german flatback doublebass about 1920
Hofner Club 500/2 (made in Germany), Eko Kiwi bass (short scale) around end of 70'
The Realist Lifeline Pick Up
Gr Bass Cube Acoustic amplifier
Strings: G and D Pirastro Chorda Carlos Henriquez; A and E Pirastro Evah Pirazzi Light
Favorite Genres
jazz, avantgarde, imporovised music, brazilian music, classical music (expecially XXth Century music)
Gigs and Ensembles
many jazz combo in italy from duo voice- bass to eleven piece band. mainstream to modern-contemporary-very improvised jazz
Previously Owned Gear
Rev Solo I, realist, fwf pick-up
spyrochore, jazzer, helicore hybr and orch strings, pirastro obligato, D-TAR solstice, GK Mb200, Fdeck pre, Headway edb-2...
G.A.S. List
playing more concerts. in Italy it becomes very hard to play live.
Influences and Teachers
mingus, ray brown, wilbur ware, paul chambers, scott la faro, haden, monte budwig, mark dresser, jean jaques avenel, red mitchell, dave holland, rodolfo stroeter, jorge helder, paulo paulelli, luizao maia
Hobbies and Interests
reading, hystory, politic, staying with my wife and my daughter
Teaching Credentials
I'm teaching Jazz Electric Bass, Jazz Double Bass, Tecnique of Improvisation at the Conservatory of Milan (Italy)