Giulio Xavier Cetto is a bassist, composer, and vocalist based in San Francisco, California.

Raised in a musical family, Giulio has played music his entire life and is dedicated to the love of space sound. Between gigging as the bassist for two time Grammy award winning artist The Fantastic Negrito, Giulio composes original works of music and plans to release his first album in 2021.

While composing, leading his own bands, and playing in multiple ensembles, Giulio also teaches master classes and private lessons. For the past five years he has been a faculty member at the Stanford Jazz Workshop teaching courses from Bass, to theory and musicianship. He has also taught master classes and the University of Northern Arizona, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, and taught at the California Jazz Conservatory.

Known for exploring multiple genres and styles, Giulio’s study of music spans continents and generations. Giulio is influenced by his Venezuelan-Italian heritage, Bay Area rap music, and his jazz and classically-trained family. His well rounded experience, deep listening and openness allow him to adapt to any musical scenario. This has been the key to his success as a bassist.  

Giulio has performed with Grammy award winning artist such as Lawrence Hobgood, Johnathan Hoard, and Thomas Pridgen. 

Giulio’s recordings include several albums with artists such as Aaron Janik, Javier Santiago, Omree Gal-Oz, Arlyn Anderson, Spelling, and Kev Choice.

He has played in notable venues such as SF Jazz, Yoshi’s Oakland, the Yerba Buena Theater, Zelllerbach Playhouse, Black Cat, and the Great American Music Hall. He has played music abroad in Russia, Costa Rica, Malaysia, Singapore, Italy, Abu Dhabi, Ireland, Canada, US Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.

He has also shared the stage with notable musicians such as Yosvany Terry, Eric Harland Quartet ft. Ben Wendel & James Francies, Eric Reed, Steve Turre’s Eulipion All Stars ft. Carl Allen, Vincent Herring, James Carter, and Matt Clark, also Roy Mc Curdy, Dayna Stephens, Matt Wilson, Joe Gilman, Stacy Dillard, Eric Wyatt, Theo Croker, Akira Tana, Faye Carol, Ernie Watts, Sean Jones, Mike Aaberg, Warren Wolf, Joel Ross, Kassa Overall, Melanie Charles, Jacam Manricks, The Le Boeuf Brothers, De’Sean Jones, KNMDK, and more. 

For booking inquiries, contact Giulio at (209)-405-5184 or giulioxaviercetto@gmail.com.