Born in Rome in 1949, Enrico Pieranunzi began studying the piano at the age of five. His father Alvaro, one of the first blues guitarists in Italy, introduced him to the blues and improvisation. In 1972 he graduated in classical piano at the Reggio Calabria Conservatory and then covered the role of teacher from 1973. In 1968 he entered the quartet of trombonist Marcello Rosa as a pianist to later collaborate with numerous exponents of Italian and international jazz: Dino Piana, Oscar Valdambrini, Nunzio Rotondo, Art Farmer, Johnny Griffin, Kenny Clarke, Sal Nistico, Chet Baker, Lee Konitz, Paul Motian, Charlie Haden, Chris Potter, Marc Johnson, Joey Baron. He made his debut as a soloist with the recording work in piano solo entitled "The Day After The Silence" since then, as pianist, composer and arranger, more than 80 records in his name ranging from piano solo to trio, from duo to quintet. He has participated as a pianist in the creation of more than thirty soundtracks by Maestro Ennio Morricone including "Once upon a time in America", "Nuovo Cinema Paradiso", "The blue-eyed bandit", "A beautiful bag", “Bianco, rosso e Verdone” and just as many music from films such as “Dangerous free armed” with Gianfranco Plenizio, “Duck with orange” with Armando Trovajoli, “As long as there is war, there is hope” with Piero Piccioni.
Equipped with a deeply lyrical and at the same time bold and free musical writing, Pieranunzi has composed more than two hundred songs, some of which have become real standards over the years played and recorded by musicians from all over the world, among these "Night bird ”, “Don't forget the poet”, “Fellini's waltz”. The concert activity is also intense with performances in the most important international festivals, from Montreal to Copenhagen, from Berlin and Madrid to Tokyo, from Rio de Janeiro to Beijing, to the United States, with concerts in various American cities, including New York, Boston , San Francisco. He has numerous awards to his credit including: best Italian musician in the "Top Jazz", annually announced by the magazine "Musica Jazz" (1989, 2003, 2008), best European musician (Django d 'Or, 1997). Furthermore, for the album "Live At The Village Vanguard" with Marc Johnson and Paul Motian (Cam jazz - 2010) he was awarded the Echo Jazz Award in 2014 - the German equivalent of the US Grammy - as Best International Piano Player. Precisely this performance at the Vanguard consecrates the Roman pianist as one of the most important international jazz musicians being the only Italian musician ever and one of the very few Europeans to have played and recorded several times in the historic New York club.
The prestigious American magazine "Down Beat" has included his album "Live in Paris", in trio with Hein Van de Geyn and André Ceccarelli (Challenge), among the best CDs of the decade 2000/2010.
In the authoritative text "Das Jazzbuch” (The Book of Jazz) di Joachim-Ernest Berendt and Günther Huesmann si legge – “Enrico Pieranunzi's sparkling style has transformed him into the doyen of the Italian mainstream scene: few European pianists can match his rhythmic sensitivity and harmonic refinement".
Essential discography: The Day After The Silence (Edipan – 1976), From Always to Now (Edinpan – 1978), Soft Jouney (Edipan – 1979, 1980), Isis (Soul Note – 1980), Space Jazz Trio Vol. 1 (YVP Music – 1986), Deep Down (Soul Note – 1986), Silence (Soul Note – 1989), First Song (Soul Note – 1990), The Night Go By (Alfa Jazz – 1996), Live in Paris (Challenge Records – 2001), Doorways (Cam Jazz – 2002), Fellini Jazz (Cam Jazz – 2003), Live At The Village Vanguard (Cam Jazz – 2010), Permutation (Cam Jazz – 2012), Common View (Challenge Records – 2018)
The Piano Without Borders (Disc 1) – Raimondo Campisi
Album (composto da quattro vinili) dal titolo “Il Pianoforte Senza Confini” registrato dalla Fonit Cetra nei giorni 15 e 22 febbraio e 1 e 8 marzo 1987 al Piccolo Teatro di Milano. I quattro dischi contengono rispettivamente le performance soliste dei pianisti: Raimondo Campisi, Enrico Pieranunzi, Gaetano Liguori, Antonio Ballista. Il pianista Raimondo Campisi affronta...
Enrico Pieranunzi – Live at the Village Vanguard
Album dal titolo “Live at The Village Vanguard” del trio formato da Enrico Pieranunzi (pianoforte), Marc Johnson (contrabbasso) e Paul Motian (batteria), registrato il 7 & 8 luglio del 2010 al Village Vanguard di New York e pubblicato dall’etichetta CAM Jazz nel 2013. Il disco si compone di una selezione dei brani registrazioni durante i...
Caricature Enrico Pieranunzi
Caricatura del pianista Enrico Pieranunzi realizzata nel 1989 per la trasmissione radiofonica “100 per il jazz” in onda su Radiouno Contributo condiviso da Enrico Pieranunzi Collegamenti esterni: Newsbreak – Enrico Pieranunzi You’ve Had A Change of Heart · Enrico Pieranunzi
Philology label
Logo dell’etichetta “Philology” fondata dal Paolo Piangiarelli nel 1987 a Macerata. Il nome e l’immagine del logo sono un dichiarato omaggio del produttore Paolo Piangiarelli al sassofonista contralto Phil Woods. Nel vasto catalogo della “Philology” trovano posto produzioni discografiche di grandi nomi del jazz internazionale e italiano e la pubblicazione di nastri inediti, sviluppata secondo...
Aversa – Lee Konitz Quartet
Concerto inedito del quartetto di Lee Konitz del 30 aprile 1983 ad Aversa (Caserta) Lee Konitz: sax alto/Enrico Pieranunzi: pianoforte/Enzo Pietropaoli: contrabbasso/Giampaolo Ascolese: batteria Contributo condiviso da Enzo Pietropaoli Collegamenti esterni: Lee Konitz – Biografia Se non avessi più te · Enrico Rava Phil Woods Lee Konitz
Panorama – Jazz Today
"Jazz Oggi" supplement, edited by the journalist and music critic Arrigo Polillo, of the weekly magazine "Panorama" (edition of 22 August 1978). On the first page, Arrigo Polillo outlines the aims of the editorial initiative dedicated to jazz. The well-known critic writes to the readers – "this supplement aims to take stock of the situation in some way...
Bass in the Sky - Massimo Moriconi
Album dal titolo “Bass in the Sky” del contrabbassista Massimo Moriconi registrato nel novembre del 1981 presso lo studio Titania di Roma. Bruno Biriaco: batteria/Enrico Pieranunzi: pianoforte/Massimo Moriconi: contrabbasso, basso elettrico/Birch Johnson: trombone/Bruno Lagattolla: percussioni Contributo condiviso da Enrico Pieranunzi Collegamenti esterni: Massimo Moriconi – Saxes Machine 2008
Il Pianoforte Senza Confini (Disco 2) – Enrico Pieranunzi
Album (consisting of four vinyls) entitled "Il Pianoforte Senza Confini" recorded by Fonit Cetra on 15 and 22 February and 1 and 8 March 1987 at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan. The four discs respectively contain the solo performances of the pianists: Raimondo Campisi, Enrico Pieranunzi, Gaetano Liguori, Antonio Ballista. The pianist and composer Enrico...
Fellini Jazz - Enrico Pieranunzi
Album entitled "Fellini Jazz" by pianist Enrico Pieranunzi recorded on 3, 4, 5 March 2003 at the Forum Music Village in Rome and published by the Cam Jazz label. Enrico Pieranunzi (piano), Kenny Wheeler (trumpet and flugelhorn), Chris Potter (tenor and soprano sax), Charlie Haden (double bass), Paul Motian (drums). The disc was recorded on the occasion...
Between Rome and Milan – “A Long Way” by Enrico Pieranunzi
The second disc in piano solo by the pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi, "A Long Way" was recorded in 1978, two years after the first entitled "The Day After The Silence". The record work is recorded for the "Jazz From Italy" series, licensed by the Carosello Records label (sub-brand of Edizioni Musicali Curci) of the producer Mario Rapallo...
The Rome Sessions
Album entitled "The Rome Sessions" by clarinetist Bill Smith and pianist Enrico Pieranunzi. The disc, released by the Edipan label in 1998, contains the recordings made by Bill Smith and Enrico Pieranunzi at the Emmequattro Studios in Rome in 1977, 1978 and 1980 of the albums "Sonorities" and "Colours", with the addition of two unreleased tracks engraved in...
