Summary
Roberto Della Grotta is a seasoned contrabbassist and composer based in Milan with a career spanning over four decades and more than 11 years of formal professional experience recorded. Trained at Conservatorio "Giuseppe Nicolini" and refined under masters like Franco Petracchi, Bruno Tommaso and Tony Scott, he blends classical technique with deep jazz improvisation. He has performed and recorded with prominent international and Italian jazz figures—Art Farmer, Mal Waldron, Enrico Pieranunzi among others—and collaborated with ensembles from I Pomeriggi Musicali to Area. Beyond performance, Roberto has a long track record as an educator (IPIA Rosa Luxemburg) and orchestral musician, demonstrating versatility across solo, ensemble and studio settings. Notably, he contributed to contemporary projects in Milan such as Ses Cordas’ debut album, showing an ongoing engagement with new music and cross-genre collaboration. His specialty in musical improvisation and bow technique marks him as both a technical authority and an inventive interpreter.
11 years of coding experience
Conservatorio "Giuseppe Nicolini"
BOW SPECIALIST, CLASSICAL, JAZZ, POPULAR, BOW SPECIALIST, CLASSICAL, JAZZ, POPULAR at ME STESSO
English