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Stefano Bollani

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At the age of six, wanting to become a singer, Stefano Bollani would accompany himself on the family keyboard. A few years later, he recorded a cassette of himself singing and playing, which he sent to his idol Renato Carosone, along with a letter explaining his dream. Carosone replied advising him to listen to a lot of blues and jazz, and so Bollani did. His first record was the second volume of the jazz encyclopaedia published by Fratelli Fabbri. At age 11, he enrolled at the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory of Florence, where he received his diploma in piano in 1993. At age 15, he tread the boards professionally, playing mostly pop, at the same time studying under Luca Flores, Mauro Grossi, and Franco D'Andrea whose seminars he attended at Siena Jazz. In 1996, he met Enrico Rava at the Teatro Metastasio in Prato who immediately invited him to play in Paris with him: "You're young, you don't have a family

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Article: Interview

Enrico Rava: The Secret Corners of a Master

Read "Enrico Rava: The Secret Corners of a Master" reviewed by Marco Iacoboni

by Marco Iacoboni

Meeting Enrico Rava means stepping into a world of stories, musicians and memories spanning decades of jazz history. We met on the occasion of the release of Corners, the ECM album he recorded with his band, Fearless Five, and a very special guest, Joe Lovano. With so many anecdotes, encounters and digressions to draw ...

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Article: Interview

Enrico Rava - Gli angoli segreti di un trombettista

Read "Enrico Rava - Gli angoli segreti di un trombettista" reviewed by Marco Iacoboni

by Marco Iacoboni

Incontrare Enrico Rava significa entrare in un mondo di storie, musicisti e ricordi che attraversano decenni di Storia del Jazz. Lo abbiamo incontrato in occasione dell'uscita di Corners, il disco realizzato con i Fearless Five e la partecipazione di un ospite d'eccezione: Joe Lovano. Tra aneddoti, incontri e digressioni, il difficile non è stato trovare gli ...

Article: Live Review

Stefano Bollani a Prato Estate

Read "Stefano Bollani a Prato Estate" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri

Stefano Bollani Prato Estate 2026 Piazza S. Maria delle Carceri 4 settembre 2026 La prima volta che ho visto Stefano Bollani in piano solo fu nel novembre del 2002: aveva appena pubblicato Les fleurs bleues, uscito per Label Bleu, parte in piano solo, parte in trio con Scott Colley al contrabbasso ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Daniel Rotem, Stefano Bollani, Asher Gamedze, Holly Palmer & More

Read "Daniel Rotem, Stefano Bollani, Asher Gamedze, Holly Palmer & More" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu

by Ludovico Granvassu

From Cape Town to L.A., New York to Brussels, Rome to the Bay Area--with a stopover in Wyoming--hop on an around-the-world tour in eight songs.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Asher Gamedze “Of the Fire" A Semblance: Of Return (Northern Spy) 0:16 Host talks ...

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Article: Live Review

Mirko Guerrini & Ilaria Crociani all'Antisalotto Culturale di Firenze

Read "Mirko Guerrini & Ilaria Crociani all'Antisalotto Culturale di Firenze" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri

Mirko Guerrini, Ilaria Crociani: Tripudiis Sonis Variis Antisalotto Culturale Firenze 9 gennaio 2026 Sono ormai oltre dieci anni che uno dei nostri musicisti più interessanti, Mirko Guerrini, ha lasciato l'Italia per trasferirsi in Australia, Paese nel quale è stato accolto con tutti gli onori e dove ha trovato un supporto organizzativo ...

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Article: Live Review

Umbria Jazz Winter a Orvieto

Read "Umbria Jazz Winter a Orvieto" reviewed by Libero Farnè

by Libero Farnè

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 ...

Album

Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic XV

By Stefano Bollani

Label: ACT Music
Released: 2025
Track listing: Prelude La Traviata; Caruso; All’inizio; Musetta Waltz; June; Va, Pensiero; Te voglio bene assaje.

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with flutist Hanna Kim

Read "Take Five with flutist Hanna Kim" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Meet Hanna Kim Hanna Kim is a talented South Korean flutist, arranger, composer, improviser, songwriter, and a bandleader. After she earned her B.A. in Music and the M.M. degree with a concentration in flute performance and conducting in California. After that, Hanna also graduated from Berklee College of Music with a B.M. in 2016 as a ...

Article: Live Review

Dieci giorni di concerti alla Casa del Jazz: Summertime 2025

Read "Dieci giorni di concerti alla Casa del Jazz: Summertime 2025" reviewed by Mario Calvitti

by Mario Calvitti

Summertime 2025 Casa del Jazz Roma 13-21 luglio 2025 Per festeggiare i 20 anni dalla sua inaugurazione come uno dei più importanti spazi per il jazz a Roma, il programma di concerti estivi alla Casa del Jazz, denominato quest'anno Summertime 2025, è stato particolarmente ricco, allungandosi su oltre due mesi ...


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