Nicola Conte

Nicola Conte is an Italian DJ, producer, composer, guitarist, and bandleader. During the early 21st century he introduced an innovative brand of acid jazz that incorporated bossa nova and samba tropes, melodic themes influenced by vintage Italian film soundtracks, West Coast jazz, easy listening, and Bollywood music. His 2000 debut album, Jet Sounds, employed samples of existing recordings into which he folded additional live instruments, rhythm tracks, and vocals. By the time he released 2004's Other Directions on Blue Note, he had enlisted a 12-piece band and composed all bu...