Italian
He begins his studies at “G. Frescobaldi” conservatory in Ferrara as a cello student. In the seventies he is active as session man in Milan working for several labels and recording with Francesco Guccini. He is featured in all the records by the singer-songwriter and is part of his touring band from 1984 to 2007 performing in about 700 live shows. He records five LPs with Paolo Conte and takes part in several of his live concerts. He is also featured in albums by Eugenio Finardi, Alberto Camerini, Miriam Makeba, Lucio Dalla, Mia Martini, Teresa De Sio, Lucio Battisti, Mina, I Giganti, Vinicio Capossela, Massimo Ranieri, etc..
In 1974 he joins the historic avant-garde group AREA (Patrizio Fariselli, Demetrio Stratos, Giulio Capiozzo e Paolo Tofani) and stays with the band until 1982, recording more than 10 LPs and playing many festivals in Italy (about 800 concerts in a eight-year span) and abroad (International Festival in Cuba, Festival do Avante in Lisbon, Festival de l’Hummanitè in Paris).
In the eighties he turns his attention to jazz music. He spends some time in New York getting involved in its jazz scene. This experience will lead him to permanently devote himself to improvisation. On returning home he tours Italy with the Gil Evans Orchestra featuring Pietro Tonolo, Steve Lacy, Ray Anderson, Lew Soloff, John Clark. In ‘83/’84 he performs with Kenny Wheeler, Bruno Cesselli, Slatko Kaucic and Mauro Negri. For three consecutive years (’84, ’85, ’86) he’s voted best bass player in the “Guitar Club” magazine reader’s poll. In 1987 in Ferrara he’s awarded the “A.Willaert” prize as best musician of the year and starts a quintet with Bruno Cesselli, Piero Odorici, Marco Tamburini and Glauco Oleandri. With this quintet he plays the “Umbria Jazz Festival”. At the same festival he appears with Fabrizo Sferra, Fabio Zeppetella and Ramberto Ciammarughi. He plays in jam-sessions with Elvin Jones, George Benson and Pat Metheny.
Ares’ several collaborations of the ensuing years include: Jimmy Owens, Sal Nistico, Max Roach, Al Gray, Lee Konitz, Howard Johnson, Gary Bartz, Mick Goodrick, Larry Nocella, Massimo Urbani, Enrico Rava, Stefano Bollani, Dado Moroni, Enzo Zirilli, Adam Nussbaum, Daniel Humair, Paul McCandless, Paul Motian, Roberto Gatto, Danilo Rea, Stefano Cantini, Enrico Pieranunzi, Sandro Gibellini, Mauro Beggio, Dario Faiella, Antonio Cavicchi, Nico Gori, Mirko Guerrini, Walter Paoli, Fabrizio Bosso, Franco Cerri, Domenico Caliri, Cristian Calcagnile, Lorenzo Frizzera, Luigi Tessarollo, Riccardo Biancoli, George Cables, Mike Melillo, Bruce Forman, Ray Mantilla, Elliott Zigmund, Franco Ambrosetti, Ellade Bandini, Andrea Pozza, Piero Borri, Roberto Rossi, Dave Liebman, Xavier Girotto, Carlo Atti, John Basile, Paolo Fresu, Tino Tracanna, Maurizio Giammarco, Luciano Biondini, Simone Guiducci, Alberto Borsari, Riccardo Arrighini, Barbara Casini, Gianni Basso, Phil Woods, Francesco Petreni,Walter Ferrero, Carl Potter, Alessandro Lanzoni, Daniele Pozzovio, Francesco Maccianti, Pietro Tonolo, Slatko Kauçic, David Boato, Tony Pancella, Francesco D’Errico, Stefano Tamborrino, Simone Graziano, Stefano Onorati, Massimo Manzi, Paolo Birro, Antonio Marangolo, Vittorio Alinari, Giulio Stracciati, Antonio Onorato, Alessandro Fabbri, Alessandro Galati, Dave Liebman, Steve Arguelles, Lorenzo Brusci, Ermanno Maria Signorelli, Lele Barbieri, Gianluca Petrella, Giulio Visibelli, Richard Galliano, Fausto Beccalossi, Nicola Stranieri, Pierpaolo Pozzi, Art Farmer, Silvia Donati, Franco D’Andrea, etc..
Over the years he has composed music for several plays performing live with the “Fondazione Teatro” in Pontedera (”Ruth” directed by Silvia Pasello, “Il Cantico dei Cantici” directed by Silvia Pasello, ”Aspettando Godot” directed by Roberto Bacci, “ Mutando Riposa” directed by Roberto Bacci, “Amleto” directed by Roberto Bacci).
He has taught at the following schools and institutions: C.P.M in Milan, la Pera in Bologna, Charlie Chaplin in Ferrara, C.D.M. in Rovereto, Container in Bologna, Conservatorio Mascagni in Livorno. He has held several seminars throughout the country (jazz seminar 2008-2009 in Merano, jazz seminar 2007-2009 in Fara Sabina). He is currently holding a teaching position at the “Conservatorio G.B: Frescobaldi” in Ferrara and teaches “Il codice del ritmo” a workshop on rhythm for stage actors at the “Fondazione Teatro” in Pontedera and at the “Teatro dei Sassi” in Matera.
