Dino Betti van der Noot

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Dino Betti van der Noot (born 1936) is an Italian jazz composer.

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Biography

Van der Noot was born in Rapallo. His mother and cousin were classical pianists. He studied at Scuola Musicale of Pavia, 1946–51; in 1959 studied privately in Milan and in the 1970s at Berklee College of Music In Italy, he led combos from 1957–1960, but was not active in music in the 1960s. He led an amateur big band from 1969–1972 and a professional big band in 1982 and in 1987 in New York City. He is chairman of B Communications, an advertising agency in Milan.

In his bands, he worked with Andrea Dulbecco, Ares Tavolazzi, Bill Evans, Bob Cunningham, Danny Gottlieb, David Friedman, Donald Harrison, Hugo Heredia, Famoudou Don Moye, Franco Ambrosetti, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Gianluigi Trovesi, John Taylor, Jonathan Scully, Joyce Yuille, Luis Agudo, Paul Bley, Paul Motian, Sandro Cerino, Steve Swallow, Tiziano Tononi, and Vincenzo Zitello. [1]

"His compositions are narratives rife with colour, ranging from the boldest hues to the most subtle and revealing a sensitive, inventive melodist and lapidarian master of orchestral skills." [2]

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References

  1. http://a9.com/%22Dino+Betti+van+der+Noot%22?grp=books%5B%5D
  2. Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (1999). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. New York: Oxford University Press. p.  59. ISBN   0195074181.
  3. "Jazzitalia - Dino Betti van der Noot: God Save the Earth".