Born in Salerno, he studied double bass at S.Cecilia Accademy of Rome with Franco Petracchi e Federico Rossi. In the capital he had his first meaning jazzistic experience playng with Eddie Palermo, Marcello Rosa, Cicci Santucci. From 1984 to 1990 he plays with Romano Mussolini, with whom he take part of many jazz festivals and international tours. From 1987 to 1992 he is artistic director of Salerno jazz festival. In 1993 he come back in Salerno, where he find a progressive and effervescent jazzistic ambient . Start to play with Daniele Sepe, making many records and tours all around Europe. At present he plays with Francesco Nastro, Giovanni Amato, Alfonso Deidda, Pietro Condorelli, Carla Marciano, Miles Griffith and Trio di Salerno.
Required as sideman, he played with many important musicians: Gary Bartz, Stefano Battaglia,Gianni Basso, George Benson, Flavio Boltro, Stefano Bollani, Fabrizio Bosso, Lester Bowie, Giulio Capiozzo,Gorge Cables, Philippe Caterine, Eddie Daniels, Buddy De Franco, Irio De Paula, Peter Erskine, Antonio Faraò, Claudio Fasoli, Bruce Forman, Paolo Fresu, Roberto Gatto, Maurizio Giammarco, Rosario Giuliani, Javier Girotto, Benny Golson, Tom Harrell, Pat La Barbera, Kirk Lightsey, Joe Magnarelli, Rita Marcotulli, Helen Merrill, Roscoe Mitchell,Dado Moroni ,Bob Mover, Don Moye, Judy Niemack, Walter Norris, Roberto Ottaviano, Jimmy Owens ,Tony Pancella, Enrico Pierannunzi, Dave Sanborn, Jim Snidero, Valery Ponomarev, Enrico Rava, Vanessa Rubin, Tony Scott, Baba Sissoko, Gary Smulian, Lew Tabackin, Adrienne West, Larry Willis, Eliot Zigmund, and more.
He recorded with Carla Marciano, Trio di Salerno ,Miles Griffith, Francesco Nastro, Irio de Paula, Daniele Sepe, Roscoe Mitchell, Leo Aniceto, Carlo Lomanto, Romano Mussolini, Fausto Ferraiuolo, Pietro Vitale, Ondina Sannino, , Elena Ledda, Francesca Leone, Mino Lanzieri, Don Moye, Enzo Danise, Walking time,Chrissie Oppedisano, Enrico Del Gaudio, Salvatore Tranchini ,Peppe Merolla,Marco Zurzolo, Baba Sissoko,Francesco D'Errico and David Allan Gross, Rossella Mollo,Nino De Rose, Franco Piccinno, Gerry Popolo, Claudia Marss Effetto musica ensemble, Mauro Di Leonardo.
As a leader he recorded two album : “Do it”( Ariston) and “ Napolitanìa “ for Wide sound records.
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