Luciano Biondini
His duet partner Javier Girotto was born in 1965 in Argentina (of Italian ancestors) where he studied Argentinian and Italian music in his early years. At age 22 he went to Boston, USA and graduated from Boston's Berklee School of Music "cum magna laude" in 1990. He then went to Italy where he founded and led the ensemble "Aires Tango". He also worked with big names from world music and jazz, e.g. Anouar Brahem, Randy Brecker, Paolo Fresu, Enrico Rava, Mercedes Sosa and Gianluigi Trovesi. In his playing Girotto combines technical virtuosity, folk melodicism, the drama of the tango and the fire of jazz.
As a duo, Luciano Biondini & Javier Girotto have been a successful live act for quite a while. A charming crossing between a jazz band and a chamber music ensemble, the virtuosic duo explores folkloristic gestures, tango feel, free- wheeling improvisation and neo-classical sounds. Sometimes thoughtful, sometimes cheerful, sometimes ecstatic, they unfold a wide spectrum of moods and colors, thus acting like an orchestra en miniature. An Austrian concert review read: "An extraordinary pleasure. The melancholy of the tango meets the lightness of the European south. The moods of this dialogue change between a soft 'chat' and loud, almost nervous musical arguments... a very playful, nearly comedian matter." - "Terra Madre" is their first album as a duo and presents 12 highlights from their book, all originals.
Luciano Biondini can also be heard on: Rabih Abou-Khalil - "Morton's Foot" (ENJ-9462 2) / Gabriele Mirabassi - "Latakia Blend" (ENJ-9441 2)
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Victoria Ac420V
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Luciano Biondini Besetzung: Luciano Biondini - Akkordeon "Jetzt hat die Selbstfindung des Akkordeons einen neuen Höhepunkt erreicht. Was das Köln-Konzert Keith Jarretts für den Soloklaviervortrag im Jazz bedeutete, das könnte diese live Einspielung des Italieners Luciano Biondini für das Solorezital auf dem Akkordeon werden." Klassik/Musikmagazin Rondo "Luciano Biondini gehört zu den großen Virtuosen des aktuellen Akkordeon-Geschehens. In seinen Improvisationen nimmt er das Publikum auf rasante Ausflüge mit, verliert sich aber nicht in technischer Oberflächlichkeit
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Luciano Biondini
Instrument: Accordion
Born: January 1, 1971
