Stefano Bollani

Stefano Bollani (born december 5 1972 in Milan) is an Italian jazz pianist from Milan.

He made his professional debut at fifteen and received his diploma in piano from the Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini in Florence. He performs classical music, smooth 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. Recently he attended the Jarasum jazz festival in Jarasum, South Korea.

Discography

* "Gnòsi delle fanfole" - Sonica, 1998; su testi di Fosco Maraini
* "Mambo italiano" - Philology, 1999
* "Shades of Chet" - Label Bleu 1999; con Paolo Fresu ed Enrico Rava
* "The Macerata Concert" - Philology, 2000
* "Abbassa la tua radio" - Ermitage, 2001
* "Disperati intellettuali ubriaconi" width Bobo Rondelli - Arroyo Records, 2002
* "Les fleurs bleues" - Label Bleu, 2002; ispirato all'omonimo libro di Raymond Queneau
* "Småt Småt" - Label Bleu, 2003
* "L'orchestra del Titanic" - Millesuoni, 2003
* "Il cielo da quaggiù" - Millesuoni 2003
* "Concertone" - Label Bleu, 2004
* "Close to You" - Sundance, 2004
* "Mi ritorni in mente" - Sundance 2004
* "Gleda" - Sundance, 2005
* I Visionari - Label Bleu, 2006
* "Piano solo" - ECM 2006

Japanese Editions

* "Volare"
* "Black and Tan Fantasy"
* "Falando de amor"
* "Ma l'amore no"

External links

* [http://www.stefanobollani.com StefanoBollani.com] , official site
* [http://www.label-bleu.com/artist.php?lng=e&artist_id=107 label bleu]