Daniele Cavallanti
Daniele Cavallanti (* 6. June 1952 in Milan ) is an Italian jazz - saxophonist .
Live and act
Cavallanti had classical saxophone and clarinet lessons with M. Ezio Zappatini from the age of 14. In the 1970s he belonged to the Gruppo Contemporaneo around Guido Mazzon and Gaetano Liguori , then played with Patrizia Scascitelli, in the band Aktuella and in his own trio with bassist Roberto Della Grotta and drummer Filippo Monico. He lived in Amsterdam in 1979/80, where he played with Wolter Wierbos and Petro Nikiruy.
After studying harmony and arrangement with Angiolo Tarocchi, he started working with his own quartet in 1991, with Dewey Redman in 1993 . In the course of his career he played a. a. with international musicians such as Mark Dresser , Herb Robertson , Roswell Rudd , Cecil Taylor , Glenn Ferris , Nels Cline , Raphael Garrett , Jean-Jacques Avenel , Oliver Johnson , Willem Breuker , Evan Parker , Paul Lytton , Elliott Sharp , Jerry Granelli , Keith Tippett as well as in the formations Aktula with Walter Maioli , Muzik Circus, Democratic Milan Orchestra, New Forties Big Band, Nexus, Jazz Chromatic Ensemble and in the Italian Unabile Orchestra . In 2010 he took part in the documentary Il suono unabile della libertà .
Discographic notes
- The Leo (Red Record, 1987), with Jean-Jacques Avenel , Oliver Johnson , Roberto Ottaviano , Paolino Dalla Porta , Tiziano Tononi
- Times For Peace (Splasc (h), 1994), with Dewey Redman, Piero Leveratto, Stefano Battaglia , Tiziano Tononi
- Daniele Cavallanti / Tiziano Tononi - Udu Calls (Splasc (h), 1996)
- Holystone (Splasc (h), 2001), with Giovanni Maier , UT Gandhi , Luca Calabrese
- Daniele Cavallanti Electric Unit with Nels Cline - Smoke Inside (Long Song Records, 2006)
- Tiziano Tononi & Daniele Cavallanti - Spirits Up Above (Splasc (h), 2006)
- Daniele Cavallanti & Tiziano Tononi - Rings of Fire (Long Song Records, 2008)
Web links
- Daniele Cavallanti at Allmusic (English)
- Daniele Cavallanti at Discogs (English)
- Daniele Cavallanti at the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Information from Chicago calling
- ↑ Nexus at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cavallanti, Daniele |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian jazz saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan |