by Doc Dosco
http://www.docdosco.com

This week we feature the fine German jazz guitarist Lorenzo Petrocca.

Online Bio

Lorenzo Petrocca, born in 1964 at Crotone/southern Italy, came to
Germany in 1979 as an emigrant with his family. He mastered the big
changes of the two cultures and the loss of everything familiar to him
by the boxing – a sport he already practised in Italy before. In 1981 he
succeeded in being the Champion of Wuerttemberg in his weight class.

From 1982 on he showed his first musical interests. He then was already
18 years old. And so he bought his first electric guitar. Soon after
that he already played with Italian dance bands, from 1986 on within
soul and funk bands among American soldiers. The Jazz he finally
discovered in 1989 when he was already 25 years old.

Today Lorenzo Petrocca can be heard with his “Lorenzo Petrocca Trio”,
his quartet and with his three brothers Davide, Antonio and Franco as
“The Petrocca Brothers” all over Germany and more and more in his home
country Italy as well as in many European countries. Lorenzo Petrocca is
also a demanded sideman – for example as a permanent member of “The
European Swingstars” – a band that comes together several times a year
to tour within Europe.

In April 2001, Lorenzo Petrocca received the Honorary Citizenship of the
City of New Orleans after a one week tour through Lousiana/USA.

Lorenzo Petrocca has toured and recorded with: Monty Alexander, Herb
Ellis, Martin Drew, Jim Sneidero, Tony Scott, Tootie, Jimmy and Percy
Heath, Dusko Goykovich, Danny Moss, Oscar Klein, Ack van Rooyen, Lars
Erstrand, Benny Bailey, Billy Mitchel, Peanuts Hucko, Jeff Clayton, Don
Rader, Harry Allen, Jiggs Whigham, Peter Herbolzheimer, Bobby Burgess,
Howard Levy, Tony Mann, John Ruoco, Ron Williams, Dave Glasser, Jasper
Thilo, Hazy Osterwald, Pete York, Al Martino, Bruno de Filippi, Gianni
Basso, Paolo Pellegatti, Paolo Tommelleri, Jimmy Larocca, Massimo
Moriconi, Calogero Marrali, Stefano Bagnoli, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Charly
Antolini, Emil Mangelsdorf, Max Greger jr., Gustl Mayer, The European
Swing Stars, Bill Ramsey

Lorenzo Petrocca’s website:
http://www.petrocca.de/

Doc Dosco is a jazz guitarist, composer and audio consultant living in
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