Paolo Fresu

Paolo Fresu
Paolo Fresu playing a flugelhorn onstage
Fresu in 2010
Background information
Born (1961-02-10) 10 February 1961 (age 63)
Berchidda, Sardinia, Italy
GenresJazz
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • arranger
Instruments
Labels
Websitepaolofresu.it

Paolo Fresu (Sardinian: Pàulu; born 10 February 1961)[1] is an Italian jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player, as well as a composer and arranger of music. His unique trumpet sound is recognized as one of the most distinctive in the contemporary jazz scene.[2]

Fresu plays four distinct instruments: trumpet, flugelhorn, muted trumpet, and electronics. He selectively uses a t.c. electronic effects unit and "one from the past" by DigiTech, through this equipment, he see it as a way to go back in time.[3] Fresu demonstrates his versatile trumpet skills through his rendition of Monteverdi's "Si dolce è il tormento" and Handel's aria "Lascia chi's Pianga."[4]

  1. ^ "Paolo Fresu | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ Fresu, Paolo. "Paolo Fresu | The Brooklyn Rail". brooklynrail.org. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  3. ^ Conrad, Thomas (28 April 2024). "Paolo Fresu's Princely Appeal". JazzTimes. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  4. ^ Jazz, All About (2 October 2022). "Paolo Fresu: When Musician Turns Poet article @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 13 December 2024.

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