Jazzin’ Together Again – Dr. Dixie Jazz Band
Album dal titolo “Jazzin’ Together Again” della formazione “Dr. Dixie Jazz Band” formata da Nardo Giardina, Checco Coniglio, Giordano Balboni, Enzo Gilioli, Giancarlo Trombetti, Roberto Olivieri, Aimone Finotti, Gherardo Casaglia, Gustavo Palotta, Teo Ciavarella, Marcello Rotundo, Giuseppe Spallino, con ospiti Renzo Arbore, Pupi Avati, Paolo Conte, Henghel Gualdi. Il disco viene registrato il 22 &...
Top Jazz in Italy
Album entitled "Top Jazz in Italy" containing the unreleased recording of the concert organized by the magazine "Musica Jazz" at the Teatro Ciak in Milan on March 7, 1983 with the soloists and formations that had collected the highest number of votes in the "Top Jazz" referendum organized by the magazine among critics, sector journalists, columnists...
Live Streaming Jazz and Pop Diploma Concerts
Review signed by Arrigo Polillo of the album by pianist Enrico Pieranunzi entitled "The Day After the Silence". appeared in the weekly magazine Panorama (May 1977). Arrigo Polillo was one of the most important Italian music critics, as well as organizer together with Pino Maffei, from 1956 to 1966, of the Sanremo Jazz Festival. The demonstration...
A Sip of Your Touch – Riccardo Del Fra
Album entitled "A Sip Of Your Touch" by double bass player Riccardo Del Fra recorded between October and November 1989 at the Gimmick Studio (Yerres - France) and released by the IDA label. Riccardo Del Fra: double bass/Enrico Pieranunzi and Michel Graillier: piano/Art Farmer: flugelhorn/Dave Liebman: soprano sax/Rachel Gould: voice Contribution shared by Enrico Pieranunzi External links: Chet Baker,...
Foreign jazz musicians in Europe – Part 2
The Roman jazz scene, in addition to nurturing and growing internally musicians capable of conquering international fame step by step, has been able to welcome and assimilate the experiential baggage of prestigious figures in the history of jazz. Substantially, especially since the 1970s, a process of exchange between...
Jazz compared 2 – Marcello Rosa
Album recorded by the composer and trombonist Marcello Rosa for the series "Jazz a Comparison" published by the Horo label of the producer Aldo Sinesio. The album was recorded in January 1973 at the Titania Studios in Rome. Marcello Rosa, Aldo Josue, Dino Piana, Alberto Collatina: trombone/Giancarlo Schiaffini: tuba/ Enrico Pieranunzi: piano/Bruno Tommaso: double bass/Massimo Rocci: drums/Gaetano Vituzzi: technician...
Nouami – Saxes Machine
Album dal titolo “Nouami” della formazione orchestrale “Saxes Machine” condotta da Bruno Biriaco. Il disco viene inciso l’11 & 12 gennaio del 1978 presso gli Studi Emmequattro di Roma e pubblicato dall’etichetta Edi-Pan. Baldo Maestri: alto e soprano sax/Gianni Oddi: alto sax/Sal Genovese, Beppe Carrieri: tenore sax/Carlo Metallo: baritono sax/ Franco D’Andrea: pianoforte/Giovanni Tommaso: contrabbasso/Bruno...
The Way I See – Eddy Palermo
Album dal titolo “The Way I See” del chitarrista Eddy Palermo registrato nei giorni 28 & 29 maggio e 1 giugno 1981 presso gli Studi Emmequattro di Roma e pubblicato dall’etichetta Edi-Pan. Eddy Palermo: chitarra elettrica ed acustica/Alessio Urso: contrabbasso/Ettore Fioravanti: batteria/Enrico Pieranunzi: pianoforte nel brano “Fantasy” (registrato il 10 luglio del 1981)/Fonico: Gianni Fornari...
Inconsequence – Ronnie Cuber/Enrico Pieranunzi Quartet
Album entitled "Inconsequence" by the Ronnie Cuber/Enrico Pieranunzi Quartet recorded at the Recording Studio 7 in Corso Venezia in Milan on the 2nd and 3rd of November 1982 and released by the Dire label. In the early eighties, Enrico Pieranunzi held a series of concerts in Italy with the baritone saxophonist Ronnie Cuber, accompanied by the rhythm section composed by...
Comparing Jazz 24 - Enrico Pieranunzi
Album recorded by the pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi for the series "Jazz a Confronto" published by the Horo label of Aldo Sinesio. The album was recorded in June 1975 at the Titania Studios in Rome. Enrico Pieranunzi: piano/Bruno Tommaso: double bass/Ole Jorgensen: drums The disc documents the recording of Enrico Pieranunzi's first trio with double bass player Bruno...
Solitudes – Konitz/Pieranunzi
Album entitled "Solitudes" by the duo formed by Lee Konitz and Enrico Pieranunzi, recorded on December 4, 1988 at the Soundvideocat Studio in Rome and released by Paolo Piangiarelli's Philology label. Lee Konitz: alto sax, soprano sax/Enrico Pieranunzi: piano The album "Solitudes" seals the meeting in the studio of the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi with one of the most important...
Jazz in Comparison - History of a recording invention
Among the crowds crowded into the humid quarries of Largo Dei Fiorentini, the Music Inn, in the mid-seventies the Sicilian producer, from Porto Empedocle, Aldo Sinesio was often present. Passionate about jazz, Sinesio listens to the musicians perform on stage and then approaches them at the end of the concert armed with a prompt proposal for a recording for the Horo label,...
La Repubblica - Top Jazz '89
Article appeared in the newspaper "La Repubblica" on 28 December 1989 concerning the "Top Jazz" referendum called by the magazine Musica Jazz. Among the winners of that year are the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi proclaimed "jazzist of the year", an award to which is added "best ensemble of the year" for his "Space Jazz Trio" formed with Enzo Pietropaoli and Fabrizio Sferra. ..
The Messenger – Lee Konitz at Mississippi
Article by Marco Molendini that appeared in the newspaper "Il Messaggero" on November 13, 1984 concerning the concert at the jazz club "Mississippi" in Rome by the alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, Jazz Master who grew up musically in Chicago, at the end of the 1940s, in the group following pianist Lennie Tristano and later a member of the Tuba Band...
A Long Way – Enrico Pieranunzi
Piano solo album entitled "A Long Way" by the pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi, recorded on March 16, 1978 at the Curci Studio in Milan. Second disc in solo piano (preceded by "The Day After The Silence" of 1976) by the pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi, "A Long Way" is recorded for the series "Jazz...
Music Inn – Stage 1980/81
In the photo, the presentation poster of the eighth season (1980/81) of the Music Inn in Largo Dei Fiorentini "the only space dedicated to jazz with such a long continuity, not only in Rome but in Italy that has seen alternating on its stage almost all the most prestigious musicians in the world“. The program included the presence, among others,...
Friendship – Marcello Rosa Jazz Ensemble
Album by trombonist and composer Marcello Rosa entitled "Friendship", recorded in June 1974 at the Junior Studio in Rome and released by the King Universal label in 1975. Marcello Rosa: trombone/Tony Scott: clarinet, baritone sax/Enrico Pieranunzi: piano/Stefano Lestini: piano/Alessio Urso: double bass/Mario Scotti: electric bass/Giorgio Rosciglione: electric bass/Piero Montanari: electric bass/Gegè Munari: drums/Massimo Rocci: drums and...
Jazz a Confronto Series
“Jazz a confronto Series” sono state delle produzioni dell’etichetta Horo – in attività a Roma dal 1972 al 1979 – nelle quali il produttore siciliano Aldo Sinesio metteva spesso insieme nella stesse sedute di incisione nomi nuovi e affermati jazzisti italiani, europei ed americani: Giorgio Gaslini e Mario Schiano, Enrico Pieranunzi con Bruno Tommaso e...
Poster - Club "Il Panino"
Nella foto la locandina di presentazione delle jazz session in programma al club “Il Panino” nell’ambito delle edizione del 1982 del Festival di Umbria Jazz. Contributo condiviso da Enrico Pieranunzi Collegamenti esterni: Enrico Pieranunzi Official Site I Grandi del Jazz Chet Baker & Nicola Stilo Teche Rai
Enrico Pieranunzi - Montecatini Seminary
In the photo the pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi during a seminar in Montecatini in 1977. In addition to Pieranunzi, the double bass player Bruno Tommaso, the drummer Andrea Centazzo, the trombonist Giancarlo Schiaffini and the pianists Luca Flores, Marcello Bonanno and Francesco Maccianti. Contribution shared by Enrico Pieranunzi...
