Rita Marcotulli
b. 1959, Rome, Italy. Playing piano from early childhood, Marcotulli studied classical music at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory before being drawn to Brazilian music. She also began moving onto the fringes of jazz and established a local reputation at first, before becoming well known among contemporary jazz audiences both at home and abroad. This was largely due to playing with musicians such as Chet Baker, Richard Galliano, Jon Christensen, Palle Danielsson, Peter Erskine, Steve Grossman, Joe Henderson, Hélène La Barrière, Joe Lovano, Tony Oxley, Michel Portal, Enrico Rava, Michel Bénita, Aldo Romano and Kenny Wheeler. In 1987 she was nominated for the Best Young Talent award in the Music Jazz Poll and the following year she was a member of Billy Cobham’s band, touring Europe and the USA and appearing on 1989’s Incoming. She spent some time in Sweden, before returning to Italy in the early 90s. In the late 90s, she played the San Remo festival in duo with Pat Metheny and also appeared as a member of a piano trio, with Paul Bley and John Taylor, at the Olympic Theatre of Vicenza.
Among other musicians with whom Marcotulli has worked and sometimes recorded are Sal Nistico, Pino Daniele, Andy Sheppard, Charlie Mariano, Marilyn Mazur, Roberto Gatto, Bob Moses, and she has had a long-term musical relationship with Dewey Redman. Marcotulli has claimed the influence of musicians such as Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans and John Coltrane. A highly skilled performer, she chooses to play in a style that derives as much from pop and folk as jazz. In addition to playing in jazz circles, Marcotulli has also composed music for the dance theatre and for films.
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Discography
21 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Indaco hanami
Rita Marcotulli, Ares Tavolazzi, Alfredo Golino
Jazz - Released by Abeat on 28 May 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Domani è un altro giorno
Ornella Vanoni, Paolo Fresu, Rita Marcotulli
Jazz - Released by WM Italy on 15 May 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Night Caller
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Label Bleu on 1 Jan 1992
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
La Strada Invisibile
Rita Marcotulli & Luciano Biondini
Jazz - Released by ACT Music on 26 Sep 2014
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Opening
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Naxos Sweden - Prophone Records on 14 Apr 2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Trigono
Bardoscia Marco, Quartetto Alborada, Rita Marcotulli
Jazz - Released by Tuk Music on 12 May 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Yin And Yang (Live)
Rita Marcotulli, Israel Varela
Contemporary Jazz - Released by CAM JAZZ on 24 May 2019
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
BASILICATA COAST TO COAST (feat. Rocco Papaleo, Paolo Briguglia, Alessandro Gassman, Giovanna Mezzogiorno) (Colonna Sonora Originale)
Lounge - Released by Fox Band Srl on 1 Sep 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Rest in Peace (and Stay Alive)
Jazz - Released by Naxos Sweden - Prophone Records on 17 Feb 2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
TrioKàla
Rita Marcotulli, Ares Tavolazzi, Alfredo Golino
Jazz - Released by Nicolosi productions on 10 Feb 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
On the Edge of a Perfect Moment
Rita Marcotulli, Andy Sheppard
Jazz - Released by Incipit Records on 1 Jan 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Woman Next Door
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Label Bleu on 1 Jan 1998
Qobuz Référence16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Around Gershwin
Giovanni Tommaso, Rita Marcotulli, Alessandro Paternesi
Jazz - Released by Parco della Musica Records on 27 Oct 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Paolo e Rita
Paolo Pietrangeli, Rita Marcotulli
Folk - Released by Ala Bianca Records on 25 Sep 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Nadar Com Tartarugas
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Naxos Sweden - Prophone Records on 17 Mar 2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Nadar Com Tartarugas
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Prophone Records on 17 Mar 2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Rest in Peace (and Stay Alive)
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Prophone Records on 17 Feb 2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo