Enzo Avitabile
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Enzo Avitabile (born 1955 in Naples, Italy) is an Italian saxophonist. He plays a fusion of World music and jazz fusion music.
He tours with his band, going under the name of Enzo Avitabile and Bottari. Bottari is a traditional rhythm from south Italy. It involves the "wine barrels", wooden drums, etc. Avitabile keeps the Bottari culture in mind while experimenting with fusion Jazz (sax, trumpets, etc).
[edit] Discography
- Avitabile (1982)
- Meglio Soul (1983)
- Correre in Fretta (1984)
- SOS Brothers (1986)
- Punta in Naso a Nord (1988)
- Alta Tensione (1988)
- Street Happiness (1988)
- Stella Dissidente (1990)
- Enzo Avitabile (1991)
- Easy (1994)
- Aizetè (1996)
- Addò (1996)
- O-Issa (1999)
- Salvamm'o Munno (2004)
- Sacro Sud (2006)
[edit] Trivia
- In the past he has collaborated with James Brown and Tina Turner.
- In 1988, Avitabile's track "Black Out" became a club anthem in Ibiza and is now considered one of the original Balearic dance classics; the track was a precursor to the so-called world music explosion a year later.
- Along with Bottari, he was nominated for the presitgious 'Audience Award' in the 2005 BBC Awards for World Music.
