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Enrico Pieranunzi

Born: December 5, 1949

Born in Rome in 1949, Enrico Pieranunzi has long been one of the best-known and appreciated personalities on the European jazz scene. Pianist, composer, arranger, he has recorded more than seventy CDs under his own name, ranging from solo piano to trio, and from duet to quintet. He has played in concert and in the studio with Chet Baker, Lee Konitz, Marc Johnson, Joey Baron, Paul Motian, Chris Potter and Charlie Haden, performing at all the most important international festivals, from Montreal to Copenhagen, from Berlin to Madrid. Pieranunzi’s formative years embraced both classical and jazz piano, and the influence of Debussy is readily apparent in the lush romanticism at the heart of his music

Luigi Bozzolan: Nella direzione di Luca Flores

by Paolo Marra
March 26, 2021

Il libro Luca Flores—Uomo, Musicista, Artista (Casa Editoriale Terre Sommerse) di Luigi Bozzolan ritrae in maniera appassionata una delle figure più significative, ma dall'altra parte meno approfondite dal punto di vista musicale, del jazz italiano. Il racconto arricchito da argute analisi di brani, testimonianze di amici, colleghi e familiari, materiale fotografico, appunti inediti, disegni e poesie ...

Open Spaces

Label: Alfamusic
Released: 2020
Track listing: Open Spaces (Opening, Variation I,II, III); Dreaming; Sunshine; Sketch of Colours (I Movimento, II Movimento); Blue Blues.

Afterglow

Label: Challenge Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: Siren’s Lounge; Afterglow; Millie; Cradle Song For Mattia; Five Plus Five; Anne April Sang; Freelude; What’s What; How Could We Forget; Not Found; The Real You.

Enrico Pieranunzi & Bert Joris: Afterglow

by Chris May
December 29, 2020

Enrico Pieranunzi is a multidimensional pianist and composer, but when he is in mellow mood he can remind one of the late, great Henry Mancini—and it is not just his Italian heritage. Pieranunzi is a classically trained jazz musician, whereas Mancini was a jazz trained soundtrack composer with a heaven-sent gift for writing great tunes, “Moon ...

Jazz Musician of the Day: Enrico Pieranunzi

December 5, 2020

All About Jazz is celebrating Enrico Pieranunzi's birthday today! Born in Rome in 1949, Enrico Pieranunzi has long been one of the best-known and appreciated personalities on the European jazz scene. Pianist, composer, arranger, he has recorded more than seventy CDs under his own name, ranging from solo piano to trio, and from duet to quintet. ...

Simona Severini: Espressione di una voce unica

by Paolo Marra
December 1, 2020

Con la sua voce raffinata e piena di vigore espressivo, Simona Severini è una delle cantanti italiane che rappresenta al meglio la multiforme essenza del jazz, in un microcosmo artistico ormai smarcato dalla classificazione di genere. Un insieme di sfumature non solo vocali, ma anche stilistiche e compositive, che hanno preso forma nei suoi lavori solisti, ...

JazzMI - V Edizione

by Paolo Peviani
October 28, 2020

JazzMI Milano 22.10.2020 -01.11.2020 Avremmo voluto raccontarvi di un festival che aveva in programma oltre cento eventi, che aveva coinvolto la città di Milano ed il suo hinterland in undici intensi giorni di jazz. Avremmo voluto raccontarvi del desiderio di cultura, di condivisione, di musica, che aveva avuto ...

Chet Baker: An Alternative Top Ten Albums To Get Lost In

by Chris May
October 6, 2020

Chet Baker was born to a farmer's daughter and a hard-drinking, weed-smoking singer and guitarist in a Western Swing band in Yale, Oklahoma in 1929. Like many Okies, the family fared badly during the Great Depression but did a little better after moving to Glendale, California in 1939. Largely self-taught as a trumpeter, Baker honed his ...

Dino & Franco Piana Ensemble: Open Spaces

by Angelo Leonardi
August 10, 2020

Dopo aver esordito con Septet (AlfaMusic 2012) e confermato il suo valore nel successivo Seasons (AlfaMusic 2015), il medio organico di Franco e Dino Piana trova una nuova identità ampliando l'organico ai cinque archi della B.i.m. Orchestra. Le suggestioni cameristiche che impregnano qualche brano non mutano l'estetica di fondo ma al contrario esaltano ...