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Roberto Tola | |
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 Roberto Tola in Valencia - Spain Tour 2004 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | August 5, 1966 Sassari, Italy |
| Genres | Jazz, smooth jazz, Jazz fusion, Latin Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Members | Recording Academy |
| Website | robertotola |
Roberto Tola (born August 5, 1966) is an Italian jazz guitarist and composer.
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Tola began studying music when he was just six years old. In 1976 studies cello in the Conservatory of Music in Sassari. Four years later continues his studies of Modern and Jazz Guitar and in 1983 established a sextet named Jazzmania. For this band Tola composed and arranged the album Preludio in 1985. From 1989 Tola was in the Italian Blue Note Orchestra, then from 1991 to 2012 he was the guitarist of the OJS big band (the Sardinia Jazz Orchestra).
In 2005 he served as the conductor of the 26-member orchestra for the national competition "Canzonissima 2000".
Meantime he collaborates with many others artists and bands, as the conductors Colin Towns, Carla Bley, Giorgio Gaslini, Giancarlo Gazzani, Bruno Tommaso, Mario Raja, Marco Tiso and Roberto Pregadio; the famous singer Jill Saward, Norma Winstone, David Linx and the famous Italian jazz singer Gegè Telesforo. The trumpetists Flavio Boltro, Giovanni Amato, Paolo Fresu, Enrico Rava and magic Tom Harrell; the Bassist Steve Swallow, the drummer Billy Cobham, Saxes Bob Mintzer (member of Yellowjackets), Eric Marienthal, Najee, Paul Taylor, Paula Atherton, Andy Sheppard, Javier Girotto, Maurizio Gianmarco; the pianist Scott Wilkie, Riccardo Zegna, accordionist and pianist Antonello Salis, accordionist Richard Galliano and others else.
Has been teaching music, modern and jazz guitar in several Italian music schools for more than 20 years.
In 2014 collaborates for the album On The Corner by the English jazz-funk band Shakatak.
in 2016 together with English jazz musicians, as Mornington Lockett, Derek Nash, George Anderson, appears in the album Endless Summer and also in the single "M is for Manhattan" by the English singer Jill Saward.
In May 2017 Tola released his first solo album titled Bein' Green. recorded in Sardinia (Italy), Spain, UK and US. The album features some world-class musicians, including Bob Mintzer, Najee, Bill McGee, Jill Saward, Bill Sharpe and Tim Collins.
In September 2017 the album Bein' Green was awarded with the Silver Medal at the Global Music Awards, [1] in the Jazz Music and Best Album categories.
In November 2017 Tola attended the 8th Annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards [2] held in The Avalon in Los Angeles, as nominee for the Jazz Category for the outstanding achievement of his single "Sunny Morning" from the album Bein' Green.
Again in November 2017, Roberto Tola is the Best Jazz Artist 2017 and his song "Sunny Morning" is the Best Jazz Song of the Year for the Radio Music Awards, [3] a radio network competition conceived and powered by the Indie Music Channel association.
In March 2018 Tola was honoured with the Vox Pop Award during the 16th Annual Independent Music Awards [4] at the Lincoln Center in New York, for his song "Funky Party" in the Jazz Instrumental Song Category. The awarded song also features the famous saxophonist Bob Mintzer and keyboardist Bill Sharpe.
In April 2018 the Indie Music Channel Awards [5] [6] association honoured Roberto Tola with seven Awards, corresponding to the following categories: the Best Jazz Song with the song "Flying Away", Best Jazz Recording with "Tears for Niro", Best Jazz Instrumentalist for "Funky Party", Best Jazz Producer with "Cabriolet", and also Best Recording of the Year with the song "Tears For Niro" and Best New Male Artist of the Year.
In September 2018, the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, [7] the prestigious musical contest, early held in the famous The Avalon in Hollywood, nominated Roberto Tola for the second time (previous one has been in the 2017), with the song Funky Party, in the Jazz Category.
In October 2018, the song Lullaby of Christmas (featuring the trumpeter Bill McGee), composed by Roberto Tola and released in December 2017, has been accepted and nominated by the Recording Academy to the 1st Ballot for the 61st GRAMMY AWARDS nomination.
In 2019 Roberto Tola got three other new nominations for three different music contests: 17th Independent Music Awards, [8] with his single Lullaby of Christmas (feat. Bill McGee) in the Instrumental Category; 2nd Atlas Elite Entertainment Music Awards [9] with the single Slow Motion (feat. the American singer Darryl F. Walker) in the Jazz Category; One World Music Awards [10] with the CD Album BEIN' GREEN for the Best Jazz Album
Meanwhile, the artist continues to compose, record and tour all around the world.
2020 marks the year of the artist's second album entitled "Colors", which still sees the participation of internationally renowned musicians such as Michael Lington, Paula Atherton, Rocco Ventrella, Bill McGee, Darryl Walker, Mando Cordova. The album includes Slow Motion and Lullaby Of Christmas.
In 2021, just during the pandemic due to COVID, Roberto Tola produces his third album entitled "Kon Tiki", with notable special guests such as the legendary Billy Cobham, saxophonist Eric Marienthal, pianist Scott Wilkie and the talented Italian jazz player Andrea Tofanelli.
In 2023, the new and fourth album by Roberto Tola comes to light, entitled "Under The Leo Sign", a blend of musical genres ranging from jazz, funk, contemporary jazz to Latin jazz and light rock, in a mix that today it takes the name of Crossover Jazz, of which Roberto Tola is probably one of the greatest representatives. The album was awarded the silver medal at the Global Music Awards [11] in September 2023.
