Maurizio Rolli
is a graduate in double bass and jazz music studies, Electic and Upright Bass player, Arranger,
He is currently a teacher of electric bass and double bass as well as jazz harmony studies at the World famous “Accademia Musicale Pescarese” in Pescara and at Conservatorio "U.Giordano" in Foggia and Conservatorio “L.D’Annunzio” in Pescara, Italy.
He is head of the Accademia musicale pescarese Jazz department from 1994.
As Arranger he actually works with Metropole orchestra (conducted by Vince Mendoza), “Jeff Lindberg”’s Chicago Jazz orchestra, “I pomeriggi musicali” and his Big Band “The Rolli’s Tones Big Band”.
He just won the Jazzit Music Award as Italian best arranger of the year for his cd “Rolli’s tones” where he arrange some classic Hard Rock tunes from Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith, Rush and many others
He has recorded with:Peter Erskine, Mike Stern, Paolo Fresu, Danny Gottlieb, Otmaro Ruiz,Michael Manring, Hiram Bullock, Alex Acuña, Bob Mintzer,Diana Torto, Scott Kinsey, Bill Evans, Israel Varela, Matt Bissonnette, Alfredo Impullitti, Pierre Favre, Fabrizio Bosso, Massimo Manzi ecc… Javier Girotto, Roberto Ottaviano, Tino Tracanna, Paolo Damiani, Gianluigi Trovesi,
and played with: Vince Mendoza, Chaka Khan, Metropole Orchestra, Jim Hall, Mike Stern, Omar Hakim & Rachel Z “trio of OZ”, Dean Brown, David Liebman, Scott Colley, Diane Shuur, Enrico Pieranunzi,Stephane Guillaume, Claude Barthelemy Bruno Tommaso, Pino Minafra, Adam Makovicz, Russel Gloyd, Michael Riessler Bill Russo, Cameron Brown, Frank Marocco Rosario Giuliani, Ettore Fioravanti Marco Tamburini, Pietro Condorelli Mauro Negri Gianpaolo Casati Marco Fumo Giorgio Gaslini etc...
He's bass player with R.A.R.E. a quartet featuring Alex Acuña on percussions, Otmaro Ruiz on piano and Gianluca Esposito on saxes and with Trio of OZ (Omar Hakim & Rachel Z).
He used to play with "X-perience" a trio featuring Hiram Bullock and Israel Varela from 2004 until 2008.
Since September 2000 he's director of the "Rolli's tones" Big Band, which recorded with Michael Manring and Mike Stern the cd "Moodswings, a tribute to the music of Jaco Pastorius", released in October 2001, the year of the 50th anniversary of Jaco’s birth. This cd was reviewed as Cd of the month on "Bass Player" Magazine and on "Jazzit" Magazine.
His composition "Dialoghi" is featured in "Bassics" Magazine cd with M.Manring, Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Jimmy Haslip, Alain Caron ecc... He has performed in several international festivals.
He has been member as well as composer and arranger for the 'Is Ensemble', formed by ISMEZ (Istituto per lo Sviluppo Musicale del Mezzogiorno Italian Institute for the development of Southern Italy), through a selection of more than 140 Italian musicians. The ensemble was awarded 8th best band in jazz magazine Top Jazz 1997 referendum.
He has won several music competitions such as: Barga jazz '97 (1° place awarded to his trio with Diana Torto and Filiberto Palermini); Biennale del Mediterraneo ('Iceberg' - Bologna '98 -1° prize, with Alfredo Impullittis 'Kaos Ensemble'); the Roccella Ionica 'New Talents' '98 competition - in which he was first selected as member of the orchestra conducted by C. Barthelemy (conductor of the Vienna Art Orchestra and the France Jazz Orchestra) and then mentioned as orchestra best soloist (along with Achille Succi and Walter Civettini); 'Baronissi Jazz 2000' (Max Ionata quartet). He was awarded 2nd place in 'Massimo Urbani' 2000 competition.
He’s invited in many many festivals world as a side man or bandleader such as: Evanston Jazz Festival (U.S.A.), Debrecen Jazz days (Hungary),Bratislava Jazz Days (Czech Republic), Jaco Pastorius Bithday Bash (Fort Lauderdale, FL-U.S.A.), Bass day UK (Manchester-UK), Grenoble Jazz en Isère (France), Timisoara (Romania), Jazz expo di Cagliari, Villacelimontana, S.Anna Arresi 2002 & 2011, "Una striscia di terra feconda"(Roma), Pescara Jazz (2009), Noci, Lucca (1996 - 1997), Cantiere Internazionale d'Arte di Montepulciano,Peperoncino jazz festival, Gezziamoci di Matera, Roccella Jonica '96 e '98 e 2000, Bottesini Basso festival di Crema '98, Atina 2000, Milazzo Jazz, Lignano Jazz 2000, Vasto, Bussi, Atessa Jazz tantissimi altri...
