Gianluca Petrella

Gianluca Petrella
Gianluca Petrella live at Jazz Festival in Saalfelden, 2009.
Gianluca Petrella live at Jazz Festival in Saalfelden, 2009.
Background information
Born(1975-03-14)March 14, 1975
Bari, Italy
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentTrombone
Years active1993–present
LabelsAuand, ECM
Websitegianlucapetrella.it
Gianluca Petrella and Kresten Osgood in Aarhus, Denmark

Gianluca Petrella is an Italian jazz trombonist.[1] In 2001 he won Italy's Django d'Or Award as well as Musica Jazz's annual critics poll as Best Young Talent.[2] In 2006 and 2007 he was featured in Down Beat magazine, winning their award for "Best Emerging Artist" in the category for Best Trombonist.

He started his career with Roberto Ottaviano in 1993. He has worked with many international musicians including Joey Calderazzo, Jimmy Owens, Greg Osby, Carla Bley, Pat Metheny, Marc Ducret, Manu Dibango, Nicola Conte, Bobby Previte and Enrico Rava. His group Indigo 4, with Paolino Dalla Porta, Francesco Bearzatti and Fabio Accardi, has recorded the albums Indigo 4 and Kaleido. The recordings were released on Blue Note and were well accepted by critics. While noted influences include Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, and Sun Ra, Petrella also uses loops and sound effects.[3]

  1. ^ Thomas Conrad Umbria Jazz '08 Archived 2009-04-29 at the Wayback Machine JazzTimes, 08/05/08
  2. ^ Festival Review: Bergamo Jazz 2002 Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine Down Beat, 3/12/2002
  3. ^ Ben Ratliff MUSIC: PLAYLIST; Bossa Nova From the Source, Jazzed-Up Jazz From Italy The New York Times, February 19, 2006