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Born in Messina, Italy (Sicily), self-taught from the age of 6, he studied for several years with the pianist-composer Salvatore Bonafede, and, in New York for a brief and intensive time with Richie Beirach. In the years he attended several jazz courses and clinics, among the others Siena Jazz; Berklee Clinics in Umbria, Aebersold School in London , and piano courses with Shirley Scott, James Williams and Franco D’Andrea. Luciano performed in several festival and jazz- clubs in Europe and US. He is the pianist of the Mahanada Quartet an original combination of free improvisation and written music

Article: Album Review

Karl Berger, Ingrid Sertso, Giancarlo Mazzù, Luciano Troja: One Mind

Read "One Mind" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri
August 31, 2026

"Quest'opera straordinaria è una raffinata miscela di poesia, preghiera, influenze orientali, canto e interazione musicale. Un viaggio, un canto, una ricerca spirituale. Un vero incontro tra Mente e Spirito. Più lo ascolti, più lo sentirai. Una vera opera d'arte." Così, nelle note di copertina, Rocco John Iacovone descrive quest'album che, registrato a New York nel 2019 ...

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Live: An American Songbook in Sicily

By Rocco John Iacovone

Label: Silver Horn Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Intro, Miles to Go, don't wait too long, atone poem, band intro, cy-cology,indigo Joe, solstice of solace, there's always more, in a dwam, no judgement, blue nights

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One Mind

By Karl Berger

Label: Silver Horn Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Sky Gaze; In Search of the Center; Dancing Trees; White Clouds; Prayer Flags; Drops of Sound; Gate of the Night.

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To New Life: The Music of Earl Zindars

By Luciano Troja

Label: Almendra Music
Released: 2023
Track listing: Lullaby for Helene; Sareen-Jurer/Hokees Orrant Ee Var; Dreams Are These; Elsa; Thoughts of Mine/Mother of Earl; Karen's Mode; Roses for Annig; Wissahickon Walk; To New Life: (i) Rain (ii) Silenced World (iii) Wait (iv) Tuning.

Article: Live Review

Filarmonica Laudamo Creative Orchestra: "Suite For Peace" di Karl Berger

by Neri Pollastri
December 6, 2023

Filarmonica Laudamo Creative Orchestra Auditorium Antonello da Messina Messina 19.11.2023 Storica associazione musicale messinese dalla vita ormai secolare, la Filarmonica Laudamo da molti anni organizza partecipatissime stagioni (oltre seicento gli abbonamenti) con cartelloni che affiancano alle rappresentazioni classiche anche concerti di altri generi. Tra questi --specie da quando nel 2013 ...

Article: Album Review

Luciano Troja: To New Life: The Music of Earl Zindars

Read "To New Life: The Music of Earl Zindars" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri
October 16, 2023

Il pianista messinese Luciano Troja già nel 2010 aveva dedicato un lavoro alla musica di Earl Zindars--At Home with Zindars--pianista e compositore di Chicago talmente raffinato che Bill Evans, di cui era amico e collaboratore, aveva in repertorio diversi brani da lui composti. In quel lavoro, corredato da note storico-biografiche e realizzato dopo essersi ...

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Luciano Troja: To New Life: The Music Of Earl Zindars

Read "To New Life: The Music Of Earl Zindars" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
July 28, 2023

Like many before him, Sicilian pianist Luciano Troja discovered the music of Earl Zindars (1927-2005) through pianist Bill Evans, who probably recorded more tunes by Zindars--nine in total--than he did by any other composer. Equally smitten, Troja has been down this road before, paying homage to Zindars on At Home with Zindars (Self Produced, 2011), a ...

News: Interview

Luciano Troja: Second Earl Zindars Tribute

May 22, 2023

Fans of pianist Bill Evans know that one of his favorite composers was Earl Zindars. The American songwriter's work recorded by Evans includes Elsa, How My Heart Sings, Mother of Earl, Lullaby for Helene, Quiet Light and Sareen Jurer. Today, one of the most exquisite interpreters of Zindars' music is Italian pianist Luciano Troja (above). Luciano ...

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Any Morning

By Giancarlo Mazzu Luciano Troja

Label: Slam Productions
Released: 2019
Track listing: Afternoon; Quando il vento è cessato; First Time; Any Morning; Manlight; Lifetime; Before The Wind; Overcoming Obstacles; Da cuore a cuore; Stars Over Me.