Paolo Damiani is an Italian jazz cellist and double-bassist. He was a member of the avant-garde jazz band Italian Instabile Orchestra. He has worked with Gianluigi Trovesi, Kenny Wheeler, Tony Oxley, Paolo Fresu, and John Taylor.
He has also played on albums by Deep Forest and the Italian jazz-rock band Bauhaus. He was the bassist of progressive rock band Buon Vecchio Charlie, who released one album in 1971.