Aldo Mella
Aldo Mella

Pinerolo(TO) (10/05/1959)
Bass, electric bass, arranger and composer

As a self-taught musician my first experiences were within the ambit of rock music during the ‘70s. At the age of eighteen I was drawn closer to jazz and dedicated myself to studying the double bass. This was also the start of an intensive concert period, as well as a period of in-depth collaboration with Italian and foreign musicians.

The 1980's and 1990's were periods of extremely varied and intense experiences, which led to my personal growth as an artist (AREA 2 – MILESTONES QUARTET with FLAVIO BOLTRO etc.) *see COLLABORATION below.

During this period, over and above significant activity as a double bass player, my passion for composing music also developed in projects like XAXEXO FUNK - MELLA & ALLIONE, QUARTETTO – JOKO VOCALE CONCORDE and in 1994 I formed L'ARCHETIPORCHESTRA : a Big band that included the best jazz exponents from Turin. The Orchestra cut its first CD in 1995 for OFR and received many favourable reviews in specialized magazines in America.


In 1997, my introduction to the pianist FRANCO D'ANDREA led to the formation of a new quartet with ANDREA AYASSOT (saxophone) and ALEX ROLLE (drums). While I was a member of this quartet I took part in numerous festivals and shows (which included shows in AUSTRALIA and SLOVENIA ) and I cut 5 CDs (*see DISCOGRAPHY ).
At present, in addition to being an active musician I am a sound engineer with my own recording studio ( ACOUSTIC SOUND ).

DISCOGRAPHY

Enklisis(DDD) Mella & Allione Quartetto
Area 2 (Gala Records) Area 2
Archetiporchestra (OFR) Archetiporchestra
Jobim (Philology) Franco D'Andrea New Quartet
Ballads and rituals (Philology) Franco D'Andrea New Quartet
Eleven (Philology) Eleven di F.D'Andrea
Combinazione 1 (Via Veneto jazz) Franco D'Andrea New Quartet
Franco D'andrea+T.Arco time percussion (Philology) Franco D'Andrea New Quartet
Dancing Structures (Backbeat) Franco D'Andrea New Quartet


Moreover:

Rossana Casale "Lo stato naturale", "Strani Frutti", "Billy Holiday in me", "Riflessi"
Antonio Marangolo "Afa"
Luigi Cilumbriello "Opera gialla"
Francesca Oliveti "Send in the clown"
Luigi Bonafede "Neos"
Giorgio Licalzi "La nuite americane", "Santa Lucia"
Roberto Taufic "Latin Touch"
Marco Fratantonio "Origini"
Guido Manusardi "Bra Session"

COLLABORATIONS
Robin Keniatta, Lou Blackbourn, Adam Makovitz, Gene Bertoncini, Gary Bartz, Charles Tolliver, Jimmy Owens, Lee Konitz, Martin Dietrich, Ricky Lawson, Bruce Forman, Jack Walrath, Peggy Stern, Manhù Roche, Franco D'Andrea, Massimo Urbani, Flavio Boltro, Stefano di Battista, Guido Manusardi, Giulio Capiozzo, Luigi Bonafede, Antonio Faraò, Eric Legnini, Emanuele Cisi, Antonio Marangolo, Ellade Bandini, Andrea Allione, Giorgio Licalzi, Francesca Oliveri, Fabio Concato, Rossana Casale, Nelson Veras, Stefano Cantini, Stefano Bollani, Carl Anderson, David Liebman, Charlie Mariano, Steve Berstein, Rudi Migliardi


FESTIVALs e CONCERTS
Manly Festival e Barossa Valley Music Festival in Australia, Zagabria, Nyon, Umbria Jazz, Venafro Jazz Meeting, Iseo, Festival della Canzone d'Autore di Recanati, Premio Tenco, Atina Jazz, Festival Citta di Nuoro, Sanremo Blues, Verona Jazz, Siena Jazz, Musicum Concentrum, LaPalma (Roma) Firenze, Basement(Sidney), Bilboque(Parigi), Satchmov(Slovenia), Capolinea(Milano), Music Inn, Big Mama e Alexander Platz(Roma),Teatro Petruzzelli (Bari),Teatro Olimpico(Roma),Teatro Verdi(Firenze), Conservatorio G.Verdi, Auditorium Rai(Torino), Blue Note (Milano)...



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