He is a consultant, endorser for “Fbass” (legendary basses from Canada), "Mayones" basses (hand built electric basses from Poland) that produced a “Maurizio Rolli’s signature model”, Galli strings, and "MarkBass" (bass amps): he usually represents these firms in Rimini Disma and Frankfurt Muzik Messe music fairs.
He has been assistant in clinics held by great musicians such as J. Patitucci, Anthony Jackson, M. Manring, Billy Sheehan, Dominique Di Piazza, Andy Timmons, H. 'el negro' Hernandez, M. Camilo, T. Clausen e S. Pyysalo and many others working as a clinician as well.
He has worked in Federico Fellini's musical 'Le notti di Cabiria' under the direction of Saverio Marconi.
He's bass player in the Rai 1 national tv show "Notti sul ghiaccio", “Usa la testa“, “Ciak si Canta” and “Miss Italia nel Mondo”. In that shows, he’s occasionally involved as arranger for the Rai Orchestra.
In 2009 he was the only italian musician invited at “Bass day UK” in Manchester with Nathan East, Adam Nitti and many other bass players from around the planet.
In 2002 he was invited from the Jaco Pastorius family to the “Jaco Pastorius Birthday bash” where he played a duo performance with singer Diana Torto.
He played in several festival around the world as a side man or bandleader.
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY:
next releases:
Rolli’s tones live in Pescara jazz Festival (Dvd)-feat Peter Erskine & Bob Mintzer
R.A.R.E. (Ruiz/ Acuña/Rolli/Esposito) - (Wide sound)
Giovanni Imparato/Pierpaolo Bisogno Tba
(as a leader):
:: "Rolli’s tones" feat.P.Erskine,M.Stern,H.Bullock,B.Shepard,B.Franceschini –
:: "Archivi sonori" feat.Mike Stern, Bob Mintzer, Otmaro Ruiz, Danny Gottlieb ("Widesound")
::"Wide Christmas-Christmas Jazz Songs" (M.Rolli Big band feat. Bosso, Manzi, Torto, Filippini ecc.... )
:: "Moodswings - a tribute to J.Pastorius" feat. M.Stern, M.Manring, A.M.P. Big Band
:: "Norwegian Mood" with Diana Torto, P.Damiani, R.Ottaviano, F.Palermini
as a side-man:
:: A.Valori “Mediterranean Sketches”- feat. Diana Torto, Javier Girotto, M.Rabbia ecc…
:: Israel Varela “Border people”- feat. Kamal Mussalaam,Diego Amador ecc.. (Double stroke)
:: A.Valori “Dove volano gli angeli” –feat Bob Mintzer-Javier Girotto
:: Israel Varela “Imagenes” feat.O.Ruiz,A.Paixao,J.Peña (Double stroke)
::“The past inside the present”-Gianfranco Continenza w.Bill Evans & Scott Kinsey
:: “The Lodger” - A.Valori
:: “Gli anni del buio” - A.Valori
:: "FAVOLE PER ADULTI"- Gianni De Chellis (Videoradio) feat.Hiram Bullock, Matt Bisonnette
:: "Angelo Canelli plays the music of Sting" (Angelo Canelli w.Jason Marsalis & Jason Stewart)
:: "M'Bollo" (Kisito Band)
:: Nuove Tribù italiche - allegato a World music magazine
:: Bassics magazine n.31 - feat. J.Pastorius, A.Caron, M.Manring, P.Erskine ecc...
:: "Is Ensemble" (P.Damiani)
:: "Missa" (A.Impullitti) feat. P.Fresu, G.Trovesi, T.Tracanna, P.Favre
:: "La partenza della sposa" (M.Patricelli) feat. J.Girotto
:: "Zaira" (Filippini / Ionata)
:: "L'amo" (P.Di Sabatino)
:: "Le notti di Cabiria" (C.Della Rancia)
:: "Gijèm Gijèm" (Alexian Group)
:: "Vientovivo" (F.Ciancetta)
:: "Après midi" (O.Fratini)
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