Renato D'Aiello

Renato D'Aiello is an Italian saxophonist living in London, England.

Renato D’Aiello
Renato D’Aiello in 2006
Background information
Born(1959-03-21)21 March 1959
Naples, Italy
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsSaxophone
Years active1986–present
LabelsSpotlite, 33 Jazz
Websitewww.renatodaiello.net

Career

D'Aiello started his professional career playing with Giovanni Tommaso's big band for a television program in Italy. In 1987, he received a scholarship from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

D'Aiello has played among others with Bruce Adams, Sax Appeal, Gilad Atzmon, Mark Bassey, Gene Calderazzo, John Critchinson, Keith Copeland, Eddie Duran, Art Farmer, Bruce Forman, Patrice Galas, D. Green, Steve Grossman, Gary Husband, Duffy Jackson, P. Jacobsen, Phil Lee, Kirk Lightsey, Alain Jean-Marie, S. Melling, Jim Mullen, Sal Nistico, Roland Prince, Spike Robinson, P. Robson, Claire Teal, and C. Tracey.

Since October 2003 D'Aiello has been saxophone teacher at Sherborne School, Dorset.[1]

Albums

Like Someone in Love was recorded with Damon Brown and features seven songs, among them well-known titles like Like Someone in Love and I Remember You.[2]

Introducing, was released in the United Kingdom on 22 October 2001. The Spotlite-Jazz-published CD features Nicola Muresu (bass), Sebastian de Krom (drums), Phil Lee (guitar), Gary Husband (piano), and Mark Bassey (trombone).

Sintetico, which was recorded on 17 November 2005 at Fishmarket Studio, London, was first published in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2007 by 33 Jazz Records. It was produced by Paul Jolly, mastered by Francesco Gorini and mixed by Dave Wooster. Bass was played by Nicola Muresu, drums by Keith Copeland and piano by Andrea Pozza. Sintetico contains songs by Charles Mingus ("Ellington's Sound of Love") and Frank Loesser ("If I Should Lose You"), and songs by Muresu ("Sintetico" and "Spite") and D'Aiello ("Never Doubt" and "Be Nice"). On 19 June 2007 Renato D'Aiello was interviewed about the album by BBC Radio Ulster's Jazz moderator Walter Love.

He was featured in several articles in The Guardian[3] and The Observer as well as on The Guardians web site, and the web site of the Oxford Times.

Discography

As leader

  • Introducing (Spotlite, 2001)
  • The Invisible Session (Schema, 2006)
  • Sintetico (33 Jazz, 2007)
  • Between Two Worlds (33 Jazz, 2013)
  • Satori: The Angel (33 Jazz, 2015)

As sideman

  • Tenorama John Williams (Spotlite, 2003)
  • More Questions Than Answers, Louise Gibbs (33 Jazz, 2005)
  • Ballads, Nicola Muresu, Bruno Montrone (33 Jazz, 2014)
  • Blues on the Run, Damon Brown

As guest

  • Ohm Guru – Funk My Ass (1995)
  • DJ Rodriguez – World Wide Funk (1998)
  • Paolo Fedreghini & Marco Bianchi – Circus in C Minor (2004)
  • Bobby Blanco & Miki Moto – Black Sugar (2005)
  • The Invisible Session – To the Powerful (2005)

References
  1. "Teaching and Workshops". www.renatodaiello.com. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  2. "Renato D'Aiello, Like Someone In Love - 49m 40s". TagTuner. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
  3. Fordham, John (16 March 2007). "Renato D'Aiello, Sintetico". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 September 2011.


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