High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Paolo Damiani (born 1952) is an Italian jazz cellist and double-bassist. Performing primarily in the avant-garde jazz and post bop mediums, Damiani was born in Rome, Italy. Damiana has performed over his career with a vast array of professional jazz musicians, including Gianluigi Trovesi, Kenny Wheeler, Tony Oxley, Paolo Fresu and John Taylor. He has also recorded on the albums of Deep Forest and Bauhas.