- Paolo Fresu
Paolo Fresu (born in
Berchidda ,Sardinia , onFebruary 10 1961 ) is atrumpet andflugelhorn jazz player, as well as an arranger of music, andmusic composer .Fresu picked up the trumpet at the age of 11, and played in the band Bernardo de Muro in his home town Berchidda. [Official biography [http://www.paolofresu.it/site/index.htm] ] Fresu graduated from the Conservatory of
Cagliari in 1984, in trumpet studies underEnzo Morandini , and attended theUniversity ofMusic al andperforming arts inBologna . [Jazz Musiques Productions [http://www.jmp.fr/gb/bio_PaoloFresu.htm Paolo Fresu] Retrieved on8 August ,2007 ]Fresu currently teaches at the Siena Jazz National
Seminar s, as well as jazz university courses inTerni , and is the director of Nuoro Jazz Seminars in Nuoro, Italy. [Tommaso Starace [http://www.tommasostarace.com/biography.html Tommaso Starace Biography] Retrieved on19 July ,2007 ]Fresu composes
music fortheatre , poem,dance ,radio , TV, andfilm .Bands
Paolo Fresu has played with the following Bands:
*"Paolo Fresu Quintet and Sextet",
*"Paolo Fresu-Furio di Castri Duo",
*"The Open Trio" (with Di Castri andJames Taylor ),
*"P.A.F." (with Furio di Castri andAntonello Salis ),
*"Fresu-Di Castri-Balke-Favre" and
*"Paolo Fresu Euro4th".Discography
Paolo Fresu quintet and sextet
* 1985 - Ostinato - (Splasc(h) Records)
* 1986 - Inner Voices feat. David Liebman - (Splasc(h) Records)
* 1987 - Mamut - (Splasc(h) Records)
* 1988 - Qvarto - (Splasc(h) Records)
* 1989 - AA.VV. (Fresu 5th) - Top jazz from Italy (Yvp)
* 1990 - Live in Montpellier - (Splasc(h) Records)
* 1991 - Ossi Di Seppia feat. G. Trovesi - (Splasc(h) Records)
* 1992 - Ballads - (Splasc(h) Records)
* 1992 - Linve in Lugano - (Blue Jazz)
* 1994 - Ensalda Mistica feat. G. Trovesi - (Splasc(h) Records)
* 1994 - AA.VV. (Fresu 5th) - I Disertori (Columbia)
* 1995 - Night on the City - (OWL - EMI)
* 1995 - AA.VV. (Fresu 5th) - Onyx jazz Club 85-95 (Onyx)
* 1996 - AA.VV. (Fresu 6th) - Italian jazz today (MJDC)
* 1996 - P. Fresu 6th + Orchestra Utopia - 6 X 30 (Onyx)
* 1996 - AA.VV. (Fresu 5th) - Sempler, The Blue Note 1995 Labels (EMI / Blue Note)
* 1997 - Paolo Fresu 5th / Erwin Vann - Wanderlust (RCA / Victor BMG)Links
* [http://www.paolofresu.it/ Paolo Fresu's official site]
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