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Enrico Pieranunzi

Born: December 5, 1949

Enrico Pieranunzi was born in Rome in 1949 and has for many years been among the most significant and well-known protagonists of the international jazz scene. A pianist, composer, and arranger, he has recorded more than 70 albums under his own name, ranging from piano solo to trio, from duo to quintet.

He has collaborated, either live or in the studio, with Chet Baker, Lee Konitz, Paul Motian, Charlie Haden, Chris Potter, Marc Johnson, and Joey Baron. Pieranunzi has been named Artist of the Year three times by the Musica Jazz magazine critics’ poll (in 1989, 2003, 2008). He also won the French Django d’Or prize as “Best European Musician” in 1997 and the German Echo Jazz Award in 2014 as “Best International Keyboard Artist”.

Meeting Mr. Bonandrini. L'epopea di Black Saint e Soul Note

by Neri Pollastri
August 24, 2026

Giovanni Bonandrini è uno dei grandi artefici del jazz “dietro le quinte," nel nostro paese e non solo. Produttore discografico, ha dato vita e lustro dalla seconda metà degli anni Settanta fino ai Duemila all'etichetta indipendente Black Saint, rilevata da Giacomo Pellicciotti nel 1977, e l'ha affiancata alla Soul Note, dedicata al jazz più tradizionale, laddove ...

Michel Petrucciani: Kuumbwa

by Jack Kenny
April 16, 2026

Recorded live on May 11, 1987, at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, California, this album catches pianist Michel Petrucciani during an inspired phase of his career. It was not his first visit to the venue. While living in Big Sur--about an hour south of Santa Cruz--Petrucciani had befriended saxophonist Charles Lloyd, who was on ...

Plays Duke, Part III: More contemporary covers of Ellington's best loved tunes.

by Larry Slater
April 3, 2026

Duke Ellington's legacy lives on today largely through his compositions, and musicians from around the globe continue to embrace his music, finding new ways to re-interpret his songs.In this hour, you'll hear some immortal selections from the Ellington canon, including “Cotton Tail," “Solitude," “In A Sentimental Mood," “Come Sunday," “Reflections in D," and “The ...

Jazz Interpretations of the French Impressionist Musical Revolutionaries Erik Satie and Claude Debussy

by Larry Slater
January 23, 2026

Jazz has had its fair share of musical revolutionaries. Charlie Parker in the 1940s. Ornette Coleman in the late '50s and John Coltrane in the '60s.Erik Satie and Claude Debussy were revolutionaries in the classical music world of 19th century France, and both have been a powerful influence on generations of jazz artists.

Umbria Jazz Winter a Orvieto

by Libero Farnè
January 7, 2026

Umbria Jazz Winter Varie sedi Orvieto 30 dicembre 2025--3 gennaio 2026 A differenza di tutti gli altri anni recenti, sui main stage di questa 32^ edizione di Umbria Jazz Winter--il Teatro Macinelli, il Museo Emilio Greco e il Palazzo del Popolo--non erano presenti esponenti dell'attuale scena statunitense in veste di ...

Improvising the Classics: Jazz Goes Baroque

by Larry Slater
November 28, 2025

I love classical music almost as much as jazz. Like jazz, classical music is a big tent, spanning the entire musical spectrum from medieval chant to twelve tone atonality. Jazz musicians today get most of their music education in universities and colleges, and often in conservatories. A great many of today's jazz artists have ...

Roberto Olzer Trio's Homage to the music of Enrico Pieranunzi

by Nathalie Tamara Freson
November 13, 2025

Roberto Olzer Trio Studio Annette Tel Aviv October 31, 2025 “Good things come to those who wait."--the old adage certainly applied to Roberto Olzer Trio's homage to the music of Italian legendary pianist Enrico Pieranunzi. Originally planned for May 2025, the event was postponed due to the war in ...

Antonio Faraò: Kind of...

by Artur Moral
October 23, 2025

Antonio Faraò may seem a restless spirit, always on the move--a musical entity gifted with an innate, perpetual acceleration. But for certain decisions, he clearly takes his time: over eight years ago, in an interview aptly titled Antonio Faraò, l'eklektiko, the Rome-born pianist and composer--already in his fifties-- declared his interest in tackling a solo piano ...

Jakob Bro: Live at The Village Vanguard

by Fran Kursztejn
September 28, 2025

Legendary guitarist Jakob Bro revitalized the pensive romanticism of the ECM Records sound with last year's Taking Turns, and continues his crusade in Live at the Village Vanguard. His strategy is simple: a diverse cast, both in style and generation, slavishly dedicated to a dynamic trajectory, like a viscous alloy rushing violent in an aged riverbed. ...