Gianni Lenoci (6 June 1963 – 30 September 2019) was an Italian jazz pianist and composer.
Gianni Lenoci | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 June 1963 |
| Died | 30 September 2019 |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1990s–2019 |
Life and career
editLenoci studied with pianists Paul Bley and Mal Waldron.[1] A reviewer of his 1995 album Existence commented on Lenoci's "fascination with Paul Bley's scalar investigation – he rides his way through to the center of the melody in each case to find the improvising scale, and when he does, he creates arpeggios and skittering skeins of notes to cover it up while opening another door".[2] Lenoci died on 30 September 2019.[3]
Discography
editAn asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.
As leader/co-leader
edit| Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Existence | Splasc(h) | Trio, with Augusto Mancinelli (bass), Roberto Gatto (drums) |
| 1996* | Blues Waltz | Splasc(h) | Trio, with Bruno Tommaso (bass), Antonio Di Lorenzo (drums) |
| 1998* | Franco Degrassi Gianni Lenoci | ASC | Duo, with Franco Degrassi |
| 1998 | All in Love Is Fair | Splasc(h) | Trio, with Bruno Tommaso (bass), Antonio Di Lorenzo (drums) |
| 2003 | Sur Une Balançoire | Ambiances Magnétiques | Duo, with Joëlle Léandre (bass, vocals) |
| 2006* | Ergskkem | Silta | Trio, with Markus Stockhausen (trumpet, flugelhorn), Giorgio Dini (bass) |
| 2009 | Ephemeral Rhizome | Evil Rabbit | Piano solo |
| 2010* | Reciprocal Uncles | LongSong | Duo, with Gianni Mimmo (soprano sax) |
| 2011* | Secret Garden | Silta | Quartet, with Gaetano Partipilo (alto sax), William Parker (bass), Marcello Magliocchi (drums) |
| 2012 | Plaything | NoBusiness | Trio, with Kent Carter (bass), Bill Elgart (drums) |
| 2013* | Empty Chair | Silta | With Vittorio Gallo (soprano sax), Taylor Ho Bynum (cornet), Pasquale Gadaleta (bass), Giacomo Mongelli (drums) |
| 2013* | Morton Feldman – For Bunita Marcus (1985) | Amirani | Solo piano |
As sideman
edit| Year recorded | Leader | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Massimo Urbani | Round About Max with Strings | Sentemo |
| 1999 | Eugenio Colombo | Guida Blu | Splasc(h) |
| 2002* | Carlo Actis Dato | Entomology | Setola di Maiale |
| 2009* | Stefano Luigi Mangia | Painting on Wood (Pittura Su Legno) | Leo |
References
edit- ^ Sharpe, John (1 April 2015) "Gianni Lenoci / Kent Carter / Bill Elgart: Plaything (2015)". allaboutjazz.
- ^ Jurek, Thom "Gianni Lenoci Trio – Existence". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ Puricella, Anna (1 October 2019). "Musica, è scomparso a 56 anni il maestro Gianni Lenoci: 'L'anima jazz della Puglia'". Retrieved 1 October 2019.