Gianluca Petrella

Italian jazz trombonist

Born: 14 March 1975
Bari
Country: Italy
Active: 1993–
Record labels: Blue Note, ECM Records
Discography: 1 album

Biography

Gianluca Petrella is a jazz musician who plays trombone. Gianluca Petrella was born on 14 March 1975 in Bari. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Blue Note and ECM Records. Honours include Paul Acket Award.

Gianluca Petrella is an Italian jazz trombonist. In 2001 he won Italy's Django d'Or Award as well as Musica Jazz's annual critics poll as Best Young Talent. In 2006 and 2007 he was featured in Down Beat magazine, winning their award for "Best Emerging Artist" in the category for Best Trombonist. He started his career with Roberto Ottaviano in 1993. He has worked with many international musicians including Joey Calderazzo, Jimmy Owens, Greg Osby, Carla Bley, Pat Metheny, Marc Ducret, Manu Dibango, Nicola Conte, Bobby Previte and Enrico Rava. His group Indigo 4, with Paolino Dalla Porta, Francesco Bearzatti and Fabio Accardi, has recorded the albums Indigo 4 and Kaleido. The recordings were released on Blue Note and were well received by critics. While noted influences include Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, and Sun Ra, Petrella also uses loops and sound effects.

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