DISCOGRAPHY I
- CAUTION RADIATION AREA (Cramps records 1974)
- ARE(A)ZIONE (Cramps Records 1975)
- CRAC! (Cramps records)
- MALEDETTI (Cramps records 1976)
- ANTO/LOGICAMENTE (Cramps records 1977)
- GLI DEI SE NE VANNO GLI ARRABBIATI RESTANO(C.G.D. 1978)
- AREA 70 (Cramps records 1980)
- TIC TAC (C.G.D. 1980)
- MARTIAL SOLAL TRIO (1977)
- LUNARIA(F.D’errico quartet)
- RIFLESSI E IDEATI (F.D’errico quintet)
- MARIPOSA (G.Stracciati)
- ATEMPORE (L.Bonvini)
- MAVI’ (L.Biondini)
- TIME REMEMBERED (C.Magni)
- YOU AND THE NIGHT AND THE MUSIC (S.Gibellini,M.Beggio trio)
- LET’S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE (S.Gibellini,M.Beggio trio)
- 251 (A.Borsari)
- ALFONSINA Y EL MAR (A.Borsari)
- IL TEMPO E’ CIRCOLARE (T.Rinesi)
- LUX ORIENS (T.Rinesi)
- MAMBO ITALIANO (S.BOLLANI duo)
- GRAMELOT (S.Guiducci)
- GIRO VAGO (P.PALIAGA quartet)
- REFUSO (A.Tibaldi quartet)
- FRANCO D’ANDREA TRIO(Standards of the big band era chapterI)
- FRANCO D’ANDREA TRIO (chapterII)
- FRANCO D’ANDREA TRIO (chapterIII)
- FRANCO D’ANDREA & TWO BASSES (Round riff & more)
- FRANCO D’ANDREA TRIO (Bud and Lennie)
- FRANCO D’ANDREA TRIO (Prez and Bix)
- MOVING LINES (F.Sferra,F.Zeppetella,K.Wheeler)
- FULL OF LIFE (E.Rava quartet)
- ANDREA POZZA meets ENRICO RAVA (Stormy weather)
- ALMOST BLUE (M.Melillo duo)
- QUARTE RINGIN’BELL’S (D.Liebman,A.Fabbri,A.Galati)
- RICCARDO ARRIGHINI TRIO (These unfoolish things)
- TIMET (Restituzioni L. Brusci)
- TIMET (Quadri di schermo vivo L. Brusci)
- TIMET (La via negativa L. Brusci)
- MY SECRET LOVE (S.Guiducci)
- VERY EARLY (F.Cafiso)
- LIVE AT LE MASCHERE (V.Alinari trio)
- BLACK AND TAN FANTASY (S.Bollani,W.Paoli trio)
- FALANDO DE AMOR (S.Bollani,W.Paoli trio)
- VOLARE (S.Bollani,W.Paoli trio)
- CONCERTONE (S. Bollani trio e orchestra della Toscana)
- ROMANTICA (D.Rea,R.Gatto trio)
- A DAY IN FLORENCE (L.Konitz,R.Gatto)
- FIGLIO DELLA PRIMAVERA (E.M.Signorelli)
- WOODS PLAYS WOODS (P.Woods)
- QUARTETTO ORIZZONTALE (A. Marangolo)
- FLASH BACK (Rava, Bollani, Basso, Manzi)
- ABBASSA LA TUA RADIO (S.Bollani)
DISCOGRAPHY II
FRANCESCO GUCCINI
- L’ISOLA NON TROVATA (1971)
- RADICI (1972)
- STANZE DI VITA QUOTIDIANA(1974)
- VIA P.FABBRI 43 (1976)
- AMERIGO (1978)
- ALBUM CONCERTO (1979)
- GUCCINI (1983)
- FRA LA VIA EMILIA E IL WEST (1984)
- SIGNORA BOVARY (1987)
- QUASI COME DUMAS (1988)
- QUELLO CHE NON…(1990)
- PARNASSIUS GUCCINI (1993)
- D’AMORE ,DI MORTE E DI ALTRE SCIOCCHEZZE (1996)
- GUCCINI LIVE COLLECTION (1998)
- STAGIONI (2000)
- GUCCINI LIVE (2001)
PAOLO CONTE
- UN GELATO AL LIMON (1975)
- PARIS MILONGA (1981)
- PAOLO CONTE (1984)
- AGUAPLANO (1987)
VINICIO CAPOSSELA
- IL BALLO DI S. VITO(1996)
- LE CANZONI A MANOVELLA(2000
- OVUNQUE PROTEGGI (2006)
FABIO CONCATO
- ZIO TOM (1979)
- FABIO CONCATO (1982)
- A DEAN MARTIN (1984)