In almost four decades of musical career, he has participated in hundreds of concerts and dozens of festivals in Italy, Europe up to the Far East to China, among which are: Smooth Hot Jazz (Madrid - Spain), Festival "Jazz del Mediterranei"(Valencia - Spain) and Spain Tour 2004, several participations at the "Time in Jazz" International Festival (Berchidda - Italy), multiple participations in the "Writing in Jazz" (Sassari - Italy), Jazz Op (Udine - Italy), Bergamo Jazz Festival (Italy), Vivere Jazz Festival (Fiesole - Italy), participation in various editions of the Nuoro Jazz Seminars (Nuoro - Italy), China Tour 2001 (China), Sant'Anna Arresi Jazz Festival 1996 (Italy), Fiera della Musica (Ferrara - Italy), Estiamo in Piazza Festival (Ozieri - Italy), and many others.
Roberto Tola boasts many collaborations with some of the most prestigious international artists of the Music history, including: Bob Mintzer, Carla Bley, Tom Harrell, Norma Winstone, Steve Swallow, Richard Galliano, and also Javier Girotto, Giorgio Gaslini, Giancarlo Gazzani, Bruno Tommaso, Roberto Pregadio, Jill Saward, David Linx, Gegè Telesforo, Michael Lington, Paul Taylor, Paula Atherton, Najee, Bill Sharpe, Rocco Ventrella, Andy Sheppard, Maurizio Gianmarco, Flavio Boltro, Giovanni Amato, Paolo Fresu, Enrico Rava, Antonello Salis and more..
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Notes |
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| 2017 | Global Music Awards [1] | Jazz Music Album | Bein' Green | Silver Medal | |
| 2017 | Global Music Awards [1] | Album | Bein' Green | Silver Medal | |
| 2017 | 8th Annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards [2] | Jazz | Sunny Morning | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Radio Music Awards [3] | Jazz | Sunny Morning | Won | |
| 2017 | Radio Music Awards [3] | Jazz | Flying Away | Won | |
| 2018 | 16th Independent Music Awards [4] | Jazz | Funky Party | Won | Vox Pop Award |
| 2018 | Indie Music Channel Awards [6] | Jazz Song | Flying Away | Won | |
| 2018 | Indie Music Channel Awards [6] | Jazz Recording | Tears For Niro | Won | |
| 2018 | Indie Music Channel Awards [6] | Jazz Instrumentalist | Funky Party | Won | |
| 2018 | Indie Music Channel Awards [6] | Jazz Producer | Cabriolet | Won | |
| 2018 | Indie Music Channel Awards [6] | Jazz Video | Sunny Morning | Won | Natalia Vlaskina co-winner |
| 2018 | Indie Music Channel Awards [6] | Best New Male Artist of the Year | Won | ||
| 2018 | Indie Music Channel Awards [6] | Recording of the Year | Tears For Niro | ||
| 2018 | 9th Annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards [7] | Jazz | Funky Party | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Annual TheMothFM Jazz Awards (GMFM -DB Radio Group) | Best Overall Artist 2018 | Winner | ||
| 2018 | UK Songwriting Contest 2018 [12] | Jazz/Blues | Flying Away | Finalist | |
| 2018 | UK Songwriting Contest 2018 [12] | Jazz/Blues | Funky Party | Finalist | |
| 2018 | UK Songwriting Contest 2018 [12] | Jazz/Blues | Tears For Niro | Finalist | |
| 2018 | UK Songwriting Contest 2018 [12] | Jazz/Blues | With You All The Clouds Go Away | Finalist | |
| 2018 | UK Songwriting Contest 2018 [12] | Instrumental | Flying Away | Finalist | |
| 2018 | UK Songwriting Contest 2018 [12] | Instrumental | Funky Party | Finalist | |
| 2018 | UK Songwriting Contest 2018 [12] | Instrumental | Tears For Niro | Finalist | |
| 2019 | 17th Independent Music Awards 2019 [13] | Instrumental | Lullaby of Christmas | winner | Vox Pop Award |
| 2019 | 2nd Atlas Elite Entertainment Music Awards [9] | Jazz | Slow Motion | winner | |
| 2019 | 6th One World Music Awards [14] | Best Jazz Album | Bein' Green | 2nd Place | |
| 2019 | 10th Annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards [7] | Jazz | Slow Motion | nominee | |
| 2020 | 18th Annual Independent Music Awards [15] | Jazz | Slow Motion | Winner | Vox Pop Award |
| 2020 | 19th UKSC Music Contest (United Kingdom) [16] | Jazz | Preludio | Semifinal | Finalist TBA |
| 2020 | 19th UKSC Music Contest (United Kingdom) [16] | International Composition | Preludio | Semifinal | Finalist TBA |
| 2020 | 19th UKSC Music Contest (United Kingdom) [16] | Instrumental | Sandro's Song | Finalist | Finalist TBA February 2021 |
| 2020 | 19th UKSC Music Contest (United Kingdom) [16] | World Music | Coco Loco | Finalist | Finalist TBA February 2021 |
| 2020 | 19th UKSC Music Contest (United Kingdom) [16] | Composizione | Coco Loco | Semifinal | Finalist TBA |
| 2020 | 19th UKSC Music Contest (United Kingdom) [16] | Jazz | Libeccio | Semifinal | Finalist TBA |
| 2020 | 19th UKSC Music Contest (United Kingdom) [16] | Composition | Libeccio | Semifinal | Finalist TBA |
| 2020 | 11th Annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards [17] | Jazz | Libeccio | nominee | Winner TBA January 2021 |
| 2023 | Global Music Awards [11] | Crossover Jazz Best Album | Under The Leo Sign | Silver Medal |
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