D-Lucca, Pressing Forward. Shades
of Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson, albeit
less showy, surface on this instrumental
New Age jazz album. Solos also go to
sax and bass, but the real star is
Walnut Creek resident D-Lucca's guitar.
His tone is clear and bright, though not
devoid of bottom end, and his playing
confident and workmanlike. Unlike
many skilled guitarists, he serves the
song before his vanity.
(D-Lucca Entertainment)
By Nate Seltenrich
Etkilendikleri
CD Title: The Next Level
Year: 2008
Record Label: Innervision Records
Style: Various Jazz Styles
Review:
From the opening notes of The Next Level, bassist D-Lucca frames this as a San Francisco treat, as you can hear the trademark nuances that so often mark music from that region. This starts off with the promise that it will be a very pleasant aural journey. It delivers on that promise throughout.
D-Lucca has played with quite the impressive and diverse list of who’s who in the business, including the late, great vibraphonist/percussionist Lionel Hampton, drummer Peter Erkskine, vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater, and the late saxman Michael Brecker, as well as Rosemary Clooney, Debbie Boone, and Tony Tennille. The influence of that experience comes across immediately here. D-Lucca is also currently touring with keyboardist Terry Disley of Acoustic Alchemy fame.
The material on this album is at once refreshingly original, smooth, cool, and well-written. His and his band’s masterful technique and playing don’t hurt, either! There’s substance, feel, and a genuine sense that all’s right with the world in listening to this abundantly charming project. Tunes like the opening and title track, as well as “Keepin’ the Fire Lit” and “Blues Driver,” clearly show that D-Lucca tried very hard not to leave many stones unturned in cranking out the creativity. Of course, I singled out those tunes only because they are among my favorites. They are not the sole tunes of note, mind you. This album is worthy of a complete listen, lest you miss something truly inspiring. Everything fits here---from the jazzy chords of guitarist Lorn Leber to the driving drums of several different contributors in this area. D-Lucca’s various basses add, as usual, several different dimensions to it all. Truly impressive work, and congrats are definitely in order.
Tracks: The Next Level, Taste My Love, The Alchemist, Auto Pilot, Keepin' the Fire Lit, The Essence of You, Blues Driver, Pacifica, A Mother's Love, The Wagon, Sweet Nell, Brothers, Everything, Timeless, Seasons of Love, HSM&B
Artist's Website: http://www.dlucca.com
Reviewed by: Ronald Jackson
Neye Benziyor?
Cool sootheing thought provoking jazz with D-Lucca's Piccolo Bass in the lead.
Daniel Lucca Parenti
D-Lucca
Piccolo Bass? Isn’t that an oxymoron? Not when you’re talking about D-Lucca, who is among a mere handful of people who can pull it off. As with Stanley Clarke and the late Wayman Tisdale, D-Lucca can count himself as one of the few artists able to bring the piccolo bass into a well-warranted limelight. Daniel Lucca Parenti,shortened to D-Lucca, is a San Francisco Bay Area native who has performed with many jazz legends, including Rosemary Clooney, Michael Brecker, and Lionel Hampton. Bass Player Magazine said of D-Lucca, “Aptly handling a variety of basses, including melody-manning piccolo, [D-Lucca’s] material is alternately laid-back and fused-out modern jazz.” Though D-Lucca may not follow the jazz-fusion lead of Clarke or the smooth jazz of recent sensation Tisdale, he has definitely found his niche within the newest wave of modern jazz. “D-Lucca has fused jazz and rock so beautifully that you don’t know when one ends and the other begins,” wrote Susan Frances from JazzReview.com.
Musically, people had been taking notice of Daniel since the age of 12 when a junior high school music teacher, impressed with his ability to read music, handed him a bass and said, “If you can learn to play this over the summer you can be my bass player in the jazz band.” And so he did. Over the next few years, a lot of hard work, lessons, and hours of practice kept him advancing through school music programs.
Inspired by amazing teachers and legendary artists like Rush and Michael Manring, Daniel began to focus his talents and by age 17, had become an accomplished jazz and rock bassist. After high school he attended Cal State University at Hayward and was selected as a freshman to play with Dave Eshelmann’s top Jazz Ensemble. With the CSUH Jazz Ensemble, Daniel had the pleasure of touring all over California and parts of Nevada, as well as a tour of Southern Brazil. By this time Daniel had discovered the amazing music of such artists as Jaco Pastorious, Weather Report, Dave Holland, and Squarepusher which inspired him to begin to write and perform his own music. At age 19 he’d been tabbed to be the bassist for Matt Catingub’s “Copa Cat Pack Band,” with Concord Jazz Records. Daniel would go on to tour with several popular jazz artists, including, Rosemary Clooney and Michael Feinstein, as Bassist for The Big Kahuna and the Copa Cat Pack. With Rosemary and Michael, over a four year period, Daniel made several appearances on “The Rosie O’Donnell Show,” and “The View,” toured all over the continental U.S., Hawaii, Germany, and Canada, and performed at many popular Jazz Festivals, including, 2000 Stuttgart Jazz Open, 2000-1 Westbury Jazz Festivals, NY, 2001 Maysville Jazz Festival, KY, and also 2000-1 Human Rights Campaign, DC. With Big Kahuna, Daniel performed and recorded with the reputable Honolulu Pops Orchestra; and recorded four full length CD's with Concord Jazz Records, two of which were Grammy Nominated. And, he still managed to help pay his college tuition and complete his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance and Composition at the same time.
