Exhibitor
ArchTop e Carmelo Tartamella
Info
Carmelo Tartamella, a professional guitarist since 1986, has participated in the most important Jazz/Blues/Gypsy festivals in Europe such as the Montreaux Jazz Festival, Pistoia Blues, Bolzano Gypsy Jazz Festival, etc….
He has released over 30 solo and collaborative albums. He also teaches at the Conservatory and holds various masterclasses
He was a guitarist for RAI and collaborated with some of the best musicians (Franco Cerri, Scott Hamilton, Bobby Durham, Joe Pass, etc…)
His style is based on a mix of Jazz Bebop and Gypsy Jazz, without ever forgetting the lesson of the Blues and with a constant interest in Jazz guitar styles
An expert in archtop guitars, he designed the “New 500J” together with the Paoletti Guitars company
Exposure
Presented at the Electric Sound Village 2025, some important pieces from Carmelo Tartamella’s collection, jazz guitars, as well as the presentation for the first time of the semi-acoustics by Casa Paoletti:
• Gibson L7 Charlie Christian-1948
• Gibson ES175 Blonde-1961 (PAF)
• Gibson L5 Chess-1998 Historic collection
• Robert Benedetto Fratello Custom-1990
• Chitarra Manouche Boonstra-2005
Presentazione della Prima “New 500J” Paoletti Archtop
• Paoletti “New 500J H” Natural (cassa da 60)
• Paoletti “New 500J H” Natural (cassa da 80)
• Paoletti “500 Lounge HH” Heavy Black
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