Pietro Paris

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fter earning a bachelor’s degree in Physics in 2005, he decided to devote
himself entirely to music.
He studied at the Francesco Morlacchi Conservatory in Perugia under Maestro
Daniele Roccato for three years, after which he turned his attention fully to jazz
and improvisational music.
During this period, he was actively involved in concert performances with
ensembles such as the Terni Jazz Orchestra and the Tetraphonic Project, playing
at festivals like Grey Cat Jazz Festival, Terni in Jazz, Summertime (Casa del Jazz),
Gezziamoci a Matera, and Villa Celimontana Jazz Festival, alongside musicians
such as Michael Rosen and Maurizio Giammarco.
In 2014, he began studying at Siena Jazz University under Silvia Bolognesi and
Ferruccio Spinetti, earning a first-level diploma in jazz double bass with top
honors in 2018.
Alongside the double bass program, he found great inspiration in improvisation
courses led by Stefano Battaglia and ensemble music courses taught by
Maurizio Giammarco, Achille Succi, Alfonso Santimone, among others.
He attended the “Siena Jazz International Summer Workshops” in 2015, 2016, and
2017 — two of which were offered free of charge by the Association in
recognition of his talent. These experiences allowed him to collaborate and
perform with numerous national and international artists, including Gilad
Hekselman, Marcus Gilmore, Matt Mitchell, Kenny Werner, Franco D’Andrea,
Paolino Dalla Porta, Furio Di Castri, Walter Smith III, Shane Endsley, and Lage
Lund.
During this time, he was selected among the most promising students to
represent the institute at various European events, alongside Siena Jazz faculty
members.
In August 2017, he collaborated with David Krakauer as part of the group “Krak’s
Action” during the Chigiana International Festival, organized by the Accademia
Chigiana, serving as accompanying maestro. This marked the beginning of key
artistic partnerships and collaborations.
He co-founded the sextet The Sycamore, featuring talented Umbrian musicians
(Leonardo Radicchi, Lorenzo Bisogno, Lorenzo Brilli, Alessio Capobianco, Andrea
Angeloni, and Ruggero Fornari), composing and performing original music
together. He also began working with artists such as Manuel Magrini, Evita
Polidoro, Mirco Rubegni, Cristiano Arcelli, Francesco Panconesi, and Luca Sguera.
He has performed in prestigious international venues including the Budapest
Music Center, the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris, the Amsterdam Conservatory,
and the Aaron Copland School of Music in New York, as well as across the Italian
jazz scene.
In 2017, he was a finalist in the Conad Jazz Contest at the Umbria Jazz Festival
with The Sycamore.
In 2019, the collective released its debut album Seamless on Emme Record
Label.
That same year, he enrolled in the second-level Jazz Double Bass program at
Siena Jazz University, studying with renowned double bassists Demian Cabaud
and Joe Sanders.
In this context, he also studied and/or performed with Greg Hutchinson,
Jonathan Avishai, Jim Black, Ziv Ravitz, Fabrizio Puglisi, Seamus Blake, and
Logan Richardson.
In 2020, he won the “A.I.R.
” residency grant from MIDJ (Italian Jazz Musicians
Association), which took place in Lisbon in October 2022.
In November 2021, he earned his second-level jazz double bass degree from
Siena Jazz University with full marks.
The following month, his debut album as a bandleader, Underneath, was
released by Encore Music.
In December 2023, Encore Music also released Trinta, an album born from his
Italian-Portuguese collaboration during the Lisbon residency.
His latest work, Folk Traffic, was released in May 2025