Daniel has become one of the top call bassists in the San Francisco Bay Area performing with many well known Bay Area artists such as, Billy Johnson (Santana), Frank Martin (Narda Michael Walden), Joel Smith (Walter Hawkins), and Lorn Leber (Gerry Garcia Band) just to name a few. Recently, touring with Terry Disley from Acoustic Alchemy, Daniel has performed at the Jazz Trax Smooth Jazz Festival at Incline Village, Lake Tahoe and the Jazz Trax Smooth Jazz Festival at Catalina Island in 2004. Daniel is also featured on Terry Disley's album entitled, "Across the Pond." Terry Disley said about Daniel, “I was much taken aback when I first heard this young man play the bass. He is my very first recommendation. I appreciate his overall musicianship, his skill on all the basses both on acoustic upright and electric instruments, and his constant reliability and professionalism. He shows maturity beyond his years and his playing shows his deep knowledge and understanding of the history and source of his art. This combined with his passion for music and a desire to be the best at his craft, make him irreplaceable.”
In 2003 Daniel decided that it was time to pursue his own ambitions and showcase his own music. Daniel has always been a writer and arranger. Even since the start when he was learning the piano, was writing music and putting together collections of original songs. All through his school career compiled a book of original jazz compositions that number in the hundreds. Now as D-Lucca, he has released five full length original albums of his own "The All For You Project," "Cruise Control," "The Next Level," and “Pressing Forward,” as well as masterful Christmas Album, "Have Yourself a Fretless Little Christmas." His solo career is now coming to life having performed at the world renown Yoshi’s Jazz Club and many Bay Area music festivals. Along with the support of endorsers like Radial Engineering and Bartolini Pick-ups and of course his loving wife and children, you can rest assure that D-Lucca will make his imprint in music history.
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Skills and Attributes
Composer/Arranger since 1992 - Experience in writing and arranging music in many different genres.
Instrumentalist since 1987- Experience performing in many different genres on several different instruments. Including: Acoustic Bass, 4 and 5 String Electric Basses, Piccolo Electric Bass, 6 String Guitar, Piano, Drum Set, and Percussion. Note - Bass Instruments are the primary focus.
Producer since 1996 - Producing and assisting on original Album's in the Genres of Jazz, Rock, Ska, Drum & Bass, and Hip-Hop.
Genres include - Contemporary Jazz, Straight Ahead Jazz, Big Band Jazz, Latin Jazz, Progressive Jazz Fusion, Rock, Christian Rock, Acoustic Rock, Ska, Pop, Drum &
Bass/ Techno, R&B/Funk, Gospel and Hip-Hop.
Other skills and attributes include - Sight Reading, Notation, Transcription, Booking, Promotion, Merchandising, Recruiting, Organization, Punctuality, Dedication, and Determination.
Memberships
ASCAP since 2003; writer and publisher.
NARAS, currently applying.
Awards
2002 Grammy Nomination for Rosemary
Clooney's "Sentimental Journey," Concord
Records 2001.
2003 Grammy Nomination for Rosemary
Clooney's "The Last Concert," Concord
Records 2002
Ascap Plus Award 2009
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Piccolo Bassist D-Lucca @ Yoshi’s, Oakland. Tuesday August 18th, 2009. 8:00PM. New Album Release, “Pressing Forward,” D-Lucca. Drums - Steve Moretti, Sax - Dann Zinn, Percussion - Rene Escovedo, Bass - Jonathan Herrera, Guitar - Boris Kabitzke, Piccolo Bass? Isn’t that an oxymoron? Not when you’re talking about D-Lucca, who is among a mere handful of people who can pull it off.
Wow! I am so very excited and honored that I am doing this gig with another one of the bay area's local up and coming great musician, composer, arranger, writer, bass player Mr. Daniel Parenti. You surely don't want to miss out on what is sure to be a great night at one of the east bay's own local hot spots. I hope to see you all there. Peace.
Yo, Dan! Tunes sound sweet as ever. Just a heads up: I'll be playing to shows in LA this week. If you or any of your friends/fam are interested in checking 'em out, let me know! Hope all is well... :)
Friday, July 3 FIRST FRIDAYS AFTER FIVE! First Friday! 5–9 p.m. Live music with René Escovedo & Grupo Festejo in the café all evening.
René Escovedo & Grupo Festejo is a local Son Cubano/Salsa/Latin Jazz ensemble that has created a unique approach to blending traditional and new styles to these popular genres of music. The group is based here in the greater Bay Area, and is currently performing locally through out the east bay.
At 7, see films exploring the topic of the African presence in Mexico. At 6:30, Aazura Nour teaches a crash course in belly dancing. At 7:30, Opera Piccola presents "The Play's the Thing," a staged reading of new short plays by Oakland writers. Full cash bar—museum store and café open. A great chance to meet old friends and make new ones. All ages welcome. Included with museum admission.
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