STEFANO DI BATISTA

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STEFANO DI BATISTA

Born:14 February 1969 (age 43) Rome, Italy
Genres:Jazz
Occupations: Musician, Bandleader
Instrument: Saxophone


Stefano di Battista (born February 14, 1969) is an Italian jazz saxophonist who plays soprano and alto.

He was born in Rome. He began playing at thirteen with friends and became interested in jazz on hearing Art Pepper. In Italy he received guidance from Massimo Urbani and by his twenties di Battista was performing in Paris. He put out his debut as a leader in 1997 and has toured with the Elvin Jones Jazz Machine.





Discography
1996 Live au Parc Floral Vol 3 /Parc Floral

1997 Volare /Label Bleu
1998 A Prima vista /Blue Note
2000 Stefano Di Battista /Blue Note
2002 Round About Roma /Blue Note
2004 Parker’s Mood /Blue Note
2007 Trouble Shootin’ /Blue Note
2011 Woman's Land /Discograph


If you've seen the title, you've probably got this one figured out. Parker's Mood, Italian saxophonist Stefano Di Battista's fourth Blue Note CD as a leader, is a Charlie Parker tribute. Di Battista's usual bassist and trumpeter Rosario Bonaccorso and Flavio Boltro are teamed up for this session with the Stateside duo of pianist Kenny Barron and Jazz at Lincoln Center powerhouse drummer Herlin Riley for a collection of Birdsongs that stick pretty closely to the originals. Interestingly, the closer they hew, the more successful they are

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