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ALDO MELLA | |
| ALDO MELLA IS A SELF-TAUGHT MUSICIAN, BORN IN PINEROLO IN 1959.HE STARTS HIS MUSICAL ACTIVITY IN 1980 IN TURIN WITH GIANNI NEGRO TRIO AND BY THE DRUMMER ELIO RIVAGLI.THIS EXPERIENCE GIVES HIM A CHANCE TO PLAY IN CONCERT WITH MANY MUSICIANS, SUCH AS ROBIN KENIATTA, GIANNI BASSO, MASSIMO URBANI AND LOU BLACKBOURNE. | |
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IN 1985 HE TAKES PART IN ALASSIO JAZZ FESTIVAL, AND IN THE SAME YEAR, HE SETS UP THE XAXEXO FUNK GROUP WITH THE AMERICAN TROMBONIST MARTIN DIETRICH AND THE GUITAR PLAYER ANDREA ALLIONE.IN 1988 THE BAND PARTECIPATES TO THE "LUIGI TENCO" PRIZE.
IN THE 1986 ALDO MELLA BECOMES THE COMPOSER AND BASS PLAYER IN THE AREA II GROUP WITH THE DRUMMER GIULIO CAPIOZZO. WITH THIS GOUP HE PERFORMES IN MANY CONCERTS AND HE GIVES BIRTH TO THE ALBUM "AREA II".
LATER, WITH THE ANTONIO FARAO’ QUARTET - SAX PLAYER EMANUELE CISI AND DRUMMER EZIO ZIRILLI - HE WINS THE "FOUR ROSES" PRIZE IN THE MONTH OF JULY 1991.
HE HAS PLAYED IN CONCERT WITH: GENE BERTONCINI, GARY BARTZ, CHARLES TOLLIVER, JIMMI OWENS, FLAVIO BOLTRO, RICKY LAWSON, JACK WALRUTH, BRUCE FORMAN, LEE KONITZ, MARCO TAMBURINI, MANU ROCHE AND GUIDO MANUSARDI,WITH WHOM HE RECORDED THE ALBUM "BRA SESSION".
AS A POP MUSICIAN HE HAS PLAYED WITH FABIO CONCATO AND ROSSANA CASALE.
HE HAS SUCCESSFULLY PARTECIPATED TO MANY FESTIVALS SUCH AS "ATINA JAZZ" AND "SANREMO BLUES".
IN 1992 HE HAS RELEASED THE CD "ENKLISIS" WITH ANDREA ALLIONE, ANDREA "AYACE" AYASSOT AND ENZO ZIRILLI.
IN 1995 HE HAS COOPERATED WITH ANDREA ALLIONE AND ELLADE BANDINI IN RECORDING ANTONIO MARANGOLO "AFA".
HE TEACHES DOUBLE BASS, ELECTRIC BASS AND ENSEMBLE MUSIC AT THE"ASSOCIAZIONE MUSICALE DIVERTIMENTO".