Dave Bitelli
Dave Bitelli (* around 1960) is a British jazz musician ( baritone , alto and tenor saxophone , clarinets ).
Bitelli studied at the Leeds College of Music. Since the early 1980s he has appeared as a sideman of Joe Jackson , Dana Gillespie and as a soloist at Working Week , later he was part of the Loose Tubes and Mike Westbrook's band . He directed his own bands like Onward Internationals and played with Airto Moreira , Dom Um Romao , Dudu Pukwana , Najma Akhtar , Shlomo Carlebach , Jimmy Witherspoon , Terry Callier , Robert Cray , Kenny Wheeler , Gunther Schuller , Terry Riley and the Yiddish Twist Orchestra . He can also be heard on albums from 3Mustaphas3 , Tarika , Elaine Paige , Joan Armatrading , The Alarm , Elton John , REM and Richard Thompson . He also worked as an arranger for Elton John. He also appeared in Jasmin Dizdar's film Beautiful People (1999) .
Bitelli also taught at the University of Southampton , Middlesex University , Trinity College of Music and the University of Westminster .
Web links
- Brief portrait at the London Center of Contemporary Music (English)
- Dave Bitelli at Allmusic (English)
- Dave Bitelli at Discogs (English)
- Dave Bitelli in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bitelli, Dave |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1960 |