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Biography
Stefano Bollani (born 5 December 1972, Milan ) is an Italian jazz piano|jazz pianist from Milan .cite web |title=Stefano Bollani > Biography |last=Brown |first=Marisa |publisher= Allmusic |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p301246|pure_url=yes |accessdate=20 March 2010cite web |title=In Conversation with Stefano Bollani |last=Panken |first=Ted |publisher=Jazz.com |url= http://www.jazz.com/features-and-interviews/2009/1/31/in-conversation-with-stefano-bollani |accessdate=20 March 2010
He made his professional debut at fifteen and received his diploma in piano from the Music school#Italy|Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini in Florence . He performs classical music , smooth jazz , avant-garde jazz , Brazilian jazz , and pop rock . In 1998, Musica Jazz magazine voted him Best Jazz Talent of the Year and later he would be awarded for jazz by a New Swing group in Japan . While he is mostly known for his collaborations with Enrico Rava , he has made several albums as a leader, and has been favourably acknowledged by several long established jazz musicians, such as Martial Solal . The album Mi ritorni in mente , includes an interpretation of the standard " Nature Boy " which has been acclaimed by many.
He is married to the Italian singer Petra Magoni.
Discography
Gnòsi delle fanfole – Sonica, 1998; su testi di Fosco Maraini
Mambo italiano – Philology, 1999
The Macerata Concert – Philology, 2000
Abbassa la tua radio – Ermitage, 2001
Disperati intellettuali ubriaconi with Bobo Rondelli – Arroyo Records, 2002
Les fleurs bleues – Label Bleu, 2002; ispirato all' The Blue Flowers|omonimo libro di Raymond Queneau
Persondata | NAME = Bollani | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 5 December 1972 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Bollani Category:1972 births Category:ECM artists Category:Italian jazz pianists Category:Living people Category:People from Milan
