Paolo Cantarella Quartet at An Die Musik Live

Paolo Cantarella is a New York based drummer and composer. He received his bachelor's degree at New Jersey City University with a major in jazz studies. While a student at NJCU Paolo studied with Tim Horner, Mark Sherman, and Allen Farnham. He has also studied under Steve Johns. In 2013, he received the Don Robertson scholarship from the New Jersey Jazz Society. Paolo has played and/or recorded with musicians such as Carlo De Rosa, Jean-Michel Pilc, Ohad Talmor, Jared Gold, Radam Schwartz, David Gilmore, Travis Reuter, Kaleta and Zozo Afrobeat, Billy Test, Nathan Hook, Erica Seguine/Shannon Baker Jazz Orchestra, Bill Warfield, and many others. Paolo is currently student of Dan Weiss who has greatly impacted his life and musicianship. Paolo most recently did a six country European tour with Rudresh Mahathappa's Gamak featuring Rich Brown and Rez Abbasi. He can also be heard on Nathan Hook’s upcoming debut record....

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Paolo Cantarella is a New York based drummer and composer. He received his bachelor's degree at New Jersey City University with a major in jazz studies. While a student at NJCU Paolo studied with Tim Horner, Mark Sherman, and Allen Farnham. He has also studied under Steve Johns. In 2013, he received the Don Robertson scholarship from the New Jersey Jazz Society. Paolo has played and/or recorded with musicians such as Carlo De Rosa, Jean-Michel Pilc, Ohad Talmor, Jared Gold, Radam Schwartz, David Gilmore, Travis Reuter, Kaleta and Zozo Afrobeat, Billy Test, Nathan Hook, Erica Seguine/Shannon Baker Jazz Orchestra, Bill Warfield, and many others. Paolo is currently student of Dan Weiss who has greatly impacted his life and musicianship. Paolo most recently did a six country European tour with Rudresh Mahathappa's Gamak featuring Rich Brown and Rez Abbasi. He can also be heard on Nathan Hook’s upcoming debut record.

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