Maria Pia De Vito

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Maria Pia De Vito
Julian Arguelles (Appleby Jazz Festival 2007)
Background information
Born(1960-08-17)August 17, 1960
Naples, Italy
GenresJazz, classical, world, folk, electronic, avant-garde
Occupation(s)Singer, composer, arranger, musician
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1976–present
LabelsEgea, Provocateur, ECM
Websitewww.mariapiadevito.com

Maria Pia De Vito is an Italian jazz singer, composer, and arranger.

Career

A native of

Miroslav Vitous, and Joe Zawinul.[1] In the 1980s she worked with Toots Thielemans and Mike Stern.[1] She collaborated with Rita Marcotulli in the 1990s on the albums Nauplia[2] and Fore Paese.[1] She has often worked with the British composer Colin Towns and with pianist John Taylor.[1][3]

Discography

As leader

  • Nauplia with Rita Marcotulli (Egea, 1995)
  • Fore Paese (PoloSud, 1996)
  • Triboh with
    Arto Tuncboyaciyan
    , Rita Marcotulli (PoloSud, 1998)
  • Phone (Egea, 1998)
  • Verso (Provocateur, 2000)
  • Nel Respiro (J SHP, 2002)
  • Tumulti with Patrice Heral (Il Manifesto, 2003)
  • So Right with Danilo Rea (CAM Jazz, 2005)
  • Jazzitaliano Live 2007 (Casa Del Jazz, 2007)
  • Dialektos with Huw Warren (Parco Della Musica, 2008)
  • O Pata Pata with Huw Warren (Parco Della Musica, 2011)
  • Il Pergolese with Francois Couturier (ECM, 2013)
  • Lazy Songs with Enzo Pietropaoli (Casa Del Jazz, 2016)
  • Core (Via Veneto Jazz, 2017)
  • Moresche e Altre Invenzioni (Parco Della Musica, 2018)

As guest

  • Pietro Tonolo, Un Veliero All'Orizzonte (Egea, 1997)
  • Colin Towns, Still Life (Provocateur, 1998)
  • Colin Towns, Dreaming Man with Blue Suede Shoes (Provocateur, 1999)
  • David Linx, One Heart, Three Voices (E-motive 2005)
  • Giorgio Gaslini, Il Brutto Anatrocolo (Time in Jazz, 2008)
  • Guinga, Porto Da Madama (Selo Sesc, 2015)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Jurek, Thom. "Maria Pia de Vito". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  2. ^ De Pascale, Ernesto (1999-03-01). "CD Review: Triboh". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  3. ^ Hollingsworth, Dennis (2005-03-20). "Extended Analysis: Maria Pia De Vito: Phone". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2010-10-28.

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