Roberto Gatto
Roberto Gatto (born October 6, 1958 in Rome ) is an Italian jazz drummer and composer .
Live and act
Gatto made his debut in 1975 with the “Trio di Roma” with pianist Danilo Rea and bassist Enzo Pietropaoli . Since then, as a sideman and with his own groups, he has developed into an important personality in the Italian jazz scene. He played u. a. with Dave Liebman , James Moody , Phil Woods , Tony Scott , Albert Mangelsdorff , Kai Winding , Curtis Fuller , Richard Galliano , Mal Waldron , Enrico Pieranunzi , Gianni Lenoci , John Abercrombie , Pat Metheny , Joe Zawinul , Joe Lovano , Didier Lockwood , Bobby Hutcherson and John Scofield . As a leader, he released nine albums by 2008, the first in 1986 “Notes” (at Gala) with Michael Brecker and Danilo Rea.
In 1985 and 1987 the group “Lingomania”, which he co-led, took first place in the jazz poll of the “ Musica Jazz ” magazine .
He is the artistic director of the jazz festival "Alta Valle del Potenza".
Discographic notes
- # 7 (1997, with Chiara Civello )
- Roberto Gatto Plays Rugantini (2000)
- Pure Imagination (2010)
- Roberto Gatto, Alessandro Lanzoni, Gabriele Evangelista Replay (2012)
Lexical entry
- Philippe Carles , André Clergeat , Jean-Louis Comolli : Le nouveau dictionnaire du jazz . R. Laffont: Paris 2011
Web links
- Sound carrier by Roberto Gatto in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gatto, Roberto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome , Italy |