Walter Paoli
Appears on:Born in 1967, he began his career studying mainly as a self-taught musician, later attending the Siena Jazz winter courses led by Roberto Gatto and Ettore Fioravanti. He studied piano and harmony with Mauro Grossi and Bruno Tommaso. He further refined his craft through various drum seminars with Peter Erskine, Jack DeJohnette, Marvin “Smitty” Smith, and Han Bennink.
Collaborations with Italian musicians and ensembles:
AREA (permanent member since 2010), Stefano Bollani (Italian Trio, Orchestra del Titanic, Concertone, Abbassa la tua Radio), Enrico Pieranunzi (Trio, Danza di una Ninfa and various line-ups), Enrico Rava, Paolo Fresu, Franco D’Andrea, Maria Pia De Vito, Francesco Bearzatti, Gianluca Petrella, Fabrizio Bosso, Flavio Boltro, Stefano Di Battista, Danilo Rea, Maurizio Giammarco, Antonio Faraò, Rita Marcotulli, Dado Moroni, Stefano Battaglia, Pietro Tonolo, Luca Flores, Gianni Basso, Massimo Urbani, Marco Tamburini, Rosario Giuliani, Paolo Damiani.
Collaborations with international musicians:
Kenny Wheeler, Benny Golson, Lee Konitz, Tommy Flanagan, Bob Mintzer, Richie Cole, Gary Bartz, Terence Blanchard, Ethan Iverson, Mark Turner, Tony Scott, Steve Gut, Steve Turre, Aaron Parks, Lionel Loueke, Jimmy Owens, Ben Street, James Newton, Walt Weiskopf, Franco Ambrosetti, George Gruntz, Eddie Henderson, George Cables, Jack Walrath, Philip Catherine, Javon Jackson.
He has appeared at numerous jazz festivals, including the Montreal Jazz Festival (2006), Montreux Jazz Festival (1988), Loulé Jazz Festival (Portugal, 2003), Umbria Jazz (2006), and Umbria Jazz Winter (11th and 15th editions).
He has performed at prestigious jazz clubs and auditoriums such as Blue Note Tokyo, Blue Note Milano, the Italian Cultural Institute in Kyoto, the Italian Cultural Institute in New York, the Italian Cultural Institute in Stockholm, the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv, and Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome.