Fabrizio Sotti

Fabrizio Sotti
Background information
Born	(1975-04-27)April 27, 1975 Padova, Italy
Genres	Jazz, jazz fusion, hip hop, R&B, pop
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, record producer
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Universal, Motown, Blue Note, BMG, E1, Roc Nation, Sotti Entertainment, Incipit, Egea
Website	www.fabriziosotti.com

Fabrizio Sotti (born April 27, 1975, in Padova, Italy) is a guitarist, composer, producer and songwriter. In addition to jazz, Sotti plays in the styles of bebop, jazz fusion, soul, hip hop, R&B and pop. He has worked with the likes of Cassandra Wilson, Al Foster, Randy Brecker, John Patitucci, George Garzone, Mino Cinelu, Roy Hargrove, Claudia Acuña, Shaggy, Melanie Fiona, Algebra, Half Pint, Foxy Brown, Jennifer Lopez, Ice-T, Ghostface Killah, Tupac, Q-Tip, K'naan, M-1, Dead Prez, Hell Razah, Paolo Fresu, Zucchero, Mondo Marcio, Mina, Clementino, Frankie Hi-NRG MC, Serena Brancale among many others.

Equipment

Sotti endorses D'Angelico Guitars. His 2015 Fabrizio Sotti Signature Model, the EX-SS/FS, is based on the EX-SS with the addition of Seymour Duncan pick ups (SH2 and SH4), Sperzel machine heads, jumbo frets and reduced wood block for maximum resonance of the hollow body. In 2018 D'Angelico Guitars introduced the Fabrizio Sotti SS Deluxe Signature Model. In 2019 D'Angelico Guitars added the Fabrizio Sotti SS Premier Model. ^[1]

Discography

As leader

• Looking For 1993
• Standards and More, feat. Ares Tavolazzi and Mauro Beggio (1995)
• This World Upside Down (Eclipse/Warner Bros. 1999)
• Through My Eyes (Sotti Entertainment/Raitrade, 2004)
• Inner Dance (Sotti /E1, 2010)
• Right Now (Sotti Entertainment, 2013)
• A Few Possibilities (Sotti Entertainment/Incipit, 2014)
• Forty (Sotti Entertainment/Incipit, 2016)

As producer, guitarist and songwriter

• Lathun, Fortunate (Universal/Motown, 2002)
• Cassandra Wilson, Glamoured (BlueNote, 2003)
• Kyrsten, So in Love (Sotti/Raitrade, 2003)
• Kyrsten feat. Foxy Brown, Move With Me (Sotti, 2003)
• Half Pint, Wha Ya wan (Sotti, 2004)
• Tupac, The Rose, Vol. 2 (Koch, 2005)
• Blue Note Plays Sting, (Blue Note, 2005)
• M1 of Dead Prez, Confidential (Sotti/Koch, 2006)
• Hell Razah, Renaissance Child (Nature Sounds, 2007)
• K'naan, The Dusty Foot Philosopher (BMG, 2008)
• Cassandra Wilson, Closer to You: The Pop Side (Blue Note, 2009)
• Cassandra Wilson, Another Country (E1, 2012)
• Tony Grey, Elevation (Abstract Logix, 2013)
• Alberto Pizzo, On the Way (Bixio/Egea, 2014)
• Francesco Lomagistro & Berardi Jazz Connection "A New Journey" (Jazz Engine 2014)
• Nicola Sorato & Giuseppe Sorato "Reset the World" (Sorato N&G 2014)
• Clementino "La Cosa Piu' Bella Che Ho" (Universal 2017)
• Mr.Paradise "Forastero" (Roc Nation 2017)
• Alessandra Salerno "Faith Within Your Hands" (Sotti Entertainment 2018)
• Mondo Marcio "Angeli e Demoni" featuring Mina (La Mondo/Sony 2019)
• Loris Al Raimondi "Delicate Passion" (2020)
• Mondo Marcio "Il Mio Riflesso" (La Mondo Records/Sony 2021)
• Pino Daniele Tribute Fabrizio Sotti, Omar Hakim, Rachel Z "Yes I Know My Way" featuring Frankie Hi-Nrg (Incipit, 2021)
• Pino Daniele Tribute Fabrizio Sotti, Omar Hakim, Rachel Z "Quando" featuring Serena Brancale (Incipit, 2021)
• Loris Al Raimondi "It's a Daughter" (2021)
• Pino Daniele Tribute Fabrizio Sotti, Omar Hakim, Rachel Z "O Scarrafone" featuring Paolo Fresu (Incipit, 2022)

References

1. "Bounty of new D'Angelico products for 2015".

External links

• Interview at BBC
• Interview at Hodinkee
• Interview at International Watch Archived June 26, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
• Interview at Music Radar
• Review at JazzTimes
• Review at All About Jazz
• Review at Jazzdagama
• Interview at Ferrari.com