Pietro Tonolo

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Pietro Tonolo (born May 30, 1959 in Mirano ) is an Italian jazz saxophonist.

Tonolo completed a classical violin training before he came to Milan in 1979 and switched to saxophone and jazz. He worked here with Franco D'Andrea , Luigi Bonafede , Gianni Cazzola , Larry Nocella , Massimo Urbani and between 1981 and 1986 regularly with Enrico Rava's band . In the summer of 1982 he played in the Gil Evans Orchestra with musicians such as Steve Lacy , Lew Soloff and Ray Anderson .

Since 1983 he has toured all over Europe and the USA, partly as leader of his own formations, partly as sideman of Kenny Clarke , Roswell Rudd , Sal Nistico , Chet Baker , Lee Konitz , John Surman , George Lewis , Barry Altschul , Joe Chambers , Aldo Romano , Kenny Wheeler , Dave Holland , Tony Oxley , Augusto Mancinelli and others.

From 1986 he worked with the pianist Rita Marcotulli as a duo and in a quartet with Enzo Pietropaoli and Roberto Gatto . In 1988 he performed with Henri Texier's band in France, Italy, Mexico, Cuba and Egypt. He also worked with Enrico Pieranunzi and Giovanni Tommaso , the Keptorchestra and the saxophone quartet Arundo Donax and as the leader of various own formations with Piero Leveratto , Sandro Gibellini , Alfred Kramer and Roberto Rossi .

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SURNAME Tonolo, Pietro
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian jazz saxophonist
DATE OF BIRTH May 30, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Mirano