Roberto Occhipinti

Main Instrument

• • BASS-DOUBLE

About Roberto Occhipinti

Roberto Occhipinti short Bio

Born in Toronto, Bassist Roberto Occhipinti is a well established presence in the Canadian and International Jazz scene. A 5 time Juno award winning musician, he is equally at home playing classical music as well as jazz and world music. In addition to leading his own groups with 5 with discs under his name, he has performed ,toured and recorded with Jane Bunnett, Hilario Duran, Jamey Haddad, Jovino Santos Neto, Don Byron, Jeff Coffin, Uri Caine, Bruce Cockburn, Enrico Rava, Stefano Bollani and Dafnis Prieto.

An award winning producer ,projects include recordings for :

Dafnis Prieto (Grammy Nominated)
Michael Occhipinti-Sicilian Jazz Project.(Juno nominated )
Hilario Duran (Juno winning)
The Gryphon Trio, .(Juno nominated )
ES:MO (Juno nominated )
Don Thompson
Joel Quarrington ((Juno winning)
David Buchbinder /Odessa Havana (Juno winning)
Dave Young (Juno nominated )

Recent recordings include The Music Of Don Thompson featuring bassist Joel Quarrington and his own recording on Modica Music ,The Next Step featuring Larnell Lewis and Adrean Farrugia.

In 2024 , his label Modica Music released a new album called Remnants. a collection of un released recordings from his catalogue. In addition, a collection recordings done during the covid pandemic called the Lockdown Sessions.

For more info
www.robertoocchipinti.com
www.modicamusic.com