Enzo Avitabile

Born in Naples, Italy, Avitabile started as a self-taught saxophonist at ten years old.

He started his career as a turnist, and made his record debut in 1982 with Avitabile, an album which saw the collaboration of Richie Havens.

Bottari is a traditional rhythm from southern Italy involving percussion elements such as wine barrels, wooden drums and the like.

Avitabile keeps the Bottari culture in mind while experimenting with fusion jazz (sax, trumpets, etc.).

He has collaborated with Pino Daniele, Edoardo Bennato, James Brown, Afrika Bambaataa and Tina Turner, Trilok Gurtu, Daby Touré, and Ashraf Sharif Khan (son of Sharif Khan Poonchwaley), among others.