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Maria Pia De Vito | |
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 Maria Pia De Vito and Julian Arguelles (Appleby Jazz Festival 2007) | |
| Background information | |
| Born | August 17, 1960 Naples, Italy |
| Genres | Jazz, classical, world, folk, electronic, avant-garde |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, arranger, musician |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Labels | Egea, Provocateur, ECM |
| Website | www |
Maria Pia De Vito is an Italian jazz singer, composer, and arranger.
A native of Naples, Italy, she studied classical music, opera, and Italian folk music. [1] In 1976 she performed folk songs as a singer, guitarist, and pianist. [1] In 1980 she sang with jazz musicians such as Art Ensemble of Chicago, Michael Brecker, Uri Caine, Peter Erskine, Paolo Fresu, Billy Hart, Maria Joao, Nguyên Lê, Dave Liebman, Bruno Tommaso, Gianluigi Trovesi, Steve Turre, Miroslav Vitous, and Joe Zawinul. [1] In the 1980s she worked with Toots Thielemans and Mike Stern. [1] She collaborated with Rita Marcotulli in the 1990s on the albums Nauplia [2] and Fore Paese. [1] She has often worked with the British composer Colin Towns and with pianist John Taylor. [1] [3]
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