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Paolo Lattanzi

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About Me

Italian Drummer/Composer Paolo Lattanzi lives in Boston were he works as a freelance musician and leader of his modern jazz group.
Graduated "Magna Cum Laude" at Berklee College of Music he studied the drumset as well as composition and arranging.

Paolo Lattanzi Group’s first release (Night Dancers – Silta Records) received enthusiastic feedback from the press: reviews in the US and Europe include Jazzreview, All About Jazz Italia, Cadence Magazine and Jazzit while tracks from the album have been radio broadcasted in the US, New Zealand and nationwide in France, Belgium, Italy and Ireland.
In addition he was honored of having the CD liner notes written by two jazz masters such as drummer Kenwood Dennard and composer/trumpeter/arranger Ken Pullig (Chair of the Jazz Composition department at Berklee).
Drums studies with: Massimo Manzi (George Garzone, Mick Goodrick, Pat Metheny), Casey Scheuerell (Chaka Khan, Gino Vanelli, Jean-Luke Ponty, Robben Ford), Kenwood Dennard (Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Evans, Sting), Ian Froman (Dave Liebman), Skip Hadden (Bill Frisell, Joe Lovano), Jon Hazilla (studies with Joe Morello and Max Roach), Robert Kaufman (George Garzone, Bill Frisell, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mike Stern), Mike Mangini (Steve Vai, Extreme), Ralph Peterson (Michael Brecker, Branford Marsalis), John Ramsay (Wynton Marsalis, James Moody), Bob Tamagni (Sled Dogs, Mike Metheny Quartet) Steve Wilkes (Glen Velez, Dave Samuels) and Marcello Pellitteri (Joe Henderson, Wynton Marsalis, Eddie Gomez, Dave Liebman).
Drum Clinics with: Dave Weckl, Bill Stewart, Steve Smith and Steve Gadd.
Other Jazz Clinics: Dave Holland, Pat Metheny.
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Member Since: 8/23/2007
Band Website: paololattanzi.com
Band Members:

Recording Group:

Nikolay Moiseenko - Saxophones

Aurelien Budynek - Guitars

Pau Terol - Piano/Organ:

Marco Panascia - Basses:

Paolo Lattanzi - Drums

Live Performing Group:

Nikolay Moiseenko – Saxophones

Evgeny Lebedev – Piano:

Ignacio Long – Basses:

Paolo Lattanzi - Drums:




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"Lattanzi plays through the complexities with ease and cooks at all the right times."
David Kane – Cadence Magazine (USA) - April 2007

"Lattanzi, leader and composer of all the tracks doesn't reserve any privileged spots for himself, on the contrary he moves with great balance and regard to the form and displays a mature drumming and an intense, original creative vein. There is full potential here for a bright future."
Valentino Casali – Jazzit (ITA)- May 2007

"There is considerable ability here and much potential for the future."
Ian Mann – 24Dash.com (UK) - 2006

"Night Dancers is all about swing, soul and celebration. The compositions aren't standard quotations but gems of bold creation."
Dr. Ana Isabel Ordonez – JazzReview.com (USA) - 2007




Record Label: Silta Records
Type of Label: Indie