Paolo Sapia - Mostly Music (2014)

Paolo is originally from Italy and he has played Jazz Piano professionally for years, playing in several Jazz Festivals and Jazz Clubs such as the Blue Notein Milan, the Italian Way of Jazz, Trenzano Jazz Festival, Ottagono Jazz Festival among others. In 2004 Paolo decided to start playing the Alto Sax and in 2005 he moved to New York after receiving a scholarship at the Jazz and Contemporary Music program at the
New School University in New York , after that he received a MA degree from The Queens College in New York City as well.

From Blue Note to the Kennedy Center in Whashington D.C or the Italian Cultural Institute Paolo has performed, recorded, and studied with a broad range of musicians: Jimmy Cobb, Eric Mcpherson, Antonio hart, Kevin Hays, Bob Mover, Jeremy Manasia, Mark Turner, Reggie Workman, Quincy Davis, Sam Harris, Eden Ladin, Marco Panascia, Harold O’neil, Vincent Herring, Joseph Lepore, Luca Santaniello. Philip Dizak, Peter Zak, Rafal Sarnecki, Joel Holmes, Wayne Escoffery, Reggie Quinerly, Mike Eckroth, Jimmy Owens and many others. In June 2013 Paolo has recorded his first album as leader to be released soon “Mostly Music” featuring an amazing band which includes the great Jimmy Cobb on Drums, Philip Dizak on Trumpet, Peter Zakon Rhodes and Piano and John Webberon Bass.