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Dino Piana: at a glance
Dino Piana (Refrancore, 3 August 1930 – Rome, 6 November 2023) was an Italian musician and trombonist. He was one of the greatest exponents of Italian jazz.
Biography
Son of confectioners, grew up in the campaigns of Monferrato Astigiano, in Piemonte . He moved the first steps as a trumpeter in the country's gang until this, with the outbreak...Explore this chapter
Son of confectioners, grew up in the campaigns of Monferrato astigiano, in Piemonte. He moved the first steps as a trumpeter in the country's band until this, with the outbreak of World War II, temporarily dissolved.
At the end of the war, when the band reformed, another instrument was delivered to Piana: the trombone.
In 1959 he participated in the radio contest "the cup of jazz" in which he immediately appeared as a soloist.
Subsequently he joined the quintet "Basso-Valdambrini" and some radio and television orchestras.
He played in several national and international festivals, taking part in numerous engravings in the complexes of great artists such as: Frank Rosolino, Chet Baker, Charlie Mingus, Kai Winding, Kenny Clarke. He also made part of the big band by Thad Jones, Mel Lewis and Bob Brookmeyer.[1]
In 1978 he founded a sestetto together, among others, to Oscar Valdambrini and his son Franco. With them he took part in numerous festivals, including: Umbria Jazz,[2] "Eurojazz festival of Ivrea", "Midem of Cannes", "Festival of Pompeii".
On 12 May 1993 he played in a reunion "Basso-Valdambrini" at the "Town Hall" in New York.[3]
Notes
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- ^ Gerlando Gatto, Dino Piana celebrated for 50 years of activity at the Casa del Jazz, up online-jazz.net, online jazz.net, 21 December 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2021 2021.
- ^ Giorgio Alto, Dino Piana Umbria Jazz 2007, up jazzitalia.net, Jazzitalia. Retrieved 8 May 2021 (archived fromoriginal url on 10 May 2021).
- ^ Valdambrini, Oscar, up treccani.it, Treccani. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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