Isis - Conjunction of musical paths
Not always bringing together talented musicians in a recording session proves to be a guarantee to obtain a result that lives up to expectations. Not infrequently, technical-instrumental excellence pushes musicians to play in a self-referential way, depriving the performance of the necessary condition to find the perfect balance of listening and response in real time between...
Jazz in Comparison 16 – Sal Nistico
Album recorded by tenor saxophonist Sal Nistico for the series "Jazz a Confronto" published by the Horo label of the producer Aldo Sinesio. The disc was recorded on February 16, 1975 at the Titania Studios in Rome. Sal Nistico: tenor sax/Enrico Pieranunzi: piano/Irio De Paula: guitar/Alessio Urso: double bass/Afonso Vieira: drums/Massimo Di Cicco: sound engineer The saxophonist...
Concerto Teatro Tenda - Pieranunzi / Griffin
In the photo, the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi with the saxophonist Johnny Griffin at the Teatro Tenda in Rome in 1978. Curiosity: The concert was organized at the Teatro Tenda in Piazza Mancini in Rome as part of the review "Monday at the Music Inn", organized by Pepito Pignatelli on the day of "rest" of the show "My eyes please" by the actor ...
Intrigue to Los Angeles
Soundtrack by Piero Umiliani of the film “Intrigue in Los Angeles (1964). For the recording sessions of the soundtrack of the spy movie by director Romano Ferrara, the composer and conductor Piero Umiliani makes use of the collaboration of the American trumpeter Chet Baker. External links: Piero Umiliani Official Site Piero Umiliani Landscapes Piero Umiliani Blue Lagoon
Foreign jazz musicians in Europe – Part 1
Several African-American musicians moved to the Old Continent during the 1950s and 1960s; although there are many reasons for this decision, they all have a common trait: the need to move away from a country, the United States, torn apart by the perpetuation of racial segregation and by violent clashes and demonstrations. It derives from the part of the jazz musicians the...
Duologues
Album entitled "Duologues" by pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi in duo with guitarist Jim Hall recorded on 16, 17 and 18 September 2004 at the "Officine Meccaniche Recording Studio" in Milan e. , released by the Cam Jazz label in 2005. The American guitarist and composer Jim Hall during his long career has collaborated...
Live in Paris
Album entitled "Live in Paris" by pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi recorded live from 22 to 24 April 2001 at "Le Duc des Lombards" in Paris and released by the Challenge Records label in 2005. Enrico Pieranunzi: piano/Hein Van De Geyn: double bass / André “Dédé” Ceccarelli: drums. The prestigious American magazine Down Beat has included the album...
Enrico Pieranunzi in Amsterdam
In the photo the pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) in 1999 Contribution shared by Enrico Pieranunzi External links: Enrico Pieranunzi Official Site Seaward · Enrico Pieranunzi · André Ceccarelli · Hein Van De Geyn Hein van de Geyn Wikipedia
Baron / Johnson / Pieranunzi
In the photos the drummer Joey Baron, the double bass player Marc Johnson and the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi respectively in Ravenna in 1984 and in Bergamo in 1986. Contribution shared by Enrico Pieranunzi External links: Marc Johnson Official Site Joey Baron Drummerworld What's Really Going On Live in Rome at Radiotre 2003
Guitarist Alvaro Pieranunzi
In the photo (right) the guitarist Alvaro Pieranunzi – father of the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi – together with (from the left) Sergio Battistelli, Bruno Martino, Euclide Zoffoli at the headquarters of the Hot Club Roma in Via del Corso. Contribution extracted from the book "L'Italia del Jazz" by Adriano Mazzoletti External links: Enrico Pieranunzi Biography Alvaro Pieranunzi Discography
Enrico Pieranunzi as a child
In the photo the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi at the age of six. Enrico Pieranunzi began studying the piano at the age of five. His father Alvaro, one of the first blues guitarists in Italy, introduced him to the blues and jazz improvisation. Gradually he forms his jazz language by listening to the records of the great Masters of Jazz: Art ...
That first time at the Village Vanguard
There are jazz clubs where the alchemy created between the musicians during the concert moment seems to remain attached to the walls, giving rise to a sort of ineffable magic of memory, which time cannot scratch. All this springs from the numerous human and musical stories that over the years overlap in a single space,...
The Extra Something – Live At The Village Vanguard
Album entitled "Extra Something - Live At The Village Vanguard" by the quintet of pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi recorded live on January 13 and 14, 2016 at the Village Vanguard in New York and released in 2022 by the Cam Jazz label Enrico Pieranunzi: piano /Seamus Blake: tenor saxophone/Diego Urcola: trumpet, trombone/Adam Cruz: drums/Ben Street: double bass...
Untold Story
Album entitled "Untold Story" by the trio on behalf of pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi recorded on February 15 and 16, 1993 at Studio Gimmix in Yerres (France) and released by the EGEA label in 2006. Enrico Pieranunzi: piano/Marc Johnson: double bass/Paul Motian: drums In the early nineties Philippe Vincent, producer of the Ida label, proposed to the pianist and...
ISIS
Album dal titolo “Isis” registrato nei giorni 9 & 11 febbraio del 1980 presso gli Studi Emmequattro di Roma e pubblicato dall’etichetta Soul Note. Insieme al leader Enrico Pieranunzi sono presenti, in quartetto e quintetto, tre importanti esponenti del jazz italiano: il contrabbassista Furio Di Castri, il batterista Roberto Gatto, il sassofonista Massimo Urbani e,...
Space Jazz Trio Vol.1
Album dal titolo “Space Jazz Trio Vol. 1” registrato dall’omonimo trio il 6 & 9 giugno del 1986 ai Sonic Studios di Roma (con l’apporto del tecnico del suono Massimo Rocci) e pubblicato dall’etichetta YVP Music del produttore tedesco York V. Prittwitz Und Gaffron. Enrico Pieranunzi: pianoforte/Enzo Pietropaoli: contrabbasso/Fabrizio Sferra: batteria Già dal loro primo...
First Song
Album entitled "First Song" by the trio formed by Enrico Pieranunzi (pianos), Charlie Haden (double bass), Billy Higgins (drums) recorded on April 26, 1990 at Studio Barigozzi in Milan and released by the Soul Note label in 1992. The disco sees together again after the recording in Rome in 1987 of the album "Silence", with the trumpeter...
Comparing Jazz 20 - Kenny Clarke
Album recorded by the American drummer Kenny Clarke for the "Jazz a Confronto" series of the Horo label of the producer Aldo Sinesio. The disc was recorded on March 10, 1975 at the Titania Studios in Rome. Kenny Clarke: drums/Enrico Pieranunzi: piano/Roberto Della Grotta: double bass/Cicci Santucci: trumpet/Enzo Scoppa: tenor saxophone/Massimo Di Cicco: sound engineer Arrived in Italy...
Monsieur Claude – A Travel with Claude Debussy
Album entitled "Monsieur Claude - A Travel with Claude Debussy" by the pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi together with the double bass player Diego Imbert and the drummer André Ceccarelli, released by the Bonsai Music label in 2018. The album was recorded on the occasion of the centenary of the death of French composer and pianist Claude Debussy, celebrated in March 2018....
New Spring – Live At The Village Vanguard
Album dal titolo “New Spring – Live At The Village Vanguard” del quartetto del pianista e compositore Enrico Pieranunzi formato da Donny McCaslin (sassofono tenore), Scott Colley (contrabbasso), Clarence Penn (batteria) registrato dal vivo al Village Vanguard di New York il 29 & 30 aprile del 2015 e pubblicato dall’etichetta Cam Jazz nel 2017. Nel...
L’anno discografico – The Day After The Silence
Article by Mario Luzzi that appeared in "L'anno discografico 1977/1978" (annual guide of records and recorded music containing record releases, reviews, articles and interviews) regarding the pianist's album "The Day After The Silence" and composer Enrico Pieranunzi. Contribution shared by Enrico Pieranunzi External links: Enrico Pieranunzi Discography Enrico Pieranunzi – SUPERQUARK Musica RAI
Rhythm - Live Jazz at the Music Inn in Rome
Article by Mario Luzzi which appeared in the magazine “Ritmo” concerning the series of concerts at the Music Inn in Rome – from 24 to 28 February 1976 – by saxophonist Johnny Griffin with drummer Art Taylor accompanied by Enrico Pieranunzi at the piano (replaced in the last two evenings by Franco D'Andrea) and Roberto Della Grotta on double bass....
