Canzone napoletana, sometimes referred to as Neapolitan song, is a generic term for a traditional form of music sung in the Neapolitan language, ordinarily for the male voice singing solo, although well represented by female soloists as well, and expressed in familiar genres such as the love song and serenade. Many of the songs are about the nostalgic longing for Naples as it once was. The genre consists of a large body of composed popular music—such songs as "'O sole mio"; "Torna a Surriento"; "Funiculì, Funiculà"; "Santa Lucia" and others.
Stefano Bollani is an Italian composer, pianist and singer, also active as a writer and a television presenter.
Gianni Coscia is an Italian jazz accordionist. Originally a lawyer, Coscia began focusing full-time on jazz music. Expresses an interest in developing "the remote values of cultural and popular tradition through the language of jazz." Has toured widely on the international jazz circuit. Of interest: the liner notes to his first CD were written by his former classmate Umberto Eco and he collaborated with Luciano Berio in the writing of the music of a stage show against antisemitism. Since 1995 he has collaborated with wood-player Gianluigi Trovesi mainly on the label ECM Records and since 2006 he has been a member of the Council of the Chigiana Music Academy in Siena.
Maria Pia De Vito is an Italian jazz singer, composer, and arranger.
Roberto Gatto is an Italian jazz drummer, born October 6, 1958, in Rome.
Enrico Pieranunzi is an Italian jazz pianist. He combines classical technique with jazz.
Specializing in the field of drama, with particular attention to the drama of its national heritage, the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico has played a key role in the Italian film and theater scene and is currently headed by Professor Luigi Maria Musati. It has prepared artists such as Margherita Buy, Vittorio Gassman, Luigi Lo Cascio, Anna Magnani, Nino Manfredi, and Monica Vitti. Other former alumni include Antoniano, Manuela Arcuri, Mino Bellei, Carmelo Bene, Dirk van den Berg, Giuliana Berlinguer, Alessio Boni, Alberto Bonucci, Giulio Bosetti, Renato De Carmine, Ennio Fantastichini, Gabriele Ferzetti (expelled), Scilla Gabel, Domiziana Giordano, Michele Placido, Luca Ronconi, Gian Maria Volonté and Lina Wertmüller.
Giuseppe Prestipino Giarritta, professionally known by his pseudonym Pino Presti, is an Italian conductor, arranger, bassist, composer and record producer from Milan. He is a 5th-dan black belt in Shotokan Karate.
Flavio Boltro is an Italian trumpet and flugelhorn jazz player.
Pietro Tonolo is an Italian jazz saxophone player and composer.
Fiorenza Calogero is an Italian world music singer and actress from Naples, Italy.
Gianni Bedori, also known as Johnny Sax, was an Italian jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, flautist and composer.
Vittorio Cosma is an Italian pianist, record producer, conductor, and arranger.
Mark Baldwin Harris is an American keyboardist, arranger, and composer based in Italy. He is known for his activity as multi-instrumentalist and record producer in the field of Italian popular music.
Curtis Fuller Meets Roma Jazz Trio is an album by trombonist Curtis Fuller which was recorded in Italy in 1982 and released on the Dutch Timeless label.
The Genoese School is a cultural and art movement developed and rooted, since the 1960s, in Genoa, Italy. It is mainly linked to the Italian "canzone d'autore".
The Targa Tenco is a prize awarded annually by the Club Tenco. Founded in 1984, it has a large jury of 200 journalists and critics awarding the best works of the year. It is considered the most prestigious award in Italian music.
