Born: September 23, 1964 Primary Instrument: Piano
Besides working in the steady rhythm section for the great tenor saxophonist Steve Grossman since ’98 and leading his own trio, italian pianist Danilo Memoli has worked in the years with many great musicians on tour in Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, Holland, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Czech Republic, Greece...: among these players are New York soloists John Mosca, Eddie Henderson, Lew Tabackin, Jesse Davis, Vincent Herring, Jim Snidero, Bob Sands, Dave Schnitter, Kurt Weiss and many italian names (Pietro Tonolo, Roberto Rossi, Carlo Atti, Fabrizio Bosso, Piero Odorici and others). With his trio, Danilo Memoli recorded so far two cds: the first recording (1999, released in 2001) “ is simply entitled “JAZZ” and features Grossman and Mosca as guest stars on some tunes. It received many good reviews on the specialized magazines in Italy (Musica Jazz, Jazzit, Jazz Magazine, Zoing-Jazz, Jazzitalia). The second cd, “FELIEC” (2004, released in 2005) is exclusively in trio, and contains some recent compositions written by Memoli, and a few arrangements of standard tunes like Old Devil Moon, You & The Night & The Music, plus Solitude e Caravan from the Ellington repertoire. It also received very good reviews, and has been broadcasted on many european radios in Italy, Switzerland, Norway (NRK Rundt Midnatt), Belgium and France. Memoli teaches jazz piano and Jazz Ensemble in three Schools in the North Italy.
“Pianist Danilo Memoli, whose stile is rooted in the great lesson of the fathers of Be-Bop but enriched with other influences, performs with sparkles of true originality, as is also well demonstrated by his interesting compositions…” (as above)
“Memoli is also a very gifted arranger, and his work on the standards Old Devil Moon and You & The Night & The Music gives these evergreens a new, particular perspective.” (as above)
“Memoli plays here with a great sweetness, at times shyness. The very personal aspects in these songs are mixed with those of the artist and the musician.” M. Losavio - Jazzitalia.net, review of “FELIEC”
“The search for an effective essentiality is reached by playing with a subtle control but with an intense energy that is needed to control the available dynamics of the trio. Memoli definitely reveals his maturity and class.” (as above)
“(...) two eminent guests and a very nice feeling throughout the whole recording. Memoli’s nimble, natural elegance, is far from the current conventions. He is also responsible for some excellent arrangements (slightly à la Horace Silver) which shine in this CD. All in all, over seventy-one minutes of interesting, flowing, high-quality jazz.” B. Schiozzi “ Musica Jazz magazine, review of “JAZZ”
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Primary Instrument:
Piano
Willing to teach:
Advanced students only.
