Results for "Double Bass"

Roberto Cassani

Viden Spassov

Born: February 2, 1989

Viden Spassov, born in 1989, is an Italian double bassist originally from Sofia, Bulgaria, and currently based in Turin. Winner of the 2023 “Luca Flores” Award at the Barga Jazz Contest, he has been working at a high professional level for several years in classical, jazz, and contemporary music.

A versatile and eclectic musician, he has found the world of improvisation and cross-genre exploration the ideal context for self-expression, experimenting with sounds that go beyond traditional stylistic boundaries, moving across jazz, classical, avant-garde, rock, world music, and electronic music.

Laura Camacho Tango Project

Born: January 6, 1978

My musical journey began in Buenos Aires, Argentina, dancing tango with my grandmother in the living room of her apartment in San Telmo. I saw Osvaldo Pugliese perform live, studied at the Manuel de Falla Conservatory of Music, and played double bass in several ensembles. I had an unforgettable experience opening for the legendary Mariano Mores, and the powerful sound of his live performances became one of my musical touchstones. At 30, I left Buenos Aires to further my double bass studies on a university scholarship in the United States, where I earned two advanced degrees. Since then, I have spent over a decade playing with the Athens Tango Project and teaching tango to musicians worldwide

Peyton Griffin

Around About Dusk

Active since: 2018

Around About Dusk blends New Orleans jazz, European folk, roots and blues influences into a captivating, atmospheric sound. Their music weaves enchanting melodies and harmonies that tell stories of wonder, nature, humanity and heartache. With harmonies, macabre humour and familiar folklore tales, they conjure the romance of old cafés, the spirit of New Orleans porches, and the intimacy of campfire songs.

With performances at festivals including Glastonbury, Cambridge Folk Festival, Bristol Folk Festival, and Secret Garden Party, as well as European tours, Around About Dusk brings charm, authenticity, and a distinctive presence to every stage

No Trio for Cats

Active since: 2012

No Trio for Cats organically reinvents the language of the jazz piano trio, transforming mainstream sonorities through a compositional approach that reimagines the swing pulse to explore new sonic horizons. Active since 2012, the Roman trio—Andrea Saffirio (piano and composition), Andrea Colella (double bass) and Matteo Bultrini (drums)—is one of the most distinctive presences on the contemporary Italian jazz scene.

The group was born from the artistic meeting of three musicians united by a desire not to renounce jazz tradition, but to use it as a starting point for innovative sonic explorations. The close rapport developed over the years has allowed the trio to create a personal language that defies mainstream categories, organically integrating influences ranging from late-nineteenth-century symphonic music to elements of Black music—from Motown culture to hip-hop sonorities—without ever allowing these crossovers to become clichés or to overwhelm the project's jazz essence.

Khachatur Savzyan

Born: December 2, 1976

Khachatur Savzyan is a double bassist born in Yerevan, Armenia, where he studied and graduated from the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan.

Balancing two musical worlds, he has held positions in orchestras such as the Lebanese National Philharmonic (as principal), the Armenian National Symphonic Orchestra (as subprincipal) and the Armenian National State Opera Theatre, while being a key figure in the jazz communities of Yerevan and Beirut.

As one of the most sought-after double bassists in the region, he has recorded and performed with numerous jazz and classical artists and has also taught most of the double bassists currently active in the Lebanese music scene.

Living between Lebanon and Armenia, he is involved in a variety of diverse projects in both countries, spanning genres from classical and jazz to Armenian folk and free improvised music.

Georgia Weber

Ethan Philion

Ethan Philion is an award-winning bassist, composer, and bandleader based in Chicago. A graduate of Oberlin Conservatory and DePaul University,  Philion has been praised by the Washington Post for his "well honed chops and astounding musicality” and his debut album, Meditations on Mingus, was commended as “a labor of conspicuous love and respect for a musical titan” by Downbeat Magazine. He has performed with an extensive list of jazz artists including Rufus Reid, Greg Ward, Dana Hall, Mark Feldman, Russ Johnson, Howard Levy, Ryan Cohan, Tito Carillo, Gary Bartz, Alfonso Ponticelli, Ernest Dawkins, Geof Bradfield, Dee Alexander, Mark Gross, Alyssa Allgood, Thaddeus Tooks, Victor Garcia, Mike Allemana, Mai Sugimoto, Paul Marinaro, and more.

Philion’s album Meditations on Mingus was released in 2022 and has garnered praise from publications including the Chicago Tribune, JAZZIZ, Jazzwise, WDCB, and more

Pietro Paris

Born: January 28, 1984

After earning a bachelor's degree in physics in 2005, he decided to devote himself completely to music.
He studied at the Francesco Morlacchi Conservatory of Perugia guided by Maestro Daniele Roccato for three years, after which he decided to turn his attention totally to jazz and improvisational music.

During this period he had an intense concert activity in ensembles such as the Terni Jazz Orchestra and Tetraphonic Project, performing in festivals such as Grey Cat Jazz Festival, Terni in Jazz, Summertime (Casa del Jazz), Gezziamoci a Matera, Villa Celimontana Jazz Festival alongside musicians such as Michael Rosen and Maurizio Giammarco.