Renato D'Aiello
Renato D'Aiello is an Italian saxophonist living in London, England.Career
D'Aiello started his professional career playing with :it:Giovanni Tommaso|Giovanni Tommaso's big band for a television program in Italy. In 1987, he received a scholarship from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
D'Aiello has played among others with Bruce Adams, Sax Appeal, Gilad Atzmon, Mark Bassey, Gene Calderazzo, John Critchinson, Keith Copeland, Eddie Duran, Art Farmer, Bruce Forman, Patrice Galas, D. Green, Steve Grossman, Gary Husband, Duffy Jackson, P. Jacobsen, Phil Lee, Kirk Lightsey, Alain Jean-Marie, S. Melling, Jim Mullen, Sal Nistico, Roland Prince, Spike Robinson, P. Robson, Claire Teal, and C. Tracey.
Since October 2003 D'Aiello has been saxophone teacher at Sherborne School, Dorset.Albums
Like Someone in Love was recorded with Damon Brown and features seven songs, among them well-known titles like Like Someone in Love and I Remember You.
Introducing, was released in the United Kingdom on 22 October 2001. The Spotlite-Jazz-published CD features Nicola Muresu, Sebastian de Krom, Phil Lee, Gary Husband, and Mark Bassey.
Sintetico, which was recorded on 17 November 2005 at Fishmarket Studio, London, was first published in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2007 by 33 Jazz Records. It was produced by Paul Jolly, mastered by Francesco Gorini and mixed by Dave Wooster. Bass was played by Nicola Muresu, drums by Keith Copeland and piano by Andrea Pozza. Sintetico contains songs by Charles Mingus and Frank Loesser, and songs by Muresu and D'Aiello. On 19 June 2007 Renato D'Aiello was interviewed about the album by BBC Radio Ulster's Jazz moderator Walter Love.
He was featured in several articles in The Guardian and The Observer as well as on The Guardians web site, and the web site of the Oxford Times.Discography
As leader
As sideman
As guest
