Maria Pia De Vito
Maria Pia De Vito is an Italian jazz singer, composer, and arranger.
Career
A native of Naples, Italy, she studied classical music, opera, and Italian folk music. In 1976 she performed folk songs as a singer, guitarist, and pianist. In 1980 she sang with jazz musicians such as Art Ensemble of Chicago, Michael Brecker, Uri Caine, Peter Erskine, Paolo Fresu, Billy Hart, Maria Joao, Nguyên Lê, Dave Liebman, Bruno Tommaso, Gianluigi Trovesi, Steve Turre, Miroslav Vitous, and Joe Zawinul. In the 1980s she worked with Toots Thielemans and Mike Stern. She collaborated with Rita Marcotulli in the 1990s on the albums Nauplia and Fore Paese. She has often worked with the British composer Colin Towns and with pianist John Taylor.Discography
As leader
Nauplia with Rita Marcotulli Fore Paese Triboh with Arto Tuncboyaciyan, Rita Marcotulli Phone Verso Nel Respiro Tumulti with Patrice Heral So Right with Danilo Rea Jazzitaliano Live 2007 Dialektos with Huw Warren O Pata Pata with Huw Warren Il Pergolese with Francois Couturier Lazy Songs with Enzo Pietropaoli Core- ''Moresche e Altre Invenzioni''
As guest
- Pietro Tonolo, Un Veliero All'Orizzonte
- Colin Towns, Still Life
- Colin Towns, Dreaming Man with Blue Suede Shoes
- David Linx, One Heart, Three Voices
- Giorgio Gaslini, Il Brutto Anatrocolo
- Guinga, ''Porto Da Madama''