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Marco Panascia (pana-SEE-ah) is an Italian-born bassist, composer and educator living in New York City. Panascia has made a name for himself by being featured in the working bands of several jazz luminaries, such as Kenny Barron, Eric Reed and Dado Moroni, and by regularly appearing in some of the world's top music festivals and venues, such as the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Hollywood Bowl and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Panascia is also known for his tenure with young jazz piano sensation Eldar, which delivered sold-out performances in three continents, and culminated in two celebrated CD releases on the Sony BMG Masterworks label: "Live at the Blue Note", and "re-imagination", which received a 2008 Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Jazz Album.
Mentored by L.A. studio legend Carol Kaye, Panascia was the first prize winner of the 1998 Edinburgh International Double Bass competition in Scotland, and his performance credits on acoustic and electric bass include some of the most highly regarded artists on the contemporary jazz scene and beyond, such as Herbie Hancock, Kenny Barron, Lee Konitz, Joe Lovano, Quincy Jones, Bobby McFerrin, Andy Bey, Dave Liebman, Roy Hargrove, Chris Botti, Eric Reed, Dado Moroni, Gary Burton, Seamus Blake, Peter Erskine, Adam Nussbaum, Alvin Queen, Lewis Nash, Tamir Hendelman and Giovanni Mazzarino...
LATEST NEWS:
1) Join Marco's friends' list on his
2) Upcoming highlights for 2010:
- Performances at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA, January 14-17 (David Gage and Connolly booths)
- Tour in Italy with Walter Vitale, Gaetano Partipilo and Roberto Tarenzi, January 28- February 7
- Recording with Tamir Hendelman and Lewis Nash in Los Angeles, February 26-28 (produced by George Klabin for Resonance Records)
- Tour in Italy with Giovanni Mazzarino, Adam Nussbaum and Giuseppe Mirabella, March 20-30
- Recording with Dado Moroni and Peter Erskine in Los Angeles, April 10-11 (produced by George Klabin for Resonance Records)
- Tour in the United States with Andreas Oberg and Marian Petrescu, first half of June
- Faculty member at the Piazza Jazz Clinics, Italy, July 29-31
- Tour in Japan with the Hironobu Saito New York Quartet, first half of August
5) Watch Marco's TV appearance with Eldar in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, by clicking on the window below:
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3) Check out Marco's online interview for JazzInk
4) Marco's acoustic and electric bass playing is featured on two of Eldar's CDs, on the Sony BMG Masterworks label: "Live at the Blue Note" (2006) and "re-imagination" (2007).
6) Recent CD releases featuring Marco Panascia:
- "Existence" by Ayako Shirasaki, featuring Lewis Nash on drums (What's New Records), available here
- "BOLLING: Suites for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio" by the Roselli Quartet (Naxos Classical Records), available here
7) Marco Panascia's full gig schedule in New York City and on the road is available here