Louis Petrucciani
Louis Petrucciani (born April 9, 1958 in Toulon ) is a French jazz musician ( double bass ).
Petrucciani comes from a family of musicians; Tony Petrucciani is his father and Michel Petrucciani is his brother. In 1967 he discovered the double bass. In addition to a solid classical education, he played jazz in a family trio (sometimes with his brother Philippe on guitar), and since 1980 with Bernard Lubat , André Jaume , Aldo Romano , Lee Konitz and Mike Zwerin . In 1982 he studied with Chuck Israels and Percy Heath in the USA .
Back in France, he worked for three years with Barre Phillips on the one hand, and with Bobby Few , Eliot Zigmund , Bob Malach , Sangoma Everett , Claude Nougaro , Alain Jean-Marie , Talib Kibwe , Christiane Legrand , Franck Avitabile and Philip Catherine on the other . He continued to play in a trio with his father Tony and brother Michel.
Five albums were released under his name; also recorded more than twenty albums as a companion, including five albums with his brother Michel (including a live album in Japan with Lenny White ).
Discographic notes
- Joshua Breakstone , Louis Petrucciani, Christian Ton Ton Salut Memoire: The French Sessions, Vol. 2 (2005)
- Louis Petrucciani Collectif 32 cordes (2004, with Mario Stantchev , Jean-Pierre Llabrador, Michel Munoz, Guillaume Contré)
- Mister Light (1991, Horace Parlan , Wilby Fletcher , Abdou M'Boup)
- The Librarian (1990, with Bob Malach, Michel Petrucciani, Horace Parlan, Eliot Zigmund)
- Petrucciani Trio Darn That Dream ( Celluloid 1982, with Michel and Tony Petrucciani)
literature
- Benjamin Halay: Michel Petrucciani: Life against Time , Hamburg: Edel, 2012, ISBN 978-3-8419-0174-3 .
Web links
- portrait
- Short portrait (Savarez)
- Louis Petrucciani at Discogs (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Petrucciani, Louis |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French jazz musician (double bass) |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1958 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Toulon |