VIDEO CLIP FROM MONTREAL 2003 DRUM FESTIVAL DVD
FUNK SOLO AT BREEZEWAY
Played
and/or recorded with DAN SIEGEL, WAYNE KRANTZ, MIKE STERN, BOB JAMES, NATHAN EAST, HARVEY MASON, SPAJAZZY, STEVE
HUNT,LITTLEHORSE,ALESSANDRA BELLONI, ELVIS STANIC,BRUCE GERTZ, JIM
KELLY,RODNEY ALEJANDRO, ERIC HOLDEN,FRANK WILKINS,TIM INGLES,ROCCO VENTRELLA,TEZZ YANCEY,ANDRE HAYWARD
and more...
CO-LEADER of Spajazzy with TINO MR D
D'AGOSTINO Current band members are also Bill Vint, Steve Hunt CO-LEADER of the Belloni-Bellotti Duo
with virtuoso and Remo Signature Artist Alessandra Belloni PLAYING with Littlehorse and playing
CLINICS WORLDWIDE FOR TAYE DRUMS,ZILDJIAN,VIC FIRTH AND ATTACK
TEACHING DRUMSET AT BERKLEE COLLEGE
OF MUSIC
Influences
..>
IF WHAT WE PLAY IS TRULY AN
EXPRESSION OF
WHAT WE ARE AND FEEL...... THEN WE HAVE TO LOOK BACK AT
LIFE ITSELF AND ALL THE EXPERIENCES WE HAVE MADE
I have
learned from the many musicians i have had the blessing to share stage
with and of course my teachers.
Then there the recordings and videos i kept watching-listening over and
over. here is a list of the music that made a mark on me: still
warm by john scofield- bring on
the night by sting-- we want
miles by miles davis-- the
police ALL ALBUMS-- inside
out by philip bailey--- notes by
roberto gatto--- as we
speak by david sanborn-- -the best
of vol 1 by earth wind
and fire---
omonimo by Gege Telesforo with the great Agostino Marangolo on drums
l is for lover by al
jarreau---
bottom s up by victor bailey
rhythm deep by Omar Hakim
Bernard Purdie---ALL of his albums and
words of wisdom
life on planet groove by
maceo parker-- heavy
weather by weather
report---
many more with Omar Hakim on Drums
scio by pino daniele...and
the list could go on.....
-Elvin Jones Jazz
Machine--live at reggatta bar boston every year in march from 98 to
2003..those days will be missed forever!
-An Incredible Clinic by Hossam Ramzy at Cape Breton Festival 2006
my teachers: Michele DiMonte,Enrico Lucchini,Skip
Hadden,Kenwood Dennard,Jon Hazilla,Jamey Haddad, Larry
Finn,John Ranzoni Ramsay,Bob Moses.. and my
mentor Lenny the 25th Nelson
and all the musicians i was
fortunate toplay with:
MICHELE DIDONNA,CARLO PAGGIO,BALSAMO BAND,PAOLO MINNITI,PUNTO
DINCONTRO,CLEM ASHFORD,SON CARIBE,DAN SIEGEL,TINO D AGOSTINO,RON
POSTER,BILL VINT,STEVE HUNT,RODNEY ALEJANDRO,ERIC HOLDEN,MIKE
STERN,WAYNE KRANTZ,JIM KELLY,BRUCE GERTZ,HARVEY MASON,KEVIN
NORRIS,FRANK WILKINS..AND I AM SURE MORE....YOU LEARN AND GET INSPIRED
EVERY GIG ..AND I HAVE DONE MANY! then....
THE LIFE PLAYERS AS WELL: my father ORAZIO..the great painter FERNANDO VALENTI for showing me the BELIEF and others..you know who you are|
Sept 26th --At Ringo Music--Torino (To) Italy
RingoDay via viverone 6/e Torino
Limited Seating Masterclass and Private lessons.
for more info Marco at 393-455 9094 or info@ringomusic.com
28 Sept
At Groove Day daytime clinic by Sergio
Bellotti
followed
Concert at La Lunga notte della Batteria Italian Drum Festival
both at "LIVE CLUB" Via Mazzini 58
,Trezzo sull'Adda (milano) italy
Sergio will perform with the Orchestra
feat. also Rocco Ventrella
JULY/LUGLIO
2008
co-sponsored by 19----DRUMSET CLINIC/MASTERCLASS AT AMM
(WWW.ACCADEMIAMUSICAMODERNA.COM)
CLICK HERE
FOR DETAILS
20-MASTERCLASS AND CONCERT AT NUVOLARI (CUNEO)
21-DRUMS SUMMER DAY AT RINGOMUSIC (TORINO)
LIVE IN MILANO (ITALY) FOR THE DRUM FESTIVAL:" LA LUNGA NOTTE DELLA BATTERIA"---
WITH PAT LOOMIS QUINTET feat Ervin Dhimo,Andre Hayward and Kevin Harris
Pat Loomis Quintet
WITH BERNARD " PRETTY " PURDIE --the most recorded drummer in history DUET at the GROOVE BAKERY in Boston april 2008
italy
check calendar for up-to-date info sponsored by ZILDJIAN TAYE VIC FIRTH ATTACK and RINGO MUSIC
SERGIO BELLOTTI LIVE AT THE DRUMEXPO 2007
MANCHESTER NH
Sergio Bellotti
Drummer, Percussionist, Composer and Educator moved from the
south of Italy to the USA in 1995.
Very active in the music scene of Boston first and worldwide
clinician/performer now,
Sergio recorded and/or shared stage with Mike Stern, Wayne
Krantz, Tom Scott, Bob James, Robben Ford, Nathan East and Dan Siegelamong others. He currently plays with fusion ensemble
Spajazzy
and co-leads a Duo with Percussion Virtuoso and Remo Signature Artist Alessandra Belloni.
Sergio teaches drum set at Berklee
College of Music since 2002, writes for DrumClub magazine in
Italy,
and, as a worldwide clinician, Sergio performed at the Montreal Drum Fest '03
(now available on DVD), Cape Breton
International Drum Fest 2004, 2005 and 2006, Berklee World
Percussion Festival '05
and PAS '05 in
the USA and PAS 06 in Italy SELECTED
DISCOGRAPHY:
1998 1-11 by Sergio Bellotti featuring Bruce Gertz and Jim Kelly
1999 Spajazzy by Spajazzy featuring Mike Stern and Jim Kelly
2003 Perils and Thrills by LittleHorse featuring the Tower Of Power
Horns
2004 Live at Montreal Drum Fest DVD 2005
The Rhythm is The Cure DVD with Alessandra Belloni 2005
Bruce Gertz's playalong/book CD :Mastering the Bass on MelBay featuring
also Adam Nussbaum
2005 Marco Bellotti's Centro Asociale on Gong/N3
PRESS
HIGHLIGHTS: From Modern Drummer April 1999
(blazing fusion patterns with serious in the pocket funk.)
From Jazz Times May 2000 (Sergio is a hard hitter in the tradition of
Dennis Chambers.)
From Modern Drummer March '04 (Original and Muscular Drumming)
From Modern Drummer September '04 (At Cape Breton Drum Fest, Sergio
played an Impressive solo)
ENDORSMENTS: TAYE DRUMS, VIC FIRTH STICKS, ATTACK
DRUMHEADS, ZILDJIAN CYMBALS,MEINL PERCUSSION,
BEATNIK METRONOMES, PHATFOOT and RINGOMUSIC
For More Info www.sergiobellotti.com
WITH LITTLEHORSE from the new CD Strangers in the Valley
WITH FRANK WILKINS WEJAZZUP live at BREEZEWAY
