Richard Galliano | |
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 Galliano performing in Stockholm, July 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 12 December 1950 Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France |
| Genres | Jazz, tango, Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Accordion |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Labels | Deutsche Grammophon, Resonance, Dreyfus, CAM Jazz, Milan |
| Website | Official site |
Richard Galliano (born 12 December 1950, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes) is a French accordionist of Italian heritage. [1] [2]
He was drawn to music at an early age, starting with the accordion at 4, [3] influenced by his father Luciano, an accordionist originally from Italy, living in Nice. [1]
After a long and intense period of study (he took up lessons on the trombone, harmony, and counterpoint at the Academy of Music in Nice), at 14, in a search to expand his ideas on the accordion, he began listening to jazz and heard records by the trumpet player Clifford Brown. "I copied all the choruses of Clifford Brown, impressed by his tone and his drive, his way of phrasing over the thunderous playing of Max Roach". Fascinated by this new world, Richard was amazed that the accordion had never been part of this musical adventure. In this period, Galliano won twice the first prize in the "world accordion cap competition" which took place in Spain (1966) and France (1967). In the Spanish competition, the participants' duty work was "Chaconne" by the Israeli accordionist Yehuda Oppenheimer. Galliano and Oppenheimer kept up their musical collaboration and personal friendship until Oppenheimer's death in 2012. [4]
Some later collaborations include Astor Piazolla, George Mraz, Brigitte Fontaine, Al Foster, Juliette Gréco, Charles Aznavour, Ron Carter, Chet Baker, Enrico Rava, Stefano Bollani, Martial Solal, Miroslav Vitouš, Trilok Gurtu, Jan Garbarek, Michel Petrucciani, Michel Portal, Eddy Louiss, Biréli Lagrène, Sylvain Luc, Renaud Garcia-Fons, Ivan Paduart, Anouar Brahem, Wynton Marsalis, and Toots Thielemans. He was a key member of Claude Nougaro's band for several years as a pianist and accordionist. [1] [4]
With Andre Ceccarelli
With Paolo Fresu
With Claude Nougaro
With Michel Portal
With Enrico Rava
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