Il Tempo - Presentation concert by Enrico Pieranunzi
Article by Enrico Cogno which appeared in the newspaper "Il Tempo" on May 4, 1977 with the review of the concert by the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi for the presentation of the album "The Day After The Silence" at the Music Inn in Rome. Contribution shared by Enrico Pieranunzi External links: Enrico Pieranunzi Official Site Enrico Pieranunzi The Day After The Silence
Avvenire - Showcase of a young talent
Article by Giuseppe Barazzetta which appeared in the newspaper "Avvenire" on 2 December 1977 with the review of the concert by the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi for the presentation of the album "The Day After The Silence" at the Ciak cinema in Rome during the interval of the evening screenings of " The Lady of the Blues”, a film based on the life of the American singer Billie Holiday. Contribution...
Jazz Music - Let's hear Pieranunzi
Intervista di Guido Gazzoli al pianista e compositore Enrico Pieranunzi apparsa sulla rivista “Musica Jazz” di gennaio 1979. Nell’intervista Enrico Pieranunzi parla del suo percorso nell’ambito del panorama jazzistico romano iniziato negli anni del liceo con alcune jam session con il contrabbassista Bruno Tommaso e il batterista Bruno Biriaco e proseguito, a diciotto anni, col...
Il Messaggero - Soft Journey
Article by Marco Molendini that appeared in the newspaper "Il Messaggero" on 13 January 1981 with the review of the album "Soft Jouney" recorded by the pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi together with the American trumpeter Chet Baker. Contribution shared by Enrico Pieranunzi External links: Enrico Pieranunzi Soft Journey Chet Baker – Leaving – Club 27 – Perugia 1980
Piano Solo - Free musical dialogue
The solo performance represents for the pianist the moment of maximum artistic expression during which to lay bare through an all-encompassing inner dialogue; one cannot pretend or resort to external artifices to tell about oneself, one's experience. On the contrary, one must rely on the natural flow of pulsations, thoughts, emotions, imaginative paths and...
What’s What - Enrico Pieranunzi Piano Solo
Piano solo album entitled "What's What" by the pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi recorded at the Studio Ulm (Germany) of the YVP label in January 1985.
Night Bird – Spartito
Image of the score of the piece "Night Bird" by the pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi. The song "Night Bird" was composed by Enrico Pieranunzi in 1978 and included in its first version in the album "From Always to Now", released in the same year. It is characterized by being a minor blues with an unusual harmonic structure. In addition, the captivating theme ...
Jazz Band - Common sense of the collective
Jazz bands represent an organic complex within which the specific functionalities of the soloists correlate and overlap, finding a common sense. Wishing to draw a parallel, we could take a flock of birds as a model in which the single element assumes a precise position based on the direction taken by the other in the group for the purpose...
Kaleidoscope - Enrico Pieranunzi
Album entitled "Kaleidoscope" by the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi (YVP Music label) In the photo the score of the song "Chet" by Enrico Pieranunzi, performed together with the double bass player Enzo Pietropaoli and the drummer Alfred Kramer. Contribution shared by Enrico Pieranunzi
Capturing the sound moment - The recording studios in Rome
Over the course of more than fifty years of jazz history, the recording studio has been transformed from a simple soundproof space for capturing the musicians' performance live to a real "instrument" available to trained artists and sound technicians. Thus we pass from the members of the jazz formations of the 1920s positioned,...
Paolo Silvestri and Enrico Pieranunzi at Saint Louis
In the photo of Andrea Pacioni the composer, arranger, conductor Paolo Silvestri together with the pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi at the Saint Louis in Rome. Contribution extracted from the book "Jazz Moment" edited by Adriano Mazzoletti, Marco Molendini and Stefano Mastruzzi
Doorways - Enrico Pieranunzi / Paul Motian
Album entitled "Doorways" by the duo formed by the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi and the drummer Paul Motian, recorded in December 2002 at the "Forum Music Village" studio in Rome and published by the Cam label. American saxophonist Chris Potter is featured on three tracks of the album.
Duo Bones – Kai Winding e Dino Piana
Album entitled "Duo Bones" by the American trombonist Kai Winding with the trombonist Dino Piana recorded on November 17, 1978 at the Emmequattro Studios in Rome and published by the Red Record label. The disc features: Enrico Pieranunzi (piano), Giovanni Tommaso (double bass), Tullio De Piscopo (drums).
Phil’s Mood
Album dal titolo “Phil’s Mood” del sassofonista americano Phil Woods insieme allo Space Jazz Trio formato da Enrico Pieranunzi (pianoforte), Enzo Pietropaoli (contrabbasso), Alfred Kramer (batteria). Il disco viene registrato il 20 aprile del 1988 presso gli Studi Soundvideocat di Roma e pubblicato dall’etichetta Philology. Collegamenti esterni: Night Bird – Phil Woods & Enrico Pieranunzi ...
The pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi
Nella foto il pianista, compositore e arrangiatore Enrico Pieranunzi, nella sua casa a Roma alla fine degli anni Ottanta. Enrico Pieranunzi è tra i musicisti più importanti ed influenti del jazz italiano. Premiato per tre volte come migliore musicista italiano nel “Top Jazz” indetto dalla rivista “Musica Jazz” (1989, 2003, 2008), il pianista romano ha...
Flux and Change – Enrico Pieranunzi e Paul Motian
Album entitled "Flux and Change" by pianist Enrico Pieranunzi and drummer Paul Motian, recorded live on August 27, 1992 at the International Jazz Festival "Rumori Mediterranei" in Roccella Ionica (Calabria). "Flux and Change" immortalizes the first meeting between Enrico Pieranunzi and Paul Motian, member of the historic trio of Bill Evans (together...
Enrico Pieranunzi at the Village Vanguard
In the photo the pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi at the Village Vanguard jazz club located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York. Enrico Pieranunzi is the only Italian musician as leader and one of the only Europeans – the other two are Michel Petrucciani and Martial Solal – to have played at the Village Vanguard. In the...
But Love No - Enrico Pieranunzi Trio
Album dal titolo “Ma l’Amore No” (etichetta Soul Note) del trio del pianista Enrico Pieranunzi formato da Piero Leveratto (contrabbasso) e Mauro Beggio (batteria), registrato nei giorni 16 & 17 febbraio del 1997 al Mu Rec Studio di Milano. Nella veste di ospiti sono presenti nel lavoro discografico la cantante Ada Montellanico, il sassofonista americano...
Blew – Lee Konitz Meets Space Jazz Trio
Album entitled "Blew - Lee Konitz Meets Space Jazz Trio" recorded on December 3, 1988 at the Soundvideocat Studios in Rome. The American saxophonist in his recording work, produced by the Philology Records label, meets three of the most talented young European musicians of the time: the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, the double bass player Enzo Pietropaoli and the Swiss drummer Alfred...
Jazz Roads - Enrico Pieranunzi
Album entitled "Jazz Roads", by pianist Enrico Pieranunzi recorded in Rome in the CAM studios between October and November 1980. "Jazz Roads" was recorded by Enrico Pieranunzi in the autumn of the same year of his first recording work with trumpeter Chet Baker, to whom the song "From E. to C." The pianist...
Jazz Music: Chet Baker - Enrico Pieranunzi
Article appeared in the music magazine "Musica Jazz (January 1989) concerning the recording works produced by the Philology label "The Heart of The Ballad" and "Little Girl Blue" by Chet Baker respectively in duo with Enrico Pieranunzi and with the Space Jazz Trio, formed by the Roman pianist with the double bass player Enzo Pietropaoli and the drummer Fabrizio Sferra. Shared contribution...
New impetus of jazz teaching
The first schools with a specialization dedicated to jazz were born in Italy around the mid-seventies; this figure gives us the measure of how relatively recent the phenomenon of jazz teaching is in our country. The United States is no exception, in fact, it is only between the eighties and nineties that in the universities...
The Rite of the Sibyl - Bruno Tommaso
Album entitled "Il Rito della Sibilla" by Bruno Tommaso as composer, arranger and director of the RAI Big Band. The disc was recorded live in Radenci (Slovenia) on January 12, 1984, produced for the third RAI radio network by Pasquale Santoli and the following year released by the Fonit Cetra label. In the...
Jazz Magazine – Album “Isis”
Review appeared in the French magazine (published on a monthly basis) "Jazz Magazine" of July 1983 concerning the album "Isis" by pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi recorded with Art Farmer, Massimo Urbani, Furio Di Castri and Roberto Gatto. Contribution shared by Enrico Pieranunzi
Enrico Pieranunzi & Horns
Album dal titolo “Enrico Pieranunzi & Horns: Evans Remembered” del del pianista e compositore Enrico Pieranunzi registrato al Millesuoni Studio di Roma 11 & 12 ottobre del 2000 e pubblicato dall’etichetta Philology lo stesso anno. La formazione che accompagnava il pianista romano comprendeva il trombettista Fabrizio Bosso, il sassofonista Rosario Giuliani, il clarinettista Gabriele Mirabassi,...
