{"id":27305,"date":"2025-03-20T12:14:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T11:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abeatrecords.com\/music\/?p=27305"},"modified":"2026-11-02T13:56:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T12:56:46","slug":"antonello-losacco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abeatrecords.com\/music\/artist\/antonello-losacco\/","title":{"rendered":"Antonello Losacco"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/5″][vc_single_image image=”27310″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”none”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/5″][vc_column_text] [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Breve Bio – Antonello Losacco
\nSi avvicina alla musica dapprima con lo studio della chitarra classica, per poi dedicarsi al basso
\nelettrico, al contrabbasso ed infine al pianoforte.
\nE\u2019 laureato con lode e menzione d\u2019onore, in \u201cContrabbasso jazz\u201d I livello e in \u201cMusica Jazz\u201d II
\nlivello presso il conservatorio Piccinni di Bari (sotto la guida dei Maestri R.Ottaviano, M.
\nQuintavalle, V.A.Morra, D. Santorsola).
\nHa frequentato il triennio di \u201cPianoforte jazz\u201d I livello (corso singolo) sotto la guida di N. Marziliano.
\nAttualmente \u00e8 laureando in \u201cComposizione jazz\u201d e \u201cBasso elettrico\u201d entrambi II livello,
\npresso il medesimo Conservatorio Piccinni di Bari.
\nHa seguito decine di masterclass e clinics in Italia ed all\u2019estero (compresi i seminari internazionali
\ndi Siena Jazz, Seminari romani di B. Harris, International jazz workshop I e II presso il
\nPentagramma di Bari, ecc.).
\nDurante gli anni matura una grande quantit\u00e0 di esperienze, destreggiandosi tra tanti stili e contesti
\nmusicali diversi (dal rock alla pop music, dalla musica classica al funk, dedicando la sua
\nattenzione principalmente al jazz ed alla musica originale).
\nLa ricerca tecnica, timbrica e armonica sui bassi a 6 e 7 corde lo porta ad essere co-progettista
\ned endorser dei suoi strumenti e di alcune linee di produzione della liuteria Chitarre Lodato del M\u00b0
\nP. Lodato. Suona oltre al tradizionale contrabbasso a 4 corde anche il bassetto a 5 corde.
\nNel 2019 \u00e8 Primo Classificato al concorso nazionale per bassisti \u201cUn basso in rilievo\u201d (Area M,
\nMilano) Stefano Cerri memorial.
\nHa pubblicato due album da co-leader: \u201cTesoro di Carta\u201d (2019) e \u201cJaq\u201d (2020) e partecipato a
\ndiverse registrazioni da sideman.
\nHa pubblicato due album da leader:
\n\u201cRespira\u201d – Antonello Losacco with strings (2022) e \u201cWorlds Beyond\u201d feat. Roberto
\nOttaviano (2023) entrambi per la GleAM Records, vincendo il bando Puglia sounds records 2023
\nper Worlds Beyond.
\nI due album hanno ricevuto prestigiose recensioni nazionali ed internazionali, interviste e passaggi
\nradiofonici, per i suoi album, si segnalano: Rai Radio3, KSCM:ORG (USA) AllAboutJazz 4\/5 stelle –
\nUSA) Jazzit, JazzLife( Japan) e molti altri.
\nA maggio 2023 ha presentato la musica dell\u2019album Respira a New York City, con l\u2019Amy Bateman
\nstring quartet e Daniel Carter.
\nDal 2023 \u00e8 alla guida del suo trio formato da due giovanissimi talenti: Vitantonio Gasparro al
\nvibrafono e Vito Tenzone alla batteria. Il trio si \u00e8 esibito in Italia e Germania. E\u2019 stato invitato ad
\nesibirsi al Medimex festival 2024 ed ha collaborato col vincitore di 3 Grammy Awards Marc Urselli.
\nNel mese di giugno 2025 sar\u00e0 pubblicato l\u2019album live \u201cAntonello Losacco trio live in Berlin\u201d.
\nHa collaborato come arrangiatore per le orchestre \u201cMaximaOrchestra\u201d e \u201cMetropolitan Music Art\u201d
\n(alcuni suoi arrangiamenti sono stati interpretati da Sarah J. Morris, Vince Tempera, Mario Rosini).
\nLosacco si \u00e8 esibito in Italia, USA e Germania, dal vivo e\/o ha registrato con: Bobby Watson,
\nFlavio Boltro, Jed Levy, Eric Wyatt, Mark Sherman, Roberto Ottaviano, Giovanni Falzone, Michael
\nRosen, Sarah Jane Morris, Mogol, Alessandro Di Liberto, Marc Urselli, Mario Rosini, Nando Di
\nModugno, Yuyin Hsu, Rie Matsushita, Daniel Carter, Amy Bateman, Tomoko Omura, Greta
\nPanettieri, Charlie Apicella, Tina Wilcox, Alberto Parmegiani, Gaetano Partipilo, Bruno Montrone,
\nGuido Di Leone, molti altri.
\nSi dedica con passione alla didattica sia privatamente, sia presso istituzioni pubbliche.
\nHa pubblicato due libri didattici: \u201cSmartJazz\u201d (Fo(u)r editions 2017) e \u201cManuale di tecnica per
\nbasso elettrico\u201d (YCP 2023).
\nApprezzato e richiesto come bassista e contrabbassista, pone grande attenzione alla cura del
\nsuono, alla creazione delle sue linee di accompagnamento ed alla espressione improvvisativa.
\nSi distingue inoltre per le sue doti compositive e solistiche che soprattutto negli ultimi anni lo
\nhanno portato alla crescente attenzione di pubblico e critica.<\/p>\n

