Enzo Pietropaoli is an Italian jazz bassist

Double bass

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Born in Genoa

Genoa

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, lives in Rome since 1961, he debuted with the "Trio Di Roma" in 1975 (with Danilo Rea

Danilo Rea

Danilo Rea is an Italian jazz pianist. Born in Vicenza, Italy in 1957. He is a graduate of the Santa Cecilia music conservatory in Rome. He made his debut with Rome Trio in 1975....

 and Roberto Gatto

Roberto Gatto

Roberto Gatto is an Italian jazz drummer, born in Rome.He has performed with Lee Konitz, Chet Baker, Bob Berg, Tommy Flanegan, Joe Zawinul, and Joe Lovano...

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Biography

He has performed or recorded with, among others, Chet Baker

Chet Baker

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, Lester Bowie

Lester Bowie

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, Woody Shaw

Woody Shaw

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, Kenny Wheeler

Kenny Wheeler

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, Franco Ambrosetti

Franco Ambrosetti

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, Bob Berg

Bob Berg

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, Johnny Griffin

Johnny Griffin

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, Michael Brecker

Michael Brecker

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, Lee Konitz

Lee Konitz

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, Archie Shepp

Archie Shepp

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, Phil Woods

Phil Woods

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, Curtis Fuller

Curtis Fuller

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, Toots Thielemans

Toots Thielemans

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, Richard Galliano

Richard Galliano

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, Gianni Coscia

Gianni Coscia

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, John Taylor

John Taylor (jazz)

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, Rita Marcotulli, Cedar Walton

Cedar Walton

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, John Abercrombie

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, John Scofield

John Scofield

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, Joe Pass

Joe Pass

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, Pat Metheny

Pat Metheny

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, Ginger Baker

Ginger Baker

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, Han Bennink

Han Bennink

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, Billy Cobham

Billy Cobham

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, Kenny Clarke

Kenny Clarke

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, Maria Pia De Vito

Maria Pia De Vito

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, Norma Wynstone, Gianmaria Testa.

On 1987 with group "Lingomania", on 1988 and 1989 with Enrico Pieranunzi

Enrico Pieranunzi

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 "Space Jazz Trio" and on 1999, 2001 and 2003 with "Doctor 3" group (with pianist Danilo Rea

Danilo Rea

Danilo Rea is an Italian jazz pianist. Born in Vicenza, Italy in 1957. He is a graduate of the Santa Cecilia music conservatory in Rome. He made his debut with Rome Trio in 1975....

 and drummer Fabrizio Sferra) he won the award for "Best Italian Group" following a poll by "Musica Jazz" magazine.
On 1998 the CD "The Tales Of Doctor 3" and on 1999 the CD “Shades Of Chet”,recorded as a project of trumpeters Enrico Rava

Enrico Rava

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 and Paolo Fresu

Paolo Fresu

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 with drummer Roberto Gatto

Roberto Gatto

Roberto Gatto is an Italian jazz drummer, born in Rome.He has performed with Lee Konitz, Chet Baker, Bob Berg, Tommy Flanegan, Joe Zawinul, and Joe Lovano...

 and renowned pianist Stefano Bollani

Stefano Bollani

Stefano Bollani is an Italian jazz pianist from Milan.He made his professional debut at fifteen and received his diploma in piano from the Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini in Florence. He performs classical music, smooth jazz, avant-garde jazz, Brazilian jazz, and pop rock...

, receive the "Arrigo Polillo Prize" as the "Best Italian Record Of The Year". On 1999 with "Doctor 3", he won the award for "Best Italian Group" following a poll by "Musica Jazz" magazine.

Pietropaoli has toured internationally in Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Luxemburg, U.K., Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Russia, Serbia, Canada, U.S.A, Brasil, Senegal, Israel, China, Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, Tunisia, Syria, and has made more than 70 recordings.

Since 1999 he appears on Leonard Feather

Leonard Feather

Leonard Geoffrey Feather was a British-born jazz pianist, composer, and producer who was best known for his music journalism and other writing.-Biography:...

 and Ira Gitler

Ira Gitler

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’s “Biographical Encyclopedia Of Jazz”.