Paolo Legramandi

I was born in Italy in 1975. I got my first electric bass guitar in 1992 and in 1998 I started working full time as a musician. I am basically a self taught musician but I had the chance to take some lessons from Italian bass greats Riccardo Fioravanti and the late Stefano Cerri, and also from the legendary groove master Chuck Rainey. Here is a list of some of the artists I worked with, playing live, recording and/or producing: Zucchero & John Lee Hooker, Mike Stern, Lucky Peterson, “Big” Luther Kent (New Orleans great and also voice of Blood, Sweat & Tears), Bernard Purdie, Jimmy and Jerry Vivino, Waldo Weathers (James Brown saxman), Alan Farrington, the Phazee, Wendy Lewis (Jestofunk), Granà Louise, Nalaya Brown, Brenda White (James Brown), Louisiana Red, Roy Robi (the Platters), Paul Orta, Bill Thomas, Robin Brown, (Whitney Houston, TLC), Marvin Anderson’s Faith Gospel Singers, BobbyJohnson (Jamaica), Marty Hall (Canada), Ebone Gospel Singers, Lisa, Platinette, Morblus, Beppe Grillo, Morris Albert, Mietta, Paola e Chiara, James Thompson, Ronnie Jones, Irene Nonis, Aida Cooper, Ginger Brew, and many others... Currently I'm on tour with folk rock singer-songwriter Davide Van de Sfroos and I keep my regular stints with blues player Robi Zonca, singer-songwriter Folco Orselli and Italian tribute band to Steely Dan: 8° Dan.