Antonio Napolitano, musician, graduated in Double Bass solo performance was born in Pomigliano D’arco (NA) on December the 03rd, 1984.

He grew up in a family with a huge passion for music, he approached it at the age of 12 years old attending the Electric Bass courses with Guido Russo at the Jabling/ARS Nova Music Academy. In 2006 he attended the courses of ensemble music and improvisation with the pianist Francesco Nastro. He attended the Conservatory of Music “Nicola Sala” in Benevento and in 2008 he obtained the Degree certificate of 1rt Level in Jazz (Bass) - Technique of improvisation and Arrangement for Big Bands. At that time, he decided to increase his knowledge of harmony, improvisation and the role of the Bass in Jazz music. He intesified the study of the Double Bass with Maestro Gianluigi Goglia.

He won several National Jazz Music Competitions with eminent musicians and childhood friends, and he still work together with them.

In 2006 he won the 1st Jimmy Woode Prize with “Mr. Illogic Trio” composed of: Andrea Rea, Antonio Napolitano, Elio Coppola.

In 2007 he won the National Competition “Chicco Bettinardi” - New Italian Jazz Talents with “Ostinato Jazz Quartet” composed of: Andrea Santaniello, Andrea Rea, Antonio Napolitano, Elio Coppola.

In 2008 he won the Moncalieri Jazz Award with “FAG trio” composed of: Francesco Marziani, Antonio Napolitano, Luigi “Gino” Del Prete.

He performed in many Jazz Music Festivals, such as: Pomigliano Jazz, METU Art Festival, Umbria Jazz Winter, Arquato Jazz, Marigliano in Jazz, Moncalieri Jazz Festival, Piacenza Jazz, Tuscia in Jazz, Fiano Music Festival, Lioni Jazz, San Gia … zz, MuseiDiSera, Jazz & Baccala’, Marcianise in Jazz, Giullarte, Festa Dei Gigli Foundation, Well in Jazz, Serafino Jazz, Suoni Dal Golfo, Pozzuoli Jazz Festival, XXVII International Festival of Tagliacozzo Midsummer, AnacapriFaMusica XII and many others.

The passion for musical art gave him the great opportunity to meet and collaborate with many musicians of the international jazz scene, such as: Bobby Watson, Jesse Davis, David Kikoski, Rick Margitza, Sandro Deidda, Alfonso Deidda, Gabriele Mirabassi, Giovanni Amato, Fabrizio Bosso, Flavio Boltro, Daniele Scannapieco, Emanuele Cisi, Pietro Condorelli, Max Ionata, Alessandro Castiglione, Giulio Martino, Michele di Martino, Francesco Nastro, Jerry Popolo, Pietro Lussu, Emmet Cohen, Marco Valeri, Celia Kameni, Walter Ricci, Nicole Zuriatis, Alessandro La Corte, Stefano Tatafiore, Gaetano Fasano, Claudio Romano, Giampiero Virtuoso, Bepi D’amato, Aldo Bassi, Luca Aquino, Sergio Di Natale, Massimo Manzi, Antonio Onorato, Marco Zurzolo, Emilia Zamuner, Nicola Cordisco, Daniele Cordisco, Joyce Elaine Yuille, Francesco Marziani, Antonio Capasso, Enrico Zanisi, Bruno Montrone, Massimo Del Pezzo, Fabrizio Gaudino, Elio Coppola, Andrea Rea, Andrea Santaniello, Vincenzo Saetta, Luigi Del Prete, Mino Lanzieri, Luigi Di Nunzio, Luigi Masciari, Eleonora Strino, Humberto Amesquita, Mario Castellano, Lauren Henderson, Michael Rosen, Molly Ringwald, Joy Garrison, Flavio Guidotti, Flavio Dapiran, Domenico Sanna, Craig Hartley, Alessio Busanca, Francesco Cipollone, Gianluca Lusi and many others.

His love for Jazz meets Classical Music. Driven by the desire to increase his skills at playing this instrument, in 2017 he attended the Conservatory of Music “D. Cimarosa” in Avellino under the eyes of Maestro Carmine Laino. In 2020 he obtained the Degree certificate of 2nd Level in Double Bass (solo performance) graduated with honors.

There are many record collaborations in different musical fields. Among these the most significant: Discography

Current projects:

Alessandro Castiglione Trio with Alessandro Castiglione, Antonio Napolitano and Massimo Del Pezzo. A new project of unpublished works composed by Alessandro Castiglione that will be published soon.

Elio Coppola Trio with Antonio “Caps” Capasso, Antonio Napolitano, Elio Coppola.

Francesco Marziani, Antonio Napolitano, Massimo Del Pezzo - Trio.

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