Paolo Damiani

Italian jazz musician (born 1952)

Paolo Damiani
Born	1952 Rome, Italy
Genres	Avant-garde jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument(s)	Cello, double bass
Labels	Splasch

Musical artist

Paolo Damiani (born 1952) is an Italian jazz cellist and double-bassist. Performing primarily avant-garde jazz, he has worked with Gianluigi Trovesi, Kenny Wheeler, Tony Oxley, Paolo Fresu, and John Taylor. Damiani has also recorded on the albums of Deep Forest and Bauhaus.^[1]^[2] He was the bassist of progressive rock band Buon Vecchio Charlie, who released one album in 1971.

Discography

As leader

Unisoni (Clac, 1989)
Eso with Paolo Fresu, Gianluigi Trovesi, Danilo Rea, Roberto Gatto, 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, Anouar Brahem, Gianluigi Trovesi (ECM, 2002)
Provvisorio with Alea Ensemble (Splasc(H), 2004)
Ladybird (EGEA, 2004)
Jazzitaliano Live 2007 (Casa Del Jazz, 2007)
Al tempo che farà (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 Gianluigi Trovesi

1983 Roccellanea (Splasc(h))
1985 Dances (Red)

With others

1972 Buon Vecchio Charlie, Buon Vecchio Charlie^[3]
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)