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  • Latin / Jazz / Other
  • Crotone / Italy / Stuttgart, DE

Franco Petrocca

General Info

  • Genre: Jazz / Latin / Other

    Location Crotone / Italy / Stuttgart, DE

    Profile Views: 88562

    Last Login: 8/30/2010

    Member Since 1/28/2008

    Website reverbnation.com/francopetrocca

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Franco Petrocca Bassplayer / Ac.Guitar / Composer. Born 1966 in Crotone - Italy. In 1979 came to Stuttgart in Germany with his family.When he was 15 years-old he started to play the bass and guitar.Franco is an autodidatical musician and play a six-string bass, fretless bass, and classical guitar. Virtuosity and tasteful improvisations are his trademarks. His music varies from Funk, Latin and Jazz up to Classic music. Meanwhile Franco isn't unknown anymore. He has made himself a name throughout Germany and Europe, where he is one of most promising virtuosos of the six-string bass. Internationally festivals and doubles concerts u.o.: Jazz Open Stuttgart, Fiemme JazzSki Italy, Viva Afro Brasil Tübingen, Maputo Jazzfestival – Mozambique; Paquito D'Rivera, Chris Potter Quartett, Gilberto Gil, Joe Zawinul (The Syndacate), Stave Khan, The Caribbean Jazz Project, Enrico Pieranunzi, Julio Barreto, Dave Valentin, Ruben Blades, Marcus Valle, Bebel Gilberto... TOUR / RECORDING with: Thilo Wagner, Marcio Tubino, Davide Petrocca, Lorenzo Petrocca, Freddy Santiago, Paulo Morello, Kamafra, European Brazil Project, Kim Barth, Quartiere Latino, Weber Lopes, Martin Schrack, Jochen Feucht, Luiz Brazil, Dirik Schilgen, Dalma Lima,Tizian Jost, Edmundo Carneiro, Maria Ochoa, Peter Fulda, Olivier Ker Ourio, Lygia Campos, Selvaganesh, Sivamani, Uma Shankar, Rikhi Ray,Pedro Tagliani, Nice Brazil, Angela Frontera, Yelena Jurayeva, Antoine Fillon, Sebastian Motz, Rosanna & Zelia, Portinho, Tony Lakatos, Derrick James, Klaus Mueller, Dino Saluzzi, Betina Ignacio Band, Howard Levy, Gee Hye Lee, Rodrigo Ursaia and many moore...
  • Members

    Franco Petrocca Trio / FP Acoustic / Franco Petrocca & Nice Brazil / Nice Brazil / European Brasil Project / GAF Trio.
  • Influences

    Many great Musicians like: Abraham Laboriel, Marcus Miller, Jeff Berlin, Nathan East, Tom Kennedy, John Patitucci, Jaco Pastorius, Jimmy Haslip, Anthony Jackson, Will Lee, Randy Jackson, Eddye Gomez, Tania Maria, A.C.Jobim, Rosanna & Zelia, Leny Andrade, Joao Gilberto, Ivan Lins, Joe Pass, Weber Lopes, Earl Klugh, Pat Metheny, George Benson, Larrye Carlton, Branford Marsalis, Michael Brecker, Niccolò Paganini, J.S.Bach, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Paquito D' Rivera, Wayne Shorter, Toots Thielemans, Brad Mehldau, Michel Camilo, Herbie Hancock, Ckick Corea, Michel Petrucciani...
  • Sounds Like

    Like Sounds ;-)

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Comments

    Franco...So Nice to have you as a Friend. From Crotone/Italy/Germany and you play Latin. Absolutely Wonderful... Lynda U.S.A Entertainment Photographer.

    Posted Aug 6 2010 8:33 AM

    ich danke dir! ;)

    Posted Jul 17 2010 8:43 AM

    Ciao Franco,

    grazie davvero, la tua musica è molto bella. Un abbraccio.

    Posted Jul 7 2010 6:27 PM

    Lindo som aqui, obrigada!

    Muito sucesso pra você, Franco!