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He first approached music through the study of classical guitar, before moving on to electric bass, double bass, and eventually piano.<\/p>\n

He graduated cum laude<\/em> with an honourable mention in both First-Level Jazz Double Bass and Second-Level Jazz Music at the \u201cNiccol\u00f2 Piccinni\u201d Conservatory in Bari, where he studied under the guidance of R. Ottaviano, M. Quintavalle, V. A. Morra, and D. Santorsola.<\/p>\n

He also completed the three-year First-Level Jazz Piano programme as an individual course, under the guidance of N. Marziliano.<\/p>\n

He is currently completing his studies in Second-Level Jazz Composition and Electric Bass at the same \u201cNiccol\u00f2 Piccinni\u201d Conservatory in Bari.<\/p>\n

He has attended dozens of masterclasses and workshops in Italy and abroad, including the international seminars at Siena Jazz, B. Harris’s seminars in Rome, and the first and second International Jazz Workshops at \u201cIl Pentagramma\u201d in Bari.<\/p>\n

Over the years, he has gained extensive musical experience, exploring a wide range of styles and musical contexts, from rock and pop to classical music and funk, while devoting particular attention to jazz and original music.<\/p>\n

His research into technique, timbre, and harmony on six- and seven-string basses has led him to become a co-designer and endorser of his own instruments and of several production lines by the Chitarre Lodato workshop, founded by master luthier P. Lodato. In addition to the traditional four-string double bass, he also plays a five-string bass.<\/p>\n

In 2019, he won first prize at the national bass competition \u201cUn Basso in Rilievo\u201d (Area M, Milan), held in memory of Stefano Cerri.<\/p>\n

He has released two albums as co-leader: Tesoro di Carta<\/em> (2019) and Jaq<\/em> (2020), and has taken part in several recordings as a sideman.<\/p>\n

He has also released two albums as a leader: Respira \u2013 Antonello Losacco with Strings<\/em> (2022) and Worlds Beyond<\/em>, featuring Roberto Ottaviano (2023), both released on GleAM Records. With Worlds Beyond<\/em>, he was awarded funding through the 2023 Puglia Sounds Records programme.<\/p>\n

Both albums received prestigious national and international reviews, interviews, and radio airplay. Media outlets featuring his work include Rai Radio 3, KSCM:ORG (USA), All About Jazz (USA, rated 4\/5 stars), Jazzit, JazzLife (Japan), and many others.<\/p>\n

In May 2023, he presented the music from his album Respira<\/em> in New York City, performing with the Amy Bateman String Quartet and Daniel Carter.<\/p>\n

Since 2023, he has been leading his own trio, featuring two exceptionally young talents: Vitantonio Gasparro on vibraphone and Vito Tenzone on drums. The trio has performed in Italy and Germany and was invited to appear at the 2024 Medimex Festival. It has also collaborated with three-time Grammy Award winner Marc Urselli.<\/p>\n

In June 2025, the live album Antonello Losacco Trio \u2013 Live in Berlin<\/em> is scheduled for release.<\/p>\n

He has also worked as an arranger for the orchestras \u201cMaximaOrchestra\u201d and \u201cMetropolitan Music Art\u201d. Some of his arrangements have been performed by Sarah Jane Morris, Vince Tempera, and Mario Rosini.<\/p>\n

Losacco has performed in Italy, the United States, and Germany, both live and in recording sessions, alongside numerous internationally renowned musicians, including Bobby Watson, Flavio Boltro, Jed Levy, Eric Wyatt, Mark Sherman, Roberto Ottaviano, Giovanni Falzone, Michael Rosen, Sarah Jane Morris, Mogol, Alessandro Di Liberto, Marc Urselli, Mario Rosini, Nando Di Modugno, Yuyin Hsu, Rie Matsushita, Daniel Carter, Amy Bateman, Tomoko Omura, Greta Panettieri, Charlie Apicella, Tina Wilcox, Alberto Parmegiani, Gaetano Partipilo, Bruno Montrone, Guido Di Leone, and many others.<\/p>\n

He is deeply passionate about music education, teaching both privately and at public institutions.<\/p>\n

He has published two educational books: SmartJazz<\/em> (Fo(u)r Editions, 2017) and Manuale di tecnica per basso elettrico<\/em> (YCP, 2023).<\/p>\n

Highly regarded and in demand as both an electric bassist and double bassist, he places great emphasis on sound quality, the development of his bass lines, and improvisational expression.<\/p>\n

He also stands out for his compositional and soloing abilities, which, particularly in recent years, have brought him increasing recognition from both audiences and music critics.<\/p>\n

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