Results for "Giovanni Mirabassi"

Giovanni Mirabassi

Italian pianist and composer, born in Perugia in 1970. He starts playing the piano at the age of three and gets interested in jazz at ten. Self-taught, he studies while listening to Bud Powell, Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Jacky Byard, then Bill Evans, Kenny Barron, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, and also musicians playing other instruments than the piano, ranging from Charlie Parker to Pat Metheny, but also Astor Piazzolla and Elton John, Bach, Brahms, Charles Mingus… And of course Enrico Pieranunzi who remains one of his most influential pianists. At 17, he gives his first important concert at a moment’s notice, accompanying Chet Baker on a visit to Perugia

The Love Trilogy

By Sacha Boutros

Label: Hear Me Roar Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Sacha Boutros, vocals and producer and arranger J'Attendrai - Piano Giovanni Mirabassi WhPatrick Hogan, piano; Giovanni Mirabassi, guitar.

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 ...

Arirang - The Name of Korean Vol. 2

By Arnaldo DeSouteiro

Label: Loen Entertainment
Released: 2011

Souffle

By Eva Slongo

Label: Continuo Jazz
Released: 2022
Track listing: Cosmos; Sicilienne; Les Poèmes du Vent; Allegretto; Souffle; Petite Douceur; Gnossienne; Rue de Genêts; Energía.

Eva Slongo: Souffle

by Ian Patterson
July 14, 2022

Improvisation was once a norm for classical musicians, and not just for geniuses such as Bach, Mozart, Liszt or Paganini. That freedom has, to a very large degree, been curtailed by classical music institutions, along with composition. On Souffle, her second album following Inspirations (Unit Records, 2016), Swiss-born, Paris-based violinist Eva Slongo breaks a few metaphorical ...

Improkofiev

By Stephane Spira

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2020
Track listing: Ocean Dance; Lawns; After Rain; Gymnopedie No. 1; Improkofiev Suite (Improkofiev / New York Dream / No Strings Attached).

I Poeti del Piano Solo, alla Sala Vanni di Firenze

by Neri Pollastri
October 13, 2020

I Poeti del Piano Solo Musicus Concentus Sala Vanni Firenze 1-3.10.2020 Ci vuole un certo coraggio per inaugurare una nuova rassegna subito dopo la pandemia, con tutte le limitazioni poste agli eventi culturali e di spettacolo, per giunta proprio mentre l'autunno sembra portare un incremento dei contagi. Un coraggio che ...

Improkofiev

October 13, 2020

Album: Improkofiev
By Stephane Spira
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2020
Duration: 7:12

Stéphane Spira, Giovanni Mirabassi: Improkofiev

by Thomas Fletcher
June 26, 2020

Dwelling on previous influences and past concepts to construct a fresh approach to an idea is a common approach in jazz. The title of this album indicates a pathway into the art of giving classical repertoire some jazz characteristics. Introduced to Prokofiev around 2005 by a Turkish jazz presenter and radio host, Stéphane Spira ...