Enrico Pieranunzi

Enrico Pieranunzi ( born December 5, 1949 in Rome ) is an Italian jazz pianist, composer and arranger.

Life and work

Pieranunzi started early, playing the piano and was guided to his father Alvaro, a guitarist, jazz. He studied classical piano and in 1973 teacher at the Conservatory in Frosinone, but devoted himself alongside jazz and abdicated in 1975 with his own groups, mostly in the trio; his debut album was released in the same year at Horo. Musically, he is influenced by Bill Evans, about whom he wrote a book (published by Stampa Publisher 2001 in Italian and English and in French in 2004 ). To date ( 2007), he has recorded about 60 CDs. He played among other things with Art Farmer, Phil Woods, Charlie Haden, Chet Baker, Enrico Rava, Paul Motian, Lee Konitz, Billy Higgins, Jim Hall, Kenny Clarke, Frank Rosolino, Johnny Griffin, but also took on solo. In 2004, he toured in Japan in Trio with Joey Baron and Marc Johnson. As a composer he is, for example, represented by several compositions in the New Real Book by Chuck Sher.

1992 and 1997 he won the Django d' Or ( France) Best European Jazz Musician and 2003, the Django d'Or (Italy). From the Italian newspaper Musica Jazz 1989 he was voted the best Italian jazz musician of the year.

Discography

  • Jazz A Confronto with Bruno Tommasi, 1975
  • Soft Journey with Chet Baker, 1980
  • Isis Furio Di Castri with, Art Farmer, Roberto Gatto, Massimo Urbani, 1980
  • New Lands with Joey Baron, Marc Johnson, 1984
  • Autumn song, solo album, 1984
  • What 's What, solo album, 1984
  • Deep Down with Joey Baron, Marc Johnson, 1986
  • Moon Pie with Roberto Gatto, Enzo Pietropaoli, 1987
  • No Man's Land with Steve Houghton, Marc Johnson, 1989
  • Parisian Portraits, solo album, 1991
  • Flux & Change with Paul Motian, 1992
  • Untold Story with Marc Johnson, Paul Motian, 1993
  • Seaward with André Ceccarelli, Hein van de Geyn, 1994
  • Un'alba Dipinta Sui Muri, solo album, 1998
  • Con Infinite Voci, solo album, 1998
  • Perugia Suite, solo album, 1998-2000
  • Do not Forget the Poet with Stefano D' Anna, Bert Joris, Hein van de Geyn, Hans VanOosterhout, 1999
  • Daedalis ' Wings with Bert van den Brink, 1999
  • Inconsequence, 2000
  • Canto Nascosto, solo album, 2000
  • Racconti Mediterranei with Marc Johnson, Gabriele Mirabassi, 2000
  • Improvised Forms of Trio with Hans VanOosterhout, 2000
  • Plays the Music of Wayne Shorter: Infant Eyes with Hein Van De Geyn, Hans VanOosterhout, 2000
  • Alone Together with Philip Catherine, Joe La Barbera, Hein van de Geyn, Eric Vloeimans, 2000
  • Current Conditions with Joey Baron, Marc Johnson, 2001
  • Play Morricone with Joey Baron, Marc Johnson, 2001
  • Live in Paris, Hein Van de Geyn, André Ceccarelli, 2001
  • Doorways with Paul Motian, Chris Potter, 2002
  • Play Morricone vol. 2 with Joey Baron, Marc Johnson, 2002
  • Night Gone By, 2003
  • Fellini Jazz with Charlie Haden, Paul Motian, Chris Potter, Kenny Wheeler, 2003
  • Chant of Time, 2003
  • Trasnoche with Marc Johnson, 2003
  • Live in Japan with Joey Baron, Marc Johnson, 2004
  • Les Amants with Marc Johnson and Rosario Giuliani, 2004
  • Meridies, 2005
  • Special Encounter with Charlie Haden, Paul Motian, 2003
  • Danza di una Ninfa, 2005
  • Ballads with Joey Baron, Marc Johnson, 2004
  • Live in Japan with Joey Baron, Marc Johnson, 2004
  • As Never Before with Joey Baron, Marc Johnson, 2008
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