    Jenny

    Posted Jul 6 2010 9:54 AM

    Freundchen, Freundchen!!!
    du must auch mit anpacken!
    Greenpeace und myspace haben uns nominiert zum FEATURED ARTIST OF THE WEEK. .. und da wolln wir natürlich auch gewinnen. Gib uns deine Stimme auf www.myspace.com/myspacebandradar ... und zwar jeden Tag bis Donnerstag, 1. Juli. Und wenn wir Glück haben und gewinnen, sind wir auf der neuen „30 Jahre GREENPEACE“ Compilation.
    wir freun uns jetzt schon das du uns unterstützt, und zur Belohnung gibt’s ne wilde Knutscherei.
    einen sommerlichen Gruß, Anna + Michael

    Posted Jun 30 2010 3:01 PM

    Hey Franco have a great week...Derrick!!!

    Posted Jun 30 2010 3:01 PM

    Hey Franco have a great weekend..Derrick !!!

    Posted Jun 19 2010 12:37 PM

    Have a peaceful and happy weekend Franco, Derrick!!!

    Posted May 28 2010 8:47 AM

    Unser Album ist draußen!

    Schönen Gruß

    Tobi, Benni & Max

    Posted May 2 2010 8:02 PM

    saudades bambino sempre

    Posted Apr 28 2010 8:02 AM

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Bio:

Franco Petrocca Bassplayer / Ac.Guitar / Composer. Born 1966 in Crotone - Italy. In 1979 came to Stuttgart in Germany with his family.When he was 15 years-old he started to play the bass and guitar.Franco is an autodidatical musician and play a six-string bass, fretless bass, and classical guitar. Virtuosity and tasteful improvisations are his trademarks. His music varies from Funk, Latin and Jazz up to Classic music. Meanwhile Franco isn't unknown anymore. He has made himself a name throughout Germany and Europe, where he is one of most promising virtuosos of the six-string bass. Internationally festivals and doubles concerts u.o.: Jazz Open Stuttgart, Fiemme JazzSki Italy, Viva Afro Brasil Tübingen, Maputo Jazzfestival – Mozambique; Paquito D'Rivera, Chris Potter Quartett, Gilberto Gil, Joe Zawinul (The Syndacate), Stave Khan, The Caribbean Jazz Project, Enrico Pieranunzi, Julio Barreto, Dave Valentin, Ruben Blades, Marcus Valle, Bebel Gilberto... TOUR / RECORDING with: Thilo Wagner, Marcio Tubino, Davide Petrocca, Lorenzo Petrocca, Freddy Santiago, Paulo Morello, Kamafra, European Brazil Project, Kim Barth, Quartiere Latino, Weber Lopes, Martin Schrack, Jochen Feucht, Luiz Brazil, Dirik Schilgen, Dalma Lima,Tizian Jost, Edmundo Carneiro, Maria Ochoa, Peter Fulda, Olivier Ker Ourio, Lygia Campos, Selvaganesh, Sivamani, Uma Shankar, Rikhi Ray,Pedro Tagliani, Nice Brazil, Angela Frontera, Yelena Jurayeva, Antoine Fillon, Sebastian Motz, Rosanna & Zelia, Portinho, Tony Lakatos, Derrick James, Klaus Mueller, Dino Saluzzi, Betina Ignacio Band, Howard Levy, Gee Hye Lee, Rodrigo Ursaia and many moore...

Member Since:

January 28, 2008

Members:

Franco Petrocca Trio / FP Acoustic / Franco Petrocca & Nice Brazil / Nice Brazil / European Brasil Project / GAF Trio.

Influences:

Many great Musicians like: Abraham Laboriel, Marcus Miller, Jeff Berlin, Nathan East, Tom Kennedy, John Patitucci, Jaco Pastorius, Jimmy Haslip, Anthony Jackson, Will Lee, Randy Jackson, Eddye Gomez, Tania Maria, A.C.Jobim, Rosanna & Zelia, Leny Andrade, Joao Gilberto, Ivan Lins, Joe Pass, Weber Lopes, Earl Klugh, Pat Metheny, George Benson, Larrye Carlton, Branford Marsalis, Michael Brecker, Niccolò Paganini, J.S.Bach, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Paquito D' Rivera, Wayne Shorter, Toots Thielemans, Brad Mehldau, Michel Camilo, Herbie Hancock, Ckick Corea, Michel Petrucciani...

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