Giuseppe Cucchiara is a jazz bassist and composer based in New York City, where he is building his musical reputation playing with the likes of Rodney Green, Luis Perdomo, Kevin Hays, Harry Allen, Leo Genovese. In 2017 Giuseppe toured in Italy as band leader after recording his first album, Cookin’ Hot, featuring the trusted Stefano Bagnoli on drums and internationally acclaimed Dado Moroni on piano. Upon his arrival to the Big Apple, Giuseppe was invited to play at the Jazz Gallery for jazz piano legend Kenny Barron in celebration of his 75th birthday. But the turning point for his artistic development was the opportunity to start a close relationship with Ron Carter, worldwide acclaimed musician, multi-Grammy Award winner and most recorded jazz bassist in history, who mentored him closely for over four years to date. After moving to New York City, Giuseppe had the opportunity to share the stage with Rodney Green, Johnny O’Neal, Luis Perdomo, Kevin Hays, Harry Allen, Erena Terakubo, Bill Pierce, Daniele Germani, Davis Whitfield, Michael Wang, Residente, Benito Gonzalez, Neal Smith, Darren Barrett, Dado Moroni, Leo Genovese, Saul Rubin, Anthony Pinciotti, Joe Farnsworth, Anthony Wonsey, Sarah McKenzie, Dan Wilson, Troy Roberts, Billy Mintz, Michael Kanan, Keith Brown, Steve Ash, Charles Gould, Kush Abadey, Adam Arruda, Eviatar Slivnik, Ben Solomon.