Di Battista's usual bassist and trumpeter Rosario Bonaccorso and Flavio Boltro are teamed up for this session with the Stateside duo of pianist Kenny Barron and Jazz at Lincoln Center powerhouse drummer Herlin Riley for a collection of Birdsongs that stick pretty closely to the originals.
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi | Stefano Modena | Alfredo Di Stéfano | Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | Giovanni Battista Guarini | Stefano Bontade | Leon Battista Alberti | Giovanni Battista Pescetti | Giovanni Battista Riccioli | Treaty of San Stefano | Stefano Delle Chiaie | Stefano Dionisi | Giovanni Battista Sammartini | Giovanni Battista Morgagni | Giovanni Battista Giraldi | Giovanni Battista de Rossi | Stefano D'Aste | Stefano Cusumano | Stefano Colonna | Stefano Bollani | Stefano Battaglia | Santo Stefano Ticino | Giovanni Battista Cipriani | Giovanni Battista Cavalcaselle | Giovanni Battista Casanova | Giovanni Battista | Stefano Zoff | Stefano Ronchetti-Monteviti | Stefano Miceli | Stefano Maderno |
He spent two years playing in New York while pursuing his graduate degree, performing and recording with Brian Lynch, Vincent Herring, Peter Washington, Benny Golson, Jacky Terrasson, Mike Moreno, Sean Jones, Ernie Watts, Stefano di Battista, Bertha Hope, Jim Rotondi, Alan Broadbent, Alex Sipiagin, and David Berkman.