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Bass Player / Ac. Guitar / Composer |
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| Location: | Italy / Stuttgart, |
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| Last Login: | May 30, 2008 (577 days back) |
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| FRANCO PETROCCA Bass player / Ac.Guitar / Composer, Born Nov.11.1966 in Crotone / Calabria (Italy).He has 5 brothers and 3 of them are also musicians.Lorenzo playes guitar, Davide ac.bass and Antonio playes drums.In 1979 came to Stuttgart in Germany with his family.When he was 15 years-old he started to play the bass and guitar.Franco is an autodidatical musician and and play a six-string bass, fretless bass, and classical guitar. His work has been strongly influenced by well-known bass players and guitar player as Anthony Jackson, John Patitucci, Abraham Laboriel, Marcus Miller, Jaco Pastorius, Jeff Berlin, Nathan East, Will Lee, Jimmy Haslip, Pat Metheny, George Benson, Gilberto Gismonti, Joe Pass, Earl Klugh, Ralph Towner, and Weber Lopes. He considers himself as their student and thanks all these extraordinaryartists for the big inspiration they gave him.Virtuosity and tasteful improvisations are his trademarks. His music varies from Funk, Latin and Jazz up to Classic music.Meanwhile Franco isn't unknown anymore. He has made himself a name throughout Germany and Europe, where he is one of most promising virtuosos of the six-string bass.He has been on stage with artists like Paquito D'Rivera, Chris Potter Quartett, Joe Zawinul (The Syndacate), Stave Khan, The Caribbean Jazz Project, Enrico Pieranunzi, Julio Barreto, Dave Valentin, and Bebel Gilberto.TOUR / RECORDING with: Thilo Wagner, Marcio Tubino, Viviane de Farias, Antonio, Davide und Lorenzo Petrocca, Mauro Martins, Freddy Santiago, Paulo Morello, Kamafra, European Brazil Project, Kim Barth, Quartiere Latino, Weber Lopes, Martin Schrack, Cleber Alves, Jochen Feucht, Luiz Brazil, Dirik Schilgen, Dalma Lima,Tizian Jost, Edmundo Carneiro, Maria Ochoa, Peter Fulda, Olivier Ker Ourio, Pedro Tagliani, Nice Brazil, Angela Frontera, Antoine Fillon, Sebastian Motz, Rosanna & Zelia, Portinho, Klaus Mueller, Dino Saluzzi, Betina Ignacio Band, Howard Levy, Gee Hye Lee, Rodrigo Ursaia and many moore. |
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Music:Member Since: 1/28/2008Band Website: francopetrocca.de Band Members: FRANCO PETROCCA TRIO wurde 2004 gegründet. Die Musik der Trio besetzung besteht zum größten Teil aus eigenen Kompositionen, sowie auch einigen Standards oder Klassikern mit eigenem Arrangement und verschiedenen Latein-amerikanischen Rhytmen wie Salsa, Cha Cha, Mambo, Samba, Baiao und Bossa Nova. Franco verbindet diese Rhythmen mit Einflüssen aus dem Pop, Funk, Jazz-und Klassikbereich, und verarbeitet sie zu einem homogenen Ganzen. Das Repertoire des Trios ist bunt, vielfältig und mitreißend und die Mitglieder der Gruppe haben allesamt ihre Wurzeln in diesen Musikrichtungen. Das interessanteste bei der Gruppe ist die Mischung der verschiedenen Nationalitäten. Das Zusammenspiel und die Kreativität dieser hervorragenden Musiker gibt dem Trio seinen eigenen Still. 1 TRIO Besetzung: Franco Petrocca-Bass / Sebastian Motz-Piano / Antoine Fillon-Drums. 2 TRIO Besetzung: Franco Petrocca-Ac.Guitar / Davide Petrocca-Ac.Bass / Antoine Fillon-Drums. Influences: Jaco Pastorius, Abraham Laboriel, John Patitucci, Marcus Miller, Jeff Berlin, Nathan East, Tom Kennedy, Jimmy Haslip, Anthony Jackson, Will Lee, Dino D'autorio, Randy Jackson, Eddye Gomez, Tania Maria, A.C.Jobim, Toninho Orta, Rosanna & Zelia, Leny Andrade, Joao Gilberto, Ivan Lins, Egberto Gismonti, Joe Pass, Weber Lopes, Earl Klugh, Pat Metheny, George Benson, Larrye Carlton, Branford Marsalis, Michael Brecker, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Paquito D' Rivera, Wayne Shorter, Toots Thielemans, Brad Mehldau, Michel Camilo, Herbie Hancock, Ckick Corea, Michel Petrucciani, and many moore! Sounds Like: With Viviane de Farias-vocal, Leo Montana-piano, Paulo Morello-guitar, Kim Barth-saxophon and flute, Franco Petrocca-bass, Mauro Martins-drums."Bass solo Jazzclub Domicile" Studio Recording by (Studio Anadolu)Erkan Cinar new Album: Dünya Yalan / bass by franco petrocca Create your own visitor map! Contact/Booking: FP-MUSIC Tel: +49(0)711/2859330 Mobil: +49(0)172/7144272 Mail: bass@francopetrocca.de Record Label: Edition Musikat/Weiss Productions Type of Label: Indie |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Jazz / Latin / Funk) |
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JACO PASTORIUS, John Patitucci, Pat Metheny Group, MICHEL PETRUCCIANI, Nice Brazil, Lorenzo Petrocca, gee hye lee, antoine fillon, Sebastian Motz, Be, Paulo Morello, Kim Barth, Viviane de Farias, Weber Lopes, Olivier Ker Ourio, Calogero Marrali, Cleusa Westrich, emre gökcek, Balakumbala Bass & Voice, Ada Rovatti, Klaus Mueller, Rodrigo Ursaia, Fred Di Crasto, giovanni gulino, Sandro Gulino, Marc Rosenberger, Jens Palm, Cléber Alves, Edmundo Carneiro, Official Ken Smith Basses, Nazionale: Forza Azzurri, Vincenzo Lamagna, Nora Jorge, Talya G.A Solan, Jobinho Minas 2, Felix Dubiel, Monika Oliveira, Linnett Carrillo, CARLOS MIERES, el Berndo, Fernando Huergo, Geovany da Silveira, Roger "Kemp" Biwandu (Artist), NoTalkRadio, AMS Systems, Arnd, BennoBass, Osaka Girochin, massimo colombo, Daniel Tochtermann, Daniel DENIS-DRAY Batteur/Drummer, Gaetano, Agnes Lepp, Dudu Braga, Johannes Felscher, Pino Pulitanò, Dino Acquafredda, Coco Vega, Brot für die Welt, Christos Karpathakis, Cinzia Roncelli, DREAMY, MKSB
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