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Valerio Pontrandolfo

Born: April 24, 1975

I'm a saxophonist, composer and teacher based in Bologna, Italy. During my professional career i performed and recorded with many musicians, including Barry Harris, Harold Mabern, Steve Grossman, Alvin Queen, Bobby Durham, Joe Farnsworth, Greg Hutchinson, Jesse Davis, Willie Jones III, Danny Grissett, John Webber, Jim Rotondi, David Hazeltine, Darryl Hall, Joe Magnarelli, Dado Moroni, Roberto Gatto and many more.

Are You Sirius? is my debut album and features Harold Mabern on piano, John Webber on bass and Joe Farnsworth on drums.

My second album, Out Of This World, features italian pianist Nico Menci, John Webber on bass, Joe Farnsworth on drums and african percussionist Kalifa Kone.

Out Of This World

By Valerio Pontrandolfo

Label: In Jazz We Trust Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: 1. Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit (McCoy Tyner) 2. Water On Mars (Valerio Pontrandolfo) 3. Out Of This World (H. Arlen, J. Mercer) 4. Blues For George (Valerio Pontrandolfo) 5. I See Your Face Before Me (A. Schwartz, H. Dietz) 6. Dreams (Valerio Pontrandolfo) 7. My Little Suede Shoes (Charlie Parker) 8. I Love Pan (David "Happy" Williams)

Rudy Royston, Wojciech Jachna and More

by Bob Osborne
December 13, 2018

This week the featured album is the new release by Rudy Royston, and we focus on Polish trumpet maestro Wojciech Jachna. In between a varied selection of different genres from the wide World of Jazz. Playlist Rudy Royston “Soul Train" from Flatbed Buggy (Greenleaf) 00:00 Valerio Pontrandolfo & Harold Mabern Trio “Twenty" from Are ...

Are You Sirius?

By Valerio Pontrandolfo

Label: In Jazz We Trust Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: 1. Twenty (V. Pontrandolfo) 2. You (H. Adamson - W. Donaldson) 3. Touched (V. Pontrandolfo) 4. Tongue Out (V. Pontrandolfo) 5. Recado Bossa Nova (D. Ferreira - L. Antonio) 6. Make Believe (J. Kern - O. Hammerstein II) 7. Are You Sirius? (V. Pontrandolfo) 8. Rakin' & Scrapin' (H. Mabern) 9. Tune Up (E. Vinson)