Paolo Pavan is a jazz pianist and Creative Commons composer. He was born in Rome in 1970. He has been studying music since he was a child,
He attended a training in composition and electronic music. He achieved the degree in piano and pursued his classical studies with Kostantin Bogino.
In 2000 achieves an ethnomusicology degree at Sapienza University with a thesis on “jazz modal in Miles Davis and John Coltrane music”.
In 2008 participates in the workshop of the pianist Kenny Barron at the Tuscia Jazz festival. Since late 80s he has been playing with several folk, rock, pop and jazz band in Rome and collaborate in studio recordings projects.
He played in numerous musical festivals and jazz clubs
In 2004 he starts recording original jazz composition that will be collected in the CD “Inside”, “Looking for way out”, “The Swing of Things”, “Lines”, “Velvet Face” and latest “Black Hand” in jazz Trio of 2019.
Since 2003, has been providing consultancy for RAI italian TV.