DINO CONTENTI
Double bass

Comes to the scene as a professional musician way back in 1985.
Formerly he is a self-taught musician after many experiences as a bassguitar-player matured in the multi-faceted world of modern music he started  to play the double-bass.
Since then non-stop jazz activity has seen him a much sought-after artist for many musicians both from the lively Italian jazz-mine and the international jazz-set; among them are

PIETRO TONOLO, EMANUELE CISI, ANTONIO FARAO',
MARIO RUSCA, RICCARDO ZEGNA,
GIANNI BASSO, CARLO SOLA, ENRICO RAVA,
GABRIELE MIRABASSI, TIZIANA GHIGLIONI, FRANCESCA OLIVIERI, FLAVIO BOLTRO, FRANCO CERRI,
BOB BONISOLO, HAL STEIN, TONY CASTELLANO,
BOB MOVER, DICK ECKSTALLE SMITH, BARNEY KESSEL,
JIMMY COBB, RAY MANTILLA, TOMMY CAMPBELL, SKIP HADDEN, GARRISON FEWELL,MANHU ROCHE,FLORENCE FOUCARDE.

At present he's the resident bass-player with the ALBORAN TRIO.

In the past he had  worked  with many project such as:
Gianni Coscia Trio , Uschi Laar trio, the Claudio Fasoli Quartet,
The trio with the american Harpist Park Stickney and the french drummer Manhu Roche and the european Trio of the american guitarist Garrison Fewell. With this Trio he has taken part to the Montreux Jazz
Festival in 1998 and 1999. The trio has often accompanied live performances of the British singer Norma Winstone.
A large number of televsion appearances for RAI and MEDIASET add up to his experience accompanying many pop artists . From 1987 to 1999 has carried out teaching activities at the Centro Jazz in Turin .
He had also made many jazz improvisation and bass class in european conservatory in Barcellona, Saragoza, Geneve, Munich, London.