Results for "Sal La Rocca"

Musician

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.

Album

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)

Article: Year in Review

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 ...

Album

Beauty First

By Phil Abraham

Label: Autoproduction
Released: 2022

Song of the Day

Bicycle

September 22, 2022

Album: Shifted
By Sal La Rocca
Label: Igloo Records & El Negocito Records
Released: 2018
Duration: 06:21

Musician

Umberto Odone

Born: March 5, 1993

Born in Treviglio (Italy) the 5-5-1993, Umberto Odone starts to play drums at 6 years old, playing pop, rock and funk styles in the following years and eventually transitioning into jazz. In 2011, at 18 years old, he was the first Italian drummer to get the Scuderie Capitani Drum Academy Diploma with the score of 30/30 cum laude, which marked the beginning of his professional career in music and allowed him to teach drums academically, both in music schools and privately.

In 2013 he was awarded the Batteria Maxxima Diploma in the Accademia del Suono in Milano, studying with the great jazz drummer Maxx Furian (Randy Brecker, Mike Mainieri, ...).

Song of the Day

Last Kiss

July 3, 2022

Album: Shifted
By Sal La Rocca
Label: Igloo Records & El Negocito Records
Released: 2018
Duration: 03:43

Article: Year in Review

Popular Jazz Songs: 2021

by Michael Ricci
January 1, 2022

All About Jazz tracks how often a featured song is heard, and the following represent the most popular in 2021. If you missed them the first time around, give them a listen now, and enjoy! Say It Again From: From Now On By Leon Brenko Menart I ...

Song of the Day

Waiting (Lieven Venken)

July 12, 2021

Album: Shifted
By Sal La Rocca
Label: Igloo Records & El Negocito Records
Released: 2018
Duration: 04:42

Video

SLR 5's New Band Experience: No Intiendo

Featuring the music of Sal La Rocca
Duration: 1:59
May 7, 2021

Sal La Rocca, one Belgium​'s finest bass players with an illustrious career behind (and ahead) of him, is surrounding himself with young talent for this new exciting quintet. All new material and adventurous group interplay is on the menu! Sal La Rocca (double bass); Maayan Smith (tenor saxophone); Phil Abraham (trombone); Igor Gehenot (piano); Noam Israeli (drums).