ROBERTO OCCHIPINTI TRIO
DECEMBER 4, 11,& 18 @ 5:30 PM

Roberto Occhipinti - Bass

Ewen Farncombe - Piano (Dec 4th)

Davide Corraza - Drums (Dec 4th)

Adrean Farrugia - Piano ( Dec 11th)

Ernesto Cervini - Drums (Dec 11th)

Lorne Lofsky - Guitar (Dec 4th & 18th)

Terry Clarke - Drums (Dec 18th)

NO RESERVATIONS

$10 COVER CHARGE

Born in Toronto, Bassist Roberto Occhipinti is a well established presence in the Canadian and International Jazz  scene. A 5 time Juno award winning musician, he is equally at home playing classical music as well as jazz and world music. In addition to leading his own groups with  5 with discs under his name, he has performed ,toured and recorded with Jane Bunnett, Hilario Duran, Jamey Haddad, Jovino Santos Neto, Don Byron, Jeff Coffin, Uri Caine, Bruce Cockburn, Enrico Rava, Stefano Bollani and Dafnis Prieto.  

An award winning producer ,projects include recordings for Dafnis Prieto, Michael Occhipinti-Sicilian Jazz Project , Hilario Duran, The Gryphon Trio, ES:MO, Don Thompson.

Recent recordings include The Music Of Don Thompson featuring bassist Joel Quarrington and his own recording on Modica Music ,The Next Step featuring Larnell Lewis and Adrean Farrugia.

In 2024 , his label Modica Music released a new album called Remnants. a collection of un released recordings from his catalogue.

In addition, in December ,  a collection of recordings done during the covid pandemic called the  Lockdown Sessions will be performed at the Rex , featuring some of Toronto’s fienst jazz musicians