Composer, arranger, pianist, conductor. In 1959 he starts as piano player giving concerts with a trio. In 1971 he collaborates with Joe Venuti, the Italo-American famous violinist with whom he records "Joe Venuti's Jazz Group" and performs in many concerts during 1972 and 1974, year in which he also starts recording for record releases. In 1979 he represents Italy at the Festival for Piano solo in Warsaw. During the following years he gives many concerts with Jazz Artists such as Al Gray, Gerry Mulligan (with whom already in 1974, made two tours), Chet Baker, Tony Scott, Lew Tabackin, Art Farmer, Lou Donaldson, Curtis Fuller, Bob Berg, jimmy Owens, Kai Winding, Duscko Goykovic, Toots Teelemand, Stan Getz and others. Very active as composer, arranger and piano player, he partecipates to many national and international shows, to a number of record releases, as piano soloist or with trios, quintets, etc., always winning great critical acclaim.
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