Flavio Perrella: Bowhopper

Flavio Perrella is an Italian double bassist whose work brings together classical music, jazz and free improvisation. From an early age, he developed these interests in parallel, performing with symphony orchestras, modern and hard-bop jazz groups, and experimental ensembles.

His musical approach seeks a personal language that connects these different experiences. He moved to Paris in 2009, where he has performed both as a bandleader and as a sideman. His Da Vinci album Bowhopper features guitarist Simon Martineau and drummer Thomas Delor.

Nuzut Trio was formed in Paris in 2016 by double bassist and composer Flavio Perrella, with guitarist Simon Martineau and drummer Thomas Delor. The group brings simple melodic ideas into an open musical world shaped by improvisation, rhythmic interplay and the contrasting sounds of acoustic bass and electric guitar.

Their debut album The Bowhopper, released by Da Vinci Jazz, draws on a decade of Perrella’s compositions. The trio moves between lightness and intensity, allowing each player’s individual language to contribute to the ensemble’s sound.

Simon Martineau is a French guitarist from Pays de Loire who lives in Paris since 2006. He has been active on the French jazz scene and regularly performs in various clubs and festivals, leading his own group as well as participating to others as a sideman. Sometimes dissonant and tricky, his guitar playing is animated by a constant searching for simplicity, with an ever-present sense of melody.

Born in Nice, Thomas Delor began drumming at the age of 8. Self-taught drummer, his taste for playing in small bands developed as a means to approach the instrument both rhythmically and diatonically. “I would like to break the rule that the drums only functions are rhythm and tempo, as it is taught in France...Nowadays, I believe the drums should be as integral to the melody as any other instrument”.

Flavio Perrella is an Italian double bassist whose work brings together classical music, jazz and free improvisation. From an early age, he developed these interests in parallel, performing with symphony orchestras, modern and hard-bop jazz groups, and experimental ensembles.

His musical approach seeks a personal language that connects these different experiences. He moved to Paris in 2009, where he has performed both as a bandleader and as a sideman. His Da Vinci album Bowhopper features guitarist Simon Martineau and drummer Thomas Delor.