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Roberto Occhipinti (born March 25, 1955) is a Canadian jazz bassist and composer. He is most noted as a two-time Juno Award nominee for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year, receiving nominations at the Juno Awards of 2006 for his album Yemaya and at the Juno Awards of 2009 for A Bend in the River.

Early life and education

Occhipinti was born and raised in Toronto. He studied music at the University of Toronto, where he was mentored by Joel Quarrington and Dave Young.

Career

Occhipinti is a frequent collaborator with his younger brother Michael Occhipinti, in the Neufeld-Occhipinti Jazz Orchestra and Creation Dream. Their cousin David Occhipinti is also a Juno-nominated jazz musician.

One of relatively few Canadian musicians who have had notable success in both jazz and classical music, he has also frequently performed as a member of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the Hamilton Symphony Orchestra and the Canadian Opera Company.

References

1. ^ James Hale, "Roberto Occhipinti". The Canadian Encyclopedia, April 9, 2007.
2. "Juno nominees". St. Catharines Standard, February 16, 2006.
3. Nick Patch, "Brothers Michael and Roberto Occhipinti competing in same category for Juno". Canadian Press, March 5, 2009.
4. "Roberto Occhipinti Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
5. Roger Levesque, "Not every muse holds a guitar, Belec discovers; Local musician inspired by keyboard and horn players". Edmonton Journal, April 26, 2007.
6. Mark Miller, "'I've always wanted just to play jazz'". The Globe and Mail, November 30, 2005.

External links

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