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Antonello Losacco

Antonello Losacco's first musical approach was when he started his studies of classical guitar, then he devoted himself to electric bass, then to the double bass and finally to the piano. Over the years he matured many experiences, juggling between several different musical styles ranging from alternative rock, funk, pop and R'n'B to more experimental expressions and especially jazz. Appreciated and requested as a bassist and double bass player, he pays great attention to sound care, to the creation of lines and to improvisational expression.

Antonello also stands out for his compositional and solo skills. His technical research, timbre and harmonics, on the 6 and 7 strings basses, led him to be a co-designer and endorser of his instruments and of some production lines of the M° P. Lodato’s Chitarre Lodato. Active also on the field of public education in 2017, the manual "Smartjazz" published by Fo(u)r editions.

During 2018 he started a precious collaboration with the pianist from Cagliari Alessandro Di Liberto, which materializes with the publication of the co-leader album "Tesoro di Carta" published by Angapp Music (2019) composed entirely of original material signed by both.
He is one of the founders of the group "Jazz Art Quartet" formed by D. Plasmati, G. and F. Schepisi.
In March 2020 the quartet released its first album of original compositions, entitled "JAQ" initiating a fundraising campaign to combat covid-19, devoting the entire proceeds from the sale of physical copies to the Italian Civil Protection. In May 2022 he released his first solo album, "Respira Antonello Losacco with strings", published by GleAM Records.
The album focuses on the ability of composer and arranger (as well as bass player), given the staff that includes string quartet and piano, as well as bass 6.7 strings and double bass. The album opens a new editorial line of the label and received a great reception from the specialized critics (Jazz Journal (UK), Jazzit, All About Jazz, Jazz espresso, etc.).
The composition "Your eyes" was selected as "song of the day" by allaboutjazz.com and
songs from the album "Respira" had radio passages on KSCM - Jazz Oasis - San Francisco (USA). Also songs from the album are included in prestigious playlists on streaming platforms (Apple music,Spotify, Tidal).
In May 2023 Losacco presents the music of the album "Respira" in New York City, at Michiko Studios, collaborating with an international string quartet (Amy Bateman Strings Quartet), as well as with saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist Daniel Carter. On 27 October 2023 the album "Worlds Beyond" is released - Antonello Losacco feat. Roberto Ottaviano, published by gleam records and distributed by IRD/Believe and realized with the contribution of Puglia Sounds Record.

Antonello Losacco: Worlds Beyond

Read "Worlds Beyond" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
January 14, 2024

Jazz albums featuring the seven-string electric bass are fairly unusual. Antonello Losacco makes a strong case that this situation should change, by making full use of the wide harmonic and melodic possibilities of the instrument on his album, Worlds Beyond . He was a co-designer of the bass he uses, having undertaken technical research into the pitch, tone and sound that can be created. Losacco has explored and collaborated on numerous musical projects and in a variety of ...

“Sometimes cinematic in nature, Losacco's compositions evoke images, and offer a variety of textures, rhythms and harmonies. Blending composed and improvisational ideas, Losacco and Gasparro combine skillfully to build an enticing soundscape. The wide register of the seven-string bass is unusual and, coupled with the sophisticated range of melodic ideas, makes this an engaging listen throughout.”

Neil Duggan - AllAboutJazz

"Il suo talento di compositore, in realtà, si impone all’ascolto ancor prima delle capacità tecniche. Lo aveva rivelato il suo album dello scorso anno, Respira, concepito per quartetto d’archi e trio jazz (a due bassi e senza batteria), lo conferma ora il nuovissimo Worlds Beyond. tutto regala emozioni vive con una musica che parla alla mente, con le sue eleganti costruzioni, e al cuore con le sue atmosfere da crepuscolo bagnato da mille luci."

Neil Duggan - AllAboutJazz

Fabrizio Versienti - Il Discografo - Corriere della Sera

"Antonello Losacco è un bassista di talento capace di esprimersi ad elevati livelli sia sul piano strumentale che compositivo. Va detto che i dischi in cui il band-leader è un bassista aprono infiniti scenari all’apporto sostanziale ed inventivo dei sodali, basato su un interplay dinamico e non vincolato a uno strumento di prima linea al comando."

Francesco Cataldo Verrina - DoppioJazz Magazine

“La sua visione della musica va oltre la passione per il suo abituale strumento […] E’ un musicista di grande talento che ha diviso il palco con eccellenti musicisti jazz, ma anche esponenti del pop e del rock. Ottimo bassista jazz è anche compositore, arrangiatore, autore di colonne sonore e docente.” Talenti del Jazz pugliese Nicola Morisco – Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno (2022)

“C’è un persistente sapore di romanticismo in questo duo pianoforte e contrabbasso/basso elettrico. [..] Un’opera cameristica, introspettiva e per certi versi crepuscolare. Il repertorio è originale, ma ci appare come un corpus di standard d’autore per eleganza e lirismo.” Editor’s pick – Recensione Tesoro di Carta (Di Liberto Losacco) Luciano Vanni, Jazzit (2020)

“Losacco rivela una predilezione per sfumature dal taglio intimistico che sembrano volgere lo sguardo ad una musica dalle suggestioni visive, per non dire proprio cinematografiche. Se ne ascoltino ad esempio il malinconico, delicato A Sera, Un mese fa o Airone, non sarà difficile cogliere una vis evocativa, che ben si abbinerebbe ad una clip video o all’epilogo di una storia sul grande schermo.” Ugo Sbisà - Recensione Tesoro di Carta (2019)

“Losacco è un giovane talentuoso contrabbassista. Profondamente legato ai valori della tradizione jazzistica, ma al contempo aperto all’innovazione; spinto dalle sue rimarchevoli virtù si è esibito insieme a parecchi musicisti di rango internazionale” […] Stefano Dentice – degnidinota.it (2018)

"Bass players have a certain ease of writing and many of them (and I’m not just talking about Jazz), are intriguing and prolific authors. I can think of Steve Swallow, Avishai Cohen, of course Dave Holland, and Paul McCartney as Sting... I have known Antonello in the Conservatory since, student of our courses, he immediately distinguished himself as a skilled instrumentalist but not only. Almost immediately, the way he uses his compositional material is characterized by the attention to detail, the color dictated by organic and the formulation of structures not at all obvious. If already in his debut album focusing on the string quartet, cross and delight of a certain musical production, shows to have clear ideas, in this new project he develops a definite figure that for melodic quality and poetic suspension, finding a matrix straddling an imaginary folklore and a dreamlike fairy-tale vision of a certain songwriting. Antonello therefore, for the determination, the meticulous research and for the connection between emotional impact and unpredictability, carves out a place within a very authoritative perimeter made of signatures already active for many decades."

Roberto Ottaviano

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