Paolo Vinaccia

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Paolo Vinaccia (2017)

Paolo Vinaccia (born March 27, 1954 in Italy ; † July 5, 2019 ) was an Italian jazz musician ( drums , percussion , composition ).

Live and act

Vinaccia was trained as a musician at Italian schools and conservatories. He moved to Norway in 1979 to become a member of the Jonas Fjeld Band , in which he played for three years. Then he belonged to the Oslo Rhythm n Blues Ensemble and then played in various groups with Jon Eberson (also with Sidsel Endresen ) and in the trio with Bjørn Kjellemyr .

Then he worked with Bendik Hofseth , Ole Amund Gjersvik , Terje Rypdal ( Skywards , Vossabrygg ), Frode Alnæs , Mikhail Alperin , but also with Bugge Wesseltoft , Sondre Bratland , Jon Balke and the Miki N'Doye Orchestra. With Palle Mikkelborg and Mike Mainieri he was on tour and in the recording studio. In 2008 he released the highly acclaimed album Live at Belleville as part of Arild Andersen's trio , which was followed by another album in 2014.

Vinaccia has worked as a studio musician on more than 100 albums, including with Morten Harket , Håkon Graf , Dhafer Youssef ( Digital Prophecy ), Miki N'Doye and Knut Reiersrud . In 2004 he composed the music for the feature film The Beautiful Country by Hans Petter Moland . During the Oslo Jazz Festival 2015 he presented his commissioned work Dommedag with Eivind Aarset and the Norwegian Soloist Choir in Oslo Cathedral .

In 2009 he was diagnosed with a malignant tumor in the pancreas. On July 2nd, 2019 he was awarded the honorary award of the Oslo Jazz Festival, the Ella-prisen , "as one of the most important artists of Norwegian jazz".

Discographic notes

  • Paolo Vinaccia, Arild Andersen, Tore Brunborg feat. Il Coro di Neoneli Mbara Boom (Emarcy, 1997)
  • Very Much Alive ( Jazzland 2010, 6 CD box with Terje Rypdal, Ståle Storløkken and Palle Mikkelborg (6 CD, album))
  • Ole Mathisen / Per Mathisen / Paolo Vinaccia Elastics (Losen, 2011)
  • Arild Andersen / Paolo Vinaccia / Tommy Smith Mira ( ECM 2014)
  • Bendik Hofseth, Jacob Young , Mats Eilertsen , Paolo Vinaccia feat. Mike Mainieri The Maze (Oslo Session 2017)

Web links

Commons : Paolo Vinaccia  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Obituary (VG)
  2. ↑ a b Paolo Vinaccia Store Norske Leksikon
  3. ^ John Kelman: Arild Andersen: Live at Belleville . All about jazz. November 18, 2008. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  4. ↑ a b Arild Andersen, Paolo Vinaccia & Tommy Smith - Live At Belleville
  5. ↑ a b Mira at Allmusic (English)
  6. ^ A b John Kelman: Paolo Vinaccia: Very Much Alive . All about jazz . September 30, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  7. ↑ a b Ella-prisen gar til Paolo Vinaccia
  8. ↑ Elastics Ole Mathisen / Per Mathisen / Paolo Vinaccia . Gubemusic.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  9. ↑ Meeting (Nordic Music)
personal data
SURNAME Vinaccia, Paolo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian jazz musician (drums, percussion, composition)
DATE OF BIRTH March 27, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Italy
DATE OF DEATH 5th July 2019