[Dixielandjazz] Dado Moroni and Rosario Giuliani

[Marek Boym]

Thank you, Steve.
I did " clear between  my ears out" long ago, stopped listening to modern
mayhemand moved to jazz instead.
The saxophonists background does not bode well - no OKOM thereat all.  You
have saved me money.
Take care,
Marek




On Thu, 4 Jul 2019 at 18:04, Steve Voce <stevevoce at virginmedia.com> wrote:

> Do you the world of good, Marek, if they can clear between  your ears out!
>
> Here's some info.
>
> Steve
>
> Edgardo "Dado" Moroni (born October 20, 1962) is an Italian jazz pianist
> and composer.
>
> A self-taught musician, Dado, who was born in Genoa, Italy, started
> playing piano at age four. By his mid-teens he was playing professionally
> around Italy and by age 17 had recorded his first album.
>
> Throughout the 1980s Dado worked mostly in Europe playing at festivals and
> in clubs, including a long stint as part of former Duke Ellington bassist
> Jimmy Woode's trio at Widder Bar in Zurich. Dado moved to the U.S. in 1991,
> becoming part of the New York jazz scene, and appearing regularly both as a
> leader and sideman, in some of the city's most prestigious clubs, including
> Blue Note, Birdland, Village Vanguard as well as recording several CDs.
>
> During his 35-year career Dado has played with legends including Freddie
> Hubbard, Clark Terry, Zoot Sims, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Ray Brown, Ron
> Carter, Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, Hank Jones, Niels-Henning Ørsted
> Pedersen and Alvin Queen. A highly respected musician, at age 25 he was
> granted the honor of serving as a juror at the prestigious Thelonious Monk
> International Piano Competition in 1987.[1]
>
> Based in Italy, Dado continues to perform worldwide. In 2007 he won the
> Italian Jazz Awards as Best Jazz Act. In 2009 Dado was named Best Italian
> Jazz Pianist in the Top Jazz referendum sponsored by Musica Jazz
> magazine.[2] In 2010 he was appointed Professor of Jazz Piano at Giuseppe
> Verdi Conservatory of Music in Turin, a position he currently holds.
>
> Dado is married to Ada Tour.
>
> As for Rosario,
> He began studying the alto saxophone in the "Città di Terracina" band and
> he graduated in 1987 from the Licinio Refice Conservatory in Frosinone. In
> 1989 he participated in the Berklee College of Music courses organized as
> part of the Umbria Jazz festival. In 1990 he was inserted by Rai in the
> orchestra of "Young talents of European jazz" organized for a concert held
> in Rome, at the Auditorium del Foro Italico, under the direction of James
> Newton. In the following years he collaborated in the recording of film
> soundtracks with internationally renowned masters such as Ennio Morricone,
> Luis Bacalov, Armando Trovajoli, Nicola Piovani, Riz Ortolani.
>
> In 1996 he won the "Massimo Urbani" award, while the following year he won
> the "Europe Jazz Contest" award, awarded in Belgium as the best soloist and
> best group. In 2000 he won the Top Jazz in the new talent category, for the
> annual referendum of the specialized magazine "Musica Jazz".
>
> In 2005 he participated in the "Land of the sun" project with Charlie
> Haden and Gonzalo Rubalcaba.
>
> In 2006 he leaves for a tour that touches the most important cities of the
> People's Republic of China.
>
> His collaborations are innumerable. Among others we remember those with
> Kenny Wheeler, Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Cedar Walton, Phil Woods,
> Cameron Brown, Joe Locke, Donald Harrison and in Italy with Enrico Rava,
> Maurizio Giammarco, Tullio de Piscopo, Franco D'Andrea, Giovanni Tommaso ,
> Enrico Pieranunzi, Dado Moroni, Javier Girotto and Flavio Boltro.
>
> He has played in several international festivals, including the following:
> Alatri Jazz (Italy), Jazz & Image, Tuscia in Jazz, Jazz in Liège, Gexto
> Jazz Festival (Spain), Zagreb Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz, Bergamo Jazz
> Festival, JVC Jazz Festival (Paris), Town Hall 2001 (New York), Nancy Jazz
> Pulsation (France), North Sea Jazz Festival (Netherlands), London Jazz
> Festival (Great Britain), California, Mexico, Hong Kong, Marciac Jazz
> Festival (France) , Ankara Jazz Festival, Smoke jazz Club (New York), Jazz
> in Vienne (France).
>
> In September 2000 Giuliani signed a recording contract with the French
> label "Dreyfus Jazz" with which he recorded his last 4 records, namely:
> "Luggage", released in April 2001, "Mr. Dodo", published in October 2002,
> "More Than Ever", released in October 2004, and "Anything Else", of January
> 2007.
>
> On March 22, 2010, "Lennie's pennies" was released for the "Dreyfus Jazz"
> label, which featured him with Joe La Barbera on drums, Pierre de Bethmann
> on piano and Darryl Hall on double bass.
>
> His latest work is "Images" released in 2013 for the Dreyfus / BMG label.
>
> His sound and technique are influenced by artists such as John Coltrane,
> Charlie Parker, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley and Art Pepper, although the
> saxophonist, inspired by these great masters, has been able to develop a
> very personal style, and an absolutely timbre. new. The great Italian
> composer Gianni Ferrio called him the "millenote boy", writing the liner
> notes of Rosario Giuliani's "Tension" album, recorded in 1998 for Schema
> Records, all dedicated to compositions for the cinema of the maestro and
> others musicians, reproposed in a jazz key.
> Send feedback
> History
> Saved
>
>
> On 04/07/2019 15:53, Marek Boym wrote:
>
> Does any of you know the pianist Moroni and the saxophonist Giuliani?
> They are scheduled to play an Ellington programme in February as part of
> our "Hot Jazz" series.
> Right now I'm listening to them playing "Lennie's Pennies," and it seems
> that, while the pianist sounds fine, the saxophonist is far from an OKOM'er.
> Cheers
>
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