' (ACT, 1997) *
Nils Petter Molvaer Nils is a Scandinavian given name, a chiefly Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Latvian variant of Niels, cognate to Nicholas. People and animals with the given name * Nils Bergström (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player *Nils Björk (1898–1989), ...
, ''Re-Vision'' (EmArcy/Universal, 2008) *
Mungolian Jet Set Mungolian Jet Set is a Norwegian electronic music duo consisting of DJ and turntablist Pål "Strangefruit" Nyhus and producer Knut Sævik. Mythology The group have also created a kind of personal mythology, reminiscent of George Clinton's Funka ...
, ''Beauty Came to Us in Stone'' (Jazzland, 2006) * Lillebjorn Nilsen, ''Original Nilsen'' (Studio B 1982) *
Steinar Ofsdal Steinar Ofsdal (born 4 October 1948) is a Norwegian composer and flutist. Career Ofsdal has since 1967 performed on numerous stages in Norway, and worldwide in different settings. He has performed alone or within one of his many bands, and is ...
, ''Vestenfor Mane'' (Slager, 1989) * Hildegunn Oiseth, ''Hildring'' (MTG Music 2009) *
Oslo Gospel Choir Oslo Gospel Choir is a Norwegian gospel choir centred in Oslo, Norway conducted by Tore W. Aas. The choir started up in 1988 and has since then become one of the most successful in Europe with success both in Europe and America. They have release ...
, ''Credo'' (Master Music 2009) *
Ole Paus Ole Paus (born 9 February 1947; full name ''Ole Christian Paus'') is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, poet and author, who is widely regarded as the foremost troubadour of the contemporary Norwegian ballad tradition ( no, visebølgen). During th ...
, ''Svarte Ringer'' (EMI, 1982) * Ole Paus, ''Grensevakt'' (EMI, 1984) *
Kjetil Saunes Kjetil Saunes (born 22 October 1962 in Ulsteinvik, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (bass), composer and songwriter raised in, and still residing in, Oslo. He is known from a series of album releases and collaborations with musicians like Bjørn E ...
, ''Lystyv'' (Norsk, 1993) * Kenneth Sivertsen, ''Remembering North'' (NORCD, 1993) *
Ferenc Snétberger Ferenc Snétberger (born 6 February 1957) is a Hungarian jazz guitarist. Biography Snétberger was born into a Romani family. At the age of thirteen, he attended music school and studied classical guitar. From 1977 to 1981 he studied at Bela ...
, ''Nomad'' (Enja, 2005) *
Tassili Tassili n'Ajjer (Berber: ''Tassili n Ajjer'', ar, طاسيلي ناجر; "Plateau of rivers") is a national park in the Sahara desert, located on a vast plateau in southeastern Algeria. Having one of the most important groupings of prehistoric c ...
, ''Latebkish'' (ta:lik 2009) * Terje Tonnesen, ''Attack!'' (Victoria, 1994) *
Lynni Treekrem Lynni Treekrem (born 26 December 1958) is a Norwegian singer and composer. She was born in Seattle, Washington, US, and grew up in Kristiansund. Her album ''Haugtussa'' from 1995 earned her Spellemannprisen Spellemannprisen, often referred to ...
, ''Ut I Vind'' (Columbia, 1991) *
Vamp The VaMP driverless car was one of the first truly autonomous cars Dynamic Vision for Perc ...
, ''Horisonter Major'' (Selskapet, 1994) *
Gone At Last "Gone at Last" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the lead single from his fourth studio album, ''Still Crazy After All These Years'' (1975), released on Columbia Records. Phoebe Snow and the Jessy Dixon Singers provide ...
, ''Still Out There'' (Headwind Records, 1994)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vinaccia, Paolo 1954 births 2019 deaths Place of birth missing Ab und Zu members Deaths from cancer in Norway Deaths from pancreatic cancer Italian emigrants to Norway Italian jazz drummers Jazzpunkensemblet members Male drummers Male jazz musicians Italian percussionists Jazzland Recordings (1997) artists ECM Records artists Losen Records artists Norwegian percussionists