Jazz

Jazz production born, inspired and spread in the Campania area.

From the first spark that stroke with the landing of the American Allies in Salerno in 1943 to the jazz fever spread by radio, orchestras and V-disc. This journey will lead you from the experiences of Campania artists used to variety show and Neapolitan song, through the revolution boosted by Renato Carosone. Then, with the reviews dedicated to Afro-American music, a generation of musicians with a unique style will arise. 

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Aldo Vigorito

Aldo Vigorito, born in 1958, is undoubtedly one of Italy's greatest jazz double bass players. Born in Salerno, he trained in Rome at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory under the wing of Romano Mussolini, with whom he played for seven years, touring America, Canada, Spain, Germany, and Kenya. In Rome, he met guitarist Eddy Palermo and trombonist Marcello Rosa, and at the same time began teaching at the CIAC in Rome. After his first attempts at the electric bass, Vigorito devoted himself to perfecting his double bass playing, becoming one of the leading exponents in Italy.

He was among the first musicians from Salerno to enter a recording studio, releasing “DoIt” on the historic Ariston label. An extraordinary instrumentalist and composer, Aldo Vigorito is also remembered in Salerno for having been one of the city's jazz festival organizers in the 1980s. In particular, from 1987 to 1994, he was the artistic director of the “Jazz Estate” festival, organized at the La Carnale fort. Very active as a double bass player for the Pomigliano Jazz record label, Itinera, Aldo Vigorito is one of the most sought-after musicians in the studio and live for his cultured and refined style, which blends an extraordinary knowledge of traditional grammar with an ever-open contemporary outlook.

His signature style is fully evident in the album Napolitania, released by Wide Sound, featuring compositions that also draw on the rich heritage of Campania's musical tradition, where the sea is the element around which the compositions revolve. Vigorito's musical culture was formed alongside some of the most important international musicians, from George Benson to Lester Bowie, Tom Harrell, Joe Lovano, Roscoe Mitchell, Jeff Ballard, and Eivind Aarset. He has released four albums with the fabulous saxophonist Carla Marciano from Salerno and three with the extraordinary Trio di Salerno.

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