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Joe Diorio

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Guitarist and composer {{m: Joe Diorio = 6285}} was born in Waterbury, CT, August 6, 1936. Joe had over 50 years experience playing the guitar and over 40 years experience as a performer and recording artist. He has worked with such jazz luminaries as Sonny Stitt, Eddie Harris, Ira Sullivan, Stan Getz, Horace Silver, and Freddie Hubbard. He has recently toured Italy with Riccardo Del Fra (bass player with Chet Baker, Johnny Griffin, Toots Thieleman). In recent years he also recorded albums with contemporary performers including Robben Ford, Gary Willis, David Becker, and Mick Goodrick
Joe Diorio: A Guitarist's Guitarist

I first became aware of guitarist Joe Diorio in the1970s, when I bought a pair of Sonny Stitt albums on the Argo label—Move on Over (1963) and My Main Man (1964). I was instantly struck by how tasty Diorio played behind Stitt, especially his driving rhythm figures and fills. Born in Waterbury, Ct., in 1936, Diorio ...
Joe Diorio (1936-2022)

Joe Diorio, a guitarist whose soulful playing on albums by Sonny Stitt and Eddie Harris gave those recordings a special feel and whose pensive, ringing tones and polytextures on solo albums influenced fusion guitarists, died on February 2. He was 85. Diorio grew up in Westbury, Ct., and learned to play guitar at a local music ...
Meet Joe Diorio

by Craig Jolley
Early interest in jazz I got interested in jazz early. One of my first inspirations was hearing my uncle play. He was an accomplished mandolin, banjo, and guitarist, and he used to play all the time. My father played a little guitar, and he had a large collection of records: Django Reinhardt, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, ...
Derupeto Quartet: Derupeto

by Edward Blanco
Hailing from Linkoping, Sweden, Gothenburg-based Jazz guitarist Tobias Grim and his new eclectic quartet offer an exciting musical statement on their brash debut, Derupeto. On tap here is a highly energetic production showcasing elements of African, Brazilian, American and Swedish influences on a nine-piece album of fresh new originals from the band resulting in a contemporary ...
Michael Musillami and Peter Madsen: Pictures

by Troy Dostert
Guitarist Michael Musillami and pianist Peter Madsen have long traveled in the same circles, with Musillami's Playscape label showcasing both musicians in a number of their independently derived projects. But they don't often get to work side-by-side. Aside from Musillami's sextet record, Dachau (Playscape, 2006), the two have only appeared together previously on duo disc, Part ...
Rapport

By Joe Diorio
Label: Art of Life Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: Talla Sunshine and Naima Rainbow: Dance for Their Father (7:40);
Sonnymoon for Two / Four Score (9:46);
Emiereicity (10:10);
Lovely Afternoon (7:08)
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Fabio Bottazzo

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FABIO BOTTAZZO
Guitarist, composer and educator. His playing is often praised for its delicacy and attention to space. Born in Padua, Italy. He studied at the "UM" music school in Rome and with Charlie Banacos. He attended the Berklee College of Music summer school and master classes with P. Metheny and W. Muthspiel. After playing in several metal bands, he began his career as a jazz guitarist in the 1990s. He moved to Niigata (Japan) in 2004. He has performed with many musicians such as Yasuhito Mori (b), Sebastiaan Kaptein (d), Yoichi Okabe (perc), and Ove Ingemarsson (sax). "What We Like" by Rich & Ricci became his fourth CD since coming to Japan. He has released performance videos incorporating the beautiful scenery of Niigata city.
Straight Ahead to the Light

By Joe Diorio
Label: Art of Life Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Straight Ahead to the Light (10:27);
Gong (8:04);
India (10:13);
Bagbito (6:55)
Music Is Love: The Manhattan Sessions

Label: Sunjump Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: 1. Wholly Tonal Blues 6:29
2. Peace To You, Friends 13:17
3. Well, You Needn’t 9:29
4. Wings Of Light 10:19
5. Airegin 8:40
6. Brotherly Love 5:02
7. Norisa’s Dream 17:06