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Jazz pianist Stefano Bollani was created in Milan, Italy, on Dec 5, 1972. He started playing piano as a kid to be able to accompany his performing, but soon focused solely over the instrument, searching for a conservatory in Florence when he was 11. There, he examined both jazz and …

At the start from the ’80s, trumpeter Paolo Fresu attended the Siena Summer Jazz Workshops and amazed Enrico Rava along with his creativity, skill, and technique. On the next a decade, he became a significant player within the Italian picture, first along with his personal quintet (that is still heading), …

This hugely popular trumpet player (born in Trieste, Italy in 1939) almost single-handedly brought Italian jazz to international attention. He started playing Dixieland trombone in Turin, but after hearing Mls Davis, switched equipment and embraced the present day style. Other essential meetings had been with Gato Barbieri, with whom he …