Ares Tavolazzi, born on July 12, 1948, in Ferrara, Italy, is a jazz musician. He studied cello and double bass at the Girolamo Frescobaldi Conservatory in his hometown. Tavolazzi began his professional music career as a bassist in a beat band led by Carmen Villani. In 1969, he formed the Pleasure Machine with Ellade Bandini and Vince Tempera, and contributed to albums like Francesco Guccinis L'isola non trovata (1970) and I Giganti's Terra in bocca (1971). After the Pleasure Machine's disbandment, Tavolazzi joined the fusion band Area in 1973. He participated in Gil Evans Italian tour in 1982 and collaborated extensively with various artists including Mina, Eugenio Finardi, Paolo Conte, and Paolo Fresu. Tavolazzi won the Premio A. Willaert for Best Musician of the Year in 1987. In 2008, he released Godot e altre storie di teatro.
