Roberto Tola
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Roberto Tola in Valencia - Spain Tour 2004 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
August 5, 1966 Sassari, Italy |
| Genres | Jazz, smooth jazz, contemporary jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer and teacher |
| Instruments | guitar |
| Years active | 1983-active |
| Website | www.robertotola.com |
Roberto Tola (Sassari, Sardinia Island - August 5, 1966) is a jazz, smooth jazz and contemporary jazz Italian guitarrist, composer and teacher.
Biography
He began studying music when he was just six years old. In 1976 studies Cello in the Conservatory of Music in Sassari. Four years later continues his studies of Modern and Jazz Guitar and established the sextet named JAZZMANIA. For this band composed and arranged all musics collected in the Album "Preludio" in 1985. From 1983 to 1986 gaves a lot of concerts around Sardinia Island. From 1989 is member of the Italian Jazz Big Band named "Blue Note Orchestra", then "Orchestra Jazz della Sardegna" (Sardinia Jazz Orchestra) from 1991 to 2012, also conducted by well known Carla Bley, Colin Towns, Giorgio Gaslini, Bruno Tommaso and others more.
He played in many famous Jazz Festivals and in a long list of concerts in Italy and on abroad (specially Spain, China, Ireland, Russia).
In 2005 is the conductor of big orchestra for the National Competition "Canzonissima 2000" including 26 musicians, a big band with strings section.
Meantime he collaborates with many others artists and bands, as: the conductors Colin Towns, Carla Bley, Giorgio Gaslini, Giancarlo Gazzani, Bruno Tommaso, Mario Raja, Marco Tiso e Roberto Pregadio; the famous singer Jill Saward, Norma Winstone, Maria Pia De Vito, David Linx and the famous Italian jazz singer Gegè Telesforo. The trumpetists Flavio Boltro, Giovanni Amato, Paolo Fresu, Enrico Rava and magic Tom Harrell; great Bassist Steve Swallow, Saxes Bob Mintzer (member of Yellowjackets), Andy Sheppard, Javier Girotto, Maurizio Gianmarco; clarinet Paolo Ravaglia; pianists Riccardo Zegna and Gerardo di Lella, accordionist and pianist Antonello Salis, French accordionist Richard Galliano and others else.
Has been teaching music, modern and jazz guitar in many music schools for more than 20 years.
Lastly he collaborated for the recording of CD album "On The Corner" by the famous English jazz-funk band Shakatak, and actually collaborated with the English singer Jill Saward in her last CD album "Endless Summer" and the single M is for Manhattan.
Discography
With Jazzmania
- 1985: Preludio;
With Falanstero
- 1992: Falanstero;
With Orchestra Jazz della Sardegna
- 1996: Scrivere in Jazz;
- 1997: Il Brutto Anatroccolo - Live in Time in Jazz (1st edition);
- 2002: Sacret Concert Jazz Te Deum;
- 2004: Blau;
- 2005: Il Brutto Anatroccolo - in studio (2nd edition);
With Shakatak
- 2014: On the Corner;
With Jill Saward
- 2016: M Is For Manhattan (single)
- 2016: Endless Summer (Album);
Videos
- 2006: I Am the Walrus - with Colin Towns and OJS [youtube.com]
Notes
< Jazz Musicians List (lordisco.com/musicians/T10.html) Retrieved March 2016
< Biography (abno.com/robertotola)
< Star Portrait (www.smooth-jazz.de)
< Recording (discogs.com)
< Artist Direct (www.artistdirect.com)
< Jazz Italia (www.jazzitalia.net)
Books Notes
- 2002: Time in Jazz - Various Authors (publisher Taphros)
- 2011: Time After Time - Author: Vincenzo Martorella (publisher Magnum)
External links
- Roberto Tola official web site ( robertotola.com )
- Orchestra Jazz della Sardegna official web site ( abno.com )
- Discography ( discogs.com )