Results for "Sal La Rocca"

Sal La Rocca

Born: August 20, 1961

Sal La Rocca is originally from Seraing, Belgium, near LIEGE.

He was first a Rock guitarist, but switched to the bass as his instrument of choice after hearing (for the first time) music by several jazz greats. After switching, he taught himself how to play by the age of 23. Over time, he become one of the most "in demand" double bassists in Belgium and in the European theater.

Starting in the mid 80's, Sal has toured and performed with a wide array of musicians on the European continent. The 90's saw him expanding his presence with world tours. His list of celebrity musicians he performed with continued to grow, adding well known names like Lee Konitz, Philippe Catherine and Toots Thielemans to his musical resume. During his career, Sal has recorded on numerous albums.

No Entiendo

May 25, 2026

Album: Consenso
By Sal La Rocca
Label: Pavane Jazz Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 05:30

Edoardo Cimino

Born: 2003

Edoardo is a 23-year-old Italian guitarist living in Brussels. He is very active in the European music scene and collaborates with various groups in Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands. He is a member of the bands First Word, Don't Tell the Others, and the Sal La Rocca New4tet. Additionally, he leads his own project, the Edoardo Cimino "Countrysides" Trio.

He graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, where he was taught by Peter Hertmans and Diederik Wissels. His career is marked by prestigious awards: • 2023: Winner of the Eddie Lang Prize • 2023: Finalist of the Massimo Urbani International Prize • 2025: Finalist of the Jarek Šmietana World Guitar Competition 

Elly Brouckmans

Born: October 19, 1998

 Elly Brouckmans (1998), based in Brussels, is a Belgian alto and baritone saxophone player. In 2023, she graduated from the LUCA School of Arts in Louvain with magna cum laude. She received lessons by Frank Vaganée, Dré Pallemaerts, Peter Hertmans and Jos Machtel.

Currently she is furfilling her master of music at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussels, where she is taught by Jeroen van Herzeele and Stéphane Galland. As a child, she was introduced to the world of bigband by her dad and she quickly fell in love with the genre.

She is well known as an alto, flute, baritone and bass clarinet player in the Belgian bigband scene, working for bands as Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Hnita Bigband, Royal band of the Belgian Navy and Rebirth::Collective.

Sal La Rocca: Consenso

by Jack Bowers
January 27, 2026

On Consenso, his second album as leader, Belgian-born bassist Sal La Rocca's close-knit quintet takes dead aim at nine original compositions and generally nails its target with a minimum of hardship or unease. As no composer credits are given, the assumption is that the themes are La Rocca's. Most are favorably nestled in a ...

CONSENSO

December 7, 2025

Album: Consenso
By Sal La Rocca
Label: Pavane Jazz Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 07:41

Consenso

By Sal La Rocca

Label: Pavane Jazz Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Consenso, Chris's Faith (For Chris Joris), No Entiendo, Ritornello, Song For R.B., Intro (Freedom), Freedom Of Thought, Forgotten Life (For Nicole Donnay), Not rated

Heptone Colours

By Olivier Collette

Label: Heptone records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Liberty City (Jaco Pastorius) The Art of Love (Pierre Van Dormael) Nature Boy (Eden Ahbez) Blackbird (Paul McCartney) Giant Steps (John Coltrane) Dangerous Game (Olivier Collette) Moonlight In Vermont (Karl Suessdorf ) Twister (Olivier Collette) Let Love Rule (Lenny Kravitz) Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix)

Popular Jazz Songs: 2022

by Michael Ricci
January 4, 2023

All About Jazz tracks how often a featured Song of the Day is heard, and the following represent the most popular in 2022. If you missed them the first time around, give them a listen now. We appended our Song of the Week 2022 playlist below. They may not represent the most popular ...

Beauty First

By Phil Abraham

Label: Autoproduction
Released: 2022