WHO’S STEFANO BOLLANI
Stefano Bollani was born in 1972. He received his diploma in piano at the Cherubini Conservatory in Florence in 1993.
He made his professional debut at the age of 15 and since then has recorded many CDs and performed for major UN festivals around the world, at prestigious venues such as the Town Hall of New York and La Scala in Milan.
An eclectic pianist, he blends irony, Italian color and a vivid ITALIAN JAZZ AT THE relation with his past. He performed for the Orchestra Regionale Toscana, with the pop musicians Raf, Irene Grandi, Laura Pausini, Jovanotti, Gino Paoli, Rossana Casale, Elio e Le Storie Tese and many others. STEFANO BOLLANI
SOLO CONCERT He is also involved in experimental electro-sound activities with Elliot Sharp, Zeena Parkins and Hector Zazou and in jazz with Enrico Rava, Roberto Gatto and Richard Galliano, Pat Metheny,
Paolo Fresu, Dave Liebman and Tonino Horta. He also conceived and took part in theatre performances with the actor Monica MONDAY, 3 APRIL 2006 Demeru, David Riondino, Sandro Veronesi and Banda Osiris.
As best jazz talent he won the 6:00 PM readers’ poll of the magazine AUDITORIUM Musica Jazz in 1998 and Django DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD LIBRARY d’Or Italiano in 2000. UNITED NATIONS
Excerpts of his music can be downloaded from his website: www.stefanobollani.com
His most recent CD is “Gleda” (in trio with Jesper and Lund) SPONSORED BY: PERMANENT MISSION OF ITALY TO THE UNITED NATIONS and UFIOI — UNIONE FUNZIONARI ITALIANI PRESSO LE ORGANIZZAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI
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