- Paolo Rustichelli
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Name = Paolo Rustichelli
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Born =1957 Rome
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Instrument =Piano
Genre =smooth jazz
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Years_active = 1970s–present
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URL = [http://www.paolorustichelli.net/ paolorustichelli.net]Paolo Rustichelli is an
Italian-American smooth jazz pianist and composer, son ofCarlo Rustichelli andEvy Levi . He has composed the musical scores of numerous Italian films since the early 1970s. He studied composition at theAccademia Chigiana .His 1996 "Mystic Man" featured
Miles Davis ,Carlos Santana ,Herbie Hancock ,Wayne Shorter ,Andy Summers , andJill Jones , the song "Paisa" reachign the Top Ten on theRadio & Records Smooth Jazz/NAC charts. His 2006 "Neopagan" album is associated with a larger project of eclecticNeopaganism ( [http://www.neopagan.com/] neopagan.com). In a 2006 interview, Rustichelli states that " [pagans] can be normal human beings in love with the earth and trying to respect it. I want to communicate that despite any difference in spiritual beliefs, we are all in some ways on the same path."partial Discography
*1973 "Opera Prima" (RCA Italy)
*1991 "Capri" / "Mystic Jazz" (PolyGram )
*1996 "Mystic Man" (Island Records )
*2006 "Neopagan" (Next Age Music)External links
*http://www.paolorustichelli.net/
*http://www.myspace.com/paolorustichelli
*http://www.neopagan.com/
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0751837/ imdb entry]
* [http://home.nestor.minsk.by/jazz/news/2006/08/1201.html Paolo Rustichelli: Neopagan] (jazz news)
* [http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=26497 Paolo Rustichelli: Mystic Man] (allaboutjazz.com)
*http://www.applied-acoustics.com/paolorustichelli.php
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