Bass player, composer, he studied classical guitar and contemporary composition.
Since 1978 he has been playing with many prestigious Italian, European and American musicians, among which:
Pat Metheny, Enrico Rava, Dave Liebman, Lester Bowie, Aldo Romano, Tony Oxley, Paul Bley, Kenny Wheeler, Antonello Salis, Mick Goodrick, Adam Nussbaum , Lee Konitz, Paul McCandless, Paolo Fresu, Michel Pertucciani, Billy Cobham, Mal Waldrom, Leroy Jenkins, Glenn Ferris, Massimo Urbani, Don Cherry, Oliver Lake, Franco D’Andrea, Ran Blake, Nexus Quintet, Jimmy Owens, Daniel Humair, Don Moye, Manfred Schoof, Roberto Gatto, Misha Mangelberg, Manhu Roche, Han Bennik, Bill Elgart, Richard Galliano, Francis Bebey, Tony Scott, Sam Rivers, Dominique Pifarely, Claudio Fasoli, Kurt Rosenwinkel, David Murray, Dave Burrel, Stefano Battaglia, Sainkho Namtchylak, Uri Caine, John Taylor, Eliot Zigmund, Roswell Rudd, Norma Winstone, Dave Binney, Alex Sipiagin, Nelson Veras, John Tchicai, Mark Turner, Bill Stewart, George Garzone and many others.
Tours in all Europe, United States, Russia, Israel, Australia, New Caledonie, French Polinesia and Colombia.
International Jazz festivals:
Chicago, Melbourne, Atlanta, Umbria Jazz, Pisa, Grenoble, Wien, Koln, Zurich, Rive de Geres, Le Mans, Cagliari, Montpellier, Clusone, Maastricht, Ravenna, CalvÏ, Genova, Nevers, Trento, Maribor, Arnhem, Verona, Bolzano, Chur, Zagreb, Hamburg, Vicenza, Milano, Skopje, Paris, Venice, Porquerolles, Boulogne S.M., Berchidda, Milan, Roccella Jonica, Vitrolles, Glasgow, Womex-Berlin and many others.
Paolino has recorded about one hundred records among which four at his name and fifthteen as co-author. In 1994, his record “Tales” was awarded four stars by the prestigious American jazz magazine “Down Beat”.
Besides he composed the sound track of the movie “Domenica”, of Wilma Labate and the music of a documentary for television “Magia d’Africa” of Achille Mauri.
He has been teaching in master classes at Siena Jazz Summer Workshop since 1999 and at the Jazz Department of Milan’s Conservatory since 2006.
Actually he is member of the bands of Paolo Fresu (Devil Quartet – Kind of Porgy & Bess Sextet), Gianluca Petrella (Indigo 4), Stefano Battaglia (Trio), Bebo Ferra (Quartet) and others and he leads different projects from the duo to the septet.
Paolino Dalla Porta - Discografia
Come leader:
Paolino Dalla Porta Quartet : Canguri urbani (Splasch Rec. H 174 / '89)
Dalla Porta / Wheeler / Battaglia / Elgart: Tales (Soul Note 121244-2 / '93)
Paolino Dalla Porta : Esperanto (Splasch CDH 478-2 / '96)
Paolino Dalla Porta Ensemble : La ballata di Domenica (Splasch WorldSeries CDH 830.2 /'01)
Come co-leader:
Nexus : Open mouth blues (Red Rec. Vpa 169 / 1984)
Ishtar Quintet : Life song (Bull Rec. Lp 0007 / '85)
Nexus + Glenn Ferris : Night riding (Red Rec. Vpa 190 / 1986)
Battaglia/Dalla Porta/Pifarely: Triplicity (Dischi della Quercia 128010/1995)
Battaglia/Dalla Porta/Oxley: Sulphur (Splasch CDH 430-2 / 1996)
Riccardo Fassi Trio : Walkabout (Splasch CDH 475-2 / '96)
Tino Tracanna /Paolino Dalla Porta : Nudes (Splasch CDH 703-2/’99)
Luppi / Battaglia / Dalla Porta / Moreno : Mnemosine(DDQ128030-2/2000)
