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Mario Pavone
Mario Pavone performing at the Lily Pad, Inman Square, Cambridge Mass. May 12, 2018
Mario Pavone performing at the Lily Pad, Inman Square, Cambridge Mass. May 12, 2018
Background information
Born(1940-11-11)November 11, 1940
Waterbury, Connecticut
DiedMay 15, 2021(2021-05-15) (aged 80)
Madeira Beach, Florida
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Double bass
Years active1960s–2021
LabelsKnitting Factory
Websitemariopavone.com

Mario Pavone (November 11, 1940 – May 15, 2021) was an American jazz bassist, composer and bandleader. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead offers that Pavone was not only "great bass player [but also a] big-hearted mensch."[1]

Early life[edit]

Pavone was born in Waterbury, Connecticut. Pavone attended B. W. Tinker grammar school, Leavenworth High School,[2] and the University of Connecticut at Storrs, where he graduated with a B.S. in engineering. When his Town Plot neighbor, world-renowned guitarist Joe Diorio, recognized him as an unrealized musician Mario was inspired to take up the bass.[2] Primarily self-taught, he was a natural on his instrument. Pavone began playing bass soon after witnessing John Coltrane at the Village Vanguardin1961.[2][3]

Career[edit]

Pavone's career took off in the 1960s when he toured Europe. Also in the 1960s, he was involved in the jazz loft era, playing in jam sessions nightly in New York City.

He began performing in 1965.[4] The New Haven-based Creative Musicians Improvising Forum (CMIF) was founded in 1975 by Pavone, Wadada Leo Smith, and Gerry Hemingway, influenced by Chicago's Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians.[4][5] His venture into composition began here. He was a member of Paul Bley's trio during 1968–72 and Bill Dixon's trio during the 1980s. He also performed with Barry Altschul, Smith, and Hemingway.

In 1979 Pavone recorded his first album as a leader. He co-led a group with Anthony Braxton in the early 1990s, with Braxton on piano rather than his usual saxophones. In 1980 he began an 18-year musical relationship with saxophonist Thomas Chapin.[5] With drummer Michael Sarin, the group recorded seven albums for Knitting Factory Records, which also released an eight-CD box set of these albums plus a live recording following Chapin's death in 1998.

His groups have included Matt Wilson, Gerald Cleaver, Peter Madsen, Joshua Redman, Tony Malaby, Dave Douglas, Steven Bernstein, George Schuller, Craig Taborn, and Jimmy Greene. Over 40 recordings and several films document his compositions and performances.[6]

Death[edit]

Pavone died from carcinoid cancerinMadeira Beach, Florida, on May 15, 2021, aged 80.[7][8]

Awards and honors[edit]

Discography[edit]

As leader[edit]

As sideman[edit]

With Anthony Braxton

With Thomas Chapin

With Bill Dixon

With others

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mario Pavone Is As Powerful As Ever On Final Albums 'Blue Vertical' And 'Isabella'". Fresh Air. NPR. June 24, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  • ^ a b c d McNally, Owen (July 31, 2014). "Jazz's Mario Pavone Draws On Boyhood Memories For His Sounds". Hartford Courant. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  • ^ Whitehead, Kevin (May 4, 2021). "Mario Pavone Makes His Final Statement". Downbeat. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  • ^ a b Layne, Joslyn. "Mario Pavone". AllMusic. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  • ^ a b Sunderland, Celeste (December 1, 2003). "Mario Pavone". All About Jazz. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  • ^ "Marion Pavone Obituary". Tribute Archive. May 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  • ^ Hardman, Ray (May 16, 2021). "Jazz Legend, Connecticut Native Mario Pavone Dies at 80". NPR. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  • ^ "Mario Pavone Artist Bio". Mario Pavone. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  • ^ "Mario Pavone – Litchfield Jazz Camp". Litchfield Jazz Camp. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  • ^ Macnie, Jim (August 21, 2019). "Mario Pavone's Dialect Trio: Philosophy (Clean Feed)". Jazz Times. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
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