{ "ok" : true, "artist" : { "name" : "Paolo Pavan", "page" : "paolo_pavan", "description" : "Urban funky jazz piano, in a sober and straightforward style", "location" : "Rome, Italy", "bio" : "Paolo Pavan was born in Rome in 1970. He has been studying music since he was a child and was soon dazzled by jazz music, having as teachers musicians like Stefano Sabatini and Riccardo Biseo. He attended training in composition and electronic music with Michelangelo Lupone and achieved a degree in piano whilst pursuing his classical studies with Kostantin Bogino.\n\nSince the late 80s Paolo has been playing with several folk, rock, pop and jazz bands in Rome and collaborated in studio recordings projects. He has played in numerous musical festivals like The Eddie Lang Jazz festival, Fabbricando festival, and the Se telefonando festival.\n\nIn 2000 he was finalist for the TIM international music festival. Two years later he performed the concert for piano, \"Jazz improvisation on classical theme\" at Accademia Angelica Costantiniana for the IV Festival Internazionale di Pianoforte e Musica da Camera.\n\nPaolo achieved a second degree in ethnomusicology at Sapienza University and later on participated in the workshop of the pianist Kenny Barron at the Tuscia Jazz festival.\n\nIt was after meeting the tenor saxophonist Davide Marinacci that they started playing and re-working classics from T Monk and J Coltrane in jazz clubs around the capital. The feeling between the two artists was so strong that they have, and continue to influence each other for a number of years.\n\nPaolo also regularly consults for RAI television programs.", "photo" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/img/paolo_pavan.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/paolo_pavan/", "albums" : [{ "sku" : "ppavan-blackhand", "name" : "Black Hand", "artist" : { "name" : "Paolo Pavan", "page" : "paolo_pavan" }, "release_date" : "2021-04-16", "genres" : ["Jazz","Funk","Instrumental Jazz"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["groovy","funky","reflective","sensual","elegant","melancholic"], "uses" : ["podcast background","cafe or restaurant","lounge or bar","emotional storytelling","documentary","vlog"], "energy" : 3, "instrumentation" : ["piano","double bass","drums","tenor sax","trumpet"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "Urban funky jazz piano with soulful sax and trumpet, ideal for sophisticated background use in podcasts, lounges, or reflective 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"cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Paolo%20Pavan/Velvet%20Face/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/ppavan-velvetface/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/ppavan-velvetface", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=ppavan-velvetface" },{ "sku" : "ppavan-lines", "name" : "Lines", "artist" : { "name" : "Paolo Pavan", "page" : "paolo_pavan" }, "release_date" : "2016-07-28", "genres" : ["Jazz","World","Instrumental"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["reflective","melancholic","nostalgic","exotic","peaceful","spiritual"], "uses" : ["travel","documentary","emotional storytelling","podcast background","cafe or restaurant","lounge or bar"], "energy" : 3, "instrumentation" : ["piano","clarinet","saxophone","oud","electric guitar","double bass"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "Urban funky jazz piano with world instruments and global textures, ideal for evocative, culturally rich background in travel docs, podcasts, or lounge 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"cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Paolo%20Pavan/Up/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/ppavan-up/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/ppavan-up", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=ppavan-up" },{ "sku" : "ppavan-lookingout", "name" : "Looking for a Way Out", "artist" : { "name" : "Paolo Pavan", "page" : "paolo_pavan" }, "release_date" : "2012-10-28", "genres" : ["Jazz","Blues"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["groovy","funky","reflective","melancholic","hopeful"], "uses" : ["podcast background","cafe or restaurant","lounge or bar","emotional storytelling","documentary","study or focus"], "energy" : 3, "instrumentation" : ["piano","jazz ensemble","improvised solos","urban funky grooves"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "Urban funky jazz piano with intimate, improvisational interplay and a mix of classic ballads and modern fusion—ideal for relaxed, thoughtful, or stylish audio backdrops.", "cover" : 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Projects released while a member stay licensed for good; new projects need an active membership. Credit is required. TV or radio broadcast, cinema, and background music in shops, restaurants or on-hold lines are not included: license those from the musician. Membership: $10/month, $99/year or $299 lifetime; agents can buy one themselves with MPP at /api/member-pass ($10 month, $99 year, $299 lifetime, one-off).", "projects_status" : "available", "projects_signup" : "https://magnatune.com/member/signup", "royalty_free" : "Membership is royalty-free licensing: no per-video, per-download or per-view fees, for every project created and released while a member.", "youtube" : "YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, podcasts: members may use the clean songs in monetized videos. Members register their YouTube channel (the set_youtube_channel MCP tool, or their account page) so YouTube's Content ID doesn't claim their videos. The free versions carry a spoken Magnatune voice and are non-commercial (CC BY-NC-SA), so they're not for monetized channels or client work.", "details" : "https://magnatune.com/info/licensing", "how_to_credit" : "Name the artist and \"Magnatune\", with a link to the album's web_url." } }