Tessarollo/ Fassi/ Dalla Porta/ Nussbaum : Bemsha (Splasch CDH 731-2/01)
Battaglia/Dalla Porta/Sferra :The book of jazz (Symphonia Odyssey 00707/02)
Bebo Ferra / Paolino Dalla Porta : Bagatelle (Splasch CDH 760.2/2002)
Battaglia / Dalla Porta / Sferra :The book of jazz. Vol.2 (Symphonia 01708/02)
McCandless / Ferra / Dalla Porta / Maras : Isole (Egea SCA 074 / 2002)
Caldura / Dalla Porta / Cafiero:Jazz in Trio Al-Cat-Raz(SplaschCDH516.2/04)
Bebo Ferra / Paolino Dalla Porta : Aria (Obliqsound OB 505/ 2006)
Con altri
N.E.E.M. Orchestra: Come eravamo... (Maso rec.011 / 1979)
Arrigo Cappelletti Trio: Residui (L'etichetta Lpj 004 / 1982)
Mario Schiano : Out of date (Sound Studio ST 010 / 1983)
D.O.M. Alia Orchestra : Invenzioni (Bull Rec. Lp 0004 / '83)
Claudio Fasoli : Input (Bull Rec. Lp 0006 / '84)
Arrigo Cappelletti Trio : Bianco e nero (Bull Rec. Lp 0003 / 1985)
Arp Quintet : Gomma arabica (Fonit Cetra Ijc 006 / '86)
Mimmo Cafiero : Emersion (ISMJ 001 / '86)
Daniele Cavallanti : The leo (Red Rec. Vpa 216 / 1988)
Mimmo Cafiero : I go (Splasch Rec. H 157 / '88)
Nexus + E.Rava + G.Ferris : Urban shout (Splasch Rec. H 170 / '88)
Pino Minafra Quintet : Colori ( Splasch Rec. CDH 108-2 / 1989)
Tiziana Ghiglioni : Yet time (Splasch Rec. CDH 150-2 / '89)
Stefano Battaglia Trio : Auryn (Splasch Rec. CDH 162-2 / '89)
Far away wave + Lester Bowie : Jazz in Sardegna (JS 002 / '89)
Guido Manusardi : Acquafragia (Splasch Rec. H 178 / '89)
Gabriele Mirabassi : Elettroakoustic quartet (Scienza come arte 015 / ’90)
Mimmo Cafiero : Moon & twentyfive (Splasch Rec. CDH 326-2 / 1991)
Stefano Battaglia Trio : Confession (Splasch Rec. CDH 344-2 / '91)
Maurizio Giammarco : Saurian lexicon (Gala Rec. CDGLP 91040 / '91)
Gigi Cifarelli : Kitchen blues (DDD 262 353 / '91)
Guido Manusardi Trio : Jazz introduction (Pentaflowers CDPIA 009 / ’92)
Diego Spitaleri Trio : Meditterranea suite (Splasch Rec. CDH 363-2 / '92)
Riccardo Fassi : One for Leonardo (Splasch Rec. CDH 379-2 / '92)
Giulio Stracciati Trio : Eito (Pentaflowers CDPIA 030 / 1993)
Stefano Battaglia Trio : Bill Evans composition vol.1 (Splasch CDH400 / '93)
Fasoli / Goodrick / Dalla Porta / Elgart: Cities (Ram RMLD 4503 / '93)
Lydian Sound Orchestra : Melodious think (Totem Rec.10012 / '93)
Stefano Battaglia Trio : Bill Evans compositions vol.2 (Splasch CDH 410/94)
Riccardo Luppi : Twelve chanses (Modern Time Rec. MDT 30124 / '94)
Morelli / Ottaviano / Dalla Porta Trio : Behind the window(Yvp Rec.3042/'94)
Saverio Tasca : Sinfono (Modern Time Rec. MDT 30125 / '94)
Tino Tracanna : Arcadia (Modern Time Rec. MDT 30118 / '94)
Mimmo Cafiero : Domani è domenica (Splasch CDH 425-2 / '94)
Tino Tracanna : Affinità elettive (Scatola sonora SSC 006 / '95)
Michael Rosen : Elusive creatures (Splasch CDH 457-2 / '96)
Stefano Battaglia Trio: Unknown flames - Live in Siena (Splasch CDH 471 e 472-2/’96)
Area : Cernobyl 7991 (Epic/Sony Nik 486862-2 / 1997)
Tino Tracanna : Quartetto (Splasch CDH 618-2 / '97)
Bebo Ferra Trio : Sundance (Cdpm Lion 120-2 / '98 )
Zlatko Kaucic : (feat. K.Wheeler, G.Trovesi) Emotional Playgrounds ( Iktius IKT 519/’98)
Alessandro Galati trio : Europhilia (Arci Firenze ’98)
Tino Tracanna – Corrado Guarino : Gesualdo ( Splasch CDH 677.2/’99)