Dedication by Lee Konitz
Dedication by the American saxophonist Lee Konitz to the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi (dated 30/04/1985) written on the back of the album "The Lee Konitz Nonet" (1977). Contribution shared by Enrico Pieranunzi
Jazz Magazine – Piano in Italics
Article appeared in the French magazine (published on a monthly basis) “Jazz Magazine” of September 1980 concerning the recording works of the pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi: “The Day After The Silence (1976), “A Long Way” (1978), “From Always to Now” (1978). Contribution shared by Enrico Pieranunzi
Ciao2001 – Soft Journey
Article by Walter Mauro appeared in the music magazine "Ciao2001" of January 18, 1981 concerning the album "Soft Journey" by pianist Enrico Pieranunzi and American trumpeter Chet Baker accompanied by Riccardo Del Fra on double bass, Roberto Gatto on drums and Maurizio Giammarco on saxophone (also author of the song “Animali Diurni” included in the album). Contribution shared by Enrico...
Colours – Bill Smith
Album dal titolo “Colours” del clarinettista Bill Smith registrato agli Studi Emmequattro di Roma (etichetta Edipan) l’11 & 12 settembre del 1979 (tranne il brano “My Romance” registrato il 7 luglio del 1980). Dopo l’album “Sonorities (1977) in duo (registrato per l’etichetta Edinpan) Bill Smith collabora nuovamente nel 1979 con il pianista Enrico Pieranunzi nell’album...
Enrico Pieranunzi Trio in concert
Film of the concert of Enrico Pieranunzi's trio in Barletta (Puglia). Enrico Pieranunzi: piano Enzo Pietropaoli: double bass Giampaolo Ascolese: drums Contribution shared by Enzo Pietropaoli
Enrico Pieranunzi Trio and Massimo Urbani
Film of the concert by Enrico Pieranunzi's trio with Massimo Urbani as a guest in Barletta (Puglia). Enrico Pieranunzi: piano Enzo Pietropaoli: double bass Giampaolo Ascolese: drums Massimo Urbani: alto saxophone Contribution shared by Enzo Pietropaoli
New & Old Jazz Sound – Enrico Pieranunzi
Album dal titolo “New & Old Jazz Sound” registrato nel 1976 e pubblicato dall’etichetta Edipan. Lato A Enrico Pieranunzi: pianoforte, compositore Bruno Tommaso: contrabbasso Ole Jorgensen: batteria Lato B E. Pieranunzi: pianoforte, compositore A. Pieranunzi: chitarra, compositore V. Restucci: batteria R. Podio: batteria T. Ferrelli: contrabbasso A. Corvini: tromba M. Rosa: trombone F. Forti: clarinetto...
Silence – Charlie Haden
Album entitled "Silence" by double bass player Charlie Haden recorded in Rome on 11 and 12 November 1987 at the CMC Studio in Rome and released in 1989 by the Soul Note label. The lineup included: Chet Baker (trumpet), Enrico Pieranunzi (piano) and Billy Higgins (drums). Due to Chet Baker's poor health...
Jazz a confronto 34 – O. Valdambrini & D. Piana
Album recorded by trumpeter Oscar Valdambrini and trombonist Dino Piana for the series "Jazz in comparison" published by Aldo Sinesio's Horo label. The album was recorded in June 1976 in Rome. Oscar Valdambrini: trumpet, flugelhorn/Dino Piana, Ennio Gabbi, Mario Midana: trombones/Biagio Marullo: bass trombone/Enrico Pieranunzi: piano/Bruno Tommaso: double bass/Roberto Podio: drums Between the years...
Moon Pie - Pieranunzi / Pietropaoli / Cat
Album entitled "Moon Pie" recorded between May and June 1987 at the Soundvideocat Studios in Rome and released by the German label YVP Music of the producer York v. Prittwitz und Gaffron. Curiosity: This type of album was used in different contexts for the purpose of sound setting. Enrico Pieranunzi: piano, DX7, composer Enzo Pietropaoli: double bass and guitar,...
Between the 60s and 70s - Towards a new aesthetic
Young jazz enthusiasts at the end of the 1960s had the opportunity to participate in their first live concert experiences thanks to the gradual opening in Rome of venues dedicated to this musical genre. In those years, in fact, those who wanted to approach jazz could only do so by listening to records at home, which was moreover difficult...
Hinterland - Claudio Fasoli
Album dal titolo “Hinterland” del Claudio Fasoli Jazz Group registrato agli Studi Emmequattro di Roma il 12 & 13 aprile e il 14 giugno del 1979 e pubblicato dall’etichetta Edipan. Claudio Fasoli: sax tenore e soprano Giancarlo Schiaffini: trombone Enrico Pieranunzi: pianoforte Riccardo Del Fra: contrabbasso Bruno Tommaso: contrabbasso Roberto Gatto: batteria Il disco “Hinterland”...
No Man's Land - Enrico Pieranunzi Trio
Album entitled "No Man's Land" (1990) by the trio of pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi recorded on 3 and 4 May 1989 at the Barigozzi Studio in Milan and released by the Soul Note label. Enrico Pieranunzi: piano Marc Johnson: double bass Steve Houghton: drums Producer: Giovanni Bonandrini Contribution shared by Enrico Pieranunzi
With Soul – Manuel De Sica/Pieranunzi/Valdambrini
Album entitled "Con Alma" by composer Manuel De Sica recorded at Sonic Studio in Rome in 1980 and released by the Dire label. Among others, the album features: Enrico Pieranunzi, Enzo Pietropaoli, Baldo Maestri, Giancarlo Maurino, Carlo Metallo, Fabrizio Sferra, Roberto Gatto, Dino Piana, with the participation of Christian De...
The night Gone By – Enrico Pieranunzi
Album entitled "The Night Gone By" by the trio of pianist Enrico Pieranunzi with Paul Motian on drums and Marc Johnson on double bass, recorded in February 1996 at Clinton Recording Studio B in New York and released by the Alfa Jazz label. First record work recorded by Enrico Pieranunzi in New York, "The Night Gone By"...
Jazz players and Italian cinema
The diffusion of Italian cinema among audiences around the world owes much to the close link between the flow of images on film and music. This aspect is particularly evident from the 1960s, although it finds its expressive peak in the 1970s and 1980s, when the soundtrack is freed from its mere role...
The Independent Voice of Jazz – Record Labels
Much of the diffusion of jazz in Italy was made possible thanks to small independent record companies founded by people with great relational skills and visceral passion. In the light of jazz's perennial difficulty in gaining visibility and attention compared to other easier-to-use musical genres, the work of these enterprising as much as...
Jazz & Blues – A cena con Enrico
Articolo a firma di Andrea Piermattei e Massimo Tarabelli dal titolo “A cena con Enrico” (1980). Nell’articolo si parla del primo concerto della formazione del pianista romano con Maurizio Giammarco, Roberto Gatto, Riccardo Del Fra con l’aggiunta di Dino e Franco Piana. Contributo condiviso da Enrico Pieranunzi Collegamenti esterni: Open Dialogues (Suite, I Mov.) (feat....
Jazz Hot – The Day After the Silence
Articolo a firma di Pierre Cressant apparso sulla rivista “Jazz Hot” di aprile 1979 riguardante l’album “The Day After the Silence” del pianista e compositore Enrico Pieranunzi. Jazz Hot, tra le più autorevoli riviste dedicate al jazz, è nata a Parigi nel 1935 per merito di Charles Delaunay e Hugues Panassiè. Contributo condiviso da Enrico...
Enrico Pieranunzi: returns and changes
Two important recordings by the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi take shape in the second half of the seventies: "From Always to Now" and "Soft Journey". We are in the midst of a generational change within Italian jazz, dictated, especially in Rome, by a renewed artistic and cultural ferment. In this regard, it is good to highlight one aspect...
New Cinema Paradiso
Colonna sonora di Ennio Morricone del film “Nuovo Cinema Paradiso” diretto dal regista Giuseppe Tornatore. Nella colonna sonora, composta e diretta da Ennio Morricone e registrata al Forum Studio di Roma nel 1988, sono presenti, tra gli altri, Baldo Maestri al sax alto ed Enrico Pieranunzi al pianoforte. Collegamenti esterni: Patrizia – Ennio Morricone Ennio...
