Paolo Fresu

Paolo Fresu (born in Berchidda, Sardinia, on February 10 1961) is a trumpet and flugelhorn jazz player, as well as an arranger of music, and music composer.

The Lost Chords find Paolo Fresu in Monaco. From left to right : Carla Bley, Paolo Fresu and Andy Sheppard

Fresu graduated from the Conservatory of Cagliari in trumpet studies in 1984 and attended the University of Musical and performing arts in Bologna.^[1] He teaches at the Siena Jazz National Seminars, as well as jazz university courses in Terni, and is the director of Nuoro Jazz Seminars in Nuoro, Italy.^[2] Fresu composes music for theatre, poem, dance, radio, TV, and film.

Bands

Paolo Fresu has played with the following Bands:

• "Paolo Fresu Quintet and Sextet",
• "Paolo Fresu-Furio di Castri Duo",
• "The Open Trio" (with Di Castri and James Taylor),
• "P.A.F." (with Furio di Castri and Antonello Salis),
• "Fresu-Di Castri-Balke-Favre" and
• "Paolo Fresu Euro4th".

Discography

Paolo Fresu quintet and sextet

• 1985 - Ostinato - (Splasc(h) Records)
• 1986 - Inner Voices feat. David Liebman - (Splasc(h) Records)
• 1987 - Mamut - (Splasc(h) Records)
• 1988 - Qvarto - (Splasc(h) Records)
• 1989 - AA.VV. (Fresu 5th) - Top jazz from Italy (Yvp)
• 1990 - Live in Montpellier - (Splasc(h) Records)
• 1991 - Ossi Di Seppia feat. G. Trovesi - (Splasc(h) Records)
• 1992 - Ballads - (Splasc(h) Records)
• 1992 - Linve in Lugano - (Blue Jazz)
• 1994 - Ensalda Mistica feat. G. Trovesi - (Splasc(h) Records)
• 1994 - AA.VV. (Fresu 5th) - I Disertori (Columbia)
• 1995 - Night on the City - (OWL - EMI)
• 1995 - AA.VV. (Fresu 5th) - Onyx jazz Club 85-95 (Onyx)
• 1996 - AA.VV. (Fresu 6th) - Italian jazz today (MJDC)
• 1996 - P. Fresu 6th + Orchestra Utopia - 6 X 30 (Onyx)
• 1996 - AA.VV. (Fresu 5th) - Sempler, The Blue Note 1995 Labels (EMI / Blue Note)
• 1997 - Paolo Fresu 5th / Erwin Vann - Wanderlust (RCA / Victor BMG)

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