Tiziano Zanotti

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Born: May 20, 1964 Primary Instrument: Bass

Bassist, double bassist and composer

After completing his classical studies, he attended several jazz and rock music master classes, becoming also a skilled guitar, piano and cello player. He has studied with: Marc Johnson, Furio di Castri, Palle Danielsson, Bruno Tommaso, Pat Martino, Ubaldo Fioravanti, Trilok Gurtu, Gianluigi Trovesi, Peter Erskine, John Taylor, Giancarlo Gazzani, to name just a few…

He has played in several symphony orchestras like Orchestra Filarmonica Antonio Guarnieri of Adria, Orchestra Filarmonica of Udine, Euterpe and Musike groups, collaborating with chamber music groups such as Diapason and Octandre in Bologna (contemporary music), Gruppo Amadeus in Bologna (baroque music), and the Guarnieri Basses Ensemble (double bass quartet). He has also played with outstanding artists like Claudio Lolli, Nicola Piovani's Oracoeli Orchestra, Andrea Bocelli, Franz Campi, Josef Alessi, Andrea Giuffredi, Parto delle Nuvole Pesanti (among many others), and in several jazz and rock bands.

His live experiences include the participation to such festivals as Clusone Jazz Festival 2007, Rock in Rho, Primo Tributo a Frank Zappa 2006, 41� Festival Pontino, Disma Music Show, Autunno Musicale Nonantolano, Organi Antichi, Scandellara Rock Festival, Bologna Sogna, Musica Attuale Brescia, Note d’Autore, Summertime in Jazz, Maggio Musicale Massese, Manà Jazz Festival, Eurocreation: progetto P�pinières, IV Festival Nazionale di Ottoni “G Corsini”, Percorsi in Villa, Populart Jazz, Eroticamente, Marghera Estate Village, Circoli e Cortili, Sonica, Festival della Letteratura Poliziesca, L’assassino è il Chitarrista, Tam Tam Suoni e Culture dal Mondo, SummerFest in Dresden...

He has been involved in several recording productions as a performer, arranger and artistic producer, while as a leader he has released the CDs “Minimized” (CFM 1998), “Tarabuk” (Velut Luna 2006), “Influences” (Echoes 2006) and “Gestire lo Spazio” (Echoes 507), the DvDs “Live at the Castle” and “Gocce” (Echoes 2007), acclaimed by both the public and the specialized press.

He is also a well-known music educator. He has taught at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Fondazione Arturo Toscanini in Parma and Idea in Bologna. In 1996 he founded the “Centro di Formazione Musicale” in Bologna, where he worked as director and teacher of bass and double bass, publishing a number of manuals and multimedia CDs translated into English and French. His latest instructional manual, “Bassista contemporaneo” (Echoes 2006), is now a sales success.

His upcoming projects include a disc for voice, double bass and effects and the development of the Influences duo (double bass and soprano sax), with the production of a new album with original pieces and the collaboration of other instrumentalists.

Last Updated: September 10, 2008

PRESS REVIEWS ABOUT “INFLUENCES”

... Un disco che risulta piacevole e allo stesso tempo interessante, attraversato da atmosfere vivaci ma anche dai momenti più intensi ed evocativi, dove si può ascoltare un'ottima fusione delle voci (Marco de Masi - Jazzitalia, dicembre 2007)

...i due musicisti riescono a mantenere viva la tensione grazie alla purezza del fraseggio tipicamente jazzistico, col ritmo sottostante costantemente implicato (Mario Calvitti - Chitarre, novembre 2007)

...Tiziano Zanotti e Alessio Alberghini sono due musicisti che hanno talento musicale da vendere. In “Influences” si fanno apprezzare per varie ragioni, ma prima fra tutte per il suono: corposo, presente, preciso ed intonato (Piero Quarta - Prove Aperte, October 2007)

...Entrambi bravissimi agli strumenti, ma pure, che è quel che più conta, molto ispirati in questa occasione (Vittorio lo Conte - All About Jazz Italia, ottobre 2007)

...una specie di gemma che brilla in un panorama musicale abbastanza privo di idee davvero innovative (Carlo Pulici - www.thevibes.net, settembre 2007)

….What's intriguing is the range of sources that runs the gamut from Bird to John Scofield... a solid effort (Robert Iannapollo - Cadence Magazine, settembre 2007)

...Influences is the work of a very special duo (www.jazzworldquest.com, Maggio 2007)

…Dieci piccole schegge, dieci piccoli lampi di genio creativo (Ivan Masciovecchio - Rockshock, maggio 2007)

…Un disco che pretende attenzione e ripaga con emozioni. Non capita spesso, quando succede approfittiamone (Lucio Mazzi - City, maggio 2007)

…I due pescano dal Real Book una decina di pezzi storici e li ripercorrono con sagacia e brio, brandendo gli strumenti con naturalezza e intensità (Stefano Solventi - www.sentireascoltare.com, aprile 2007)

As a Leader

Gestire lo Spazio
Echoes
2007
Tiziano Zanotti: electric bass, acoustic piano

Influences
Echoes
2006
Alessio Alberghini: sax
Tiziano Zanotti: double bass

Tarabuk
Velut Luna
2005
Marco Lo Russo: accordion
Tiziano Zanotti: double bass

Minimized
CFM
1998
Fausto Redorici: guitar
Tiziano Zanotti: double bass
Marco Barbieri: drums

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Primary Instrument:
Bass

Location:
Bologna

Credentials/Background:
He has been a teacher of electric bass, double bass and music theory for more than 20 years. He works with both beginners and advanced students, as well as professional musicians across genres as diverse as rock, jazz and classical music. His programmes are based on original methods he has personally developed and tested, which are used also by other colleague teachers. These instructional books are divided into practical and theoretical lessons. The purpose of the course is to eliminate any technical, theoretical or musical doubts in order to enable every musician to achieve the best results according to their individual talent. Main book used for the course of ELECTRIC BASS
Born as a manuscript far back in 1988 and periodically updated with the feedbacks received in years of teaching, Bassista Contemporaneo 1 (Echoes 206) is now available in a new edition. The complete course of electric bass includes 4 instructional methods useful to learn the technical foundations to play any kind of music, from rock to funk, from jazz to Latin. This volume 1 is composed of 25 progressive lessons dedicated to learning the techniques of the two hands and how to build accompaniment lines in the main genres of modern music, especially focusing on: chords, arpeggios, scales, sight reading and ear training. Includes a CD featuring a complete version and a minus one version of the tracks, for practice purpose. After completing this first book, the course goes on with Volumes 2, 3 e 4, where the student can develop his/her professional skills in terms of solo playing and interpretation of the main music genres. For more info: http://www.tizianozanotti.com/Lezioni_eng.htm

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