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Italian jazz musician
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Gianni Lenoci (born 1963) is an Italian jazz pianist and composer.
Life and career
Lenoci studied with pianists Paul Bley and Mal Waldron. A reviewer of his 1995 album Existence commented on Lenoci's "fascination with Paul Bley's scalar investigation – he rides his way though 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".
Discography
An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.
As leader/co-leader
| 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) |
| 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
| Year recorded | Leader | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Urbani, MassimoMassimo Urbani | Round About Max with Strings | Sentemo |
| 1999 | Colombo, EugenioEugenio Colombo | Guida Blu | Splasc(h) |
| 2002* | Actis Dato, CarloCarlo Actis Dato | Entomology | Setola Di Maiale |
| 2009* | Luigi Mangia, StefanoStefano Luigi Mangia | Painting on Wood (Pittura Su Legno) | Leo |