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Roberto Occhipinti

Roberto Occhipinti is a Toronto double and electric bassist, composer, producer, and bandleader whose work connects jazz, Latin music, and orchestral writing.

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Career Overview

About Roberto Occhipinti

Occhipinti's official biography traces a career across classical orchestras, jazz and Latin ensembles, session work, composition, and record production. It identifies double and electric bass as the link between those settings and documents work with Jane Bunnett, Hilario Durán, Soul Stew, and contemporary-music ensembles.[1][3]

His leader recordings combine rhythm sections with strings, winds, and larger arrangements, while his Modica Music imprint also documents work as a producer. The Next Step narrows that orchestral experience into an acoustic trio with Adrean Farrugia and Larnell Lewis.[1][3][4]

Ensembles and Career Threads

Bands & Projects

Leader, bassist, composer, arranger, and producer

Roberto Occhipinti leader ensembles

Recordings from Trinacria through A Bend in the River and The Next Step place Occhipinti's bass and writing in quartet, orchestral, and trio configurations.[1][3][4]

Producer and label director

Modica Music

Occhipinti's artist site presents Modica Music as the home for his own projects and recordings he produces for other Canadian artists.[2][4]

Electric bassist and band member

Soul Stew

Active since 1990

The official biography identifies Soul Stew as Occhipinti's six-piece funk and R&B band alongside his jazz and classical work.[1]

Selected, Not Exhaustive

Recordings to Know

2001 · Alma Records

Trinacria

Leader and bassist

Occhipinti's leader debut features Hilario Durán, Horacio Hernández, Phil Dwyer, Hugh Marsh, Dafnis Prieto, and Yosvany Terry.[3]

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2008 · Alma Records

A Bend in the River

Leader, bassist, composer, and arranger

The recording combines Occhipinti's quartet with added strings, winds, and trumpet across original music and arranged repertoire.[3][1]

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2023 · Modica Music

The Next Step

Leader, bassist, composer, and producer

The trio recording features Adrean Farrugia and Larnell Lewis, with Occhipinti using arco lines, overdubbed harmonics, and acoustic arrangements.[4]

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Live Calendar

Upcoming Jazz DateBook Shows

Wed, Sep 9, 8:00 PM

Roberto Occhipinti Quartet

The Rex · Toronto

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Wed, Sep 9, 8:00 PM

Roberto Occhipinti Quintet

The Rex · Toronto

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Thu, Sep 10, 8:00 PM

Roberto Occhipinti Quartet

The Rex · Toronto

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Thu, Sep 10, 8:00 PM

Roberto Occhipinti Quintet

The Rex · Toronto

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Fri, Sep 11, 8:00 PM

Roberto Occhipinti Quintet

The Rex · Toronto

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Fri, Sep 11, 8:00 PM

Roberto Occhipinti Quartet

The Rex · Toronto

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Sat, Sep 12, 8:00 PM

Roberto Occhipinti Quartet

The Rex · Toronto

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Sat, Sep 12, 8:00 PM

Roberto Occhipinti Quintet

The Rex · Toronto

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Sun, Sep 20, 8:00 PM

Jonathan & Andrew Kay's The Coltrane Sutras feat. Pat LaBarbera

The Rex · Toronto

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Mon, Sep 21, 8:00 PM

Jonathan & Andrew Kay's The Coltrane Sutras feat. Pat LaBarbera

The Rex · Toronto

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Sources

Career copy is original synthesis from the artist, label, and project sources below. Current dates come from Jazz DateBook event inventory.

  1. [1] Official biography and project history

    Roberto Occhipinti

  2. [2] Official Modica Music recording catalog

    Roberto Occhipinti

  3. [3] Label biography and leader release history

    Alma Records

  4. [4] The Next Step album and personnel guide

    Roberto Occhipinti / Modica Music