RICCARDO DEL FRA
Genres: Post Bop, Jazz Related Soundtracks, Eclectic Fusion • United States

Riccardo Del Fra’s interest in music started at a very young age, choosing first the guitar, which he later swapped for an electric bass before finally settling for the double bass at the age of 17. He studied sociology and anthropology at the University of Rome while continuing his musical studies at the Music Conservatory of Frosinone where he was taught by the likesof Franco Petracchi and Franco Noto. Very rapidly he started performing in jazz concerts and recordings with the RAI Orchestra (Italian Radio and Television) of Rome. He also had the chance to work on the recordings of a number of movie scores, including Federico Fellini’s City of Women (music by Louis Bacalov); Liliana Cavani’s The Skin (music by Lalo Schifrin) and others by Ennio Moricone,Piero Umiliani, Gianni Ferrio, etc. He appeared with a variety of Italian musicians (including, among others, the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, the drummer Roberto read more...