Ennio Morricone – Once Upon a Time in America
Soundtrack created by Maestro Ennio Morricone for the film "Once upon a time in America" (directed by director Sergio Leone). The soundtrack of the film "Once upon a time in America" was recorded in 1983 at the Studi Forum in Rome (until 1979 known as Studi Ortophonic), with the contribution of the sound engineer...
The Day After The Silence – Enrico Pieranunzi
Album del pianista Enrico Pieranunzi dal titolo “The Day After The Silence” inciso l’8 & 9 settembre 1976 presso gli Studi Emmequattro di Roma e pubblicato dall’etichetta Edipan. A seguito all’incisione da leader degli album “Jazz a confronto 24” e “New & Old Jazz Sound “, Enrico Pieranunzi si confronta con la performance in piano...
Radiocorriere TV - Enrico the professor
Articolo a firma di S. G. Biamonte apparso sul Radiocorriere TV (rivista settimanale della RAI) edizione n.24 del 10 giugno 1979 riguardante il quarto album in studio del pianista Enrico Pieranunzi dal titolo “From Always to Now“. Contributo condiviso da Enrico Pieranunzi Collegamenti esterni: Radiocorriere TV RAI
Musica Jazz – The Day After the Silence
Articolo apparso sulla rivista “Musica Jazz” (luglio 1979) riguardante l’album “The Day After the Silence” di Enrico Pieranunzi. L’articolo si sofferma sull’attenzione data dalla prestigiosa rivista francese “Jazz Hot”, con un articolo di Pierre Cressant, in cui si elogia il disco in solo del pianista Enrico Pieranunzi uscito due anni prima per l’etichetta Edipan. Contributo...
Radiocorriere TV - Chet is looking for a house
Articolo di S. G. Biamonte apparso sul Radiocorriere TV (rivista settimanale della RAI) del 3 febbraio 1980 riguardante il trombettista americano Chet Baker. Chet Baker nei primi anni Ottanta suona in diversi locali di Roma, ormai la sua seconda “casa”. In quel periodo, all’indomani dei gravi problemi causati dalla tossicodipendenza (poco tempo prima uno spacciatore...
Enrico Rava and Enrico Pieranunzi at Saint Louis
Nella foto (di Andrea Pacioni) il trombettista Enrico Rava e il pianista Enrico Pieranunzi al Saint Louis di Roma. Contributo estratto dal libro “Jazz Moment” a cura di Adriano Mazzoletti, Marco Molendini e Stefano Mastruzzi Collegamenti esterni: Enrico Rava / Enrico Pieranunzi – Nausicaa Enrico Rava – Enrico Pieranunzi – Coralie
The Masters of Jazz in Italy
In the early 1970s the international jazz scene was shaken by the advent of jazz-rock, the first signs of which had appeared on the horizon at the end of the previous decade. The initiator of this epochal transition towards a less purist vision of jazz material is undoubtedly the American trumpeter Miles Davis. After some attempts to electrify the...
Il Giornale d’Italia - Rome like New Orleans
Article (by Domenico Pertica) entitled "Roma come New Orleans" which appeared in the newspaper "Il Giornale d'Italia" on November 29, 1975. The article contains the testimonies of Pepito Pignatelli, owner of the Music Inn jazz club in Rome, and of his wife Picchi and some young visitors and musicians in "blue jeans" who meet at the...
The blue-eyed bandit
Soundtrack by Ennio Morricone from the film "The Bandit with Blue Eyes", directed by Alfredo Giannetti starring the actor Franco Nero. For the creation of the soundtrack, Maestro Ennio Morricone made use of the collaboration of the trio formed by Enrico Pieranunzi (piano) , Riccardo Del Fra (double bass) and Roberto Gatto (drums). External links: Ennio Morricone –...
Edipan Studies - Pieranunzi / Baker
In the photo (by Massimo Perelli) the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi together with the American trumpeter Chet Baker during the recording of the album "Soft Journey" in the Edipan Studios in 1980. The meeting with Chet Baker, the subsequent recording of the album "Soft Journey" and the concerts performed together in the following years represent a fundamental step in Enrico Pieranunzi's artistic career in...
Forward! - Popular School of Music of Testaccio
Article by Enrico Pieranunzi and Bruno Tommaso published in the newspaper Avanti! (June 10, 1979) concerning the Popular School of Music of Testaccio in Rome. Founded towards the end of 1975, the Testaccio Popular School of Music involves artists and cultural personalities from heterogeneous contexts: Bruno Tommaso, Enrico Pieranunzi, Maurizio Giammarco,...
Nizza – Pieranunzi/Stitt/Fuller
In the first photo, pianist Enrico Pieranunzi together with saxophonist Sonny Stitt (among the fathers of the be-bop style) in Nice in 1979. In the second photo, pianist Enrico Pieranunzi together with trombonist Curtis Fuller in Nice in 1979. Contributions shared by Enrico Pieranunzi Links Outsiders: Sonny Stitt – Biography
Jazz Club in the Districts of Rome
Wanting to trace a geography of the historic jazz clubs of Rome we must walk with the imagination through the alleys of its neighborhoods, to go back to the seventies and eighties and be witnesses, together with the Eternal City, of an extraordinary story. Our journey can only start from the Music Inn, by virtue of being...
15:25:50 Europe/Rome
In the photo (by Carlo Pieroni) the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, the trombonist Dino Piana, the double bass player Bruno Tommaso and the drummer Roberto Gatto in concert in Macerata in 1977. Contributions shared by Enrico Pieranunzi External links: Enrico Pieranunzi Trio – Unknown title Massimo Urbani Macerata 1987
Concert - Pieranunzi / Urbani / Pietropaoli
In the photo the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, the saxophonist Massimo Urbani and the double bass player Enzo Pietropaoli in concert in 1983. Contribution shared by Enrico Pieranunzi External links: Enrico Pieranunzi Official Site Enzo Pietropaoli Official Site
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In the first photo the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, the double bass player Riccardo del Fra and the American trombonist Birch Johnson during the recordings in October and November 1980 in Rome of the album "Jazz Roads" at the CAM Studios in Rome. In the second photo the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi and the American trombonist Birch Johnson in a moment...
Folkstudio - Group of Marcello Rosa
In the photo the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi with the trombonists Marcello Rosa and Giancarlo Schiaffini in concert at the Folkstudio in Rome in the early Seventies. Marcello Rosa's group was formed, in addition to Pieranunzi and Schiaffini, by the double bass player Bruno Tommaso, by the drummer Massino Rocci, by the percussionist Alex Serra and by the trombonists Alberto Collatina, Dino Piana...
Pieranunzi / Tommaso / Gatto
In the photo (from the right) the double bass player Bruno Tommaso, the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi and the drummer Roberto Gatto at the Jazz Club “Francobollo” (Brescia) in 1978. Contribution shared by Enrico Pieranunzi External links: Cherokee – Enrico Pieranunzi Quartet – 7 July 1978 Mestre
Pieranunzi / Tommaso / Gatto
Article in the weekly "Gioia" (1983) on the episode of the program "Blitz" (broadcast on Sundays on the second Rai network) dedicated to the winners of the 1982 "Top Jazz" organized by the magazine "Musica Jazz". In the photo (from right): the pianist Franco D'Andrea, Gianni Minà, the pianist and composer Giorgio Gaslini, Arrigo Polillo, the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, the...
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Photo of the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi and the double bass player Bruno Tommaso at the Siena Jazz Seminars in 1981. Enrico Pieranunzi and Bruno Tommaso were teachers at the Siena Jazz Seminars for several years. In particular, Tommaso was responsible for two projects promoted as part of the summer seminars held in the Tuscan city: "L'Orchestra Laboratorio", organized with...
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In the photo (from the right) saxophonist Ronnie Cuber, drummer Paolo Pellegatti, pianist Enrico Pieranunzi and double bass player Enzo Pietropaoli in Brescia in 1982. Enrico Pieranunzi met saxophonist Ronnie Cuber on his first trip to the United States. On the proposal of the pianist, a series of concerts is organized in Northern Italy which sees them...
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Presentation brochure of the “Space Jazz Trio” project, printed in 1984, the year in which the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi formed the homonymous trio with the double bass player Enzo Pietropaoli and the drummer Fabrizio Sferra. On the front of the brochure, next to the synopsis of the group's philosophy devoted to total interaction between the three components, was the score of the piece...
Space Jazz Trio: synthesis of a musical thought
“It is essential that musicians establish an eternal dialogue. By doing this together, they connect within an ideal "Space", where musical thought, emotions and languages find their synthesis, with the intention of extending the expressive possibilities of the trio and the desire to develop creative freedom, without lose sight of a specific style”. These...
