Maria Pia De Vito

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

Maria Pia De Vito
Maria Pia De Vito and 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
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1976–present
LabelsEgea, Provocateur, ECM
Associated actsRita Marcotulli, Colin Towns, Enzo Pietropaoli
Websitewww.mariapiadevito.com

Career

Born 1960 in Naples, Italy, she studied opera, contemporary singing, music theory, and harmony. She started her musical career in 1976 as a singer and guitarist (and, later, as a pianist) in groups ethno-oriented, specialising in folk music from the Mediterranean and the Balkans. Since the 1980s she has been active on the jazz scene as a singer. She has worked with the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Michael Brecker, Uri Caine, Peter Erskine, Paolo Fresu, Billy Hart, Maria João, Dave Liebman, Gianluigi Trovesi, Steve Turre, Miroslav Vitous, and Joe Zawinul.[1]

Between 1994 and 1997 De Vito collaborated with pianist Rita Marcotulli on the album Nauplia, in which she combined the music of her home town, Naples, with improvisation.[2]

She has often worked with the British composer Colin Towns and with pianist John Taylor.[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
  • Giorgio Gaslini, Il Brutto Anatrocolo (Time in Jazz, 2008)
  • Guinga, Porto Da Madama (Selo, 2015)
  • David Linx, One Heart, Three Voices (E-motive 2005)
  • Pietro Tonolo, Un Veliero All'Orizzonte (Egea, 1997)
  • Colin Towns, Still Life (Provocateur, 1998)
  • Colin Towns, Dreaming Man with Blue Suede Shoes (Provocateur, 1999)
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References
  1. Jurek, Thom. "Maria Pia de Vito". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  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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