Sal La Rocca
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Salvatore "Sal" La Rocca (born August 20, 1961 in Seraing , Belgium ) is a Belgian jazz bassist.
Live and act
La Rocca grew up near Liège , where he attended the music academy. First he played blues and rock music on the guitar before he switched to the double bass at the age of 23 and played with jazz musicians such as Jacques Pelzer and Steve Houben . From the 1980s he worked a. a. with Michel Graillier , Bob Mover , Steve Grossman and in the band Vaya Con Dios . He recorded his debut album Latinea in 2003; In 2007 he worked with Jacques Schwarz-Bart . In 2012 he presented the album It Could Be the End at Igloo . La Rocca has also worked on recordings by Anne Ducros , Peter Hertmans , Nathalie Loriers , Pascal Mohy , Yves Teicher and Toots Thielemans .
In 2015 he recorded an album with cover songs by Billie Holiday with Vaya Con Dios singer Dani Klein . The album was also able to place itself in the Belgian charts.
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- ↑ Chart sources Belgium: Flanders / Wallonia
- ↑ Album information at Igloo Records ( memento of the original from July 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Brief portrait at All About Jazz
- Interview (2012) at Citizen Jazz (French)
- Sal La Rocca at Allmusic (English)
- Sal La Rocca at Discogs (English)
- Website
- Press kit
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| SURNAME | La Rocca, Sal |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | La Rocca, Salvatore (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian jazz bassist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seraing |