Space Jazz Trio
In the photo the Space Jazz Trio formed by the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, the double bass player Enzo Pietropaoli and the drummer Fabrizio Sferra In 1984 the Space Jazz Trio was born. The first recording work of the group, entitled "Space Jazz Trio Vol1", was recorded in 1986 at Sonic Studios, in the Prati area in Rome, with the contribution of...
Urbino – Enrico Pieranunzi Trio & Phil Woods
In the photo (by Carlo Piernoni) the trio of the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, formed by the double bass player Enzo Pietropaoli and the drummer Roberto Gatto, in concert with the American saxophonist Phil Woods in Urbino (Marche) in 1991. Contribution shared by Enrico Pieranunzi External links: Phil Woods - Live studio TV-1972 Phil Woods Big Band – Blue Note – Paris 1960
Enrico Pieranunzi and André Ceccarelli
In the photos (by Pino Ninfa) the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi with the drummer André Ceccarelli and the bassist Hein Van de Geyn during the 1995 recording of the album "Seaward" at the MU REC Studio in Milan. Contribution shared by Enrico Pieranunzi External links: André Ceccarelli – Saint Louis Hein van de Geyn – Biography Seaward – Enrico...
Edinpan – Di Castri/Gatto/Pieranunzi/Farmer
In the first photo (by Massimo Perelli), from the left, the double bass player Furio Di Castri, the drummer Roberto Gatto, the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi and the trumpeter Art Farmer in the Emmequattro Studios in Rome in 1980 during the recording of the album "Isis". In the second photo (by Massimo Perelli), from the left, the drummer Roberto Gatto, the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi and...
Noon - Space Jazz Trio
Album entitled "Meridies" by the Space Jazz Trio recorded at the C. M. C. Studios in Rome in 1988 and released by the Gala Records label. Enrico Pieranunzi: piano/Enzo Pietropaoli: double bass/Fabrizio Sferra: drums External links: Space Jazz Trio – Discography
Imola 1978 - Enrico Pieranunzi's Quartet
In the photo (by Roberto Masotti) Enrico Pieranunzi's quartet in concert in Imola in 1978. Enrico Pieranunzi's trio formed by the double bass player Bruno Tommaso and the drummer Roberto Gatto takes part in the 1977 Macerata Festival and the following year in the Bergamo and Zurich. With the addition of saxophonist Maurizio Giammarco the...
The Copenhagen Concert December 2 – 1996
Album entitled “The Copenhagen Concert December 2 – 1996” by the trio formed by pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, double bass player Marc Johnson and drummer Paul Motian. In December 1996 Steve Schein, a friend of Pieranunzi's, decided to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of his record and book store dedicated to jazz located in Copenhagen. For the occasion the...
Pieranunzi/Johnson/Motian
In the photo (from left) the double bass player Marc Johnson. drummer Paul Motian and pianist Enrico Pieranunzi in Paris in 1990. Contribution shared by Enrico Pieranunzi External links: Enrico Pieranunzi and Marc Johnson – Ein Li Milin (No More Words) Pieranunzi/Johnson/Motian – Tales From The Unexpected Live At The Village Vanguard
Jazz Music - Enrico Pieranunzi Interview
Interview by Mario Luzzi with Enrico Pieranunzi which appeared in the magazine "Musica Jazz" (March 1987). In that period, the Roman pianist released two trio albums: "Space Jazz Trio Vol.1" (produced in Germany by the YVP label), with drummer Fabrizio Sferra and double bass player Enzo Pietropaoli, and "Deep Down" (produced in Italy from the Soul Note label), with drummer...
The Heart of The Ballad – Baker/Pieranunzi
Album entitled "The Heart of The Ballad" by the American trumpeter Chet Baker with the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi recorded on February 29, 1988 at the Malleus Studio in Recanati (Marche) for the Philology label. In the liner notes Chet Baker writes – “I love Enrico, his touch, his lyricism, his compositional vein, the...
Chet Baker & Enrico Pieranunzi
Top photo (by Carlo Pieroni): the American trumpeter Chet Baker together with the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi during the recordings in Recanati (Marche) of the album "The Heart of The Ballad" in 1988 produced by Paolo Piangiarelli's Philology label. Bottom photo: American trumpeter Chet Baker together with pianist Enrico Pieranunzi in Ascoli Piceno (Marche) in 1988....
Chet Baker meets Space Jazz Trio – little girl blue
Album entitled "Chet Baker meets Space Jazz Trio - little girl blue" recorded on 1 and 2 March 1988 at the Malleus Studio in Recanati (Marche) for the Philology label. Chet Baker: trumpet and voice/Enrico Pieranunzi: piano/Enzo Pietropaoli: double bass/Fabrizio Sferra: drums Note: as the cover image of the album Chet Baker decides to use a...
Dangerous armed free men – Pieranunzi/Plenizio
Soundtrack by Enrico Pieraunzi and Gianfranco Plenizio from the 1976 film "Liberi Armed Dangerous". Gianfranco Plenizio: orchestral conduction/Enrico Pieranunzi: piano Enrico Pieranunzi records numerous soundtracks, also having the opportunity to write film music...
Space Jazz Trio Vol.2
Album entitled "Space Jazz Trio Vol.2" by the homonymous trio recorded in 1988 at the Soundvideocat Studios in Rome and published by the YVP Music label of the German producer York V. Prittwitz und Gaffron. Enrico Pieranunzi: piano/Enzo Pietropaoli: double bass/Alfred Kramer: drums The first recording work of the trio "Space Jazz Trio Vol 1", was recorded in 1986 at the...
Enrico Pieranunzi Trio – Triologues
Album entitled "Enrico Pieranunzi Trio Vol.3 - Triologues" by the homonymous trio recorded on February 11, 1991 at the CAM Studios in Rome and released by the YVP Music label. Enrico Pieranunzi: piano/Enzo Pietropaoli: double bass/Fabrizio Sferra: drums Note: the disc is made up of two long suites – triologue N° 1 and N°...
L'Unità - Interview Enrico Pieranunzi
Interview with the pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi which appeared in the newspaper “L'Unità” (January 23, 1986) on the occasion of the presentation at the Music Inn in Rome of the album of the Jazz Space Trio “Live At the Berlin Jazz Days '84 (with guest saxophonist Massimo Urbani). Note: the concert at the Berlin Philharmonie on November 2, 1984 by the Space...
Deep Down – Pieranunzi/Johnson/Baron
Album entitled "Deep Down" by the trio formed by pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, double bass player Marc Johnson and drummer Joey Baron. The disc was recorded on 26 and 27 February 1986 at the Barigozzi Studio in Milan for the Soul Note label of the producer Giovanni Bonandrini. Note: Marc Johnson following the release of the album in ...
Bella - Rava / Pieranunzi / Pietropaoli / Cat
Album entitled "Bella" by the quartet formed by Enrico Rava (trumpet), Enrico Pieranunzi (piano), Enzo Pietropaoli (double bass) and Roberto Gatto (drums). The album was recorded in 1994 and released by the producer Paolo Piangiarelli's Philology label. External links: Enrico Rava Official Site Enrico Rava – Amarsi Un Po
Horo label logo
Logo of the Horo label, founded in 1972 by the Sicilian producer Aldo Sinesio and remained in business until 1979. In the 1970s Aldo Sinesio used to frequent the Music Inn jazz club in Rome, where he was able to hire famous American jazz musicians passing through Italy for the recording of numerous discs of the recording series "Jazz...
Pulsar Music Ltd
Album entitled "Pulsar Music Ltd" (1976) by the homonymous group formed by pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, guitarist Silvano Chimenti and drummer Vincenzo Restuccia. In the mid-seventies, the Roman pianist collaborated as a studio man with prestigious composers and orchestra conductors, such as Ennio Morricone and Armando Trovajoli. At the same time with the group…
Enrico Pieranunzi Trio feat. Massimo Urbani - Live At The Jazz Days '84
Album entitled “Enrico Pieranunzi Trio feat. Massimo Urbani – Live at the Jazz Days ’84”. The disc contains the concert of 2 November 1984 by the Enrico Pieranunzi trio with guest Massimo Urbani at the Berlin Philharmonie. Enrico Pieranunzi: piano/Enzo Pietropaoli: double bass/Fabrizio Sferra: drums/ Massimo Urbani: alto saxophone In 1984 Enrico Pieranunzi, invited...