Luca Chiaraluce trio : (feat. D.Humair) Estemporaneo(SplaschCDH679-2/’99)
Claudio Pontiggia : Espoir (Altri Suoni AS 038/’99)
Mario Arcari : Il viandante immaginario (Egea SCA 073 /’99)
Beppe Aliprandi : Duke, i love you madly (Splasch CDH 686-2/ ’99)
Claudio Fasoli : Esteem (Flex 1007/04 ’99)
Patrizia Scascitelli : Homecoming (Splasch CDH 652. 2 / ’99)
Grande Orchestra Nazionale di Jazz : Live (Soul Note 121349-2/2000)
Claudio Fasoli : Resume’ (MJCD 1134/2000)
Carlos da Costa Coelho- Oneness : Invisible Path (NHM 0101/2000)
Stefano Cantini : Niccolina al mare (Maso Cd 90126 / 2001)
Michael Rosen 4tet : Living things (Dodicilune dischi ED207 /2001)
Esmeralda Ferrara: Sings Bill Evans (feat. Elliot Zigmund ) (PhilologyW212.2/2001)
Massimo Colombo World Ensemble : Live (Symphonia SYM 07-2002)
Riccardo Luppi Sextet : Homage to Duke Ellington(Soul Note121382/2002)
The Nexus Orchestra 2001 feat. Roswell Rudd : Seize the time (Splasch Rec.CDH 841/842.202)
Claudio Fasoli : Jazz & Wine (EI 0301- 2003)
Mell Morcone : Riverbero (Warner Chapel/Ethnoworld 2003)
Bebo Ferra Quartetto : Mari Pintau (Egea SCA103 – 2003)
Michael Rosen : The Surge and the Flow (Splasch Rec.W.S. CDH 861.2/03)
Paolo Fresu : Ethnografie (ISRE 001/05)
Mirco Mariottini Trio : Nugae (Splasch Rec. CDH939.2 /05)
Samo Salamon Sextet : Ela’s Dream (Splasch Rec. W.S. CDH869.2/05)
Roberto Nannetti Quartet : Don Quijote (Enthropya 2004.5/05)
John Tchicai : Big Chief Dreaming (Soul Note 121385-2 /05)
Gianluca Petrella : Indigo 4 (Blue Note 0946 3 39277 2 8 /05)
Roberto Favilla : Oi Dialogoi (Splasch Rec.CDH990.2 / 06)
Mariangela Bettanini : Emotionally (Splasch Rec.CDH982.2/06)
Paolo Fresu Devil Quartet : Live Casa del Jazz (L’Espresso 02 / 06)
Claudio Giovagnoli : Native Quartet (RGL 001- 07)
Maurizio Giammarco feat. Bill Stewart : Live Casa del Jazz (L'Espresso 05 / 07)
Patrizio Fariselli Trio : Acqua Liquida Suite (Edel 0180602 NUN - 2007)
Massimo Manzi Project feat. Dave Liebman : Identità (Wide Sound WD 165 / 07 )
Paolo Fresu Devil Quartet : Stanley Music (Blue Note '07) Gianluca Petrella : Kaleido (Blue Note 07) Franco Ambrosetti & Michele Bozza Quintet / Locomotion (08)
Canzone d’autore, folk, pop :
Paolo Pietrangeli : Cascami (Bravo Rec. BR 128553724-2 / 1979)
Claudio Sanfilippo: Stile Libero (Mama Rec.0029402/95)
Ivan Della Mea : Ho male all’orologio (Il Manifesto CD012/97)
Massimo Gatti: Il Sogno di Icaro (Arc 9801/98)
Marino De Rosas : Meridies (Amiata Rec. 0199/99)
Ivan Della Mea : La Cantagranda (Il Manifesto CD053/2000)
Sainkho Namtchylak : Stepmother city (Ponderosa music 003/2000 )
Roberto Vecchioni : Il Contastorie (Universal 9875356/05)
Compilations:
Top Jazz From Italy ’88 : (Yvp music 3018/88)
Ci ritorni in mente : (Gala rec. CDG 920)
Sicilian Jazz Collection vol.1 : (Splasch Rec. CDH 401.2/93)
Radio Pesci fuor d’acqua : (Mfj 4225)
Italian Club Graffiti Civica Jazz Band (Mo 7001-2/98)
Iseo Jazz 1999 ance for Duke : (CdpmLion 131-2/99)
AH-UM Jazz Festival 2° Edizione 2001 (C-Jam Joint 0003/01)
Francesco Cafiso : Very Early ! (Philology W 225/01)
Top Jazz 2005: Cd allegato a Musica Jazz (MJCD 1174)
Porsche Jazz Giovani e Jazz : Cd allegato a Musica Jazz (MJCD 1179)
