Nicola Conte, born 1962 in Bari, Apulia, Italy, is an Italian jazz DJ, composer,
producer, guitarist, remixer, and sampler whose classical training underpinned a
career that fused acid jazz with bossa nova, Italian film scores, easy
listening, and Indian motifs. He first attracted attention with the 2000 album
Jet Sounds, whose title track "Bossa per Due" became an underground hit and
later featured in commercials for Acura and Joe Boxer. Nicola Conte followed
with Other Directions (2004) on Blue Note/Schema, Rituals (2008) on Schema, and
the two‑disc The Modern Sound of Nicola C...