Maurizio Rolli is a graduate in double bass and jazz music studies.He is currently teaching electric bass and double bass as well as jazz harmony studies at the Accademia Musicale Pescarese in Pescara, at "L.D'Annunzio" Conservatory in Pescara and at Conservatorio "U.Giordano" in Foggia, Italy. He has recorded with:
Peter Erskine,
Mike Stern,
Paolo Fresu,
Danny Gottlieb,
Otmaro Ruiz,
Michael Manring,
Hiram Bullock,
Alex Acuña,
Bob Mintzer,
Scott Kinsey,
Bill Evans,
Matt Bissonnette,
Alfredo Impullitti,
Pierre Favre,
Fabrizio Bosso,
Massimo Manzi,
Javier Girotto,
Roberto Ottaviano,
Tino Tracanna,
Paolo Damiani,
Gianluigi Trovesi ecc.
and played with:
Jim Hall,
David Liebman,
Scott Colley,
Diane Shuur,
Enrico Pieranunzi,
Andy Timmons,
Stephane Guillaume,
Claude Barthelemy,
Bruno Tommaso,
Pino Minafra,
Adam Makovicz,
Russel Gloyd,
Michael Riessler,
Bill Russo,
Cameron Brown,
Frank Marocco,
Rosario Giuliani,
Ettore Fioravanti,
Marco Tamburini,
Pietro Condorelli,
Mauro Negri,
Gianpaolo Casati,
Marco Fumo,
Giorgio Gaslini etc.
He's bass player with R.A.R.E. a new quartet featuring Alex Acuña on percussions, Otmaro Ruiz on the piano and Gianluca Esposito on saxes and was bass player with "X-perience" a trio featuring Hiram Bullock and Israel Varela.
From 2006 he's member of Gianfranco Continenza Band helping the leader to produce and arrange his first album "The past inside the present", 2nd bestseller Album of ESC Records and 1st & 2nd position on the list of the top 100 Cd of jazz guitar album on Tower records USA for more than 3 weeks .
Since September 2000 he's director of the a "Rolli's tones" Big Band, which recorded with Michael Manring and Mike Stern the cd "Moodswings, a tribute to the music of Jaco Pastorius", released in October 2001, the year of the 50th anniversary of Jacos birth.
This cd was reviewed as Cd of the month on "Bass Player" Magazine and on "Jazzit" Magazine.
His composition "Dialoghi" is featured in "Bassics" Magazine cd with M.Manring , Jaco Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Jimmy Haslip, Alain Caron ecc.
He has performed in several international festivals.
He has been member as well as composer and arranger for the 'Is Ensemble', formed by ISMEZ (Istituto per lo Sviluppo Musicale del Mezzogiorno Italian Institute for the development of Southern Italy), through a selection of more than 140 Italian musicians. The ensemble was awarded 8th best band in jazz magazine Top Jazz 1997 referendum.
He has won several music competitions such as: Barga jazz '97 (1° place awarded to his trio with Diana Torto and Filiberto Palermini);Biennale del Mediterraneo ('Iceberg' - Bologna '98 -1° prize, with Alfredo Impullitti's 'Kaos Ensemble'); the Roccella Ionica 'New Talents' '98 competition - in which he was first selected as member of the orchestra conducted by C. Barthelemy (conductor of the Vienna Art Orchestra and the France Jazz Orchestra) and then mentioned as orchestra best soloist (along with Achille Succi and Walter Civettini);
ROCCELLA JAZZ 1998-M. Rolli:solo bs-V.Balldessarro: walking bs
He won 'Baronissi Jazz 2000' (w/Max Ionata quartet). He was awarded 2nd place in 'Massimo Urbani' 2000 competition.
He is a consultant, endorser of "Fbass" and "Mayones" (hand built electric basses) and "MarkBass" (bass amps): he usually represents these firms in Rimini Disma and Frankfurt Muzik Messe music fairs.
He has been assistant in clinics held by great musicians such as J. Patitucci, Anthony Jackson, M. Manring, H. 'el negro' Hernandez, M. Camilo, T. Clausen e S. Pyysalo. He has worked in Federico Fellini's musical 'Le notti di Cabiria' under the direction of Saverio Marconi.
He's bass player in the Rai 1 national tv show "Notti sul ghiaccio","Miss Italia nel mondo", "Usa la testa"and in many other tv show.
DISCOGRAPHY
Next releases:
.: R.A.R.E. (Ruiz/ Acuña/Rolli/Esposito) - July 2009 (Wide sound)
.: Giovanni Imparato/Pierpaolo Bisogno Tba
Just released (as a leader):
.: "Rollis tones" - feat. P.Erskine, M.Stern, H.Bullock, B.Shepard, B.Franceschini - July 2009- Widesound
:: "Archivi sonori" feat.Mike Stern, Bob Mintzer, Otmaro Ruiz, Danny Gottlieb ("Widesound" and Japan label "Roving Spirits")
:: "Wide Christmas - Christmas Jazz Songs" feat. F. Bosso, M. Manzi, D. Torto, C. Filippini ecc
:: "Moodswings - a tribute to J.Pastorius" feat. M.Stern, M.Manring, A.M.P. Big Band
:: "Norwegian Mood" with D.Torto, P.Damiani, R.Ottaviano, F.Palermini
As a side-man:
:: “Abruzzo Mediterraneo” - Angelo Valori (Widesound/"Il Centro") feat.Javier Girotto,Michele Rabbia
:: “Dove volano gli Angeli” - Angelo Valori (Widesound) feat.Bob Mintzer,Fabrizio Bosso
:: “The past inside the present” - Gianfranco Continenza (ESC records) w.Bill Evans & Scott Kinsey
:: "Favole per adulti" - Gianni De Chellis (Videoradio) feat.Hiram Bullock, Matt Bisonnette
:: "Angelo Canelli plays the music of Sting" (Angelo Canelli w. Jason Marsalis & Jason Stewart)
:: "M'Bollo" (Kisito Band)
:: Nuove Tribù italiche - allegato a World music magazine
:: Bassics magazine n.31 - feat. J.Pastorius, A.Caron, M.Manring, P.Erskine ecc.
:: "Is Ensemble" (P.Damiani)
:: "Missa" (A.Impullitti) feat. P.Fresu, G.Trovesi, T.Tracanna, P.Favre
:: "La partenza della sposa" (M.Patricelli) feat. J.Girotto
:: "Zaira" (Filippini / Ionata)
:: "L'amo" (P.Di Sabatino)
:: "Le notti di Cabiria" (C.Della Rancia)
:: "Gijèm Gijèm" (Alexian Group)
:: "Vientovivo" (F.Ciancetta)
:: "Après midi" (O.Fratini)
"Happy new funky" : Gianfranco Continenza band (feat. A.Trabucco and D.Melena )live at "Bratislava jazz days" Festival
"Every Breath you take" : D.Ferretti, S.Guillaume,A.Trabucco,M.Rolli.P.Erskine live at Mosciano S.Angelo Jazz Festival
Bullock/Rolli/Varela "X-perience"
