Roberto Occhipinti
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Born | (1955-03-25) March 25, 1955 (age 69) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Jazz, classical |
Instruments | Bass |
Education | University of Toronto |
Relatives | Michael Occhipinti (brother) |
Roberto Occhipinti (born March 25, 1955) is a Canadian jazz bassist and composer.[1] He is most noted as a two-time Juno Award nominee for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year, receiving nominations at the Juno Awards of 2006 for his album Yemaya[2] and at the Juno Awards of 2009 for A Bend in the River.[3]
Early life and education
Occhipinti was born and raised in Toronto. He studied music at the University of Toronto, where he was mentored by Joel Quarrington and Dave Young.[4]
Career
Occhipinti is a frequent collaborator with his younger brother Michael Occhipinti, in the Neufeld-Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra and Creation Dream.[5] Their cousin David Occhipinti is also a Juno-nominated jazz musician.[1]
One of relatively few Canadian musicians who have had notable success in both jazz and classical music, he has also frequently performed as a member of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the Hamilton Symphony Orchestra and the Canadian Opera Company.[6]
References
- ^ a b James Hale, "Roberto Occhipinti". The Canadian Encyclopedia, April 9, 2007.
- ^ "Juno nominees". St. Catharines Standard, February 16, 2006.
- ^ Nick Patch, "Brothers Michael and Roberto Occhipinti competing in same category for Juno". Canadian Press, March 5, 2009.
- ^ "Roberto Occhipinti Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ Roger Levesque, "Not every muse holds a guitar, Belec discovers; Local musician inspired by keyboard and horn players". Edmonton Journal, April 26, 2007.
- ^ Mark Miller, "'I've always wanted just to play jazz'". The Globe and Mail, November 30, 2005.
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- Demon Days
- Plastic Beach
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- The Now Now
- Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez
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- Feel Good Inc. EP
- Dare
- El Mañana / Kids with Guns
- iTunes Session
- Meanwhile EP
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- Slowboat to Hades
- "Clint Eastwood"
- "19-2000"
- "Rock the House"
- "911"
- "Tomorrow Comes Today"
- "Lil' Dub Chefin'"
- "Feel Good Inc."
- "Dare"
- "Dirty Harry"
- "El Mañana" / "Kids with Guns"
- "Stylo"
- "Superfast Jellyfish"
- "On Melancholy Hill"
- "Doncamatic"
- "Revolving Doors" / "Amarillo"
- "DoYaThing"
- "Saturnz Barz"
- "We Got the Power"
- "Ascension"
- "Andromeda"
- "Let Me Out"
- "Sleeping Powder"
- "Strobelite"
- "Garage Palace"
- "Humility"
- "Hollywood"
- "Tranz"
- "Momentary Bliss"
- "Désolé"
- "Aries"
- "How Far?"
- "Friday 13th"
- "Pac-Man"
- "Strange Timez"
- "The Pink Phantom"
- "The Valley of the Pagans"
- "Cracker Island"
- "New Gold"
- "Baby Queen"
- "5/4"
- "Rhinestone Eyes"
- "Empire Ants"
- "Phoner to Arizona"
- "Hallelujah Money"
- "Charger"
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- Paul Simonon
- Ben Mendelsohn
- The Twilite Tone
- Jean-Michel Jarre
- James Ford
- Simon Katz
- Simon Jones
- Morgan Nicholls
- Roberto Occhipinti
- Demon Strings
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- Rise of the Ogre
- Bananaz
- Song Machine
- Spacemonkeyz
- Monkey: Journey to the West
- "On Your Own"
- Blur
- The Good, the Bad & the Queen
- Tank Girl
- De La Soul
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