Radiocorriere TV 1985
In the photos (published in the weekly Rai magazine "Radiocorriere TV" in 1985) the trumpeters Enrico Rava and Paolo Fresu, the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi and the saxophonist Maurizio Giammarco. Contribution shared by Maurizio Giammarco External links: Paolo Fresu Official Site Maurizio Giammarco Official Site
Live in Germany - Enrico Pieranunzi Trio
Album entitled "Live in Germany" by Enrico Pieranunzi's trio recorded on 11 October 1995 for the German label YVP. Enrico Pieranunzi: piano/Piero Leveratto: double bass/Mauro Beggio: drums In the photo (from left) Piero Leverrato, Enrico Pieranunzi, Mauro Beggio at Mannheim Station in 1995. Contribution shared by Enrico Pieranunzi External links: Enrico Pieranunzi Official Site
New Lands - Enrico Pieranunzi
Album entitled "New Lands" by the trio of pianist Enrico Pieranunzi formed by the double bass player Marc Johnson and the drummer Joey Baron. The disc was recorded on June 17, 1984 at Sonic Studios in Rome and released by the Dutch label Timeless. In 1984 Marc Johnson (collaborator, among others, with the pianist Bill Evans and the...
Edin-Pan label logo
Logo of the Edin-Pan label founded by composer and conductor Bruno Nicolai in Rome in the 1970s. During his studies at the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia in Rome, Bruno Nicolai establishes a strong bond of friendship with Ennio Morricone, who is followed in the following years by a long course of artistic collaboration; the pianist, in fact, since 1965...
Repubblica – Art Farmer al Music Inn
Article appeared in the newspaper "la Repubblica" (1980) concerning the concert of the trumpeter Art Farmer at the Music Inn in Rome. Art Farmer during a short one-week tour in three Roman jazz clubs makes use of the titmic section formed by excellent Italian jazz musicians: Enrico Pieranunzi (piano), Enzo Pietropaoli (double bass), Giampaolo Ascolese (drums). External links: Art...
From always to Now – Enrico Pieranunzi
Album entitled "From Always to Now" by pianist and composer Enrico Pieranunzi. The album was recorded at the Emmequattro Studios in Rome on 9, 19, 20 and 28 June 1978 and released by the Edin-Pan label. Enrico Pieranunzi: piano/Maurizio Giammarco: tenor and soprano sax/Bruno Tommaso: double bass/Roberto Gatto: drums/Giovanni Fornari: sound engineer Shared contribution...
Chet Baker Meets Enrico Pieranunzi – Soft Journey
Album entitled “Chet Baker Meets Enrico Pieranunzi – Soft Journey (Edipan label) recorded on December 4, 1979 and January 4, 1980 at the Emmequattro Studios in Rome. Enrico Pieranunzi: piano/Chet Baker: trumpet/Maurizio Giammarco: saxophone/Riccardo Del Fra: double bass/Roberto Gatto: drums Contribution shared by Enrico Pieranunzi In 1979 Enrico Pieranunzi with the trio formed by...
Concert – Pieranunzi/Johnson/Baron
In the photo the trio formed by the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, the double bass player Marc Johnson and the drummer Joey Baron during the concert in Ravenna in 1984. Contribution shared by Enrico Pieranunzi External links: Pieranunzi, Johnson, Baron: Reunion Concert 11 December 2019 Improleaves -Pieranunzi/ Johnson/Baron
Cut Scene – A Day with Lee
Film entitled "A day with Lee", filmed during the recording sessions of the album "Blew - Lee Konitz Meets Space Jazz Trio" (Philology label), carried out at the Soundvideocat Studios in Rome in 1988. In the film in addition to the American saxophonist Lee Konitz and members of the Space Jazz Trio – pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, double bass player...
Enrico Pieranunzi & Chet Baker
In the photo the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi with the American trumpeter Chet Baker in 1980. In 1980 Chet Baker and Enrico Pieranunzi recorded the album "Soft Journay" (Edi-Pan) together at the Emmequattro Studios in Rome. The recording work represents an important document of the first meeting between the American trumpeter and the group of musicians of the Roman jazz scene:...
Music Inn – Pieranunzi/Farmer
In the photo, pianist Enrico Pieranunzi together with trumpeter Art Farmer in concert at the Music Inn in Rome in 1975. Contribution shared by Enrico Pieranunzi External links: So Beats My Heart For You – Art Farmer Blue Waltz – Enrico Pieranunzi
Berlin – Urbani/Pieranunzi
In the photo the saxophonist Massimo Urbani and the pianist Enrico Pieranunzi in Berlin. On November 2, 1984 Enrico Pieranunzi performed at the Berlin Jazz Festival with the trio formed by Enzo Pietropaoli and Fabrizio Sferra, with Massimo Urbani as a guest. The live performance will be released as an album by the German label YVP under the title "Enrico...
Musica Jazz – Top Jazz 1988
"Top Jazz" ranking of 1988 published in the magazine "Musica Jazz" (January 1989) The Space Jazz Trio, formed by Enrico Pieranunzi, Enzo Pietropaoli and Fabrizio Sferra, in the two-year period 1988/1989 was elected in the "Top Jazz" referendum, called by the Musica Jazz magazine, as "best group or orchestra" Contribution shared by Enzo Pietropaoli External links: Musica Jazz Official Site ...
Repubblica - Quercia del Tasso Festival
Article appeared in the newspaper "Repubblica" (September 1981) concerning the Quercia del Tasso Jazz Festival on the Gianicolo Hill in Rome. Among the musicians who performed in that edition of the Roman review were: the Roman pianist Enrico Pieranunzi (with the quartet formed by Massimo Urbani, Enzo Pietropaoli, Giampaolo Ascolese), the American guitarist Pat Metheny (with the 80/81 project). ..
Sonic Studios – Pieranunzi/Johnson/Baron
In the photos (by Massimo Perelli) the trio formed by pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, double bass player Marc Johnson and drummer Joey Baron at Sonic Studios in Rome in 1984. The artistic and human partnership between Enrico Pieranunzi, Marc Johnson and Joey Baron begins with a concert at the Music Inn in Rome. Their first album “New Lands”…
Corriere della Sera - Chet Baker Music Inn Concert
Article appeared in the newspaper "Corriere della Sera" in October 1980 on Chet Baker's concert at the Music Inn accompanied by the quartet formed by Nicola Stilo, Enzo Pietropaoli, Roberto Gatto and Enrico Pieranunzi. The Music Inn of Pepito Pignatelli (descendant of a noble family, drummer and jazz enthusiast) was inaugurated on January 24 in 1974....
Pieranunzi / Tommaso / Gatto
In the photo (from left) Enzo Pietropaoli, Enrico Pieranunzi, Lee Konitz, Fabrizio Sferra. In December 1988 the Space Jazz Trio together with the American saxophonist Lee Konitz recorded the album “Lee Konitz Meets Space Jazz Trio-Blew” (Philology label) at the Soundvideocat Studios in Rome. External links: A DAY WITH LEE – Lee Konitz meets Space Jazz...
Space Jazz Trio e Chet Baker
Nelle foto Chet Baker in concerto con lo Space Jazz Trio a Macerata nel 1988. Nello stesso anno il trio incide con il trombettista americano l’album “Chet Baker Meets Space Jazz Trio – Little girl blue”, pubblicato dall’etichetta Philology del produttore Paolo Piangiarelli. Contributo condiviso da Enrico Pieranunzi Collegamenti esterni: Chet Baker & Space Jazz...
Enrico Pieranunzi – Concert Music Inn
Film of Enrico Pieranunzi's concert at the Music Inn in Rome. The concert was recorded in 1975 at the Music Inn in Rome for the episode of the Rai "Sapere" cultural dissemination television program. Accompanying the Roman pianist are Gianni Foccià on double bass and Ole Jorgensen on drums. Contribution shared by Enrico Pieranunzi...
Corriere della Sera – Space Jazz Trio at Saint Louis
Article by Paolo Biamonte which appeared in the newspaper "Corriere della Sera" (December 1989) concerning the concert of the Space Jazz Trio at the Saint Louis in Rome In the introduction the journalist Paolo Biamonte highlights how Italian jazz, and more generally European, in those years had "released himself from the relationship of cultural servility towards the American one"....
Berlino – Space Jazz Trio & Massino Urbani
In the photo the “Space Jazz Trio” together with Massimo Urbani in Berlin in 1984. The Space Jazz Trio – formed by Enrico Pieraunzi on piano, Enzo Pietropaoli on double bass and Fabrizio Sferra on drums – with guest saxophonist Massimo Urbani, perform on 2 November 1984 at the Berlin Philharmonie as part of the Berlin...
